1970 Plymouth 'Cuda 383 HP

Plymouth Barracuda 1970 Description

Nice, running 1970 'Cuda. This is a "bondo era" car and has bondo in the usual areas. Painted in 1992 with the correct Tor-red, Hemi-Orange color.

Vinyl top is original but could use replacing.

Fish gills are missing (holes for them are in the rocker panels. Right side door wide chrome molding is missing.

Rebuilt engine in 1985. The engine andtransmission are not matching numbers. It has a TCI race transmission w/o backup switch. The trans does flare a bit under light throttle when very warm but otherwise fine. Probably anissue with Holley carb and TV linkage adjustment.

The heads are rebuilt and are the original HP version.

The car hasbig tube, nickel platedheaders from Tubes and Technologies. I have acomplete TT header back exhaust system with welded chrome tip mufflersthat is included.

The original cast iron manifolds are included.

I have owned the car since 1981. It has only about 10k miles since 1981.

The clock reads 55k miles but the care really has 85k miles. The cluster was swapped before my time to the rally cluster. Sending units were swapped so the gauges work.

There is some frame damage due to an accident before I owned it. The drivers side frame rail is dented and pushed in somewhat including the steering gear but the car is aligned.

The car originally had the High performance axle package. This means 3.91 axle ration and HPHemi suspension. Therear axle ratio is now 3.55 with a 742 case.

All metal is original except the left front fender is after market and the right door is from a donor car.

B&M shifter.

American Racing wheels

Holley 650 carb, Mopar distributor and manifold. More detail to come.

Fender Tag Numbering

R11 - Music Master AM Radio

V5X - Black body side mouldings with vinyl insert (wide moulding along fender crease, front to back. X indicates black color

Y05 - Built For US
26 - 26 Inch Radiator
EN1 - End of Codes Assembly Line 1
M21 - Roof Drip Trough Moulding
M25 - Wide Sill Moulding

M31 - Body Belt Moulding (Rocker mouldings aka fish gills)
M88 - Lower Deck Lid Moulding (Chrome trim around black painted rear fascia panel)
N41 - Dual Exhaust
N42 - Chrome Exhaust Tips
V1X - Black Full Vinyl Top
A31 - 3.91:1 High Performance Axle Package (SureGripUnit) (now 3.55:1 SureGrip, 741 case)

A31 was available on 70 to 71 cars with the 340 or 383 4 bbl. The package includes the 3.91sure grip rear axle, a 7 blade torque-drive fan, 26 inch radiator w/fan shroud and hemi suspension (larger torsion bars, larger leaf springs, etc.), 11” drum brakes.

C16 – Console w/wood grain panel (w/bucket seats)

C55 - Bucket Seats
J45 - Hoodpins
J54 - Sport Hood
EV2 - Tor-red (Hemi Orange in Dodge)

H6X9 – High trim grade (H), Vinyl Bucket Seats (6), Black (X9)

000 - Upper Door Frame Color

106 - Production Date - 1/06/70

133027 – Order Number

E63 383 8 Cyl. 1-4 BBL HP 335 HP

D32 - Heavy Duty 727 Automatic Transmission

BS23 - 'Cuda 2-Door Hardtop (B = Barracuda, S = ‘Cuda, 23 = Two door hardtop)

N - 383 4bbl (70-71)

0 - 1970 Model Year

B - Assembly Plant - Hamtramck, Michigan

225979 – Sequence number

2468130-3 - Block casting number

244 - Block pad stamp

8-26-70 - Block casting date

2843906-3 - Head casting number

P4452783 - Mopar cam part number

“Green” HP Magnum valve springs (means the heads are 383 Magnum heads)

TCI 141538 - Torque converter part number

2899879 - Passenger side exhaust manifold (383 HP)

2951865-2 – Driver side exhaust manifold (383 HP), Casting date 12-8-69

Cowl and radiator core support numbers match VIN