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:

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/01/full-3497-20640-100_2106.jpg
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Wayne, the previous owner, collected all kinds of NOS metal (most of which the car doesn't need) which came in the deal.

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/01/full-3497-20647-unnamed_9.jpg
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A friend in Nebraska picked up the car on "roll-out day" a couple weeks ago -

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http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/01/full-3497-20657-trailercuda.jpg

[Xplantdad]

Nice!

[Tracker1]

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

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/01/full-3497-20658-img_20150114_00254.jpg
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And, we also found the original exhaust, still in place after 45 years, mufflers, resonators and all
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/01/full-3497-20660-img_20150111_00222.jpg
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/01/full-3497-20663-img_20150111_00223.jpg
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fender tag & export tag
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/01/full-3497-20666-100_2194.jpg
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Critters got the top half of the broadcast sheet (which has the VIN <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif ) but the rest of the option codes tell me it is definitely for this car - found it behind the glove box.

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[markinnaples]

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

[Tracker1]

the vintage home-made block heater will have to go...
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/01/full-3497-20679-img_20150114_00256.jpg

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

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/01/full-3497-20680-heads.jpg

[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!

[PeteLeathersac]

Way cool V-Code Des!
Hard to beat the look of a Shaker Cuda!
<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif
~ Pete

[mockingbird812]

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

[Charley Lillard]

Even has your name on the tires

[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 (http://www.carid.com/kats-heaters/circulation-tank-heater-mpn-12010.html?gclid=CIWI0PHoq8MCFajm7AodRU0ANQ)

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

[Tracker1]

Everything leaks, of course, so we gotta plumb it tight, but all the dirt will remain untouched:

&quot;new&quot; Carbs
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/01/full-3497-20693-img_20150118_00277.jpg
POWER STEERING PUMP SEALS - TOAST

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/01/full-3497-20694-img_20150114_00259.jpg

..AND THE ORIGINAL Torqueflite SEALS - HARD AS A ROCK
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/01/full-3497-20695-img_20150120_00296_1.jpg

[old5.0]

Another Kansas Kuda... gone. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Can-I-Have-It.gif

[Tracker1]

Yes it's yours: <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/laugh.gif

Buttoned up again...

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[Murphy442]

Score!

[ZLP955]

What a great find, and nice that you're going to drive it as-is rather than restoring it!

[Tracker1]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ZLP955</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What a great find, and nice that you're going to drive it as-is rather than restoring it! </div></div>

Yup!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHGQHM9Bnno

[ZLP955]

Good to see it on the road once again!

[Tracker1]

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/02/full-3497-21232-img_20150210_00089.jpg

new carpet, everything else is original
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/02/full-3497-21233-img_20150208_00055.jpg

[jcu]

Very nice

[RS_COPO_Canuck]

Very cool find! I found a couple in the same condition. One was also a 22&quot; rad car (no axle package). Enjoy!

[RST]

Awesome, there are still a lot of rare cars out there waiting to be found and restored <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif