thunderchicken
Grandmaster
What's he running? How fast is it?Thats my buddy's 57 and it is a beast. Make no mistake.
What's he running? How fast is it?Thats my buddy's 57 and it is a beast. Make no mistake.
He streets it mainly but I believe he can bust of a mid to low 10 with it. I may be wrong here.What's he running? How fast is it?
Most of those were gone even when I was a kid. It may have been a Henry J wagon to start, but I think they were a two piece tail gate, Hinged at the top and bottom. There is no way that curved back side glass was original. Looks like a fun little beast.
350 diesel? You talking about the diesels GM put in all those military Blazers (I think they refered to them as CutV's) and pick ups?Interesting print ad for the 1981 Chevy "V8 Special Economy Truck". It boasts of V8 power with 6 cylinder economy, but there's no mention of engine/transmssion/gearing specifications. We're thinking it's equipped with the base 305 and probably 2.73 gearing. Or perhaps the diesel 350?
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Unfortunately for me, she is still not old enough to be a cougar for me!
So much room under that hood. Kinda reminds my of the 79 Fairmont I had with an inline 6 and a whopping 1bbl carb. Took a minute to get rolling good but she would cruise once the fire box was stoked up lol1970 Plymouth Barracuda with a 225 cubic inch 6 cylinder engine and a 4 speedView attachment 198405
Gerber rules.350 diesel? You talking about the diesels GM put in all those military Blazers (I think they refered to them as CutV's) and pick ups?
We had some of those through a use equipment exchange deal and I spent 2 weeks working at Camp Atterbury to become familiar with them. They were pretty gutless pigs from what I saw. Biggest thing I got was I was genuinely impressed with how much those guys could take apart with the Gerber version of a leatherman multi tool. Those poor guys weren't working with much in way of quality tools. Really surprised me. I have couple of their issued service manuals and they are broken down so just about anyone could follow the directions how to repair them.
Oh hell no. It has A/C1970 Plymouth Barracuda with a 225 cubic inch 6 cylinder engine and a 4 speedView attachment 198405
Love the '70 Cuda. My favorite year of all of them. My brother had a 440, Pistol Grip 4-speed car. It was a screamer. I saw he posted on FB the other day in response to what car would you have liked to have back and he said his Cuda. And he had a lot of cool stuff over the years since he grew up during the pinnacle of hot rodding. (he's 73)1970 Plymouth Barracuda with a 225 cubic inch 6 cylinder engine and a 4 speedView attachment 198405
I would definetly agree with “gutless”. I had a 3/4 ton Silverado 4 spd. with the 6.2 ( 350 ) diesel. Used as a farm truck. Trying to take off from a stop while loaded down or while towing something weighty left much to be desired.350 diesel? You talking about the diesels GM put in all those military Blazers (I think they refered to them as CutV's) and pick ups?
We had some of those through a use equipment exchange deal and I spent 2 weeks working at Camp Atterbury to become familiar with them. They were pretty gutless pigs from what I saw. Biggest thing I got was I was genuinely impressed with how much those guys could take apart with the Gerber version of a leatherman multi tool. Those poor guys weren't working with much in way of quality tools. Really surprised me. I have couple of their issued service manuals and they are broken down so just about anyone could follow the directions how to repair them.
One of my best friends finished 2 years of service and returned home from Nam in early ‘70. Almost immediately bought a 440, 4-speed Cuda. I can affirm that it did scream !Love the '70 Cuda. My favorite year of all of them. My brother had a 440, Pistol Grip 4-speed car. It was a screamer. I saw he posted on FB the other day in response to what car would you have liked to have back and he said his Cuda. And he had a lot of cool stuff over the years since he grew up during the pinnacle of hot rodding. (he's 73)
I can’t pin it down to any single car I have owned and that list is long and storied.Love the '70 Cuda. My favorite year of all of them. My brother had a 440, Pistol Grip 4-speed car. It was a screamer. I saw he posted on FB the other day in response to what car would you have liked to have back and he said his Cuda. And he had a lot of cool stuff over the years since he grew up during the pinnacle of hot rodding. (he's 73)
Cool1970 Plymouth Barracuda with a 225 cubic inch 6 cylinder engine and a 4 speedView attachment 198405