John R 68 Barracuda

scott · Post by **scott** » Fri Jan 07, 11 10:27 pm

i just close my eyes normally!!

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Fri Jan 07, 11 10:34 pm

looks like your sorting that out good ,

great stuff
keep the pictures coming

steve h · Post by **steve h** » Fri Jan 07, 11 11:23 pm

Pete wrote: It may sound all girly saying wear shields; but its no good being all "John Wayne" and then putting up with the agony and hassle of "rust eye".

Rust residue in the eye is no joke.
Arc eye is unbelievably painfull.
permanent scarring of the eye is very bad,
and a month off work is bad for you're finances.

Nice work

but please protect you're eyes.

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Fri Jan 07, 11 11:44 pm

I have I am the one with the camera in front of me and yes I have had arc eye several times.............................................

nasty !

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Jan 08, 11 9:24 am

RUST NEVER SLEEPS!

Espiciallly when its in ya eye!!!

Got some grit in my eye in LA, went to the Hospial and had it removed.
Was in the Hospital 20 minutes and in the head clamp for 4 minutes, I know cos there was a clock behind the Doc's head and I could see it with me good eye LOL!
The whole experience cost $750, now that's what I call a good hourly rate?
Only slightly more than my Solicitor, who is a JOKE! (no good with a scalpel)

Eyes is real important, lose 'em and you are up Bananarama! creek, nopaddle and no boat!

Bacca, bleatin on as usual?

scott · Post by **scott** » Sun Jan 09, 11 9:04 pm

was i supposed to weld the drivers door shut and bolt a piece of 3/4 inch steel plate to it? .........................

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Mon Jan 10, 11 12:37 am

yep , wear eye protection all time , saying that , even with , had loads of grinder sparks , metal filings , rust , in both eyes over the years , done many a trip over the old maidstone eye hospital at 2 am & knocked them up

no a& e , thinking it might come out while asleep , but its too painfull to close eye

, arkeye also , easy to forget to shut eyes at right time , when no shield & tacking a tricky bit , you should not , but we all do ??

never did get on with auto dimming shields

funny part about it , all this happened when working on own cars over the years , &

never at work with customers cars

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jan 10, 11 11:05 am

Great work guys John don't take yer eyes of Scott if he starts mummering about scaffold poles you know there is an ulterior motive

BTW hoe is the banger racing going Scott

scott · Post by **scott** » Tue Jan 11, 11 5:53 pm

have not race for a few years now bob, but i do have a striped 68 baraccuda in the garden!!! might be better than the dodge charger i raced!!!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jan 11, 11 6:21 pm

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Wed Jan 12, 11 6:24 pm

I know it looks as if we have not done alot but we have !!! we have been lining up door wing and rear bit so we can see what needs to be cut off and what needs to be joined on !!! Scott cut a template for the wheel arch and we will cut and shape it thursday, we had to stop and go and have some spag boll and trifle for afters !!!!! yummy

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Wed Jan 12, 11 7:09 pm

Yep, a tricky job that one, worth taking your time to get it spot on.

VGVIP · Post by **VGVIP** » Wed Jan 12, 11 10:21 pm

Dave999 wrote:Excellent

John this is going to look damn good

if you discover you are short of bits

i know a place with 2 barracudas 68 69 (discovered this after your wings wer winging their way to the UK)

what they are like has been impossible to acertain (although i have tried) due to the bloke who owns the yard dragging his feet for 2 months

if i doscover anything elese i'll let you know

Dave

Good work! A big job.

This is the mob Dave999 is on about. Still wont produce those 265's Dave?

http://www.dbmotors.net/10283/info.php?p=3&pno=0

I gave up trying to get parts from them, I think they are too busy making money selling imported parts to go and dig parts out of their extensive collection.... look at 'em all!

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Wed Jan 12, 11 10:52 pm

Large bit of metal surgery there Scott...nice work, measure twice, etc etc...

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Wed Jan 12, 11 11:24 pm

Dave999 wrote:Excellent

John this is going to look damn good

if you discover you are short of bits

i know a place with 2 barracudas 68 69 (discovered this after your wings wer winging their way to the UK)

what they are like has been impossible to acertain (although i have tried) due to the bloke who owns the yard dragging his feet for 2 months

if i doscover anything elese i'll let you know

Dave

I am amazed that DB motors is still going been years since I last went there nearly got eaten by the two very large dogs he had guarding the place. the instruction were if the gates are shut don't come in as the dogs will have you, just sound your horn and he would come and get me. But if the gates are open you will be OK as the dogs will be in there cage. I got there the gates were open so i drove in up to the big house as instructed , got out the car and walked up to the house, the front door was open.... i knocked and shouted only to see these huge beasts running down the stairs towards me

i nearly poo'd myself on the spot before turning and running back to the car as fast as i could, i just made it. The dogs were mad and started biting the bloody tyres, door handles and broke the ariel off before Martin put the away