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Well guys, sometimes I surprise myself. I'm moving across the country for graduate school in the spring and I had planned all along to bring the Barracuda with me. Unfortunately, the more I think about it, the more I realize that I have to do the smart thing and let it go. I'm really bummed...

What started as a simple valve spring replacement turned into a rebuild of the entire top end, and then some! It's taken two very long years, but I finally got everything back together and fired it up for the first time yesterday. Everything went beyond smoothly and I'm very pleased with the...

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/3678947342.html May be an original 1965 race Hemi if I'm reading the ad right. Raced by Sox and Martin? Who knows, but that would be a pretty cool find if it is! Seller's asking 20k for it.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/3231820043.html I've been getting a good laugh from this guy on CL for at least a month now. He first listed this at $30,000! Now he says that if no one buys it at this price he'll paint it and do "some other things" and list it again for $25,000 -...

Just got a new dial indicator and I'd like to use it to check lobe lift on my cam. I'm not so much concerned about finding the actual lift on each lobe as I am about making sure that they are all consistent and that none of them are excessively worn. The trouble is that I'm running hydraulic...

Been having some trouble with my engine for a while now and it seems to be getting worse. My engine runs strong and feels plenty powerful all the way up to about 5,000 rpm. Once I get into this rpm range it will always either just loose power, or start stumbling and after-firing. I generally...

Like all of you, I take pride in doing most of the work on my car myself. From time to time though I do come up with something that I just don't have either the tools or knowledge to do correctly. Also, someday I'll be ready to have my 470 stroker motor built and I would really like to start a...

I've decided that I would love to track down my first car: a 1969 383 GTS. My dad and I bought it at the Northwest Mopars Unlimited show at Bellevue Community College back in 1995 or so. It was intended to be my first car but it had a pretty wild cam and about 13:1 compression so that idea...

Spent the day installing a set of brand new Mancini XHD springs as well as their "Mancini brand" spring shackles. The install was going great and the driver side spring was in place, I was just snugging the last nut when one of the rear shackle bolts sheared right off! I couldn't believe it, I...

I finally got all of my cooling issues under control and the car's been running like a dream until this morning. On my way to work I heard a ticking sound coming from the engine. It lasted about 30 seconds and there was no loss of power, change in oil pressure, change in manifold vacuum, coolant...

First time out in the Barracuda. My butt-dyno made me think that it would probably run high 14's to low 15's but I really didn't know what to expect out of it. I was pleasantly surprised today with several runs in the 14.60's with a best of 97.75mph. All runs were made on street tires in about...

So, timed (port) vacuum or manifold vacuum for vacuum advance distributors... Which is better for economy, engine cooling, and off-idle response. I've read so many conflicting arguments for both, each with their own valid points, that I thought a poll might be helpful.

Where's my poll? Moderator, please delete

http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/2043890963.html I wish this was for sale 2 months ago, damn nice ride for the money. Somebody please jump on this!

Forgive my ignorance, but I am pretty unfamiliar with the Chrysler 400. It seems like this is a great engine to build if you're willing to replace the bottom end, mill the block or the heads, etc. The problem is that I went a little over budget on the '67 Barracuda that I picked up and I really...

After months of searching and feeling guilty about test driving cars only to pass them by, I finally pulled the trigger. She's a 1967 barracuda powered by a 400/727 combo. The paint and body are flawless as is the interior. Seriously, the pictures don't come close to doing it justice. The...

Hello and nice to meet you all! I just registered today so consider this my introduction. I'm a life-long mopar nut, my dad had a 1970 Challenger R/T and a numbers matching 1969 383 Dart GTS. Sadly, both of those cars were sold before I ever had the chance to own one, but I think the time is...