I guess I should have made a post of the build of my Barracuda that my daughter named "sky". It's been 35 years in the making. This what she looked like after the first bodyshop did basically nothing other than making the car worse. Oh yeah they went out of business and I had to enlist the...
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I am installing my emergency brake cable, front to rear, and I can't figure out where the support hook goes. Its on chapter 5 page 28 in the FSM but it is not very clear. It looks like it goes somewhere near the transmission mount or through the mounting area and hooks on the other...
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Does anyone know what the violet (18V) wire is connected internally on the radio? My Barracuda came with the 3 speaker dash but the radio was long gone when I bought it. I currently have a AM radio that I will have converted to modern electronics including FM. I would like to still use the...
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Does anyone know where to get the Hotchkis weld on sway bar brackets 23367? I've contacted all sellers on ebay and no one has them. I've already rebuilt my non-sway bar lower control arms with stiffening plates etc and really don't have the money to buy another set. Is Hotchkis in...
Does anyone know where to buy Mopar specific wiring plugs, male and female sides? I am currently replacing my cars wiring harness and want to used Mopar specific plugs. I bought a painless wiring harness many years ago before there were Mopar specific harnesses offered and modified my firewall...
I'm installing my Kelsey Hayes floating (pin type) front disc brake calipers and I noticed that my pins are slightly worn in the spots where the disc brake pads touch. I was looking for some new pins and I saw a disc brake hardware kit on Classic Industries. They show the kit only for 1972 B&E...
While installing the dome light harness I noticed that my center roof support is not attached to the roof skin any longer. Does anyone know what to use to adhere the center roof support to the roof skin? Thanks.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to attach the round stainless trim rings to the tail lights? The adhesive that was inside the trim rings looked like contact cement but I could not really tell since they are 50 years old and crusty. When I cleaned the glue out with Acetone, the adhesive...
When installing an emblem on the tail finish panel etc. what do you seal the holes with behind the nut? I don't water to leak in behind the emblem and into my trunk. Plumbers putty, silicon or some type of butyl tape/material?
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I was cleaning/de-rusting my emergency brake assembly and when I removed it from the solution I saw a small broken spring in the pan. Without this spring, when you depress the pedal, the lever that fits into the teeth to hold the pedal in position does not stay in position.
Looking...
Hello, I need more of the bolt on clips for the vinyl top moldings. Does anyone know where to buy just these, I have plenty of the slide on plastic clips. I don't want to buy more kits just the specific clips. Thank you.
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Does anyone know that type of lubrication can be used to lubricate the wiper motor transmission, especially the mechanism, under the rubber boot, that attaches directly to the wiper motor? I was going to brush on some white lithium grease.
I looked in my service manuals and did not see it...
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Has anyone tried to install the rubber bumpers on the trunk lid, hood, doors etc. and ripped off the nipple rendering the bumper useless? I have.... Does anyone have any good tricks to install them?
I used dish soap and a small screwdriver which didn't work. I think I need something with...
Hey everyone. I was installing all of the body plugs the other day and I noticed that I am missing one of the upper back seat nuts or nut plate that is needed to hold the upper back seat in place.
Has anyone lost one of these and used anything else for it purpose? Does anyone know where I can...
Hello, Does anyone know of any speaker rebuilding services out there? I don't want to cut my dash frame to clear the larger magnets of newer speakers. Especially if the magnets are now in the way of another dash component inside the dash compartment. What has anyone else done, or what speakers...
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My car is at the stage of drilling the holes for the bulge hood 6 barrel emblems and "cuda"/"by Plymouth" emblems. My tail light panel was originally for a barracuda so the original holes do not work, besides it was replaced due to rust, and the bulge hood has no holes for the 6...
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Has anyone used "Power Brake Booster Exchange" in Lynnwood Washington to rebuild their power brake booster? I sent my power brake booster to them in October of 2022 and I haven't herd from them since. I've called and emailed numerous times with no responses. I am not on...
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Does anyone know what the proper power brake booster finish should be on a 1973 Barracuda? Did them come in a mixture of finishes like gold zinc, silver zink or semi gloss black? Thanks for you help.
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I am looking for information on the vacuum lines sizes needed for my 440 6brrl engine. I don't know the sizes of each one. Does anyone know a good source to identify which size vacuum hose goes where and how much I may need to buy? For example, breather to air cleaner base plate or...