Blue's Barracuda

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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.
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That looks great, so much better than the white panels :thumbright:
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Looks nice inside, great work :thumbright:
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Dom66 wrote: Sat May 30, 20 5:18 pm That looks great, so much better than the white panels :thumbright:
I think so too, it would originally have had white seats as well...
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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! :salute:
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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...
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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!
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New hardware arrived Today!
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Very tidy - hardly a hole in sight!
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Very nice :thumbright:
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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...
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Utter class love it :thumbright:


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Can you explain a bit re; reverse lip jet engine openings ?
if you think speed kills don't get on a plane
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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.
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Gotcha! Thanks
if you think speed kills don't get on a plane
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