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I tried rebuilding a 1977-era Carter, but I couldn't get the idle passages clear of the 30-year-old gunk. I had to chip it out of the float bowl. Decided it wasn't worth mucking around with, went with instant gratification.

I bought this Carter 2bbl for my slant six. It actually worked great. http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/331718541084-0-0/s-l140/p.jpg

I had hardened valve seats installed in my current set, but I haven't run them yet. The valves were extremely recessed in these heads, making it mandatory. My car would get a lot of miles (if it ever gets back on the road). There really isn't any option to run larger valves in the 273 because...

I remember once I was cutting crosstown on those hills and happened to be low on oil, the lifters were starving and clattering... thought I wasn't going to make it. At least SF puts stop signs on those hill intersections — I wrecked my first Barracuda in Seattle trying to make a left on a steep...

Near Kirkwood on the way to Lake Tahoe. Moments later I had to put the top up.

Holiday Inn Express Van Nuys is quite nice and had a few rooms as of last Friday. About 1.5 miles away.

I'll be heading down from the Bay Area on Friday.

Their server is a little flaky. Try again later. They are definitely still around.

Very cool. I used to have the front bench from my 67 Barracuda fastback in my apartment as a couch, even after my wife moved in. Then my dad wanted it for a buddy's car, so I gave it to him (it had been my dad's 'cuda). Over 20 years later, I paid high 3 figures for a restored bench, after...

Alright. Ordered!

Bought a Cloyes set for my 273 last year. Degreed it just for the heck of it (wasn't replacing the cam). Everything was kosher. Whew.

I actually drove my Barracuda through that area on Saturday just before noon. Saw a small smoke cloud, didn't think anything of it ("another wildfire") -- a few hours later they were evacuating everyone, but I was halfway to Red Bluff by then. Scary stuff.

The cutoff for eligibility for "vintage" car events seems to be 1974 and older. At least it is here in CA, where that also happens to be the cutoff for smog checks. I haven't really seen any venues use a cutoff of 1972, myself. There really isn't a hard-and-fast rule, it's just a general...

Um, that is clearly NOT a convertible, which calls the veracity of the entire item into question.

My "rally navigator" swears by it. It seems to work pretty well -- we don't get lost. But i haven't used it myself.

I have been reading Car Craft for a few years. Not a lot of Mopar content, but I am learning a lot about engines, particularly the newer stuff that i would otherwise have no exposure to. I think they are a lot more reliable as a technical source than they were 20 years ago. And they do focus on...

Where does it say "Valiant" on the car? Nowhere. Some idiot at the DMV wrote it on the title, that doesn't make it a Valiant. It's a Plymouth Barracuda. 65 - yes. 67 - no.

Hmmm, my understanding was that the surviving records for 1967 do NOT break down production by body style, engine and transmission together. So, you can find out that there were X number of Barracuda convertibles, and that there were Y number of 383 Formula S Barracudas, and Z number of...

1967 is one of the best years for the model, maybe the best. It still has a non-smog motor, without the annoying air pump that came in 1968, but it has the newer 4-synchro transmission with better ratios. And it still has the classic metal dash with big instruments and glovebox, also replaced in...

I think this guy saw the movie "Corky"... on acid.

That vehicle is the XNR. Designed by Virgil Exner of the "Forward Look" fame. The 62 run was his last job for Chrysler, so no later than that. Ah, it's 1960 -- I googled it.

Tesla Model S. Belongs to a friend -- when I visited him in Texas he insisted I drive it everywhere. It's unbelievable -- like it was teleported in from the future. Accelerates like a rocket, with the stability and traction of a locomotive. Brakes like an anchor into the continental crust...

Yes, I read that one as a teen. Great read. I just found another memoir by a P-47 pilot -- "Fighter Pilot", by William Dunn. He was a volunteer for the RAF before the US entered the war, and became the first US ace flying a Spitfire. Later he was transferred to the US Army Air Corps and put into...

How does that qualify for LeMons with a full tube front frame and dual quad intake? It's supposed to cost less than $500!!!

The Fisker is a hybrid. The Tesla is pure electric and is an original design. They have no components in common. I have driven a Model S and it is actually pretty badass. It pulls like a locomotive at any speed, and never has to shift gears. Great ride, and zero body roll on corners due to the...

Some people on this thread can probably build a whole car from scratch. I don't have much in the way of equipment besides a drill press, but I make stuff from time to time. Here, I was trying to solve the problem of the poorly-designed Addco sway bar mounts. The bar hangs below the K-frame so...

X2. Even the "Challenger & Barracuda Restoration Guide" has a lot of misstatements regarding A-body Barracudas. I don't know enough about E-bodies to critique that content, but it makes me wonder.

$5.01 for 85 octane -- Summer of 2008, way off the beaten track near Mad River, CA. Had to top off the Barracuda before heading off into the mountains -- it only gets about 220 miles per tank.

Modern cars are actually surprising heavy, much heavier for their length than 60s-era cars. Instead of wide open spaces inside the fenderwells, and behind the grill, every inch is packed full of wiring, plumbing or electric gizmos. Plus, they have rollover and side impact protection built into...

They say every dog has his day... also moderator kittehs. So, thanks!