1966 Barracuda 273 build

First off, Welcome to FABO! :welcome:

Now as far as heads go:

The 64 - 65 273 heads had a unique intake bolt angle and smaller 5/16" bolts, so you want to stay away from those, as intake manifolds are harder to find...

The 66 and later small blocks had the larger 3/8" intake bolts at the "standard" angle...

The 66 - 67 273/318 heads had the smaller closed chamber heads, which are the smallest (and therefore higher compression)...

If you swap 68 and later heads on it, you may loose some compression... I have a set of 67 273/318 heads ending in casting number 920 and I measured them at 63 cc which the book lists is supposed to be 57 cc's. Chrysler ran the heads "Fat" with a little extra meat, so the book numbers for combustion chamber volume will not match...

My favorite intake for the 273/318 heads is the obsolete Edelbrock LD4B intake. It's a dual plane 4 bbl intake and is great for street/strip performance. However you need to relocate the coil as there are not any bosses on the intake to put it in the factory position.

Next I would recommend the Wiand stealth intake which is currently available.

Weiand 8022WND Weiand Stealthâ„¢ Intake - Chrysler Small Block V8 - Holley Performance Products

Which will go perfect with this Holley 80457 carb, which is a 600 CFM square bore carb that matches the wiand stealth intake and calibrated for a late 60's v-8 and comes with electric choke:

Holley 4160 Aluminum Street Carburetor

And I like this carb gasket as it has the center divider to match the dual plane intake and also comes with mounting studs....

Edelbrock Heat Insulator Gasket

You need to be careful if you try to put larger valves in the heads, as the bore on the 273 is pretty small and can restrict/shroud the flow, or you may have to "Notch" the bores for better valve clearance.

That will be a good start.
Well, Im back..LOL... been a little busy trying to move forward on this project. So the heads are done. Bought the Weiand intake and Holly 4160. Car is in the paint shop getting prepped. Again its not going to be showcase, but a nice looking ride at least. What about tires and Rims? What would be a good fit, within a budget and look good? It has a 5 bolt pattern. Here is a picture of the tire and rim with original hub the car came with... Any suggestions would be helpful.. Thank you in advance.

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