Me and my dads 1973 Plymouth Barracuda project

[340challconvert]

Glad you are saving the car

Car is looking good. Glad to see you saving the car and it has special meaning to you.
Good luck with the resto.

 

[js29]

Vary good you have come a long way already. inner fenders, firewall,and radiator support all look good. how is the roof i thought i saw something there from your picture

 

[73moparman]

The roof is in rough shape around the drip rails. Ive been making custom patches out of sheet metal to weld in. Doors are almost done and fenders. Once they are done they will go back on the car to fit. It will be a while before it has any base on it.

 

[markerdown]

Nice work! Its good to see another '73 being restored. My 73 project was/is more of a rust bucket than yours! She sat under a pine tree in new jersey for most of the 80s. I'm still pulling pine needles out of her :icon_smile:

 

[mmissile]

Cool car.

 

[73moparman]

got the fenders and doors put back on after I finished them. looks so good now. kinda refuels my enthusiasm in the build. the car looks so much better in almost one piece.

 

[js29]

Vary good progress, good things take time. it seems like your working and not getting anyware and all of a sudden it starts taking shape. keep up the good work

 

[rbbruno3]

got the fenders and doors put back on after I finished them. looks so good now. kinda refuels my enthusiasm in the build. the car looks so much better in almost one piece

That is always the case, keep plugging away. Been working on mine for 8 years

 

[clamcake]

YOU are so far ahead of where I am. Be glad your grandad was smart and bought a cool car that appreciated in value. I paid good money for a worse car. Nice work.

 

[73moparman]

me and dad just ordered the full trunk pan, driver side quarter patch, left and right trunk gutters, and the trunk extensions are already here. im not in the class anymore because my semester changed so sadly I cant work on it until the summer but my teacher told me that if I drop off the parts he can put them In for me!!! got a good instructor. me and dad are in the process of building a full shop at the house so when we bring her home shell have a place to stay. hopefully pics comin soon!!!

 

[DetMatt1]

Thanks for the update, the car is looking really good as of last pics.

 

[73moparman]

On the left is my dad, next to him is my brother, next to him is my grandpa , and on the far right is me, and lucy (cuda) in the background. i painted that red pontiac and the black chevy.

 

[js29]

your project is taken shape! a shop at home is a good thing to have. are you going to take that class next year,

 

[73moparman]

And that was us havin a BBQ at the end of the semester

 

[jawz]

Just caught this post...nice job!!
my 2 cents is before you are all done with final prep is that you buy some frame rail connectors from US Tool and weld them in.
I restored a 74 Challenger 11 years ago and 3 years later there was a small hairline crack on the seem of the rear roof pillar (where it factory welds just above the quarter panel)...I figure it came from a bit of flex when driving.....its a factory 318 car so it wasnt over powered
Even adding torque boxes will be a better way to go....wish I did the rail and boxes when I was welding in the floors

Enjoy the ride with a wide smile!!!

 

[maugrego]

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Be careful this could be the begging of the rest of your life

 

[340challconvert]

Nice red Pontiac convertible.