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·Ok folks here goes. I have a 68 Barracuda fast back that I am building into a bracket car. My target is high 10’s low 11’s. I know that one day I will probably go faster but that is where I want to start.
I want to install a cage, and possibly a 4 link. I had some good responses on one of the other boards showing the under carriage of a SS car. I always thought that they were full tube cars now days, but now I know that is not the case. Either way that is overkill for the car I want to build.
Has anyone bought a kit (mild steel) for their Barracuda? How was the fit? I know I want to extend it out to the front frame rails, and eliminate the fender-wells. I am not prepared to go with a strut front end yet. I like the way I have seen some folks take the forward bars right up to the shock mount and weld them together. Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures. Feel free to send me some LOL.
Is there a kit out there that I can do this with? I am a very good welder, but don’t have tubing bending equipment. I want a kit that will fit close enough, that I can modify/ tweak without needing a bender.
For those that have their Barracuda caged did you leave in the headliner and interior sail panels? This one has the folding rear seat, and most of the interior panels are still in it. Since this will be a pure race car should I pull all of the panels? What about door panels, these are trashed and will be going away. Should I put something back in their place? I want to replace the dash with a fiberglass one. I seem to remember someone posting pictures on BBD a while back of a fiberglass dash that looked pretty good. Does anyone know the source for these? How much weight could I save going with Lexan for the side glass? Not sure if anyone builds Lexan windshield or rear glass, if there is someone where can I contact them>
Thanks in advance,
-Dave
I want to install a cage, and possibly a 4 link. I had some good responses on one of the other boards showing the under carriage of a SS car. I always thought that they were full tube cars now days, but now I know that is not the case. Either way that is overkill for the car I want to build.
Has anyone bought a kit (mild steel) for their Barracuda? How was the fit? I know I want to extend it out to the front frame rails, and eliminate the fender-wells. I am not prepared to go with a strut front end yet. I like the way I have seen some folks take the forward bars right up to the shock mount and weld them together. Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures. Feel free to send me some LOL.
Is there a kit out there that I can do this with? I am a very good welder, but don’t have tubing bending equipment. I want a kit that will fit close enough, that I can modify/ tweak without needing a bender.
For those that have their Barracuda caged did you leave in the headliner and interior sail panels? This one has the folding rear seat, and most of the interior panels are still in it. Since this will be a pure race car should I pull all of the panels? What about door panels, these are trashed and will be going away. Should I put something back in their place? I want to replace the dash with a fiberglass one. I seem to remember someone posting pictures on BBD a while back of a fiberglass dash that looked pretty good. Does anyone know the source for these? How much weight could I save going with Lexan for the side glass? Not sure if anyone builds Lexan windshield or rear glass, if there is someone where can I contact them>
Thanks in advance,
-Dave