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I dig what your sayin and I appreciate it. I keep telling my wife who by the by is the proud owner of a 69 cuda rag, that if I spend the dough that the interest and then the increased value will come. That's the line anyway for blowin the $$. She don't buy it.
She loves me and I'm lucky as long as she gets the check every week.....blah blah blah. What was that hon?:bootysha:
So anyway. Here it is. The Forum for the Fat Blue Fish.
I don't know where to start except to say that I bought the car on Egay and it as all egay cars looked and was described to me as a bit nicer than what it was. But it was a CA car and really really rust free plus the dude had already installed (HACK JOB) a 440 in it and it was a nice clone of a 69 done up in 67.....
Side bar: You can see the lack of rust after the bead blast at the Tallants web site and also see some early build pics.
http://www.tallantsauto.net/veniercuda.htm
So anyway the build started cause I blew out a motor mount and hated the way the engine compartment looked painted CHEBBY BLACK.....ugh.
So I pulled out the mill and of course that led to removing everything else that was fastened to the shell......My wife thought I went insane as I had done this all in our basement.
So the car was stuck in our basement for a while till I could work up some cash on the side.....I am am electrician by trade in case you were wondering. Cash on the side is OK for a sparky but it takes time to save up enough for all these 2-3K parts and pieces and labor and sand paper and thinner and beer and gaskets and you know....it all adds up quick.
Anyway I had some small time paint dudes come by and look the car over and give me promises that were way to much and prices that were way to cheap. It continued to sit in our basement....the pile. MOPILE...was what she was thinkin.....the ol lady that is. She gave me some line about how dumb was I to destroy a beautiful car and what was I gonna do now.
Well I waited, saved some more and started working on cleaning, painting, striping, polishing and detailing all the little fasteners and parts and pieces that I could and saved. Also I was going to keep on the car and so I started asking around at the local car shows as to who was a good body shop here in KC. The most common answer was Tallants Hot Rod Shop.
So I talked to Dan Tallant, he listened, he showed me work that was new and old (NICE STUFF AND KEEPS UP WELL) and told me it would cost me a kidney. I was sold. Then my kidney was sold.....no, the clinch was that as long as I could supply my own insurance I could work on the car anytime I wanted....!!!!
ARE YOU SHIZZLIN ME? FULL ACCESS TO LIFTS AND TOOLS IN A HEATED/COOLED ENVIRONMENT! PLUS REAL PROFESSIONAL HELP AT MY BECONNING CALL!!! :snakeman:
That was it. I got on the list for the local media blaster and the rest is as you see it now unfolding. A major time and financial investment and what I hope to be positive in bringing more attention to much maligned and underestimated 67-69 Barracuda's. No dis to the other A's by the way.
So thats the story of how it began.
Here is some b4 I tore it apart and some from today.
Status report...gas tank in. Transmission in today...temporary..we need to massage the area around the hump to clear the extended housing and OD unit but not much. GOT THE DRIVE SHAFT MEASUREMENT....and ordered YEAAAA..connect the drive train, connect the drive train, I love the rabbits George.
Also started installing the weather stripping so Dan can install and adjust the windows later this week..I don't do windows.....but I did recover the seats myself and handle a hog ring plier like pro:toothy10::angry7:.....must be from all the plier handlin I do as an electrician...bend the wire sparky.
Thanks again for your support and kind words enjoy and I'll post later.
V
I dig what your sayin and I appreciate it. I keep telling my wife who by the by is the proud owner of a 69 cuda rag, that if I spend the dough that the interest and then the increased value will come. That's the line anyway for blowin the $$. She don't buy it.
She loves me and I'm lucky as long as she gets the check every week.....blah blah blah. What was that hon?:bootysha:
So anyway. Here it is. The Forum for the Fat Blue Fish.
I don't know where to start except to say that I bought the car on Egay and it as all egay cars looked and was described to me as a bit nicer than what it was. But it was a CA car and really really rust free plus the dude had already installed (HACK JOB) a 440 in it and it was a nice clone of a 69 done up in 67.....
Side bar: You can see the lack of rust after the bead blast at the Tallants web site and also see some early build pics.
http://www.tallantsauto.net/veniercuda.htm
So anyway the build started cause I blew out a motor mount and hated the way the engine compartment looked painted CHEBBY BLACK.....ugh.
So I pulled out the mill and of course that led to removing everything else that was fastened to the shell......My wife thought I went insane as I had done this all in our basement.
So the car was stuck in our basement for a while till I could work up some cash on the side.....I am am electrician by trade in case you were wondering. Cash on the side is OK for a sparky but it takes time to save up enough for all these 2-3K parts and pieces and labor and sand paper and thinner and beer and gaskets and you know....it all adds up quick.
Anyway I had some small time paint dudes come by and look the car over and give me promises that were way to much and prices that were way to cheap. It continued to sit in our basement....the pile. MOPILE...was what she was thinkin.....the ol lady that is. She gave me some line about how dumb was I to destroy a beautiful car and what was I gonna do now.
Well I waited, saved some more and started working on cleaning, painting, striping, polishing and detailing all the little fasteners and parts and pieces that I could and saved. Also I was going to keep on the car and so I started asking around at the local car shows as to who was a good body shop here in KC. The most common answer was Tallants Hot Rod Shop.
So I talked to Dan Tallant, he listened, he showed me work that was new and old (NICE STUFF AND KEEPS UP WELL) and told me it would cost me a kidney. I was sold. Then my kidney was sold.....no, the clinch was that as long as I could supply my own insurance I could work on the car anytime I wanted....!!!!
ARE YOU SHIZZLIN ME? FULL ACCESS TO LIFTS AND TOOLS IN A HEATED/COOLED ENVIRONMENT! PLUS REAL PROFESSIONAL HELP AT MY BECONNING CALL!!! :snakeman:
That was it. I got on the list for the local media blaster and the rest is as you see it now unfolding. A major time and financial investment and what I hope to be positive in bringing more attention to much maligned and underestimated 67-69 Barracuda's. No dis to the other A's by the way.
So thats the story of how it began.
Here is some b4 I tore it apart and some from today.
Status report...gas tank in. Transmission in today...temporary..we need to massage the area around the hump to clear the extended housing and OD unit but not much. GOT THE DRIVE SHAFT MEASUREMENT....and ordered YEAAAA..connect the drive train, connect the drive train, I love the rabbits George.
Also started installing the weather stripping so Dan can install and adjust the windows later this week..I don't do windows.....but I did recover the seats myself and handle a hog ring plier like pro:toothy10::angry7:.....must be from all the plier handlin I do as an electrician...bend the wire sparky.
Thanks again for your support and kind words enjoy and I'll post later.
V
