MikeAAR
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Hi I'm Mike form central Illinois. I bought my first 'Cuda in 1973 - a 1970 AAR. I bought my second AAR 'Cuda from a member of the SIAC in Columbus Ohio. Next was a '71 Challenger RT - 383 auto. After that I bought a 1971 Barracuda - 318 auto. And somewhere in there I bought a basket case '72 Barracuda that I sold as a basket case to a fellow who put it back together - with a 426 Hemi under the hood! All that was "back in the day" and they all found new homes in time. I consider myself a Mopar guy, even though I haven't owned an E body for years. I still have lots of Mopar parts.
I recently bought a '70 Barracuda off of an estate sale. It needs a lot of work, but it makes me happy just looking at it! I really don't know a lot about the car but I think it was an old racecar that was put on the street more than 20 years ago. It has a 440 auto with some go-faster parts. And yes, it goes faster, scary fast because the steering (power) is very loose. That's the first thing to correct. I will be looking for lots of parts, and recommendations of where to get them. I will need to ask for you all to share some of your knowledge too. My plan is to get the car drivable, then as I make improvements I hope to turn it into a 440-6 powered AAR lookalike, with AAR suspension, etc. While I would love to have an original AAR again, I feel pretty good about the car I have now because I don't feel bad about modifying it. I wouldn't do that to an original AAR.
I recently bought a '70 Barracuda off of an estate sale. It needs a lot of work, but it makes me happy just looking at it! I really don't know a lot about the car but I think it was an old racecar that was put on the street more than 20 years ago. It has a 440 auto with some go-faster parts. And yes, it goes faster, scary fast because the steering (power) is very loose. That's the first thing to correct. I will be looking for lots of parts, and recommendations of where to get them. I will need to ask for you all to share some of your knowledge too. My plan is to get the car drivable, then as I make improvements I hope to turn it into a 440-6 powered AAR lookalike, with AAR suspension, etc. While I would love to have an original AAR again, I feel pretty good about the car I have now because I don't feel bad about modifying it. I wouldn't do that to an original AAR.
Show us some pics please.
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