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1973 Plymouth Cuda Barracuda 500 Cid on 2040-cars

Year:1973 Mileage:3500
Location:

Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States
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With a pedigree of some 14 Open Road Races, most of which have maintained speeds of 160-190 mph. Arguably the fastest (not quickest) real 'Cuda on the planet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh09RK2GLP4 This "Fish" will cruise at 195mph....'nuff said......

A couple of things up front.....

I would prefer to sell to someone who will continue to race the car. The car is STREET LEGAL in Colorado. Yes it could be "brought back" to stock HOWEVER it would need a new dash pad and trunk floor. The cage and seat reinforcing plates could be removed but the frame connectors would be a major issue so I would advise against removing them. Plus they strengthen up the "frame" (no flex) considerably.

TRANSMISSION
833 Overdrive Stock Chrysler
Pistol Grip
3rd Gear is 1:1
4th Gear is .73:1
All new seals and gaskets,
All internals have been Cryogenically treated for added strength.

500" MOTOR PARTS
Block Stock Iron Date Coded 5-18-77
Stock Timing Cover and Balancer
Balancing By Denver Balancing
Indy Alum Max Wedge Heads
All Head work, Porting by Hughes Engines
Eagle Crankshaft And H Beam Rods
CP Pistons Rings and Pins
All Bearings are Clevite with Calico Coatings
Billet Main Seal 2 piece from Mancini Racing
Howe Alum Radiator
Cometic MLS Head Gaskets
MSD 6AL Ignition
K&N Breathers
Custom Air Cleaner with K&N element and filtered lid
Accel 8mm wires

Hughes Engines Solid Camshaft,Lift .587/.594 With 1.5 Rockers, Duration @ .050 260/264 Lobe Sep 108', Solid Lifters, Custom Cut Pushrods, Rocker Shafts,Valve Springs, Over size Intake vakves, One Piece Valley Pan

Mopar Performance Oil Pump, Hemi Oil Pan, Windage Tray,Water Pump and Housing, Electronic Distributor, Valve Covers, Oil Pickup, Dist Drive Shaft

Edelbrock Single Plane Intake, 440 Super Victor, Ported and polished by Hughes Engines

Holley 1000 cfm Carb, No Choke, Mech Secondaries, Performance modified by Bill Pink Carbs



DRIVELINE AND AXLE
All parts are new when rebuilt and put together with any heavy duty applications I could find. 2.76 Ratio with stock bearings. Drive shaft is .030 thicker than stock.

SUSPENSION & BRAKES
Basically a stock setup with disc rears and fronts. Not power set up but old booster and mc is included. Torsion Bar (Hemi) the fatest I could get from M.P. KYB shocks. FatMan Fabrication Drop Spindles. Rear leafs (Hemi) with coil over shocks. Manual steering.

SAFETY
5 LP supression fire system with 5 nozzles. 3 pound hand held. Full 6 point roll cage 4 mounted in the frame connectors with roof ladder bar and "spiders web" behind seats and extends into trunk with another cross bar and 2 points in reinforced plates. Removable door bars. Fuel Safe 25 gallon fuel cell with foam insert. Engine restraints. Fuel line routed through cab in a hard line pipe (just like NASCAR does it!!) Sparco seats with 5 point harnesses mounted to reinforced floor pans (plates). Aluminum seperator between cab and trunk (fuel cell). Inversion switch, this disconects power to the fuel pump in the event of a roll over, so no motor run on. External fuel cut off switch on taillight panel. Fuel pump cut off switch on dash and battery kill switch on roll bar at drivers reach. Quick release steering wheel with center pad. Scatter shield and SFI bellhousing. Driveshaft Loop. In short this car will pass tech for any ORR events Unlimited Class.

BODY
Body is in great condition and straight. Was originally from south Ca. south of Palm Springs so no salt air. Did have the typical front and rear wheel areas on both sides but they were minimal and have been repaired. No other past rust to mention.

ADDITIONAL
Full set of gages, Fuel, water temp, oil temp, oil press, vacuum, EGT, 2 air fuels, voltmeter, tach, speedo, xmsn temp, axle temp.
Set up for oil cooler but not completed. Elec fuel pump. Elec fan. Alum radiator.
No back seat.
FM/CD radio.

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