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1970 440 6bbl. Export Cuda
This is my preservation project. It was parked by the second owner in Kansas in 1981 after it wiped 3 cam lobes. It has Y09 on the fender tag, designating an export car but many export Mopars never left the country; they were ordered from overseas by American servicemen in Viet Nam or related zones. It is a completely numbers matching car, auto. 8 3/4 rear 3.23s - a real top-ender for those long Kansas straightaways I bet. The dark blue B7 paint is not often seen on a '70 Cuda and paired with the Shaker is even rarer. It was painted, with a couple patches here and there but, essentially, is an "all there" original car, except for the 6bbl. carbs which were donated to keep a Challenger T/A running in the late 80s. I'm not going to restore the car, but rather get it running under its own power with some date-coded carbs.
As Found: https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...0-100_2106.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...-unnamed_6.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...unnamed_18.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...unnamed_17.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...unnamed_15.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...unnamed_16.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...unnamed_19.jpg Wayne, the previous owner, collected all kinds of NOS metal (most of which the car doesn't need) which came in the deal. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...-unnamed_9.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...unnamed_10.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...unnamed_11.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...unnamed_12.jpg A friend in Nebraska picked up the car on "roll-out day" a couple weeks ago - https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1-100_2195.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...2-100_2196.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...3-100_2203.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...4-100_2197.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...0110_00212.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...6-100_2199.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...railercuda.jpg |
Re: 1970 440 6bbl. Export Cuda
Nice!
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Re: 1970 440 6bbl. Export Cuda
Cool. Please keep us updated with pics of your refreshing.
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the vintage home-made block heater will have to go...
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...0114_00256.jpg Hot tank heads, yup, clean valves, yup....decades with no intake has its consequences...critters!! Add one case of Mystery Oil down the cylinders please https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...0680-heads.jpg |
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That's not a home-made block heater. I put that same aftermarket system on my diesel. They've been offering it for decades now.
Nice car! |
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Way cool V-Code Des! Hard to beat the look of a Shaker Cuda! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] ~ Pete |
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Great car Des. Nice options and glad to see you preserving it [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
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Re: 1970 440 6bbl. Export Cuda
Even has your name on the tires
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Re: 1970 440 6bbl. Export Cuda
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That's not a home-made block heater. I put that same aftermarket system on my diesel. They've been offering it for decades now.
Nice car! </div></div> Really? What a Rube Goldberg contraption. And, Charley, I will definitely be holding onto that tire! |
Re: 1970 440 6bbl. Export Cuda
Here you go: http://www.carid.com/kats-heaters/circul...CFajm7AodRU0ANQ
Surprisingly enough they don't list "Cuda" as an application. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] |
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Everything leaks, of course, so we gotta plumb it tight, but all the dirt will remain untouched:
"new" Carbs https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...0118_00277.jpg POWER STEERING PUMP SEALS - TOAST https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...0114_00259.jpg ..AND THE ORIGINAL Torqueflite SEALS - HARD AS A ROCK https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...20_00296_1.jpg |
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Another Kansas Kuda... gone. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Can-I-Have-It.gif[/img]
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Yes it's yours: [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/laugh.gif[/img]
Buttoned up again... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...0117_00276.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...8-bubbleon.jpg |
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Score!
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What a great find, and nice that you're going to drive it as-is rather than restoring it!
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Re: 1970 440 6bbl. Export Cuda
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ZLP955</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What a great find, and nice that you're going to drive it as-is rather than restoring it! </div></div>
Yup! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHGQHM9Bnno |
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Good to see it on the road once again!
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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...0210_00089.jpg new carpet, everything else is original https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...0208_00055.jpg |
Re: 1970 440 6bbl. Export Cuda
Very nice
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Re: 1970 440 6bbl. Export Cuda
Very cool find! I found a couple in the same condition. One was also a 22" rad car (no axle package). Enjoy!
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Awesome, there are still a lot of rare cars out there waiting to be found and restored [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]
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