Re: 69 Barracuda 340S Fastback
[Re: RoadRunnerJD]
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02/19/12 11:43 PM
02/19/12 11:43 PM
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dmoore
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Back at it. It's been slow going. Spent all weekend doing the firewall insulation, the roof insulation and painted the power brake booster and related parts. Nothing went smoothly. There is no instructions with the firewall insulation. The pins that REM provides are not correct. The OE pins are impossible to push thru. I made a tool but still had trouble hammering them in. The firewall insulation are just dropping yellow fiberglass dust like mad. Nothing like OE insulation. The REM roof insulation is cotton. Not like OE and not cut to size.
John your not alone by far! Makes you wonder how some of these company's stay in business! It isn't like they can't reproduce a good part....they just figure something is better than nothing Anyway post up when ya can! D
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Re: 69 Barracuda 340S Fastback
[Re: dmoore]
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02/20/12 12:04 AM
02/20/12 12:04 AM
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RoadRunnerJD
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It doesn't help that I am a little rusty. A couple of tips, make sure your roof insulation is cut to the right size before you glue it up. The last one I did fit perfect with no cuttng...it was not made by REM. The other thing is install your firewall installation before your brake and clutch pedals. Finally, I bought one of those 180 Watt AM/FM/6 CD changer converted AM radios years ago and am putting it in the Barracuda. While wiring the dash, I decided to see what I could wire from the new radio. The first thing I notice is that the antenna jacks for the FM modulator will not plug into the radio or accept the antenna cable. Basically, the antenna is rerouted thru the modulator but the hookups are not compatible with any car radio or antenna as far as I can tell? I had to download a photo resizing program to my new computer. If it works, I'll post a couple of photos.
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Re: 69 Barracuda 340S Fastback
[Re: 69Cuda340S]
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02/21/12 11:03 AM
02/21/12 11:03 AM
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gtx6970
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JD, I had SM Electric (turnswitch.com) convert a radio for the Cuda build I finished last year. And it sounds pretty good, so I had them do one for the 1969 Charger in the shop now.
Completely stock looking and the only added wires are speaker wire.
Last edited by gtx6970; 02/21/12 11:04 AM.
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