1966 Barracuda 273 converted to a Formula S

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CudaBrain

CudaBrain

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Hello all.. I'm CudaBrain. I've had Barracuda's on my brain since I was 6 years old. My mother bought a 1966 Barracuda and we would go on car trips with the kids laid out in back, feet sticking into the trunk and watch the stars fly by. I got my 1966 Barracuda 273 in 1980 and it had 41,000 miles on it. Raced it all over St. Louis in the day. Rebuild the engine twice with my own hands. Showed it as unrestored in local car shows. (Always beat out by the brand new Cadillacs etc). Then marriage, kids, career. The car rotted in a garage for over 20 years. Finally, kids are grown and I could restore my Cuda. Always wanted to convert to Formula S. Found a shop with good reviews, but between COVID shutdowns, loss of workers, and frankly the boss getting senile, it took them 7 years to "finish" the job. Only a few problems. Electrical doesn't work, half the accelerator linkage is gone, and there is no auto trannie kickdown linkage. And a few other problems. But hey the paint job is bitchin'.

I'll be looking for parts on the other forums.
 
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Hello all.. I'm CudaBrain. I've had Barracuda's on my brain since I was 6 years old. My mother bought a 1966 Barracuda and we would go on car trips with the kids laid out in back, feet sticking into the trunk and watch the stars fly by. I got my 1966 Barracuda 273 in 1980 and it had 41,000 miles on it. Raced it all over St. Louis in the day. Rebuild the engine twice with my own hands. Showed it as unrestored in local car shows. (Always beat out by the brand new Cadillacs etc). Then marriage, kids, career. The car rotted in a garage for over 20 years. Finally, kids are grown and I could restore my Cuda. Always wanted to convert to Formula S. Found a shop with good reviews, but between COVID shutdowns, loss of workers, and frankly the boss getting senile, it took them 7 years to "finish" the job. Only a few problems. Electrical doesn't work, half the accelerator linkage is gone, and there is no auto trannie kickdown linkage. And a few other problems. But hey the paint job is bitchin'.

I'll be looking for parts on the other forums.
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Welcome you’ll find lots of great information here. Lots of knowledge
 
That's a beautiful 66!! Welcome to FABO.

Hopefully you'll get the electrical and transmission linkage straightened out soon and get it out for others to see.
 
Sharp looking ‘66. You are almost there to be on the road, do not be discouraged. There are plenty of folks to help motivate you on here, and others will have the parts you need.
 
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That is just flat out beautiful. You should be proud. What color is the paint?
 
CudaBrain said:
Hello all.. I'm CudaBrain. I've had Barracuda's on my brain since I was 6 years old. My mother bought a 1966 Barracuda and we would go on car trips with the kids laid out in back, feet sticking into the trunk and watch the stars fly by. I got my 1966 Barracuda 273 in 1980 and it had 41,000 miles on it. Raced it all over St. Louis in the day. Rebuild the engine twice with my own hands. Showed it as unrestored in local car shows. (Always beat out by the brand new Cadillacs etc). Then marriage, kids, career. The car rotted in a garage for over 20 years. Finally, kids are grown and I could restore my Cuda. Always wanted to convert to Formula S. Found a shop with good reviews, but between COVID shutdowns, loss of workers, and frankly the boss getting senile, it took them 7 years to "finish" the job. Only a few problems. Electrical doesn't work, half the accelerator linkage is gone, and there is no auto trannie kickdown linkage. And a few other problems. But hey the paint job is bitchin'.

I'll be looking for parts on the other forums.
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Welcome!!
 
Nice fish! Don’t get discouraged. I bought a 70 Duster project car 13 years ago, stripped it down and then it sat. Had a couple of kids and now have a little time to get back at it. A lot of trial and error but that’s how we learn! I look forward to the day when mine will be as complete as yours! Current state of mine! :eek:

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