Can’t believe I only discovered your channel a couple weeks back. Can’t get enough. Keep up the good work! You should have a couple hundred thousand views.
We have always had a soft spot for the underdog. After decades of being overshadowed by it's 318, 340, and 360 siblings, the time has come to recognize the 273 Power Pak for it's role as Chrysler's first high performance small block. When we heard the guys at R.A.D. Auto Machine were about to do a bone stock rebuild on a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda Power Pak owned by local Mopar fan Marc Chase, we jumped on the story. Though the Power Pak 273 used the same block, main caps, forged crankshaft, forged rods, cylinder heads, 1.78/1.50 inch (I/E) valves, adjustable rocker arms, exhaust manifolds, and oil pan as it's plain vanilla 2 barrel sibling, Chrysler upgaded everything else. With it's 480-cfm Carter AFB four-barrel, domed 10.5:1 pistons, hotter 0.428 inch-lift solid cam, chromed 10 inch air filter, dual point distributor, and free flowing exhaust system, the Powe Pak goodies bumped the two-barrel mill's 180 HP at 4,200 rpm and 260 lb-ft at 1,600 rpm to a much more exciting 235 hp at 5,200 rpm and 280 lb-ft at 4,000 rpm.
@J.Ray1776 And a 318 short block under all that 273-4 stuff would bury a 273-4. I know because I did it. Spun a 273-4 bearing so I just swapped everything over to a 67 318 short block. Seat of pants dyno was a net gain under 4000 rpm. Wheel spin was now unlimited in my auto 3.55 'S'.
Thanks, Dave, for Allowing Jamie to show off your car, otherwise we might be watching Mail Trucks. Also Thank You Jordan for not only doing the Mail Trucks but prepping some engine parts.
My God, it's full of stars...I mean horrors. LOL. Don't mind me. It's raining in Detroit today and I don't want to put the Christmas tree up, so I'm watching your video. Much more fun. You saved me.
My dad had a 64 Valiant convertible with the 273 V8 and automatic. It was blue on blue on blue. A little old lady back into it while he was the store. It was totaled. Love these early Baracudas. I really like the 67 model year as well. Sorry saw a squirrel and got distracted. 😂😊❤
Really a cool little original car! That valley reminds me of our 95 Ram with a 318 magnum. Years of neglected oil changes and short trips in and out of the shop. I soaked the cylinders with combo seafoam marvel. It’s still going strong after new chain and gaskets! 😎
65 is my favourite year early Barracuda, a 4 speed with a 2 barrel 273, I wouldn’t have even thought of it, but it’s a nice combination. I drove a 65 Dart six with the 4 speed for many years, a beautiful car, but dearly in need of 14” wheels.
I had to laugh when you were describing the method of removing valve springs. I listen to your videos while working on cars. I was removing valve springs on a Corvair engine using my compression tester hose with the core removed. Also had a laugh about the weak valve springs. Yea I’m removing a broken spring for the 2nd time and finally decided to replace all of them.
I don’t know if I’m learning anything but I like to watch Jamie work through the problems. It reminds me of the times I hung out w my motor head friends while they worked on their cars.
I can not even begin to recall how many valve seals I have replaced on 1979 318s. Air is the way to go. My Stepdad had a thing for 79 Le Barrons. And rearends (crappy Chrysler's and the fun kind).... Oh the memories.....😅
I used that compressed air method to replace the valve seals on my skid loader. Stressful cause you’re constantly waiting for the valve to drop and wreck your day, but yeah it actually worked great and way faster than pulling a head off 👍
When i was younger a mechanic friend taught me an old trick for doing valve stem seals. He took some rope that was pretty flexible and smaller in diameter then the plug hole then he slowly fed it into the cylinder. After that he hand cranked the engine until the piston came up and squished the rope against the valves to hold them in place while he removed the keepers! I tried it on an engine myself years later and it worked perfectly! lol
That’s the way I’ve always done valve springs/keepers/seals. Small rope or paracord down the plug hole and piston brought up to the top. I’ve never had an air compressor I trusted enough to do the air trick
@@DeadDodgeGarage a body barra.. when the fuel came to the filter, looked like it unblocked some sht. so maybe that orig pump is.. good..?.. doubt it. auise, ave fan..
@@DeadDodgeGarage yes, me.. head gaskets. copper ones can be made. old skool..OR thoxicol.. dodge made a b/b head from a 350 chev head. just wandering if chec gaskets fit. 283, less,?.
I've got a few sets of those Commando valve covers & chrome air cleaners. Definitely changes the appearance of that engine bay! Your buddy has got himself a real gem!👍
That emblem at the base of the rear windscreen is the one that Chrysler Australia 🇦🇺 stamped into the B pillar of the early Valiant Utes. It’s in the first Crocodile Dundee movie. Hopefully you will watch it and see it.
You are super cool! I saw you in Stillwater. I had a '65 Barracuda 273 for several years. I felt sorry for it being unloved, with ants coming out of it, so I bought it. I think you understand.
Oh, I certainly understand. Haha. Thanks! I was not in my right mind at that show after cannonballing 13 hours overnight, and a lot of that day is a blur.
I've got a 65 commando 273 4 speed car with power brakes and a 66 225 with factory ac both my dad's I've been restoring them slowly it's great to see more early cuda love
I owned a ‘66 Formula S Barracuda with the 235 h.p. 273. Great little engines. They had dual point ignition too. Mine was also a 4 speed with a 3:23 diff ratio. Unfortunately it came from the factory with the 7 1/4 diff and o sure grip. The differential was junk. The Formula S came with Good Year Blue Streak rubber and 14” rims as opposed to the 13” rims that came on my friends 66 Valiant convertible with the same powertrain and transmission but his had the 8 3/4 sure grip differential with the same gearing. I ran 14.9 sec 1/4 mile at 92 m.p.h. with the Barracuda. The speedometer was topped at 150 m.p.h. too. Great car and lots of fun.
Nice job cleaning up the sludge and gunk. I was thinking Quaker State, I've never had problems with Pennzoil. Looking forward to more Barracuda fun. Cheers! 😎👍🏎🏁🏁
I think sludge and gunk are pretty much inevitable in an old engine like that which has never been apart, because the oil detergents weren't as good in the '60s and maybe '70s.
@@DanEBoyd Engine oils have changed over time. This particular engine was obviously neglected, but like a lot of small block Mopars just kept chugging along. Cheers! 😎👍🏎🏁🏁
Lot of fun to watch! Brings back memories when i bought 273+904 from a 64 Barracuda, and put it in my 1961 Lancer. Perfect with 64, since the gearbox still was wireconnected to gear lever, and I could fit those wires to my gearbox push buttons. Later on I bored out the 273, and fitted high compression pistons. Lot of fun in a light Lancer!
Dave will be rapt pretty cool watching you do the valve stem seals without taking heads off I think it's great you helping others with their projects good job brother hood
New sub here , all I gotta say is wow ! Where have you been, now all be catching up on all your past episodes in my spare time. Yes I do watch plenty of other channels and decided to check this one out. After hearing uncle Tony give you props… well here I am. Probably be seeing my icon quite often now in the comments 😊
Great video as always. Can't wait to see the next one "Commando Version"!! Wonder how much of a improvement it will be. Thank you for making the best video's on RUclips.
My 880 had the same issue getting the tank down. I had to wire wheel to clean the threads. I learned not to change a full size vehicles fuel tank by yourself, in a driveway. Dumb decisions, but lived to talk about it. lol
Great valve seal replacement job Dave. Just did this procedure on a 70's SBC about a year ago. Block head drain holes to crankcase and use magnets, tweezers to not lose valve keepers. A whole lot less blue exhaust smoke after useless old valve seals replaced. 😊
such a good video! Brings back memories of my 2nd 65 S I bought 30 years ago. Barn (warehouse) find 1976 tags, drove it 24 miles home on 5 cylinders. 2 new sets of points, 8 new plugs and that AFB kicked right over and it idles like a purring kitten. Still had the "Cushion ride" bias ply tires on it and it was a fun drive home on grooved freeway lanes! Its been through 4 different engines, 273-4, 318-4 340, 451 (!) and now its got a turbo EFI slant on it. and I got a stroker 403 on the stand. Mice was 100% original too and I still regret duping that 273-4 motor in a field when I lost a rod bearing.
Turbo EFI slant, you say?! Now you have my attention. Haha. My buddy dumped the 273 (2 barrel) from his Dart GT years ago too. He shouldn’t have… but we didn’t know things yet.
@DeadDodgeGarage Ford edis-6 ignition, MS2 with Ford Windstar TB and Neon injectors drilled into the top of the head so I can use any intake. Turbo off a Celica Supra. Yet to start, need to finish MS2 wiring.
Mine was a 273. You have to have it in this car, and every Barracuda. The Slant Six, for all Its' bulletproof reliability and good MPG, just won't DO, and it only plays Robin Hood , taking the essence of definition off the car being a fortified Barracuda, and giving the car the granny panties aesthetic of the standard Valiant, even though whether you accept or you don't, is something you have to live with. This car, and because of Mustang galloping high, really didn't sit well with many people. Love it or hate it best describes the first gen Barracuda's reputation. In my case, I loved it,, make no mistake I did.
Way back in the late 70s when I didn't have a compressor, I filled the cylinder with 3/8" rope, through the spark plug hole. Then I turned the engine over by hand to compres it with the piston. I used the same type of spring compressor that you are. In later years, when I had air, I used a SnapOn tool. It looked like a heavy capped on one end piece of pipe. You placed it on top of the spring retainer and whacked it with a big hammer. The keeepers would pop off the valve stem, and up inside of the hollow tool. It was magnetic inside. There was a second part of the tool that slipped inside the hollow and it allowed you to reinstall the keepers by hitting the top of the tool with a hammer. It worked like a charm and no spring compressor needed
Good evening , Jamie 🍻 That Plymouth Barracuda Is BEAUTIFUL 🖤 !!!! An original Survivor !! 273 c.i. with an 833 , 4 speed !! Triple black , too Gold Member ..... wasn't that a James Bond movie 🎬 ?? Anyways .... do you save , the black cars , for the fall 🍁 ?? Oh, Dude , I can tell you how many times , I've got a fuel tank without a neck gromit . They all seem too be , gromit deficient . Welp , I wouldn't call you , Captain of the Exxon Valdez 2.0 Never knew 273 head gaskets are Unobtainaium Good too know That crossover cleaning Was like an , archeological dig 👌 For some odd reason , MC hammer came too mind While watching you , replace these valve seals . Not sure why . Please stop critiquing yourself This car is a massive improvement From when it drove in Button it up & ship it !! You're fine . This car is ready for "Spirited driving" #DeadDodgeGarage #FallCleanUp #AbodiesGalore #273Camondos
Back out of high school I had a 1964 Valiant Signet 200 with this engine/transmission. My buddy had a 1966 Barracuda Formula S. When he destroyed his lower end I traded for his intake, heads, and 4BBL carb. It had the stronger valve springs. It didn't really give much more power but revved higher and it sounded better. Before my buddy made the swap to a 340, we could run side by side for 2 miles at 130 MPH.
Black on black 273 commando with a 4 speed? Yes please. That should be a very fun little car even more so if it ever gets built to commando specs. Also the cool Formula S exhaust system
I worked at a full-service gas station back in the mid to late 70s in Southern California,. These goddamn Barricade’s would come in and I would have to wash the front and rear windows. We were a “modern” gas station, and we used the wooden handled windshield washers with a squeegee and a sponge. Trying to squeegee off the water from that “goddamn back window.” was a pain in the ass. I absolutely hated it when I saw one of those mid 60s Barracuda’s pull in for gas. But with all of that said, it was one of the best jobs I ever had in my life!😊 and one more thing, I also used to hate when a Porsche Targa would pull in. They also had a rounded “goddamn back window”. 😂
It's crazy you've single handedly upped the percentage of Mopars in the Aberdeen area by like 500%. By the way, nice video on a nice survivor car. Looks like it'd be a real kick in the pants to drive. And now with less smoky smoke!
Recycling at its best. Giddyupgo and be safe about it. First car I remember ridin in was a 64 cuda. Only own dodge.😊. Got a late model super 225, and the 4 gear overdrive manual trans. Laying on the ground. One day I might find something to put them in.😊
Funny my 66 Dart GT has those same red fur seat covers! They were on it when I bought it in 92 in San Diego and are still on it n mostly intact.. one of David's Darts on roadkill had the same ones too.. Love ya man .. keep on keeping on Buddy
@sixtee5cuda98 mine look identical color but on underside in the seams there red. Same with my carpet🤣man they sure do last.. definitely don't find any current covers last that long...
Gidday' Jamie, feed 1/2" nylon rope into cylinder, just before tdc on compression, turn engine till it binds. Do seals turn engine backwards, remove rope and Bob's your uncle...mate. Enjoy your channel very much...
Gidday' Jamie, mate really appreciate your reply, thanks... Love that 2 door Valiant, wish they had made them in Oz, I think I would own several.... @@DeadDodgeGarage
Valve seals on my 85 318 is one of those jobs I've been putting off for a while. Right now, it only smokes when it's been run, shut off, and sat long enough for oil to leak down into the cylinders but not long enough for it all to leak past the rings when you restart it. Basically, it only smokes on restart between about 5 minutes and 45 minutes after you shut it off.
We tried to give a back window away at Carlisle a few years ago and couldn't. There are more spare rear windows for these Barracudas in garages, than there are cars that will ever need them.
When using a torch, you often sing a line from a song by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. It was a hit in 1968 or 69. He was touring to support his album with a young guitarist from London. Jimi Hendrix and Arthur Brown played a show in hartford that I won tickets to on a radio call in game on station WDRC. I couldn't drive out of state but I could take a bus. So I did. The late sixties until the mid eighties were some really good years to attend concerts. Thats why I don't have a cool old car. I have the memory of those experiences instead.
Brown quickly earned a reputation for outlandish performances, which included the use of a burning metal helmet, that led to occasional mishaps, such as during an early appearance at the Windsor Festival in 1967, where he wore a colander on his head soaked in methanol. The fuel poured over his head by accident caught fire; a bystander doused the flames by pouring beer on Brown's head, preventing any serious injury. The flaming head then became an Arthur Brown signature. On occasion he also stripped naked while performing, most notably at the Palermo Pop 70 Festival in Sicily, Italy, July 1970, where he was arrested and deported.
ME: Dang it, why must I work when a new vid from DDG drops! * _Bright divine light starts shining upon him_ * GOD: Because you want to own a classic Mopar ME: Oh... Right. Thanks God. GOD: No Problem Fam.
That desert tv car show staged the breaking of their “rare and expensive” rear glass on an episode. Hell, you rarely even see a broken Barracuda rear glass!
Yes, Tom talked about that in his back window video. Haha. I’ve heard stories of someone skate boarding down the back window of one multiple times and it never broke.
And you can bend one up out of plexi-glass pretty easily, with a couple of heating elements in a flat jig, and then a curved jig (perhaps with some more heat). Once bent, trim it to fit the car, and enjoy the easy weight savings! Sell the genuine glass for $2000...
Hey Jamie, another great video. I'm 58 years old and when I was 15 I learned about the dot relationship on the timing chain for number one the only engine that I know of that when the two dots are together number one is firing is Buick my guess is because the distributor is in the timing cover. I'm going off my memory, but I worked in a Buick dealership and I believe once you put the chain on, you would just put the sugar in on number one. You don't know how many people will argue with you that when the two dots are together or 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock, the number one is in the firing position and I tell them they're wrong. I always wanted to take and make a video of a car that ran shut it off and pull the timing cover or ran it with the timing cover off to prove this theory to the people that just will not believe. Can't wait to see the follow up video.
It’s a lesson I learned the hard way at least twice many years ago when dropping the distributor in at dot to dot ended up being 180 out. Dot to dot is overlap, which in a way makes sense I suppose. Thanks!
@ I had an old 442-1968. I did the timing chain in it cause it went bad and I noticed the two dots together number six was firing so I moved it to number one. The car wouldn't start so I went to school that day and asked my Shop teacherand he asked me why I moved the distributor so I told him and he said there was no need to do it. So that's how I learned that one, move the distributor and started right up. So a B block is the same way I take it in the Mopar world.
I received a severe weather warning on facebook the other day for that storm you're in - I have friends & family in the Oly & Seattle areas so FB notified me. Aberdeen was on the edge of the "Circle of doom" in the 7:00 position & Seattle was at 12:00.
A 64 available here MN. Guy started resto 20+ years ago. Bit apart in garage covered! Ready to sell! Looks all round good canidate. Passes my like even. Great for rust land. Asking 1200. Already hook trailer to 70 Camper Hauler Special. 👍
Couldn’t think of a more deserving car for the fancy 273 parts, huh? You think you know a guy…. ;) Very nice Early A Body car. Looking forward to seeing more of this nice Barracuda.
There was one of these than ran as a hobby stocker race car in the 70s and was league champion for 3 straight years with it never lost a final against Camaros and mustangs in the field.
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The joke about the back glass is so true. They say it’s worth more than the car and I say I have never seen anyone ask for one.
The back glass is thick and heavy, it rarely cracks
Dave’s Barracuda is incredible! The commando setup is going to look soooo good! Black on black, small block and a 4-speed. What’s not to like!
@@Mclovingarage I talked Jamie into leaving the intake painted black. It just looks *right* for this build.
@ yes it does! It looks great!
A car that actually works.
Can’t believe I only discovered your channel a couple weeks back. Can’t get enough. Keep up the good work! You should have a couple hundred thousand views.
Well we’re getting there. Haha. Thank you!
Great channel bud especially your little funny hints on stuff
I recall when the back window of those Barracuda's were $120..installed!
Your welcome. Aaaaand remember, It's my pleasure to support your channel. So much useful info and tips.
Thank you for the video. Appreciate you explaining as you go along. Mopar fan from way back. First one was a 65 Belvedere II with a slant six.
We have always had a soft spot for the underdog. After decades of being overshadowed by it's 318, 340, and 360 siblings, the time has come to recognize the 273 Power Pak for it's role as Chrysler's first high performance small block. When we heard the guys at R.A.D. Auto Machine were about to do a bone stock rebuild on a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda Power Pak owned by local Mopar fan Marc Chase, we jumped on the story.
Though the Power Pak 273 used the same block, main caps, forged crankshaft, forged rods, cylinder heads, 1.78/1.50 inch (I/E) valves, adjustable rocker arms, exhaust manifolds, and oil pan as it's plain vanilla 2 barrel sibling, Chrysler upgaded everything else. With it's 480-cfm Carter AFB four-barrel, domed 10.5:1 pistons, hotter 0.428 inch-lift solid cam, chromed 10 inch air filter, dual point distributor, and free flowing exhaust system, the Powe Pak goodies bumped the two-barrel mill's 180 HP at 4,200 rpm and 260 lb-ft at 1,600 rpm to a much more exciting 235 hp at 5,200 rpm and 280 lb-ft at 4,000 rpm.
Yep. That. And then there was the D-Dart… but that’s another thing
@J.Ray1776 And a 318 short block under all that 273-4 stuff would bury a 273-4. I know because I did it. Spun a 273-4 bearing so I just swapped everything over to a 67 318 short block. Seat of pants dyno was a net gain under 4000 rpm. Wheel spin was now unlimited in my auto 3.55 'S'.
Thanks, Dave, for Allowing Jamie to show off your car, otherwise we might be watching Mail Trucks. Also Thank You Jordan for not only doing the Mail Trucks but prepping some engine parts.
As soon as I saw a black Barracuda show up on my feed, I clicked on to it immediately! Looking forward to seeing the upgrades on this fine ride.
My God, it's full of stars...I mean horrors. LOL. Don't mind me. It's raining in Detroit today and I don't want to put the Christmas tree up, so I'm watching your video. Much more fun. You saved me.
2 videos 1 day the sun just got brighter. Sky bluer.
I only own 2 cars right now....
A 2019 Dodge Challenger
And my 1968 Barracuda Notch-Back
😃😃😃😃😃
This why I like this channel, fix it up make it better than it was and getter back on the road.
The A833 is a fantastic transmission. Perfect gear ratio. best I ever saw for a small block engine. I am sure any others with experience would agree.
I think they’re fantastic. I’ve got quite a bit of experience with them at this point. Also with the 833OD, which is… much less fantastic.
Makes me miss my 66 Barracuda.
With that gas tank going so smooth you're definitely in the right profession . You make this look so easy which means it's not !
No these pursuits are often extremely frustrating. Haha. Thank you.
I remember one VERY cold Saturday putting new valve seals on my 318 Power Wagon. I still get shivers thinking of that day.
Look into the "rope trick" for keeping your valves in place.
@@jeffhutchins7048or air
My dad had a 64 Valiant convertible with the 273 V8 and automatic. It was blue on blue on blue. A little old lady back into it while he was the store. It was totaled. Love these early Baracudas. I really like the 67 model year as well.
Sorry saw a squirrel and got distracted. 😂😊❤
Dammit: that ragtop would be gold these days.
Ahhh the ASMR of a '60s Chrysler starter. That always brightens my day.
Cool vid. Glad to see the old gal getting a refresh.
Really a cool little original car! That valley reminds me of our 95 Ram with a 318 magnum. Years of neglected oil changes and short trips in and out of the shop. I soaked the cylinders with combo seafoam marvel. It’s still going strong after new chain and gaskets! 😎
65 is my favourite year early Barracuda, a 4 speed with a 2 barrel 273, I wouldn’t have even thought of it, but it’s a nice combination. I drove a 65 Dart six with the 4 speed for many years, a beautiful car, but dearly in need of 14” wheels.
@@jamesblair9614 The two barrel is stock. I did get 14" wheels for mine. Definitely a necessary upgrade these days.
I had to laugh when you were describing the method of removing valve springs. I listen to your videos while working on cars. I was removing valve springs on a Corvair engine using my compression tester hose with the core removed. Also had a laugh about the weak valve springs. Yea I’m removing a broken spring for the 2nd time and finally decided to replace all of them.
I don’t know if I’m learning anything but I like to watch Jamie work through the problems. It reminds me of the times I hung out w my motor head friends while they worked on their cars.
As always , I enjoy watching you work !
I can not even begin to recall how many valve seals I have replaced on 1979 318s. Air is the way to go. My Stepdad had a thing for 79 Le Barrons. And rearends (crappy Chrysler's and the fun kind).... Oh the memories.....😅
Thanks for being the guy. Doing the stuff.
Happy to do it!
Glad you survived the bomb cyclone. Lots of work getting the goop out. Thanks for the video!
I used that compressed air method to replace the valve seals on my skid loader. Stressful cause you’re constantly waiting for the valve to drop and wreck your day, but yeah it actually worked great and way faster than pulling a head off 👍
When i was younger a mechanic friend taught me an old trick for doing valve stem seals. He took some rope that was pretty flexible and smaller in diameter then the plug hole then he slowly fed it into the cylinder. After that he hand cranked the engine until the piston came up and squished the rope against the valves to hold them in place while he removed the keepers! I tried it on an engine myself years later and it worked perfectly! lol
Roight. I did allude to that option. But the air worked well for me.
That’s the way I’ve always done valve springs/keepers/seals. Small rope or paracord down the plug hole and piston brought up to the top. I’ve never had an air compressor I trusted enough to do the air trick
@@DeadDodgeGarage a body barra.. when the fuel came to the filter, looked like it unblocked some sht. so maybe that orig pump is.. good..?.. doubt it. auise, ave fan..
@@DeadDodgeGarage yes, me.. head gaskets. copper ones can be made. old skool..OR thoxicol.. dodge made a b/b head from a 350 chev head. just wandering if chec gaskets fit. 283, less,?.
@@DeadDodgeGarage for the age & wear on the engine bits. cam, lifters, springs. v/grind. ect. id of done it. $400.. ?.it needs it..
I've got a few sets of those Commando valve covers & chrome air cleaners. Definitely changes the appearance of that engine bay! Your buddy has got himself a real gem!👍
Thanks! I'm Dave btw.
That emblem at the base of the rear windscreen is the one that Chrysler Australia 🇦🇺 stamped into the B pillar of the early Valiant Utes.
It’s in the first Crocodile Dundee movie.
Hopefully you will watch it and see it.
Now we're talking! Love this video!
Awesome video, the valve seals definitely need to be done on my 360..this video will help greatly!!
You are super cool! I saw you in Stillwater. I had a '65 Barracuda 273 for several years. I felt sorry for it being unloved, with ants coming out of it, so I bought it. I think you understand.
Oh, I certainly understand. Haha. Thanks! I was not in my right mind at that show after cannonballing 13 hours overnight, and a lot of that day is a blur.
I've got a 65 commando 273 4 speed car with power brakes and a 66 225 with factory ac both my dad's I've been restoring them slowly it's great to see more early cuda love
I love these cars so much
That's the perfect car. Small v8 4speed
Oh that beautiful Mopar Starter sound! There is nothing like it!
@meh-canics9628
I could not agree with you more! There is no better sound in the world!
@meh-canics9628
I could not agree with you more! Best sound in the world!
Absolutely!
and the starter sounds nice and strong.
I owned a ‘66 Formula S Barracuda with the 235 h.p. 273. Great little engines. They had dual point ignition too. Mine was also a 4 speed with a 3:23 diff ratio. Unfortunately it came from the factory with the 7 1/4 diff and o sure grip. The differential was junk. The Formula S came with Good Year Blue Streak rubber and 14” rims as opposed to the 13” rims that came on my friends 66 Valiant convertible with the same powertrain and transmission but his had the 8 3/4 sure grip differential with the same gearing. I ran 14.9 sec 1/4 mile at 92 m.p.h. with the Barracuda. The speedometer was topped at 150 m.p.h. too. Great car and lots of fun.
Awesome car. I love the early barracudas. I can remember watching "The Wraith" as a kid in the 80's and thinking that 66 was the coolest thing ever.
Nice job cleaning up the sludge and gunk. I was thinking Quaker State, I've never had problems with Pennzoil. Looking forward to more Barracuda fun. Cheers! 😎👍🏎🏁🏁
I think sludge and gunk are pretty much inevitable in an old engine like that which has never been apart, because the oil detergents weren't as good in the '60s and maybe '70s.
@@DanEBoyd Engine oils have changed over time. This particular engine was obviously neglected, but like a lot of small block Mopars just kept chugging along. Cheers! 😎👍🏎🏁🏁
Lot of fun to watch! Brings back memories when i bought 273+904 from a 64 Barracuda, and put it in my 1961 Lancer. Perfect with 64, since the gearbox still was wireconnected to gear lever, and I could fit those wires to my gearbox push buttons. Later on I bored out the 273, and fitted high compression pistons. Lot of fun in a light Lancer!
Nice! I’m sure it was!
Dave will be rapt pretty cool watching you do the valve stem seals without taking heads off I think it's great you helping others with their projects good job brother hood
Great car, I really like the minimalist stick/no console look.
That barracuda is so nice
New sub here , all I gotta say is wow ! Where have you been, now all be catching up on all your past episodes in my spare time. Yes I do watch plenty of other channels and decided to check this one out. After hearing uncle Tony give you props… well here I am. Probably be seeing my icon quite often now in the comments 😊
Oh, I’ve been here the whole time. Haha. Thanks! See you later, Animal! 😅
I love it 'A'Bodies fit so much better than those other things. Aces I'm digging that lots.
The intake , air cleaner and valve covers do look perfect especially with a black car and factory chrome air cleaner, NICE !!!!
Great video as always. Can't wait to see the next one "Commando Version"!! Wonder how much of a improvement it will be. Thank you for making the best video's on RUclips.
You’re too kind. Thank you!
Nice ol ride love seeing it put back on the road ! Good channel brother!
“You start putting fuel in there,
And it’s going everywhere.”
😂
I have a 64, currently under construction but it runs!
That black on black looks great
My 880 had the same issue getting the tank down. I had to wire wheel to clean the threads. I learned not to change a full size vehicles fuel tank by yourself, in a driveway. Dumb decisions, but lived to talk about it. lol
Great valve seal replacement job Dave. Just did this procedure on a 70's SBC about a year ago. Block head drain holes to crankcase and use magnets, tweezers to not lose valve keepers. A whole lot less blue exhaust smoke after useless old valve seals replaced. 😊
I’m not Dave, I’m the other one. Haha. I’ve had good luck grabbing keepers with the tiny magnetic screwdrivers the tool truck guys always give out.
Nice job, Thanks Jamie.
such a good video! Brings back memories of my 2nd 65 S I bought 30 years ago. Barn (warehouse) find 1976 tags, drove it 24 miles home on 5 cylinders. 2 new sets of points, 8 new plugs and that AFB kicked right over and it idles like a purring kitten. Still had the "Cushion ride" bias ply tires on it and it was a fun drive home on grooved freeway lanes! Its been through 4 different engines, 273-4, 318-4 340, 451 (!) and now its got a turbo EFI slant on it. and I got a stroker 403 on the stand. Mice was 100% original too and I still regret duping that 273-4 motor in a field when I lost a rod bearing.
Turbo EFI slant, you say?! Now you have my attention. Haha. My buddy dumped the 273 (2 barrel) from his Dart GT years ago too. He shouldn’t have… but we didn’t know things yet.
@DeadDodgeGarage Ford edis-6 ignition, MS2 with Ford Windstar TB and Neon injectors drilled into the top of the head so I can use any intake. Turbo off a Celica Supra. Yet to start, need to finish MS2 wiring.
Mine was a 273. You have to have it in this car, and every Barracuda. The Slant Six, for all Its' bulletproof reliability and good MPG, just won't DO, and it only plays Robin Hood , taking the essence of definition off the car being a fortified Barracuda, and giving the car the granny panties aesthetic of the standard Valiant, even though whether you accept or you don't, is something you have to live with. This car, and because of Mustang galloping high, really didn't sit well with many people. Love it or hate it best describes the first gen Barracuda's reputation. In my case, I loved it,, make no mistake I did.
Way back in the late 70s when I didn't have a compressor, I filled the cylinder with 3/8" rope, through the spark plug hole. Then I turned the engine over by hand to compres it with the piston. I used the same type of spring compressor that you are.
In later years, when I had air, I used a SnapOn tool. It looked like a heavy capped on one end piece of pipe. You placed it on top of the spring retainer and whacked it with a big hammer. The keeepers would pop off the valve stem, and up inside of the hollow tool. It was magnetic inside. There was a second part of the tool that slipped inside the hollow and it allowed you to reinstall the keepers by hitting the top of the tool with a hammer. It worked like a charm and no spring compressor needed
Oh, that’s neat.
Cool, my first car was a 66 with the slant six. That motor was bulletproof. Well, it survived the teenage me with a loose idea of car maintenance. 😂
that first shot of gas that went through the filter was nasty
Yeah it sure looked delicious. Somebody forgot to blow the line out… whoops
Great vid!!! 👍👍
The Commando pieces look very nice. Looking forward to the next installment on this car.
The narration is just fine 👌🏻😉
I love the first gen Barracuda! A friend in high school had one, I was jealous. Enjoy, I'm looking forward to the follow ups to this video.
I love that '63 valiant!!!..I would love to find a barracuda to make a replica Dodge race car someday...-John
ONCE AGAIN, your tolerance for the pain in the ass problems on these old survivors is astonishing!
The things we do for love…
Good evening , Jamie 🍻
That Plymouth Barracuda
Is BEAUTIFUL 🖤 !!!!
An original Survivor !!
273 c.i. with an 833 , 4 speed !!
Triple black , too
Gold Member ..... wasn't that a
James Bond movie 🎬 ??
Anyways .... do you save ,
the black cars , for the fall 🍁 ??
Oh, Dude , I can tell you how many times , I've got a fuel tank without a neck gromit . They all seem too be , gromit deficient .
Welp , I wouldn't call you ,
Captain of the Exxon Valdez 2.0
Never knew 273 head gaskets
are Unobtainaium
Good too know
That crossover cleaning
Was like an , archeological dig 👌
For some odd reason ,
MC hammer came too mind
While watching you , replace these valve seals . Not sure why .
Please stop critiquing yourself
This car is a massive improvement
From when it drove in
Button it up & ship it !!
You're fine . This car is ready for
"Spirited driving"
#DeadDodgeGarage
#FallCleanUp
#AbodiesGalore
#273Camondos
Back out of high school I had a 1964 Valiant Signet 200 with this engine/transmission. My buddy had a 1966 Barracuda Formula S. When he destroyed his lower end I traded for his intake, heads, and 4BBL carb. It had the stronger valve springs. It didn't really give much more power but revved higher and it sounded better. Before my buddy made the swap to a 340, we could run side by side for 2 miles at 130 MPH.
Black on black 273 commando with a 4 speed? Yes please. That should be a very fun little car even more so if it ever gets built to commando specs. Also the cool Formula S exhaust system
@@shazbotnanu7037 I'm planning on upgrading the exhaust. And putting in a cut out. 😈
It's good enough! DDG family motto.
Oh yeah. It was (literally) written on the wall in my old shop.
My dad did the Barra-Dart conversion back in the day. Barracuda front nose on an early Dart. Wish we still had that car
Nice pen 😂 and an awesome car! Thanks Jamie
I worked at a full-service gas station back in the mid to late 70s in Southern California,. These goddamn Barricade’s would come in and I would have to wash the front and rear windows. We were a “modern” gas station, and we used the wooden handled windshield washers with a squeegee and a sponge. Trying to squeegee off the water from that “goddamn back window.” was a pain in the ass. I absolutely hated it when I saw one of those mid 60s Barracuda’s pull in for gas. But with all of that said, it was one of the best jobs I ever had in my life!😊 and one more thing, I also used to hate when a Porsche Targa would pull in. They also had a rounded “goddamn back window”. 😂
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We had one of these Barracudas with a 273, and we also had a 68 Barracuda fastback with a 318.
It's crazy you've single handedly upped the percentage of Mopars in the Aberdeen area by like 500%. By the way, nice video on a nice survivor car. Looks like it'd be a real kick in the pants to drive. And now with less smoky smoke!
More than that I bet 😅
Recycling at its best. Giddyupgo and be safe about it. First car I remember ridin in was a 64 cuda. Only own dodge.😊. Got a late model super 225, and the 4 gear overdrive manual trans. Laying on the ground. One day I might find something to put them in.😊
The pan must be full of bad stuff.
I had a Dart and love this Barracuda.
I subscribed because I enjoyed it.
Good videography and narration.
Thanks!
Funny my 66 Dart GT has those same red fur seat covers! They were on it when I bought it in 92 in San Diego and are still on it n mostly intact.. one of David's Darts on roadkill had the same ones too.. Love ya man .. keep on keeping on Buddy
Those started as black fur seat covers. Like the cargo area carpet, the sun decided to change the color.
@sixtee5cuda98 mine look identical color but on underside in the seams there red. Same with my carpet🤣man they sure do last.. definitely don't find any current covers last that long...
Gidday' Jamie, feed 1/2" nylon rope into cylinder, just before tdc on compression, turn engine till it binds. Do seals turn engine backwards, remove rope and Bob's your uncle...mate. Enjoy your channel very much...
I guess because I said “string” instead of “rope” people think I don’t know this 🤣 thanks!
Gidday' Jamie, mate really appreciate your reply, thanks... Love that 2 door Valiant, wish they had made them in Oz, I think I would own several.... @@DeadDodgeGarage
Valve seals on my 85 318 is one of those jobs I've been putting off for a while. Right now, it only smokes when it's been run, shut off, and sat long enough for oil to leak down into the cylinders but not long enough for it all to leak past the rings when you restart it. Basically, it only smokes on restart between about 5 minutes and 45 minutes after you shut it off.
Just like my 1965 Plymouth Valiant Signet. Very cool
We tried to give a back window away at Carlisle a few years ago and couldn't. There are more spare rear windows for these Barracudas in garages, than there are cars that will ever need them.
So, so true. Haha.
When using a torch, you often sing a line from a song by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. It was a hit in 1968 or 69. He was touring to support his album with a young guitarist from London. Jimi Hendrix and Arthur Brown played a show in hartford that I won tickets to on a radio call in game on station WDRC. I couldn't drive out of state but I could take a bus. So I did. The late sixties until the mid eighties were some really good years to attend concerts. Thats why I don't have a cool old car. I have the memory of those experiences instead.
Brown quickly earned a reputation for outlandish performances, which included the use of a burning metal helmet, that led to occasional mishaps, such as during an early appearance at the Windsor Festival in 1967, where he wore a colander on his head soaked in methanol.
The fuel poured over his head by accident caught fire; a bystander doused the flames by pouring beer on Brown's head, preventing any serious injury. The flaming head then became an Arthur Brown signature.
On occasion he also stripped naked while performing, most notably at the Palermo Pop 70 Festival in Sicily, Italy, July 1970, where he was arrested and deported.
I hope Jamie does some screaming lord sutch someday. Lol
Beautiful. Black with black wheels and dog dish hubcaps
ME: Dang it, why must I work when a new vid from DDG drops!
* _Bright divine light starts shining upon him_ *
GOD: Because you want to own a classic Mopar
ME: Oh... Right. Thanks God.
GOD: No Problem Fam.
Glad you like the pen 🤣 they were too fun to resist
Great stuff, I used the old rope method worked like a charm on a couple of SBC's I've done. I don't trust my compressor/tank.
That desert tv car show staged the breaking of their “rare and expensive” rear glass on an episode. Hell, you rarely even see a broken Barracuda rear glass!
Yes, Tom talked about that in his back window video. Haha. I’ve heard stories of someone skate boarding down the back window of one multiple times and it never broke.
And you can bend one up out of plexi-glass pretty easily, with a couple of heating elements in a flat jig, and then a curved jig (perhaps with some more heat). Once bent, trim it to fit the car, and enjoy the easy weight savings!
Sell the genuine glass for $2000...
Those d4b manifolds are rare! Nice barracuda.
Hey Jamie, another great video. I'm 58 years old and when I was 15 I learned about the dot relationship on the timing chain for number one the only engine that I know of that when the two dots are together number one is firing is Buick my guess is because the distributor is in the timing cover. I'm going off my memory, but I worked in a Buick dealership and I believe once you put the chain on, you would just put the sugar in on number one. You don't know how many people will argue with you that when the two dots are together or 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock, the number one is in the firing position and I tell them they're wrong. I always wanted to take and make a video of a car that ran shut it off and pull the timing cover or ran it with the timing cover off to prove this theory to the people that just will not believe. Can't wait to see the follow up video.
It’s a lesson I learned the hard way at least twice many years ago when dropping the distributor in at dot to dot ended up being 180 out. Dot to dot is overlap, which in a way makes sense I suppose. Thanks!
@ I had an old 442-1968. I did the timing chain in it cause it went bad and I noticed the two dots together number six was firing so I moved it to number one. The car wouldn't start so I went to school that day and asked my Shop teacherand he asked me why I moved the distributor so I told him and he said there was no need to do it. So that's how I learned that one, move the distributor and started right up. So a B block is the same way I take it in the Mopar world.
Look forward to see it healthy again!
@@michaelnault5905 me too! Thanks for watching.
I received a severe weather warning on facebook the other day for that storm you're in - I have friends & family in the Oly & Seattle areas so FB notified me. Aberdeen was on the edge of the "Circle of doom" in the 7:00 position & Seattle was at 12:00.
It wasn’t so bad here. Sure was up there though.
That is a really nice looking car, I have one and it is next to impossible to find one in that good of condition that is original.
A 64 available here MN. Guy started resto 20+ years ago. Bit apart in garage covered! Ready to sell! Looks all round good canidate. Passes my like even. Great for rust land. Asking 1200. Already hook trailer to 70 Camper Hauler Special. 👍
Well you’d better be on your way then!
Couldn’t think of a more deserving car for the fancy 273 parts, huh? You think you know a guy…. ;)
Very nice Early A Body car. Looking forward to seeing more of this nice Barracuda.
Well, there is that I suppose. Haha.
Pretty cool. Congrats on hitting 47k subs.
Thanks!
There was one of these than ran as a hobby stocker race car in the 70s and was league champion for 3 straight years with it never lost a final against Camaros and mustangs in the field.