A Body Road Trip Car

I built this combo in 1977 when I was in graduate school in SoCal. Energy crisis made me want better MPG than the '68 340 provided, so I rebuilt the engine with a 318 cam, ran a SP2P intake with the stock AVS and re-jetted for best economy. Ran a 4 core desert cooler radiator and electric fan. No AC in a Black Cuda! But survived. Ran 2.94 Sure Grip from a truck and 29" tires. Got 24 MPG and drove all over the place. Once drove from SF to Irvine on one take of gas. On fumes, but made it. Drove the car from Long Beach to Vancouver, BC, picked up my brother and drove back on 395 the whole way. Go over 22 with what one might call spirited driving. I was teaching my 16 YO brother how to drive properly! Car was packed with camping gear so fully loaded. FB Cuda's are great road cars.