As some of you know, I have been working on my 67 GTX clone project for 4 years now. The paint and body is done (finally), the interior is done, the badging and trim is installed, the 440 is built and ready to be installed next weekend, same for the A 831 4 speed. I think I will go with the suregrip 3:91 in the 741 case for now. I know that is the weakest case, but I will just be careful until I can move the guts to a 742 case I bought. I really want a suregrip 3:55, but if I wait for that I am afraid I will die before I drive the car.
The dumb@$$ applies to how many times I have bought things twice because I either thought I lost them or I really lost them over the years. My car has been at the homes of 4 different friends. I just wanted to share some hard earned wisdom with people who may be starting a project. Try your hardest to keep all your parts in one place. I would suggest even keeping an inventory sheet. Also, take pics before you disassemble anything so in case the project takes a while, you can refresh your memory of what it used to look like. Try to have the money to buy what you need up front.....waiting for funds can really get your project off track quickly. The last thing.....never give up!!! I have had to kick myself in the ass several times to keep this project moving, but this Spring, I will finally be driving my Plum Crazy 67 GTX clone and it will all be worth it. By the way, don't do a 67 GTX clone. Most things for this car are one year only and very expensive. I could have bought a real 67 GTX for what I have in this car. By the way, this is my first Mopar. I will be having a mini garage sale in the classifieds forum in a month or two when I am sure I have everything I need. I hope this helps people starting or thinking of starting a project.
The dumb@$$ applies to how many times I have bought things twice because I either thought I lost them or I really lost them over the years. My car has been at the homes of 4 different friends. I just wanted to share some hard earned wisdom with people who may be starting a project. Try your hardest to keep all your parts in one place. I would suggest even keeping an inventory sheet. Also, take pics before you disassemble anything so in case the project takes a while, you can refresh your memory of what it used to look like. Try to have the money to buy what you need up front.....waiting for funds can really get your project off track quickly. The last thing.....never give up!!! I have had to kick myself in the ass several times to keep this project moving, but this Spring, I will finally be driving my Plum Crazy 67 GTX clone and it will all be worth it. By the way, don't do a 67 GTX clone. Most things for this car are one year only and very expensive. I could have bought a real 67 GTX for what I have in this car. By the way, this is my first Mopar. I will be having a mini garage sale in the classifieds forum in a month or two when I am sure I have everything I need. I hope this helps people starting or thinking of starting a project.
