Hi all Mopar fans, Mr. Cuda here. I have, through the years, been snooping around this site and always learning something new, so it's time I introduce myself and my car. I have a Cuda-72. 340, 727 auto. 8 ¾ and Sure-Grip with 3:23. A / C car. The color is Sherwood Green Metallic with green V1F vinyl roof, as well as green exterior and interior trim.
The car was exported to Sweden in ’76 and I bought it in ’78. A couple years ago I tracked down the American vendor, Larry & Wysox, Pa, who told me the following story:
“Sorry to take so long to research this car. We traded it in on a pickup truck. It was sold new by Dave Snell Chrysler-Plymouth in Wysox, Pa--They are out of business now. The party that traded it in was: Donald Irvine--RR2, Towanda Pa 18848. As far as I know Donny still resides at that address but I don't have a box number. I took the car to an auction in Syracuse, NY, and sold it to a wholesaler in the Bronx section of New York City. I do not have their name. Hope this helps—Larry--”
In the 80's the car was painted red with black vinyl roof. The last 4 years, my car has undergone a complete restoration to original condition, GF7 green, everything from the body to seat upholstery, to new headliner and V1F vinyl roof, right spare wheel, original radio and so on.
There are a few questions that I need your help with. When I bought the car, the grill was body color green and headlight bezels full chrome, are these a options or what?
The engine is a ’70, and here I also need some help from you Mopar experts. When I took the engine apart and looked at the cam I didn’t find any marks on it, and when I measured it, I got to 276/284, 444/453 cam; I think this belongs to a 340 with manual gearbox (is that right)? My 340 has 10.5 pistons and modified X-heads, T-Q. My question is if this is a suitable cam or if I should switch to an original 268/276 429/444. Feel free to explain what each does differently for the engine.
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