Turbo 383 in a A-body Barracuda

GTSDave said

Nice work.

Didn't know AMD was making that rear panel. I have been working to patch mine on my NSS Cuda. Now I may order in the new panel instead.

Just out of curiosity did you ever race that car in near stock form over in Baytown for one of the Mopar shows a few years back? I have an H code GTS, and remember a blue 4-Speed Cuda clicking off passes in near stock form. Only got a brief look at it back then but always hoped I would see it again.

-Dave

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The rear body panel is a nice piece. That all that is available for our cars except the front lower valance and bumpers. I got a good discount over on moparts and scored it for less than $180 shipped.
I got the car from a guy by the name of Tom Foley out of Shepherd Texas he may have raced it out there. He got the car with a W2 headed smallblock. He had my good friend build and install the 69 440 sixpack and 4 speed in it. I seen it there and traded my high 8 second 66 Falcon for it. He is still racing the Falcon in Diboll and HMP.

When I got the car Tom had already ruined the 440 by cracking the center carb and flooding the intake with gas in turn washing the rings out. I drove it around maybe 200 miles then did a compression check to find out I had to park it. Damn shame since the drivetrain had less than 1800 miles on it.

You will be seeing it again soon! May only be able to make one pass before I get kicked off the track at Royal Purple Raceway lol.

Nice ride you have there in your avatar!!

This is what it looked like when I got it,