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2 bbl 273 yes for Belvedere / Coronet ! 4 bbl 273 Nope ! See my Dealership brochure for "The Roaring 65's "

Damn hard to pick a favorite A Body... I've had a good number of them... my first one was a 64 Dart 2 Door, then a 65 Dart GT 273 4bbl /4 Speed ( I so loved this 65 as it made me into a for ever Mopar guy ) Followed by a 69 340 4 speed Dart Swinger... ( All above bought Brand New ) Now all I...

Wish like Hell I would of kept my bought Brand new 77 Trail Duster 360 ( that I turned into a 360 4 BBL) ... I only have one picture of her.. sigh~ Been trying to find one for years... Had a lot of Fun with her in the Arizona desert... All I have left is the Glove box owners manual and a "TRAIL...

Just Arrived Today... had ordered on 10/10/2021 @ www.cupholdersplus.com Narrow Slim Humphugger SLIM (219_Gold) Part# HRCHH-Slim ( Gold) Tight fit so I loosened the seat bolts Underneath and the console pushed firmly down & re-tighted seat bolts to floorboard! It ain't going anywhere! No...

Replaced the 4 speed tranny's rear drive shaft seal in my 65 `cuda as it was starting a tiny drip when when hot... ( I Hate "drips" ) At age 76, it took me a little over an hour to complete... I checked it this morning after last night's car hangout at Mixteca here in Arizona... Dry ! = Smile :)

Front End Friday... Mopar Plymouth Bear... 65 Barracuda "S"

At 76 years of age and only 138 lbs... I have a hard time of late driving my 65 `cuda "4 Speed" with the Old Green 10.5 Borg&Beck ... hurts my Knee so much at times and it just takes away the "fun"... Out of Desperation, I dropped out the 4 Speed and Installed a different 10.5 Clutch & Pressure...

Here is my 55 Dodge Royal Lancer with 270 HEMI RedRam and two speed automatic on the dash... My love for the Hemi & Mopar started here... this picture is Early 60's My Younger Brother is sitting in it !

My project is tiny compared to all the above... lol But still, a few weeks ago I bumped into one of the Hood's side bumpers and it went into 3 pieces...( Brittle as Hell ) while I was waxing my 65 Barracuda for a show... Upset YES, But they were Very very OLD, (at least 35+ years) oh well... so...

Way back in the early 70's when I had my 63 Valiant 340 (Race & Street) a 4 Speed car... ( ran in the Very Low 11's at Suffolk Raceway) it had Solid Aluminum Motor Mounts Just like these... Zip Engine movement ... and Z-Bar always in perfect alignment = Perfect Power Shifting... Well, I went...

Done ! And posted link on my FB page... Prayers for Daniel

Out of my 340 Valiant many years ago... But, how many of you Make something ( useful? ) out of your little disasters of things that happen when you Play a bit too hard ?

I like things Plain & Simple as it also makes it Easier to maintain... by letting you get at things when you do need repairs or just Trouble shoot issues... If there is something I Don't Use that is not needed, I get rid of it !!! It's called the " KISS " Plan... " Keep It Simple Stupid "

My "tiny" 273 Commando

Last few days, I was working on Re-Oiling my K&N Air INTAKE Filter! Over the Many Years I have done this to quite a few filters of this type... But this time used a Different CLEANING & OILING KIT... My last kits used Rattle Can Aerosol Oil ... This time I went to a Measured Bottle where I...

Been running my 65 cuda for Over A year after I removed the choke and choke shaft so finally (out of boredom) decided to make "press in plugs" flush to inner wall to fill the shaft holes and possibly smooth the Flow into the Primaries ... or just make it look good as if anyone sees it but me :)...

Started last night to install that Electric Fuel Pump like I once upon a time had in my race car back in the 70's... When I was working for Ed ... he liked the Push Pull of Electric and Mechanical and it worked Very Well back then, so I'm a believer! Finished the job this morning and so far no...

Doing Underside "Cleaning" and checking for leaks (none found) and making sure every thing is tight... Getting ready for our Arizona Winter Car Shows & Hangouts !!! I'm sorta skinny and do not need to Jack the 65 'cuda up, I just slide around on the "carpet"...

Thank You... But just like my radiator hose clamps, I like a straight shot at the clamp tabs for easy access with my tool (pliers)... :) Sorta like the intake manifold and the Stainless steel bolts.. I like the Hex Head facing "Up" ! LoL... I'm really a "Simple" guy !

Well, some one made fun of my plastic fuel filter... It was bound to happen, but I Like seeing my fuel! So I dug out my old glass one from over 40 years ago that I used on my 63 Valiant w/340 4 speed ... That unit back then was made in USA by Alondra Inc. US Pat No. 3317043... well it was for a...

Went to car show tonight in Phoenix Arizona to "Test" ( really just an excuse) my MC Heat Shield (post 6270) in a 100° + outside temp... Made it here... didn't fall off or over ~Heat~ so Success!!! So having a Burger & Beer ! YES, I'm Navy! For those who don't know me, I'm the White 65 'cuda...

Well yesterday I made from a 4" round 8-1/4 long Slug of T6061 Billet (aluminum) a ~Heat~ Shield for my dual bowl Master Cylinder in my 65 `cuda.. sure made for a lot of chips... but I think it was worth it...

Made from T6061 aluminum that I machined into a Battery hold down... For my 65 Cuda.. Better then napping the days away as I have been doing of late... I think it looks nicer, but will now polish it out a bit more when it cools down here in Arizona! Stay safe out there my friends...

My 65 'Cuda Rear plate with different Front Support plates... . This one Below is what I run with the most...

Was going to do this a year or so ago... had picked up a slug of T6061 aluminum, but never pulled the trigger as there were better and more fun things to do... Then along comes covid19 and the world comes to a screeching halt ! So now I call this my COVLID2020 project and fired up my Manual...

This week I did this to my 65 'cuda with the Commando 273 exhaust with the factory Exposed Resonator... as I got tired of the Cheap China made muffler Hangers not lasting... I fabricated this with Junk I had laying around in my Car Stuff Shed... A Stainless Steel Band Clamp and a rubber part I...

Nice Day here in Phoenix Az... 76° @ 1PM... Love this time of year... Can you tell... I'm bored being Retired !!! Just Re-polished up my old (use to be on my 63 340 Race Valiant in mid 70's) Accel Alternator and installed Stainless Steel steel Bolts on alternator and mounting bracket to match...

Here in the Arizona Desert car events are in High Gear... I'm cleaning/waxing the Ol'cuda for Veterans Day !!! This picture was just a fun shot in the cuda room... While I was tweaking the cleaning ( if there is such a thing ). :) While I'm here, This Navy Veteran 1969-73, Wish "All" You other...

My Brother, who had 3 'cudas before I got one of my oun... ( I use to be a Dart guy) And he helped me in wrench work on mine, and... I have parts on my 'cuda from some of his... He now Rides with me (in Spirit) when I take her out... I lost him almost 2 years ago... The day After Thanksgiving...

Oh I so love the Old pictures... When cars had shape & you could spot them a quarter mile away... And I.D. them !!! Unlike today's rolling "Jelly Beans".. Wish I had taken more of mine... But I was not a camera bug in the early years. :( My 64 Dart 170 was my 1st New Car... Taken in 1964...