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    [FOR SALE] L&R Valiant fenders 63/64 maybe 62.

    Awesome original shape, no holes , light surface rust on some interior areas only. You can see what you are getting, not all bent up or dented. Marked as cuda but thats not correct. Louisville , Ohio. $600 for pair. No shipping or delivery figured.
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    fuel sending unit

    Anyone know where to find a NOS fuel sending unit for a 64 barracuda . china repops are junk , improper ohm readings for mopar . need one real bad.
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    Too much heat

    wow this is such valuable information you guys are sharing thanks so much and to this FABO site !!! This is helping me make a decision on what to do I may just leave it since it is a stock issue. Unless it is a high temp powder coat I'm not sure I want to gamble the time and cost. That...
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    swapping out ring and pinion 7 1/4

    The one I have is 3.55 brand new never installed. that's what is in my 64 cuda PM me if u want
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    Too much heat

    Yes I am talking about the exhaust heat crossover in the intake manifold. The car was my dads he bought it new here in my home town of Louisville ,Ohio I restored it to 100% original, and what an undertaking, but its done, Will try to post a picture ( if I can figure this uploading all out...
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    Too much heat

    PPG concept best they produce paint jobber assured me it would hang on especially with epoxy primer And it is performing well all except those two spots about 2" around. Powder coating for heat has limited colors. did the ex man. in gray. holding up well. Been looking cant find any one to...
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    swapping out ring and pinion 7 1/4

    Good luck this is not a simple task bought all new from US Gear and couldn't even get the radio to drown it out. Would start singing at 35mph no matter what we did or how we adjusted the shims. Grease showed a perfect trac. Complained and they sent a new one but got disgusted and put...
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    Too much heat

    64 Cuda original 273 intake . Is there a way to defer some of the heat in the two areas left and right of the carb., without affecting warm up idle It fried my nice paint job in those two spots ?
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    64 cuda 7 1/4 rear

    it was a whine (hum) on the acceleration side , got real noticeable starting at 30mph and at 50mph the radio would not even drown it out. no $ back from U. S. Gear yet. They did say it would take some time cause of the channels I bought it through.
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    64 cuda 7 1/4 rear

    Well I put the original oem gears back in, set the pattern as before, test drove and quiet as a church mouse, First try. Now I get to see if U. S. Gear will stand behind their product and refund me. Seven attempts on those, did not matter where I put the pattern.
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    Stock Rear End For 4 speed

    Bearing is good, check out my recent thread on this (pictures and info )
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    64 cuda 7 1/4 rear

    You can kinda see the wear pattern in the third pic. It looks ok really frustrated! definitely ring and gear noise. Are those gears ever bad new ? These were manufactured by Strange We called them and they said only a handful have ever come back.
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    64 cuda 7 1/4 rear

    Brand new gears bought from Quality Body shop Drivetrain (doctor diff) Poison,MT. 3.55 Gear Chrysler 7.25 and brg install kit
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    64 cuda 7 1/4 rear

    The rear is apart right now, will send some pics of the ring gear. The last few times we test drove it we believe it is moving a little metal. The first time the pinion depth was set to 2.062 as per mfg. spec. that shim thickness was .092, backlash was set at .008 according to pattern from...
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    64 cuda 7 1/4 rear

    Any one have advice ? got a new ring and pinion, carrier is only out by 1000th pinion is set to spec and cant get all the noise out of the drive side, marking ink shows them coming together nice. go figure ! had it apart 5 times now. Is there a spec or trick I don't know ?
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