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.... at least 50 lbs. maybe more. a B-body steel hood is pretty heavy to carry by yourself but a fiberglass 6-pack hood is not hard to carry. once a six-pack hood is lifted off of the four hood-pin posts, a reasonably strong guy can pick it up alone. however, it really takes two people to...

thanks... the m-car became the 4th barracuda in my collection and it kind of took over all priority on my cars. along with two 340 cars, i have a nice original 69 Formula S fastback with a 383 and a 4 speed and a 3:91. it is a plain gold car with the stripe delete. i'm going to put A-57...

well.. i'm going to be putting Cooker "retro" redlines on this car - probably only 6-7" wide. so traction is going to be a joke - just like it was 47 years ago with the "bias-belt" tires we had back then. now... and this is a bit emarassing but you are talking to "an old guy" that has a "flip...

i have to admit, i am NOT familiar with the quality of racing parts these days. in 1970 when i was street racing my "original" 340 4 sp 3:91 fastback formula S, i only put one clutch in it. back then, a company named "Schaifer" made racing clutches that were very good. the small block takes a...

well.... i am "restoring" this car. the car is going to have a 440, just like the factory M cars; it is going to have the same body structure, just like the factory M cars; it's going to have the same EXACT interior as the original cars. it's going to have a 8 3/4 rear diff. and a 3:91, just...

i don't know what you mean.. i think the 833 and 8 3/4 will survive the amount of "thrashing" i will be doing to this car. AND this car is probably going to run Cooker red line "retro" tires. so with the 833 and the torq of the 440 and a 3:91, i don't think the drive train is going to break, i...

here's my thinking... this car could never be equal in value to one of the many "museum quality" M-Code restorations out there that were never altered from original. i have a file on M-Code cars and the most expensive one i have listed is a B-5 blue fastback that is "perfect" and is suppose...

wow... WAY too many "negative ions" coming into this post.... :0( well.... i made craig hopkins at AMD happy thursday ... the M-Code went on one of my credit cards as a "very large" charge. AMD is packing up the car and putting it in storage till i can get a shipper to pick it up. yes, the...

you must be psychic... would you like to guess the last thing AMD installed in the floor pan? yep... a 4 speed tunnel...

thanks to all you guys for the great advice. i can always depend upon the FABO race comminuty to "know stuff." "back in high school" (69-72) i street raced a (then new) 68 barracuda, formula S fastback, 340 4sp, 3:91. it was an all factory drive train with the 23 spine 833 and 8 3/4 A-body...

American Metal Direct (AMD) has finished converting my 69 M-Code Cuda from a drag car back to original factory construction. (see general discussion thread, "My M-Code is finally getting worked on.") M-Codes were factory 383 torqflite Barracudas which were converted to 440's by the Hurst Corp...

AMD is VERY anxious to get my car done because they've had it for over a year! craig sent me an email today saying that it will probably be done with it in 2 weeks. once i get it back to my house in pittsburgh, it will probably take another couple of weeks to finish the body work. then...

American Metal Direct in Georgia is finishing my M-Code Cuda and have finished with the 69 fastback body shell parts car i bought and sent to them for OEM parts for the M car. the body shell i bought was from out West and has minimal rust. it also still has all the VIN numbers on it. AND, i...

thanks tom for the information.... i see cars all the time on ebay that are in canada and the canadian title information is very helpful to know ... for anyone here on FABO... i hope if you do decide to sell these cars that they do go to someone who wants to rebuild them. once they go to a...

hi tom, your cars are rough but they are still valuable. i don't think either one rises to the level of the white car that i posted that sold for $2400. however, each one of the cars should bring at least $1200-$1500. however, if someone wants to buy these cars to rebuild and license them...

hi tom.... if you could post a couple of pics of your car i could probably give you a better estimate of value. AND someone here on FABO might see it and get in touch. hope the winter is ending "up there"... jim

hi dartnut.. no problem with your question - glad to help if i can. numbers are in U.S. dollars. the guy i bought the body shell from originally wanted $1700 for it on ebay. he didn't have any takers so i made an offer of $1200 and he accepted it. however, the seller had accumulated a lot...

American Metal Direct in Georgia is restoring a M-Code Barracuda for me that was converted into a drag car. i purchased a 69 stripped body shell as a parts car for that project. when AMD is done with the parts car, i'd like to sell it to someone who can use it - like for building a drag car...

drag racing, like so many other things that were significant parts of American culture and society from the 1950s onward is slowly fading away. but it's not just drag racing - "cars" are fading away. i've read several articles reporting that the major car companies are worried about the...

i used to street race a 68 barracuda 340 s 4sp with 3:91's. 340s with a 4sp like 3:91s because the ideal shift rpm (6000) for a street 340 comes quickly in first and second with third and fourth being matched well to the combination of 3:91 and the 340's power band. a 340 with headers, a...

i have had very good luck with TCP Global in san diego, ca. all total, i bought 3 gallons of lacquer paint and three gallons of slow thinner from them. their color quality seemed spot on but i did mix all three gallons together just to be safe. the paint went on great although their "slow"...

here's some pics... this car came from oregon and the "mopar" fans out there decided "plumb crazy" was the way to go ... i don't think that color looks good on the 67-69 cudas... now with about 1850 hours plus the "cover car" from the front of the 1968 barracuda sales' brochure is about...

thanks to all you guys for the thoughts... i bought my first 340 4 speed formula s in the summer of 1970 from "Gabby", a plymouth dealership mechanic at Glen Dale Motors in Glen Dale, W.Va. Gabby bought this car new and did a number of performance mods to the car including putting in the...

I'm just finishing my 340 4 speed 68 formula s fastback resto. This car is a replacement for the "new" 68 formula s I had in high school in 1969. My original barracuda had fenderwell hooker headers, 3.91 posi, 750 DP holley, and an edelebroc alluminum "high rise" manifold. It was a...

tony, you are right, can't find a cam with the original OEM specs anywhere for a 68 4 speed 340. however, i did find a california shop that will custom grind a cam with those specs for me for $500. that's probably where i'm going to get it. "jimharvard"

the factory specs on the 68 340 4 speed cam were: .445 inch lift on intake .455 inch on exhaust 60 degrees of overlap Intake duration – 284 degrees Exhaust duration – 292 degrees since i'm trying to recreate the car i had in 1971/72, i want...

hi guys... thanks for all the intel and suggestions. i've thought about putting a 408 in this car, however, a lot of folks don't think strokers are very good for a street car. i'm only wanting to build a mid-12 street car - not a racer. my first factory 4 speed cuda (in 1969) ran a 1/4...

hey all you smart guys in FABO... i'm finishing my 68 formula s and am building the "stock" 340 for it. do you guys have opinions on which heads are better/more hp - edelebrock's or the mopar alluminum ones? both have the same stats. i have two sets of x heads but want to save on weight...

question on edelbroc vers "mopar" alluminum heads... i'm putting together a "stock" 340 for my 68 barracuda resto and i'm wondering if anyone has an opinion on which heads produce more hp - edelbroc's or the mopar alluminum heads? both have the same specs - 2.02, 62cc, 1.80. i'm using an...