'74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440

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Offline Four-Forty-fied

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'74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440
« on: August 11, 2006 - 08:47:26 PM »
Hi all. These are the latest photos of my project.

Originally a 1974 Barracuda 318 auto... about the least desireable of all, so I figured I could do whatever I wanted with it. I bought it with a 383 and a 4-spd, but I had a 440 at my house and really liked the style of the 1970 model.

So it’s going to be a 1970 Cuda 440 recreation.
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Re: '74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2006 - 08:48:40 PM »
more photos

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Re: '74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2006 - 03:51:24 PM »
Looks like your moving along good the 70 is def a nice model.  But 74 is still worth some bucks nowadays!  Keep it up and have fun w/it. :clapping:

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Re: '74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2006 - 04:04:19 PM »
Looks good, and metalwork look :thumbsup:
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Re: '74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2006 - 07:36:52 PM »
Walla!a 70 Cuda is born,if you cant beat um join um :bigsmile:
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Re: '74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2006 - 07:38:02 PM »
I forogt to say NICE WORK! You definatly have great metal working skills :2thumbs:
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« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2006 - 07:44:04 PM »
Lookin' good!   :2thumbs: 

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Re: '74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2006 - 01:39:27 PM »
Thanks guys, but I can't take credit for the metal work. The shop does mostly collision work, but turn out a few old muscle car restorations. Although they're Chevy guys (notice the red '67 Camaro in one of the photos), the guy actually doing the work takes such pride in what he does that I'm confident it will turn out well.

And don't worry, they're just doing the body work and paint; I'm doing the reassembly and mechanical work!
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Re: '74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2006 - 06:47:43 PM »
good luck, will be nice when your done! :2thumbs:

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Re: '74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2006 - 09:59:22 PM »
New photos. Paint goes on next week.

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Re: '74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2006 - 04:28:10 AM »
Your 'cuda looks amazing!

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Re: '74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2006 - 10:32:04 PM »
Your 'cuda looks amazing!

Thanks! Hopefully when it is done it will look as clean and perfect as yours. (Except mine will be an imposter.)

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Re: '74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2006 - 10:43:00 PM »
Photos don't do it any justice. Lots of people tried to dissuade me from my choice of black, but wow, am I glad I persisted.

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Re: '74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2006 - 11:15:29 PM »
 :bananasmi :bananasmi :bananasmi  Beautiful!!  In my book, you just can't beat a black e-body!   :bananasmi :bananasmi :bananasmi
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Re: '74 Barracuda to '70 Cuda 440
« Reply #14 on: October 03, 2006 - 10:02:16 AM »
Looks great!  Can't wait to see the finished product!

How did you swap the front end to a '70?  Was it just the grill/side markers that you changed?
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