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Offline Jacksboys

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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #15 on: August 28, 2008 - 12:46:26 PM »
Welcome to the site   :2thumbs:
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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #16 on: August 29, 2008 - 03:43:27 AM »
    The trans was replaced when the #3 motor, a 440 when in, I shortened the drive shaft, added a new longer trans., put in 4.30's on a lightweight spool. This car ran 12.54 in 1/4 mi. @ 108 /340LA, at the now defunct Fremont Raceway Park.  The emblems are as delivered. The bumper guards were recently removed again.  A car backed up in the staging lanes and cracked the beak, (because they were off at the time) by crawling over the bumper and tapping the grill.         103,000+ miles. Thanks for the replies! :aarg: 
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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #17 on: August 29, 2008 - 08:07:10 AM »
1st one I have seen with the emblems in that position.  Cool!!
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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2008 - 09:16:04 AM »
Welcome to the site - I love the plain brown wrapper approach  :2thumbs:
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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #19 on: August 29, 2008 - 09:55:51 PM »
Nice Barracuda!!! Just like you I like em fast!! :2thumbs:
1972 BS23 H code Cuda, B5 blue, 340 streched to 416 cu in, 727 w/ 8 3/4 rear, 7.23 in the 1/8 mile and 11.38@117mph in the 1/4 on drag radials   Under restoration! Coming soon... 440cuin R3 Indy SMALL BLOCK monster!!!!


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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #20 on: August 30, 2008 - 04:41:50 AM »
   Oh yeah, I also  own a 68 notch back stuffed with the left overs from the #2 motor set up. Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, is the place to see it run. Video at the bottom.




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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #21 on: August 30, 2008 - 02:05:44 PM »
From one original owner to another, Welcome!
Mike Tritle
DeKalb, IL 60115
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Purchased Sept. 10, 1974  
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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #22 on: September 01, 2008 - 12:01:53 AM »
Welcome to the site! :wave:  You have two very nice looking cars!!! :cheers:
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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #23 on: September 01, 2008 - 12:26:17 AM »
   The emblems are as delivered. 

Cool. Can you tell me the build date on the drivers door tag?  I'm wondering if the emblem on the door thing is a holdover from '73.  That would make sense if you had a early '74 car

Maybe the emblems on the quarters is a mid year change for '74.

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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #24 on: September 03, 2008 - 12:30:20 AM »
     360cuda, I got the build date, 11,13,1973 from the fender plate info. I ordered the car the first week of Sept. 1973 and it was the soonest the De Cozen Chrysler Dealer, Bloomfield Ave., Montclair N.J. could take an order for a 1974 model. Not to say that some 1974's weren't produced before that, so it is an early model, for the shortest production (-9000), with the final one rolling off the assembly line on April 1, 1974. "A cruel joke". The color of mine is the one shown in the 1974 sales brochure, Moonstone Met. but I left out the beige top. The joke at the time was, "when it rusts out, it won't show".  :bigshades:

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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #25 on: September 03, 2008 - 01:18:16 AM »
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You can call me RAY or RAYMOND or RAZOR or THE ZOR!
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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #26 on: September 04, 2008 - 10:46:05 AM »
      "A cruel joke". The color of mine is the one shown in the 1974 sales brochure, Moonstone Met. but I left out the beige top. The joke at the time was, "when it rusts out, it won't show".  :bigshades:

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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #27 on: January 18, 2010 - 11:12:05 PM »
Hi, I just uploaded newer photos, and more videos to come later as we race this year.

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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #28 on: January 19, 2010 - 01:50:16 AM »
Yep, I'm to blame for it. I should have ordered the blue Cuda instead. But the coins weren't there in those days, so I spent the extra on the stereo, tires, brakes, HD suspension with sway bars, and mags. Gas shortages of 1974 made be get the 318cu.in., with 2.76 axle ratio, in order to drive out west for good.  plus, now I like flying below the radar with the 440 in a plain brown package. "all part of the plan".

Back then when it was made, it was one of the most popular colors on Mopars. Mine was the same color originally.
Mike, Fremont, CA.


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Re: Ladies & Gentleman, my calling card!
« Reply #29 on: January 19, 2010 - 10:46:41 PM »
#1,2) Grant wheel and Mr.G shifter. #3) A new chrome fluid Harmonic Dampener to smooth out the rev's. #4) An Eddy RPM high rise dual plane 1500-6500. #5) 2" lift leafs. #6) DrDiff offset hangars.


   
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