1968 Barracuda Notchback; Plano, TX

[tubbed69]

Very nice color choice,great job on this one

[tarheels15]

beautiful looking color and awesome build.

[RCC]

nice car any updates ?

[68Cuda]

The engine is in!

[Justin@EntropyRad]

The color is legit, and the motor doesn't stink either!

[68Cuda]

Originally Posted by Justin@EntropyRad

The color is legit, and the motor doesn't stink either!

Thanks! I am a big fan of it myself.

[68Cuda]

Progress on brakes and suspension...

[waynieZ]

That's some beefy calipers right there! Motor looks great in there.

[68Cuda]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

That's some beefy calipers right there! Motor looks great in there.

Thanks! Ran into an issue with the wheels. That big nose on the hub interferes with the inner bore on the wheel. Inner bore would need to be about 0.080" deeper to clear. Alternatively I could radius the nose of the hub with about a 0.125" round and it would probably clear also. That may be the easier option. Would probably run me about 1/2 hour on the lathe to do both hubs. Other choice is to run a small spacer. I had a cheap set of 8mm spacers laying in the bottom of the tool box. They will work for now while I am rolling the car around in the garage... also points out the fact that I can easily run a little wider tire...

[68Cuda]

Hmmm… June 11th. Power Tour.

I have about 250 hours of vacation time saved up at work. About 120 hours off, a day at a time between now and then + about 2 weeks off starting about June 9th.

https://goo.gl/maps/a9ZZx29gJ7G2

Stranger things have happened.

OK… looking up E85 fuel stations. 201 miles is the longest stretch between fill ups and that is downhill. I have a 32 gallon tank, EFI, and a 6 speed with 2 overdrives. Driving from Round Rock to Plano I got 12 mpg with gas, carb, and an automatic. I think I’ll be good! I’m expecting to get better mileage. I plan to setup the EFI to be “flex fuel” so I could use Super Unleaded in a pinch.