1970 440 6bbl. Export Cuda

[Tracker1]

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:









Wayne, the previous owner, collected all kinds of NOS metal (most of which the car doesn't need) which came in the deal.






A friend in Nebraska picked up the car on "roll-out day" a couple weeks ago -

[Xplantdad]

Nice!

[Tracker1]

Thanks Bruce. We found the cam issue and the melted voltage regulator that side-lined the car in the 80s.




And, we also found the original exhaust, still in place after 45 years, mufflers, resonators and all





fender tag & export tag





Critters got the top half of the broadcast sheet (which has the VIN [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img] ) but the rest of the option codes tell me it is definitely for this car - found it behind the glove box.

[markinnaples]

Cool. Please keep us updated with pics of your refreshing.

[Tracker1]

the vintage home-made block heater will have to go...


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

[njsteve]

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!

[Tracker1]

<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!

[njsteve]

Here you go: http://www.carid.com/kats-heaters/circul...CFajm7AodRU0ANQ

Surprisingly enough they don't list &quot;Cuda&quot; as an application. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[PeteLeathersac]

Way cool V-Code Des!
Hard to beat the look of a Shaker Cuda!
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~ Pete

[mockingbird812]

Great car Des. Nice options and glad to see you preserving it [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]