Thought i would start here First...first for once!.....Smiles
 

Hi Been roaming around for a while, and have decide to register,......to get answer, of course, may be able to help with some answer from time to time as well.

This forum had a newness fill to it, how long has it been a Forum.

From what i have read so far, seems like there's a grate bunch of guys here!

My spelling and Grammar are.....not so good, and make me sound uneducated:rolleyes: But I'm not. Just a little, shall we say, Blonde? :p

hey cudafever, may i be the first to welcome you! i cant spell either i just use my create mail use spelling check copy paste good to go! i dont use it all the time just when i (think) need it.. tell us about your ride.

howdy x2. welcome to the forum. yes pleeze tell us about eh cuda.

Thanks for the warm welcome :)

Hmmm my ride.......Its a 70 Barracuda 318 auto Gran Coupe. owned it since 1989.
Add-ons..... include a .020 over bored 340 (68) single plain intake, 600 cfm Holley carb (383 original Holley carb "6160") elect ign conversion,
stock TRW 10.5 pistons(actual compression came out to be 9.4:1:mad:)
474/280 mpp cam.(on the 2nt one of them) eng is 11 year old now,Been race many a year in the sportsman class.
904 replace with a built 727 with a cheetah reverse manual shift valve body. 2800 Stall converter.
8-3/4....Original 2.76 opens, went to 3.23 opens, to 3.91 poss, to currant 4.56 poss.
10" slicks, Super Stock Springs, Frame connectors (still in my garage:o)
Rally dash missing when i buy it, but has the slap stick (useless with a Reverse Manual shift valve body!!!!!!!
takes some training of the mind to shift it backward........will not let any body drive it because of that.
Runs low 14s at 4,400 Foot Elevation

any ways thats my pride and joy!:)

yes reverse valve body is a pain in the but to get use to nut then driving a prn321 isnt a simple task after a pnr123, or driving a manual for years then getting into and auto and your leeft leg lurks for the pedal...lol

Welcome to the forum. Got any pics of your car you can post ?

welcome to the forum!

X2 on the pics, sounds like a b@d@$$ car.

thanks guy, haven't got time this morning to figure out how to load pic's..........May just us photo bucket.........to night. ok figured it out. will post up a few more latter.

welcome to the forum

Welcome Cudafever, looks like you have a nice project to share with us as all MoPaRs are a nice project in my book :D Keep the pic's coming as we in here like to see pictures

K here's some more pic's
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shes not petty but that is the original Good old "Lead paint"
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Baked in the sun all day and looking half dead here.:D
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That was my first, 1st place trophy.
Ended up getting my 2nt, 1st place trophy the fallowing week.
edded up 4th in points that year.

wow great project i wish i had the chance to buy a barracuda/cuda in that shape i have always wanted to own one an build it up

I have actually owned 4 of them but this was the only one worth keeping.

It not as clean as it appears, them pic were 4 years ago and the rust in the back quarter........well i should be fixing them problem instead of planning a New Stroker motor.........but i am:D

O and back in 89 when i buy it..........I payed $600 for it. front end was shot alt dead and a timing chain ready to brake........But it was mostly rust free then.:(

Looks like a nice.


I found the reverse valve body was easy to get used to. Had one put my in tranny for two reasons:

1) I like the feeling of "shifting"
2) Safety for racing

I got in, and was out driving and racing it with no problems.

Ya its the factory ratchet shifter that don't ratchet in reverse that make it so difficult ......hit the button pull down......hit the button pull down ....Hit the button pull down.....................its all second nature now but create a few over rev's before i got he hand of it!

Vary nice Ride by the way;)
I don't dare take a pic that close to mine LOL