I wanted a way to document my progress and hopefully utilize the vast pools of experience and knowledge here on FABO with my build. I've been a lurker for the most of my tenure here. I figured tossing up a project post thread would be a good start. Here's my information dump.
I purchased this car last year after doing some searching. I had a model 68 Barracuda as a teen that I used for painting practice in my autobody class. I've always loved them and now I finally own one. I have also owned a 66 and 69 but life events forced me to sell them both. Not happening with this one though. It's staying put.
The plan is to get it moving. I want to get it to Carlisle one day just to be part of the experience. I'm not shooting for perfection because that's not realistic. It'll be good enough for me when I can enjoy it (safely). I'd love to run it down a track against my dad. He's always wrenched on cars, trucks, etc. and rebuilt quite a few vehicles. He's working on a 56 210 post Chevy. It's definitely something I inherited and treasure. I hope that I can share the same with my own boys later in life. But I digress.
Here is the information I've pulled from the car up to this point:
Plymouth Barracuda2H 1968
VIN: BH29F8B139416
Motor:
E383 HP
Engine:
E383 - cast crank
E - 1969
1 4 2 - January, 4th - night
HP - high performance
Other numbers I scrounged up off the block:
468180-L - (I don't recall where I pulled this from, and I didn't get any results searching the web for it)
2468130 7 - 1959-1971 B-series big-block
D
Heads:
2843906 – 1968-1970, 383/440 B/RB-series big-block, 2.08/1.74 valves
Exhaust Manifold Casting Numbers
Passenger (right) side: 2843992-1
Driver (left) side: 2808900
Transmission: 727 w/ full manual valve body, reverse shift pattern
Rearend: Dana 60 - 3:73 gears - SureGrip
Here are some of the links I used to pull the information:
Mopar VIN Decoder for Dodge Plymouth and Chrysler Vehicles (mopar1.us)
Moparts on the Web - Main Index
Mopar Engine Block Casting Numbers (roadkillcustoms.com)
I'm looking forward to posting about my progress and being able to lean on the awesome community here when I run into something I'm not familiar with. Thanks for taking the time to read my post! I posted pictures from where I picked it up. It was my first time renting a U-Haul Truck and car hauler as well as my first time towing anything. It was a 4-hour drive from St. Louis back home. I'm not sure if the previous owner is on the forum or not but he runs his own auto-body business and runs drags in a semi-pro format from what I remember. Great guy!
I purchased this car last year after doing some searching. I had a model 68 Barracuda as a teen that I used for painting practice in my autobody class. I've always loved them and now I finally own one. I have also owned a 66 and 69 but life events forced me to sell them both. Not happening with this one though. It's staying put.
The plan is to get it moving. I want to get it to Carlisle one day just to be part of the experience. I'm not shooting for perfection because that's not realistic. It'll be good enough for me when I can enjoy it (safely). I'd love to run it down a track against my dad. He's always wrenched on cars, trucks, etc. and rebuilt quite a few vehicles. He's working on a 56 210 post Chevy. It's definitely something I inherited and treasure. I hope that I can share the same with my own boys later in life. But I digress.
Here is the information I've pulled from the car up to this point:
Plymouth Barracuda2H 1968
VIN: BH29F8B139416
| Letter | Data Type | Data |
| B | Car Line | Plymouth Barracuda |
| H | Price Class | High |
| 29 | Body Type | Two Door Sports Hardtop |
| F | Engine | 318 230HP 1-2BBL 8 CYL |
| 8 | Year | 1968 |
| B | Assembly Plant | Dodge Main, Hamtramck, MI, USA |
| 139416 | Sequence Number | 39,416th Vehicle |
Motor:
E383 HP
Engine:
E383 - cast crank
E - 1969
1 4 2 - January, 4th - night
HP - high performance
Other numbers I scrounged up off the block:
468180-L - (I don't recall where I pulled this from, and I didn't get any results searching the web for it)
2468130 7 - 1959-1971 B-series big-block
D
Heads:
2843906 – 1968-1970, 383/440 B/RB-series big-block, 2.08/1.74 valves
Exhaust Manifold Casting Numbers
Passenger (right) side: 2843992-1
Driver (left) side: 2808900
Transmission: 727 w/ full manual valve body, reverse shift pattern
Rearend: Dana 60 - 3:73 gears - SureGrip
Here are some of the links I used to pull the information:
Mopar VIN Decoder for Dodge Plymouth and Chrysler Vehicles (mopar1.us)
Moparts on the Web - Main Index
Mopar Engine Block Casting Numbers (roadkillcustoms.com)
I'm looking forward to posting about my progress and being able to lean on the awesome community here when I run into something I'm not familiar with. Thanks for taking the time to read my post! I posted pictures from where I picked it up. It was my first time renting a U-Haul Truck and car hauler as well as my first time towing anything. It was a 4-hour drive from St. Louis back home. I'm not sure if the previous owner is on the forum or not but he runs his own auto-body business and runs drags in a semi-pro format from what I remember. Great guy!
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Make sure to bag n tag EVERYTHING. Looks solid (from here), have fun.
