Recent content by Valiantjim

Great comments. I agree pricing is hard to process. I began with these cars in the early 70s and my earliest were $400 to $1000 for a nice one. I've since gone through at least 50 including some extremely unusual and fine examples and while I still remember my 25 cent a week allowance that if...

I forgot to point out it's a 3.23 SG 8.75. So commonly folks overlook that beginning in 1966 the 8.75 found its way into 4spd A-bodies. Mother MOPAR was getting tired of the warranty claim rate for V8-4spd cars, especially with the intro of the hipo 4bbl engines in 1965. One 1966 Barracuda in...

Premium components and beautiful craftsmanship. Running a full quarter or an 1/8 miler? Deep gearing! Timeslips?

I want to buy this unmolested find but too many projects. 1966 barracuda formula S for sale by owner - Concord, CA - craigslist

The Arizona V100, good floors, bad bumpers...

No worries, thanks for checking. That picture is a second V100 I found in the Nevada desert. Looks mint but the floor pans were gone, like most all V100s with full rubber cover over jute. I made the mistake selling it whole when now I'm spending more to get all the good parts it had. The...

1966 Valiant/Barracuda bumper pictured

I need a rear bumper for my Valiant project. Straight and clean enough to not need rechroming.

8.25 A-body axles that were common from 1973-1976 are a great low buck swap into earlier A-bodies that don't have the 8.75 upgraded rear. You gain the more desirable 5x4.5 bolt pattern in the bargain. Unfortunately a Sure Grip is not a common find and upgrading to an LSD is expensive...

Awesome references everyone. Notes and part numbers recorded. "No one knows much, together we might know enough, enough still isn't much." Humility, key is to keep working it...

Great info and experience showing up. Thanks @mopowers for the comparison pic as that says it all. I can add that I've had very good luck with Kevko aftermarket oilpans. Not only do they have the clearance dimples but can be optioned with various effective internal baffling. I can see...

@AJ are you speaking of your 68 S or a 66-earlier? Not the same... Clearances are much different 67-later

I'm sorry but I'm not selling any of my parts stash at this time.

The oil pan also needs to be the dimpled version for the A-body pitman/idler. Not all small block oil pans are clearanced. I can't be specific but from memory that was especially true of some of the aftermarket stampings. It's also a factor that the 273/318/340 pans are different than the 360...

In the early 70s I acquired a 1965 Barracuda that had been an SCCA A-Sedan racer since new and had a history in the overlaid "Pro" Trans Am series. Of a few exotic components and mods it had a set of full length under-chassis headers made by Doug Thorley. The company has gone through...