Vehicle Description
This custom 1968 Plymouth Barracuda was built with a 572/850hp
Chrysler mega-block engine with Siamese cylinder walls, 4.5" bore
with Callies 4.5" non-twist crank, attached to Crower billet steel
rods with Chevy Journals and JE pistons, low tension rings, roller
cam, Ray Barton oil pump and 10-quart oil pan with swing arm,
Jessel belt drive with Aerospace components vacuum pump, Stage V
raised exhaust port heads fully ported, Stage V rockers, and Indy
Cylinder head tunnel ram with one-off four 2-barrel throttle body
setup. It's equipped with a custom Be Cool alum radiator, headers
and Flowmaster mufflers, Triangle engineering fuel cell, Aerospace
fuel pump and filter, as well as an NOS nitrous system underneath
the intake manifold. The Dave Smith Pro Trans automatic
transmission features a Hurst pistol-grip shifter, ATI 9" converter
attached to a Mark Williams steel driveshaft. This Barracuda is
also equipped with a Mark Williams all-aluminum Pro Stock rear end
with Detroit locker and 4.10 gears with 35-spline axles, Mark
Williams rotors and calipers with KONI double adjustable aluminum
coilover shocks, custom Pinto rack & pinion steering, tubular upper
A-arms and lower control arms, Lamb master cylinder with Lamb hubs,
rotors and calipers, heavy-duty steel strut rod and big-block
torsion bars with Lakewood 70/30 shocks, and a chromoly 1-5/8"
steel chassis and aluminum tin. The 1968 Barracuda body is finished
in custom PPG paint and features an 8" rear stretch, original steel
front fenders with 2" stretch, AAR fiberglass and a carbon-fiber
hood scoop. The interior features professionally installed Bostrom
bucket seats, side panels, headliner and carpet, custom dash panel
with Auto Meter gauges, and custom pull-strap side windows. This
Barracuda rides on Mickey Thompson tires wrapped around Budnik
Teardrop custom wheels.
