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Re: 1967 Barracuda Formula S 383 daily driver build
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03/30/17 01:15 AM
03/30/17 01:15 AM
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Few weeks ago, I spent Saturday the morning getting all the fluids put in the car & the battery charged up to get ready to fire it up & break in the cam. Got the cam broke in but had a bad oil leak which turned out to be me putting the rear main seal in backwards just on the cap 1/2. Pulled it back out to address the rear main seal, didn't think the 1st oil change would be done in this fashion.
1967 Barracuda Formula S 383 1967 Chevy C10 Short Stepper 1980 Macho Power Wagon LWB 318 2021 Toyota Supra
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Re: 1967 Barracuda Formula S 383 daily driver build
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03/30/17 10:42 AM
03/30/17 10:42 AM
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Its running but now it's got a slight water leak which I followed up to be a cracked block I'll be pulling the motor at later, I put straight water in for now & it's just barely got a drip. The machine shop I used does the stitching technique for repairs like that & I'll be doing that to it. This is the style repair I'll have done. http://r-f.com/lock_n_stitch_repair.asp
1967 Barracuda Formula S 383 1967 Chevy C10 Short Stepper 1980 Macho Power Wagon LWB 318 2021 Toyota Supra
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Re: 1967 Barracuda Formula S 383 daily driver build
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03/30/17 10:47 AM
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Too bad the new a-arm bushings that were already in the car are standard bushings. I need the offset bushings to try & get positive caster & with me having the higher front end ride height I need all the offset I can get. The thing does have all new frontend parts in guessing from the when they reshot the under undercarriage.
1967 Barracuda Formula S 383 1967 Chevy C10 Short Stepper 1980 Macho Power Wagon LWB 318 2021 Toyota Supra
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Re: 1967 Barracuda Formula S 383 daily driver build
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04/04/17 10:32 PM
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Took the Barracuda out & about around town this past Saturday just tinkering with the timing, trans shift points & carb. It's running really good, pulls good and all. But after checking out stuff tonight it seems my crack has grown. I'm going to take my other 383 I have up to the machine shop Monday & just have him prep it & I will just swap all my stuff out & into it. Little dirt road to the shop. I cleaned the old crack with brake kleen 2 weeks ago to get all the blue engine paint off then since it pretty much is non-visible as bare metal I used a white paint pen to outline it. Seems the whole side of the block was weak from a water freeze at some point in the past. Glad I decided to drive it a little before pulling it & getting it repaired.
1967 Barracuda Formula S 383 1967 Chevy C10 Short Stepper 1980 Macho Power Wagon LWB 318 2021 Toyota Supra
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