Yellowfin: 1970 Barracuda Gran Coupe

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I have had this car for almost three years, and have been slowly pecking away at it.

Here are the basic build specifics.

1970 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe
5.7L GENIII Hemi/ A-833 4 speed
CANbus integrated instrument cluster
Reinforced K member
PST LCA braces, PST tie rod ends, Moog ball joints all around, Energy suspension bushings, hotchkis lca pivot pins
US car tool inner apron gussets
US car tool laser cut subframe connectors
350z coupe bucket seats
factory A/C and power windows
Overhead console car
AAR hood
Ridler 695 wheels 18x8 and 18x9.5


Here is a rendition that I modified in photoshop to reflect the general outcome of the build. The original artwork was not mine, but I changed colors around and added the logo I came up with for the car.


Here is a picture from when I first saw the car in person. It sat in a barn since 1988, mismatched wheels, primered and rear quarter damage from an old fender bender. The car was a rare one, gold exterior, black vinyl top and two tone leather interior... Black and Gold leather... Also an original A/C and Power Windows car. At some point in the 80's a previous owner installed leopard skin fabric over the headliner and overhead console




So I loaded her up and headed home on a 10 hour drive.


Once I arrived home, I couldn't sleep due to excitement. Regardless of driving for 20 straight hours, as soon as I arrived home, I tried to breathe life into her after decades of sitting. A battery, starter, distributor and oil change... and this is the outcome.

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I drove the car around the block, with the suspension popping and creaking all around. The ball joints were toast, mismatched tires with ancient sidewalls flexing like a body builder on ESPN 13. So I decided to tear down and start the build
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Upon tearing down the 318, I found it had been equipped with 340X heads by a previous owner! I rebuilt the 318 and 727 trans in hopes of getting back on the road quicker






Then came the suspension rebuild with PST components