Blue's Barracuda

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat May 30, 20 5:05 pm

Thats it then, all the original hardware was either missing, knackered or broken so just waiting for the new stuff to arrive. I think that will pretty much be it for the interior, other than sorting out the seat belts which like most things were on this car, a ropey mis match.

Dom66 · Post by **Dom66** » Sat May 30, 20 5:18 pm

That looks great, so much better than the white panels

ScottyDave · Post by **ScottyDave** » Sat May 30, 20 5:44 pm

Looks nice inside, great work

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat May 30, 20 6:18 pm

Dom66 wrote: Sat May 30, 20 5:18 pm That looks great, so much better than the white panels

I think so too, it would originally have had white seats as well...

Lee H · Post by **Lee H** » Sun May 31, 20 9:10 pm

Loving the way this is coming on, & that interior is transformed.

Fantastic quality of workmanship on everything. Watching your build is helping to keep me motivated on mine!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Mon Jun 01, 20 9:13 am

Thanks Lee, motivating other people to have a go is important to me. I would love to have taken this down to a bare shell like you have but I don't have the skills to paint a whole car or the money to pay someone else, plus I didn't want the car off the road in the summer months, So bite size chunks it is...

Lee H · Post by **Lee H** » Wed Jun 10, 20 9:22 pm

I know what you mean re the paint job Blue. I'm on a tight budget with mine so plan to paint it myself, but don't fancy painting everything in one go & I'm concerned about debris in the paint.The plan is to use a good direct gloss which should hopefully let me paint everything in stages & flat well back afterwards for a uniform finish. That's the plan anyhow.
I think the way you've done it makes a lot of sense, working on it whilst having something that's close to driveable most of the way through. At least you're not looking at a pile of bare steel wondering where to start!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Jun 16, 20 6:35 pm

New hardware arrived Today!

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Jun 16, 20 7:04 pm

Very tidy - hardly a hole in sight!

Dom66 · Post by **Dom66** » Tue Jun 16, 20 8:35 pm

Very nice

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Oct 30, 20 12:49 pm

The annual winter refit has been a bit slow getting going this year due to one thing and another. I have been collecting parts though including a Stinger six pack hood which finally arrived Monday. It's a real quality item that bolts on it the conventional manner but still only weighs 25lb. The scoop is downsized somewhat to suit A body proportions and has the correct reverse lip "jet engine" openings that make or break this design for me. A guy on the FABO forum makes lightweight springs to work with these hoods so I bought some of those, the only downside is the front wings have to come off to fit them. So, on with prepping for paint...

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Fri Oct 30, 20 9:26 pm

Utter class love it

Keep the updates coming

sublimemike · Post by **sublimemike** » Sat Oct 31, 20 3:46 pm

Can you explain a bit re; reverse lip jet engine openings ?

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Oct 31, 20 3:58 pm

I'm meaning the detail around the openings curving inwards like on a jet engine, a lot of the aftermarket six pack scoops are almost flat fronted and lack this detail.

sublimemike · Post by **sublimemike** » Sat Oct 31, 20 5:35 pm

Gotcha! Thanks

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