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    Brand loyal or just like a good vehicle?

    I consider myself a mopar guy, but if I look at my history….I just like a well built, well designed vehicle with some style. My current garage is really a mutt! Dailey drive a 21 Ram Laramie dually diesel and a 15 mustang gt in good weather. Wife drives a 21 Ford bronco big bend, daughter...
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    Riddle me this..mechanical vs vacuum advance

    Ok so I have another thread in here about troubles with my La based 408 stroker having troubles staying running in gear at low rpm, and what appears to be a fouling issue of the plugs. It’s a blueprint 408, that I bought never run, from a 3rd party. The tech from blueprint got back to me with...
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    Hard starting assistance please.

    Ok so car has been in the shop being restored for the past 15 months. So problem one is the old gas going through it. I put 91 octane in and some octane booster in. Motor is an LA based 408 with about 1000 miles in it. Brand new edelbrock 1906 carb. Car starts real hard, and has a desire to...
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    V eight emblem placement

    Hey guys and gals, found these emblems in my glove box when I tore the car down. Now in the process of putting the car back together and think I want to put these back on. Wondering where the proper placement is on a 66 barracuda. Thank you in advance. Pic won’t load but I’m sure you all know...
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    Makeover for my 1966 Plymouth barracuda interior

    So I am in the middle of restomod’n my 66 barracuda I’ve had for the past decade, and has been in my family since the 1980’s. Initially the interior was going to have to wait, but I couldn’t leave it alone so I have begun tearing the old stuff out. Here are some pics of the progress so far.
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    What is your daily driver?

    Here’s my daily driver; what is everyone else daily driving?
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    First shot at paint..my 66 barracuda

    I’m very lucky to be retiring in 4 months at 45. Even luckier to have a talented body shop owner taking a chance with me and offering me a part time job at his shop. Since July we have been restoring my 66 barracuda and he has taught me and been gracious enough to allow me to learn and err...
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    First go at paint

    So I’m very lucky to be 45 and retiring in 4 months. I’m even luckier to have a very knowledgeable body shop owner taking a shot with me and hiring me part time to work at his shop. And the cherry on top is we are currently restoring my 66 barracuda. So after months of metal mods and body...
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    HELP! 66 cuda idles fine, but not when in gear

    Hi everyone, been here for years, don’t post much...but I need some help. I have a 66 barracuda with a 408 stroker. I have a small Holley 600 carb on it. Motor has about 500 miles or so and she will fire right up, and idle great and stays running fine. It runs like a beast at wide open...
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    Why are my dougs 450 headers hitting EVERYTHING on my early a

    Ok so after much research I picked Dougs 450 ceramic coated headers for my 66 barracuda. I just put a 408 stroker motor in, and manifolds won due obviously. I have power steering and I switched from column shift to floor shift. I had read that I could use my factory starter. The headers hit...
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    66 barracuda column to floor shift

    Hey guys, I just installed a 408 and dougs headers in my 66 barracuda. I could rework the column shift to work, but I am leaning towards getting a b and m shifter from mancini racing and convert to a floor shift. My question is, will that b and m kit have the bracket that is needed to mount to...
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    408 cam help

    Hey guys, I bought a ATK 408 forged shortblock for my 66 cuda. current plans for it this year, are to use some spare parts I have laying around, and put a decent cam in it. I have a set of 340 J-heads that I hope will suffice until I put some better heads on it next summer. I am looking at...
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    switching to aluminum high flow waterpump, questions...

    Ok I have a 66 273 motor with the original iron water pump, that needs to be replaced. I purchased a flowkooler aluminum water pump. I want to make sure know everything that needs to be changed... I already have an aluminum radiator with passenger side outlet, and a timing cover off my 1970...
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    1966 barracuda 1 year transformation

    Far from complete, and purists will not like it, but the first picture is how i received my car from my dad, last spring, and what it looks like now...
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    New rims for my 66 barracuda..18x8/18x9.5

    Rims just arrived. Appears everything will fit with no rubbing. Will know for sure Saturday when I set her down.
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    my 340..3 cars, 34 years, 1 family. where to go from here

    Ok so here is my 340's story.. It was taken out of a 71 cuda my uncle had, and given to another uncle back around 1980. He went through the motor and ran it in his 65 barracuda. He rebuilt it a 2nd time back in the fall of 1987, but died a little over a year later. It sat in that 65 cuda for...
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    what needs to be done to 340 block for stroker kit

    I have a 340 motor date stamped 10/8/70, I assume that belonged in a 71 car. Its bored .60 over. Any work or clearancing need to be done to a 340 block to install a stroker kit? thanks in advance.
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    What do I use for rear axles for rear disc brake conversion?

    I bought the 4 wheel power disc brake kit that upgrades to bbp wheels. I called customer service and they said the kit converts to bbp, but I see it doesnt come with axles for rear so I would need to buy those to make it work correct? Is there any specific rear axles i need to buy for this...
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    acceptable bs on a 18x8 mustang wheel...66 cuda

    I have 4 wheel disc brakes going on my 66 barracuda and need to upgrade to 15" or larger wheels. I plan on getting leaf springs moved inwards for more clearance. I see alot of threads on wheels on early a's but it seems bs is anywhere from 4.5 to 6. what is an acceptable range that will work...
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    66 barracuda...going for a different look

    Bought my fathers 66 Barracuda, 273 commando, factory ac. pretty simple really, I want to put better brakes, better lights, bigger wheels, and black the whole car out. This is what I started with...... This is where I want to go with it... And this is where I am at currently.....
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    What size are 1966 barracuda headlights

    As title reads are they 7 inch?
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    my 66 barracuda render

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    my 66 barracuda render

    Beginning work on my 66 Barracuda and had a render done of my vision for it. Just thought id share:
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    What is needed to switch from sbp to 67 and later style wheels

    Just as the title reads, I have a 66 barracuda and would like more wheel options. What is needed parts wise and how hard is the switch?
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    Stroking a 340...what machine work needs to be done?

    Hello all. I have a 1970 340 bored .60 over that I have been thinking about putting a stroker kit in. Is there machine work that would need to be done to put a stroker crank in?
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    New to the site... 1966 barracuda

    Hello all. I'm on a couple other mopar boards with my 1973 dodge challenger and just signed up here. I am adding a second mopar to my garage, my dads 1966 barracuda that I convinced him to sell to me. It is the car that got me into cars some 28 years ago when he bought it. All it does is sit...
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