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  1. jimharvard

    Factory 383 with ps

    this is a picture of the dipstick on my original 69 383 4 speed Barracuda. it mounts to the motor mount.
  2. jimharvard

    Big Block Oil Pan for A body Swap ?

    i don't know what a 66 Dart looks like around the front suspension and k member, however, here are two pics of my 69 383 4 speed Formula S Barracuda showing the factory stock 893 oil pan. maybe these pics will help you.
  3. jimharvard

    Big Block Oil Pan for A body Swap ?

    i had never heard of vans auto before. i looked at their website and they have some interesting parts at good prices. thanks for posting.
  4. jimharvard

    Best mini starter for RB big block 440 engine with TTI headers.

    hey roadrunnerh... i haven't measured the space between the new starter wire terminal and the block but it isn't a lot - maybe 1"? my plan is to run the battery wire on the outer side of the starter (fender well side) and tape up the terminal well to minimize any possible short between the...
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    Best mini starter for RB big block 440 engine with TTI headers.

    hi harry... yes, i am always interested in meeting mopar guys around the Pittsburgh area. i live in Scott Township not far from the Scott park and have my 4 Barracudas in two houses i purchased in my housing plan. i'm actively working on the two 69's right now. i just bought a parts...
  6. jimharvard

    Best mini starter for RB big block 440 engine with TTI headers.

    i should have some pics of this starter installed... here they are
  7. jimharvard

    440 m code block

    i have an M Code Cuda fastback that i am putting together this winter. can someone answer a simple question for me. i have read numerous original 1969 published car mag articles that state that the M-Code Cudas were factory 383 cars that were sent to Hurst for them to convert to 440 engine...
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    A-body Cars w/ 383 & 440 Engines - Power Steering & Brakes

    i have just about finished installing power steering on my 69 Cuda 383 4 speed. i've used a Borgeson PS box and pump kit and also went with a Mopar licensed mini starter. i also have TTI long tube headers. if you get a OEM mopar power steering shaft/steering column, you do not have to cut the...
  9. jimharvard

    Best mini starter for RB big block 440 engine with TTI headers.

    i just installed a mini starter on my 69 383 4 speed Cuda. i bought it from Summit and it was a bit expensive - around $180.00. i purchased it because it is a mopar licensed product. here are some pics. the terminal extension was a separate purchase off of ebay i think.
  10. jimharvard

    383 engine mount

    hey Shmaako... i'm building a 69 M-Code Cuda right now and went through the issue of the big block k-member problem. i had a small block 340 k-member, however, the 383-440 k-member is a little different. i found a big block k-member here on FABO. there used to be motor mounts available to...
  11. jimharvard

    Big Block K Member

    mancini racing is suppose to have altered motor mounts that will allow the installation of a 440 onto a regular V8 K frame. i spoke to them in nov of 2019 and they talk be to get in touch with them when i needed the mounts. has anyone used mancini's mounts?
  12. jimharvard

    M Code K frame question...

    hi dave... yes... the "infamous" candy stripped m-code. i looked at that car twice and missed the owner the second day by only 2 hours - only to find out on the third trip to his house when i finally did catch up with him that he had sold the car THE DAY BEFORE!! (when i had missed him by 2...
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    M Code K frame question...

    hey davescuda... i just got off the phone with nwdart ... he's sounds like a very cool guy!! we talked about his dart race car and his other mopars. he's got some very cool cars!! i'm going to buy the k member he posted above. after i media blast it and take a "big hammer" to the dent...
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    M Code K frame question...

    my m-code cuda is now sitting in my garage after a year and a half with AMD's resto shop "rebuilding" the car. i'm starting to think about parts i will need. the k frame in the car was "butchered" by the former drag race guys who built the car for the strip. it CANNOT be reused. the original...
  15. jimharvard

    440 into A body and power steering?/

    Alberto.... i am very interested in your question also... i am building a M-Code 69 Cuda and will be installing a 440 which the car came with. because of the weight of a 440, i'm going to try and put power steering on the car hopefully using the OEM 69 power steering box. when the factory...
  16. jimharvard

    Putting a big block into an A-Body

    hey steves65... thanks for the article... copied it into my library of helpful cuda stuff and facts.
  17. jimharvard

    Talk me into Fenderwell Headers

    i bought my first barracuda 340 fastback s 4 speed back in high school (69-72). the plymouth dealership mechanic who i bought the car from and who had bought the car new had installed hooker fenderwell headers. that car had a holley 750dp sitting on an edlebroc alluminum highrise. otherwise...
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