65 Barracuda daily driver
The seller lives about an hour north from here and I drove the Barracuda up there today and heard the engine run. It looked and sounded great, I checked what I could check and I think this is the ideal candidate for what I want to do!
I just gave the guy a downpayment and he is going to jank it out of his very nice '68 Dart GT convertible that he wants to drop a 383 in and turn into a GTS clone. He said he might come down to L.A. next weekend to check out a 383. Or I'll have to find a friend with a truck who's willing to spend half a day to go pick up an engine, haha. Anyways, I'm very excited! One huge step closer. I want to wait until I have it in the garage to assess what parts I will still need. I also just had an idea to save a few bucks. Since it's fairly stock I'm thinking I might get away with modifying the current 2-1/4" diameter single exhaust behind the slant 6 that I got not that long ago. Anyone know where I can get a (new) cheap y-pipe for the stock '65 manifolds?
The seller lives about an hour north from here and I drove the Barracuda up there today and heard the engine run. It looked and sounded great, I checked what I could check and I think this is the ideal candidate for what I want to do!
I just gave the guy a downpayment and he is going to jank it out of his very nice '68 Dart GT convertible that he wants to drop a 383 in and turn into a GTS clone. He said he might come down to L.A. next weekend to check out a 383. Or I'll have to find a friend with a truck who's willing to spend half a day to go pick up an engine, haha. Anyways, I'm very excited! One huge step closer. I want to wait until I have it in the garage to assess what parts I will still need. I also just had an idea to save a few bucks. Since it's fairly stock I'm thinking I might get away with modifying the current 2-1/4" diameter single exhaust behind the slant 6 that I got not that long ago. Anyone know where I can get a (new) cheap y-pipe for the stock '65 manifolds?
