As I've told you before Jamie, when I had survived 2 tours in the 101st Airborne infantry, I came home had no ride but had banked all my GI pay, so I bought a '67 Dart six, three on the tree. It was in good shape lo miles and was part of my plan . I had to have a Hemi! I found a '69 GTX black red leather, Dual quad 426! At a chevy/ olds dealer on his back lot. It was covered in dust, wouldn't start and had had a bad owner. This was Chevy dealers opinion. So as it sat in '70 I ended up buying it for $800.00 cash. I had a tow truck bring it home for me, house I rented at the time had a nice garage ( fourtunate!!!)! I refurbished the car it took over a year, but she finally came to life!! I loved this car kept it for years I intended to never part with it but..... yeah I fell in love and I owned three mopars, GTX, Dart, pickup . Sooooo, to buy a house, the GTX was the most valuable so I sold it !!! End of my Hemi dream!
They do still look super cool all these years later. Damned shame they are so very expensive and tough to justify given the weight, physical size and the great many cheaper and easier routes you could take to make a whole lot more power for a whole lot less $$....still though eye candy when you do come across one.
Ahhh. The only Engine that I always wanted that I don’t have or have ever owned. I drove a 66 HEMI Charger one time. Only for about 10 minutes. But I remember every minute😁. Thanks Don for allowing me to drive your pride and joy. And thanks Dead Dodge Garage for letting me look over your shoulder.
Stop beating yourself up. If you were 15 in 1980 then realistically you didn't really miss this. Unless you were an extremely fortunate trust fund kid with access to the money far earlier than is common most of us have stuff we gotta do before we can really dive in hard on a "fun car" or collector car. So if I imagine you've got that great job and enough extra cash to take the shot to find and buy a Hemi Cuda at around 30 years old..... they were already 6 figure cars in 1995. If you look back at your own history are you sure you should be beating yourself up so badly or maybe you should just cut yourself a break on this one. The problem for all MOPAR guys always comes back to how few of the cars we really like were built. Ford and Chevy guys really do have it so much easier in that so many Mustangs and Camaros are still with us today. It keeps something of lid on prices that simply isn't there with the most desirable MOPARS and the super small original production numbers that so very severely limit the supply available to so much more demand today for those that are still out there.
@@stevejewell9263I’m 27 and I’m so greatful I have a 1973 Challenger I’m building with my 4 year old son. She’s rough but that’s great to make whatever I want.
I was 17 at the time. In two years time I would be in possession of a 71 Challenger RT with a 383. Next year I would be off to college so it sat in my parents car port hidden in the back of the house untouched for the next few years. During this time I drove a Ram Power Wagon. While I was in college I cruised around town and came across a Cuda with a 340 on a used car lot and the asking price was 2500. It was in very good condition and started and drove fine. Unfortunately 2500 was a lot at the time since I was a poor college student.
Oh no! Once again your video reminded me of something I did, or happened to me. Soooo, it's "story time!" At the age of 17, I bought a real H-code 1966 Hemi Satellite. The engine was long gone, but I installed a 440+6 with a big cam and headers. It was the first engine I rebuilt. It also had 4.30 gears and a 4 speed. At that age, not many people had a car that could beat me. The cops heard my glass packs, but all they saw was a blur! Anyway, you know how those cars came with that plate holding the solenoid mounted on the inner fender. Hemi's had the white rubber on the end of the dipstick, and the 440's did not. Every time I checked the oil, well, you know the rest! Additionally, one of your subscribers replied to my desire to start my own TH-cam channel to showcase my three custom Mopars and my crazy antics. Well, he said, "Do it! I'll subscribe to it!" Wow! That's cool! Bad Ash Garage! TH-cam will never be the same!
I feel sooper cool cause I also picked those same free orange picks at harbor freight for my freebie two weeks ago….. now if I only had mechanical skills… or knowledge…. or wasn’t sick of my ramcharger….
I really enjoyed the video watching somebody work on a car of that value in today's world as if they were just working in their own driveway outside in the good weather
1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda in black, with black vinyl roof, black interior, 4-speed manual, and black steel wheels with dog dish hubcaps is my one of my dream cars. One of my “Hemi Powered” dream cars that is
Awesome car. I always wanted a hemi car too but never owned one. Problem is I would probably opt for winged car or a b body with a four speed instead. My life evolved from what I could afford and how much fun I could have with it. As more and more cars passed through my possession I kept the ones I wanted until I had way to many cars. Then I limited it to eight personal cars and religiously kept it that way. Now I have five personal cars. If I chose a hemi car it would have to replace one of my cars. I probably would do it but it would have to be the perfect car at the perfect price to get me to buy it to replace one of my personal cars. Same with a wing car, 70 Super bee four speed as possibly two examples. I just don’t know how bad I really want one, my friend had one in an old Satellite and I would have bought it if he wanted to sell it but he loved it and didn’t want to trade or sell. Takes a hunt when you really want something and because the cars are old and scarce it takes the right one. You are young and smart, I see you with a hemi car for sure.
This brought back memories. I bought a 70 Hemi Cuda in 76. All that engine wants is fuel & spark. Direct Connection had a rebuild kit for the Carters for much better flow and then with the higher compression pistons & cam I could watch the fuel gage move... ;) It may have had the idle upgrade you mentioned. Also got a rear suspension kit (Dick Landy approved) that had longer front leaf hangers that moved the spring inboard so you could fit wider tires in the stock wheel wheel wells. I still miss that car as it was nice to drive but the cost was prohibitive when I was going to college, so I sold it. :( On the street I think that the wedge engines are superior. Great video BTW!
What an absolute beast, but a 340 4spd would defintley be my choice. Same exact look though, that triple black with steelies and dog dishes is just mean.
You used the term dykes to refer to that type of pliers. You could do an episode on how the name was coined. Or maybe not since we don't want you cancelled. A local guy had a Ford 427 SOHC motor on a stand in his living room while he tried to find something it would fit into as the heads were massive. I like how you show your troubleshooting process and not just Shazam to the part where you solved the problem. Do you ever use a smoke machine to check for vacuum leaks ? Keep the interesting episodes coming 👍
I don’t have and have never had a smoke machine. I probably should… but I have gotten on ok without it so far. Yeah! I’m really trying to convey my process and how I find problems, because I think that’s probably worth more to people than a lot of the knowledge I have to share. Things to listen for, things to check, etc. Hopefully people find it useful - or at least entertaining. Haha. Thanks!
Very cool car. I would still rather have a bored and stroked 440 than a 426 hemi. I could actually have 2 or 3 of them. Keep up the good work Jamie. Thanks for the video man.
without computerised helping yes max-wedge products/program efi-hemi but kings 👑mopar engine for me/sibling is turban engine, even know im currently a 2g 426-540ci hemi guy
Just a great car! Hemi's have their issues, but when they run right they are awesome. I thought of Phantasm when I saw this car as well. The car they used in that movie was the actors own private car if I remember correctly(at least for the glam shots).
I had a 67 Dodge R/T Hemi back in 1971. It was awesome. Had power disc front brakes, so I know what it's like changing that back plug. Enjoyed your video.
Sooooo good to hear your dream e body is a 340 4 speed…. Took me a while but I finally could afford a rusted out one that I finally get to see in person in a few months when I get home!
Consider using a regular ratchet with a shorter extension and a universal on #7 and leave the booster in place - that’s what I need to get #8 in and out on the 392 in my ‘57 NY’er - the shop manual says to pull the blower motor (hard “no”). I enjoy your channel - the increased views are well deserved.
We pulled the booster to pull the valve cover. I tried my damndest to get the cover out without loosening it too, thinking I’d be well prepared after all of the 5.7 pickup trucks I’ve worked on. No such luck. What you described is how I do the back plugs on those 5.7s - so I’ve kind of been there and done that. I didn’t have the right length combination to get the ratchet under the booster on this, so I was using two “wobbly” extensions instead to just barely angle around the booster. I do have a set of those u-joints but I’ve never been a big fan of them. I have many more tool options in my box at home. So many more… Thanks Rick! I appreciate it.
I graduated in 81, first car I built was a V8 Pinto, local speedshop owner built a 426 Hemi 73 Cuda more strip than street that ruled the city the only fight was#2 as he had king sewn up, the hemi pretzels the unibody in time and hemi removed
I love that cuda!. The Only hemis i have owned were Early ones but there's a lot of work required to get them running right and keepiing them running as the legends demand.
Your channel IS growing like crazy (congratulations!) Sometimes I see your channel like an indie music snob sees his favorite band, and I don't want posers to start liking your channel. Then I remember that I dont have to worry about not being able to see you play a small club because you now play a 40,000 seat stadium and charge $500 a ticket. I can enjoy your content with or without everyone else liking it, too! For the record, I watched the Hemi carb rebuild video last year, so not exactly "nobody watched it." 😁
So one of the last cars I worked on at a shop on the Eastside was a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner, it was a Hemi 4 Speed car that only had 1200 something miles on it because it was drag raced. We sent the Hemi out for a refresh and he wanted to drive it without being a pain just like you mentioned about those carbs...I found that the Marine Dual Quad Manifold has the Holley bolt pattern. We installed dual throttle bodies and went fuel injection on it. Put the good headers on it and aftermarket wheels that look factory but were 17" or 18" if I remember correctly...as it turns out its 1 of 24 cars ever ordered like it. Naturally we kept all the parts it came with.
Personally, I don’t think I would prefer dual bolt on EFI units - I would prefer that my hypothetical Hemi car be true to its original form. And I’ve had enough bad times with those things already. But I get it.
Just seen the video, I had a 1964 Polaris with a 426 Hemi with a solid lifter cam. Tuning can be cumbersome. A friend of mine once said, it's a complicated motor it should come with a shrink in the trunk.
i love the hemi cuda , back in the 70,s my neighbor had a 1971 hemi cuda sassy grass green with black nynil top automatic with the huge hemi bilboards on the sides and he used to take me for rides in it , he had the car 26 years and sold it for huge dollars , i miss that car ...if i was a milionaire i would find it and buy it cause it was my was mot favorite car ever
Just a suggestion, I'd use a fender cover for those cables. The air cleaner base is heavy because it's not made out of plastic. Is that a real Hemi 'Cuda? I like the cow milker spark plug tubes. The valve covers are a pain in the a$$. Those rocker arm rails are a work of art. I bought a junk set to frame and hang on the wall. All the muscle cars I know of are cold blooded, temperamental and awesome! Worth the trouble and they know it.
my low deck-383 dodge 69 wasn't ( started rather nicely, staying running/not-cold-start-problem's/*water-yes*-temperature fluctuations-yes-ish as well ( aka dizzy's plug-main liked poping off ect after getting home/next day starting or fun after car-wash or light-drizzling rain 🌧ect ) was the real challenge as my dizzy/battery liked being fussy, im not using the 1970-80's stuff again it was hit or miss, hence why im using 2008-25 spec'd parts/design like COP/CNP ignition ) ( 727 wanted a 833 and 400-500+ci ( as that's something ( got it around 2009-14, i was about 21 years old ) that modern cars don't have, and v8s/sub-410ci are getting more special/rarely opportunities ) but didn't have $$/find the right vin, anyways im mostly happy with my vin nowadays ) to bad but also it was driving it to school every morning/night and work ( ish as i tried not to trash my charger's body any further aka fresh snow+salted road's ect ) yep new new combo is a D8-hemi 1960-70-SS/frankenstined spec* but with modern sealed/water-resistant engine controls ( plus additional TR6060 transmission ect ) aka EFI, i knowledge of the carbs and dissy and oil/droll-toobs, but not the plugs and wires being so stubborn, now i have something to look/add to my list on startup and daily maintenance ( yes the size and weight and maintenance and daily activity experience was on my mind when i decided on changing combo out, the shops/insurance pointing to me modifying my 383 ( block-9"in~ is about 9-200lbs lighter and D8's-pair is about 160"lbs heavier than the G-code/906's ) wasn't as good of a $$ in ROI or HP-vs-$$ ect and im not going LSX/hell-cat/smog-magnum that's a stupidity move in my vin, if it was a beater-bomb mopar maybe 🤔 but it's not it just needs some TLC/full-restoration and thence it would be muscle-car royalty ) as im trying to setup for 50k-100k sparkpulgs/rebuild's, no wonders the 1970 440/572 did better on the average the spark+carb+low-oil-PSI ( more than one old timer told me they burned a rod/big-end at a stoplight doing normal driving aka pan-sucks and if i was you dry-sump it, wet sump on your car sucked and you will regret it or at least i did ) was terrible aka full v8/572ci vs maybe 1-8 hemi-cycling-cylinder's but probably only hitting 4 on average hemi-cylinders, hopefully i do better than that and get average 400-1200HP/500-900ft of torque aka max-out the TR6060 stock internals ( putting around im aiming for 25+ to 33+ MPG, my older combo was 14~lazybones and 18~mpg tuned correctly 17-23 try-hard-club/eco-roding ) i have as it's similar or the same as a hellcat-manual spec'd/vibes car
Great video! Brings back a good bad memory for me, back in 1989 I had the chance to buy a black on black 71 Cuda shaker hood car, it was a 340 4 speed, the guy wanted $1200.00 for it, it needed a grille which was almost impossible to find for a 71 at that time. Not knowing what the future would hold and that good reproduction grilles would become available, I passed on it, one of those things that make you kick your own butt and haunt you!😊👍
I had a chance to buy a '70 HemiCuda in 1978. I responded to a for sale ad in the local paper. Plum Crazy, automatic. It was a drive to get to it, as it was half way over to the other side of the State. By the time I got there, it was raining, the car hardly ran at all, and was missing a few minor parts. I decided to pass. $4K. Still kicking myself today.
You can check the resistance of the plug wires. I usually measure about 5K to 20K ohms. The same length should have about the same resistance. Wiggle them to see if there is a break. I once had a 354 first gen hemi in my living room.
I actually did that during the course of this diagnosis. Niiiiice! I never had a Hemi in my bachelor-era living room, but I did have small block heads lined up on the carpet at one time.
If you find a hemi block that's slung a rod through the block ,,,, you can drill it ,,,, and bolt a plate to the inside and out . And use a lot of silicone . Just an alternative idea . Or get a 3rd gen . Soon as I can I'm gonna use plate steel and weld up a block in a configuration to I guess 500 cubic in's . So I can put the cam tunnel where I want ,,,, and shroud the crank for strength. Thanks man .
I was in high school back when this car was new and the cops would definitely watch these cars very closely because they knew that it would be just any time and the driver would get on it hard and tickets would be given.
I don’t think I ever took the washers off the plugs. But I did have the aluminum collar’s mounted on the head so I always pulled the tube to get the plugs out and in.
Evan told me about those collars while I was doing this. With any tube plug (the early slant six, for example,) you don’t want the washer on there. I have seen them chew into the tubes, and it also pulls the plug out of the chamber that little bit. It used to be easy to find plugs without the washers for these applications - and apparently they used to be sold with the washers in the packages to be installed if needed. They all come with washers now.
Great hemi diagnostic skills , Jamie . I learned a few things 🤝 Couldn't help but notice , You sighed at the , Pertronics Ignition 🤔 Is "dirt nasty low" when the seat has a broken hinge ? (Asking for a friend )
Dirt nasty low is a silly term the kids may or may not refer to lowered cars with. Haha. Pertronix is fine - just would prefer to see the dual points in there on a numbers Hemi car.
Thanks for the video there Jamie I enjoyed it but there is something about the noise that the hemi makes they just don't sound like any other engine also the three 40s have really good sound to them also and they rev high
The 426 Hemi in general is an absolute bitch to keep properly in tune. It was a NASCAR racing engine that was tuned to be used for the streets after all. The stock camshaft profiles in them are pretty radical for a street engine (hence why you'll never see an original 426 Hemi equipped with air conditioning). Keeping both carburetors tuned and the timing dialed in properly is a constant chore. Changes with ambient air temperature, humidity, and air pressure affect these engines. I was lucky enough in my automotive career and racing career to get the opportunity to work on these engines. They are quite the finicky beasts.
There's probably a lightning storm going on under the dizzy cap, the cracked wires going to the Pertronix unit will do that. The whole dizzy is bad and needs rebuilt with dual points. I like the Hemi GTX, personally. AAR 'Cudas are awesome, too.
In 2005 went to Columbus national trail drag way car show with my 1972 green cuda . When what parked next to me a 1970 hemi cuda convertible. He said to me some one offered him a million dollars for his car .
I’m surprised the tubes didn’t get damaged from tightening the spark plugs down with those O rings jammed under them. I’m always suspect of Petronix ignitions. Do you know that in 1966, at least early 66, that flexy #7 plug wire hadn’t been invented yet, all 8 wires had the same rigid insulators, you had to fully remove both the booster and master cylinder just to pull the plug wires off 5&7, on a car with solid lifters! Isn’t that special.
I was too. I checked all of the ends expecting to find them pulled down or cracked, but didn’t. Oh wow. That’s nice of them… I haven’t had to learn that one yet. Can’t wait. Haha.
Beautiful car , you're working on some nice stuff. I wonder how often that mistake of leaving the washers on the spark plugs is made on slant sixes as well.
I owned a number of Slant-Sixes, starting when I was 18 (I’m 62 now) and I saw it several times. Sometime in the late 70’s or early 80’s Chrysler eliminated the spark plug tubes on the Slant-Six, long overdue.
I raced a 66 plymouth with a 439 hemi engine. Built by akron arlen vanke. It was tuned by arlen. Guess what? We never took the plug washers off the plugs. Car ran high 9.40s in ss/ ea. Trim . Guess the washers could be used or not.
No, I haven’t gotten into that just yet. I’m not so great at the technical nitty gritty there. I gravitate toward the factory recommended plug for a given engine, plus or minus a heat range. In the future I will have to do something on that.
Do you remember that cuda I told you about on the local ranch ? I got it running good and they decided to keep it, lol, otherwise I would have hemi problems of my own, Hahaha
@@DeadDodgeGarage Building a C body hemi cannot be that expensive. One could get a 68 300 for under 3K for a non runner. Maybe less. There should be many in Texas where I live. I would think one can build a hemi for about $10K. For under 20K, you have one hell of a highway screamer. I have an Imperial with a good running 440 (super budget built), probably around 400 hp. That is doing real well on the open road when all 4 carburetor doors open. The hemi 300 will be much faster.
You know, other than the shaker, I bet it would have made a heck of a sleeper back in the day. Steelies, tan, bench seat, column shifter. Almost seems like a "don't look at me" car.
Hemi but no rally cluster, 😆. A friend of mine up by Everett has a Hemi car recently restored on Graveyard Cars. It is a 71 hemi Cuda automatic it also does not have a rally cluster, apparently it was only a $35 option.
I think they are deserving of the reputation they have - and they were literally *underrated* from the factory. But yeah… there are a lot of not so great things about them.
@@DeadDodgeGarage Well opinions vary, to those of us who were there, and experienced it, they’re overrated, they on the streets back then, were never the world beaters today’s experts claim them to be, they were ok, at best. Many faster cars from the factory back then. From Chrysler themselves , the Max Wedge motor cars destroyed the street Hemi cars easily. They were absolutely no match for the ZL-1 Camaro, the L-88 Corvette, and a few more. Look up W-43 Olds when you get some time, now that was a Hemi, unfortunately it wasn’t to be! 🤔😉😳
Hello Dead Dodge. I have the 73 Cuda that had the back header tubes glow red at idle. Think I have that figured out. What do you think about MSD ignition with a battery mounted in the trunk. Did you ever hear of a ground problem. That leads to burning fuseable links ?? Thanks for any thoughts. And keep the videos going. Good stuff Brother .
Main voltage feed for the MSD (the big red wire) definitely needs to go to battery positive, which is challenging when it’s in the trunk… the big lug on the starter would be a give or take appropriate substitute. The main ground wire for the MSD is also supposed to go straight to battery, so that will be challenging. If you are running the big red wire through the factory ignition wiring, that would be a problem. I’m not sure it could lead to burning fusible links - but maybe. The only factory wire connecting to your MSD should be the ignition feed (coil positive with ballast resistor bypassed) acting as a trigger wire to turn it on. If it is wired like this, then that probably isn’t your problem.
Interesting! Simple, and ultimately effective - but I think most dream of something more exotic. I’ve driven a couple Hemi E-bodies, a few big blocks, and a handful of 340s. Personally I’d be taking that last one with a four speed. But that’s me.
@@DeadDodgeGarage I've used several different products with really good results - I don't like a high gloss shine on vinyl tops, just want it to be black. Thought I'd see if he is using the same stuff.
Big Daddy hated 426 when released & racers used the smaller Hemi until Don Garlits tried blowing his 426 Hemi with tons of timing but that's how they all figured out the 426 was from Big Daddy & 426 Hemi loves lots of timing according to Don on resent video. Thought you'd like the story if you didn't see Big Daddy's video ?
I have always wanted a hemi, preferably in a Challenger. But since they are pretty much way out of my price range, I would have to build one like the Red Challenger in your earlier videos. You get the best of both worlds, EFI, easy to start and drive. You can pretty much run it anywhere. I guess if you can stay out of the pedal, you'll get good fuel mileage too. Most important, you still get pretty much the power you get out of that earlier hemi. I know that swap wasn't cheap, but it is still would have to be cheaper than buying just a 426 hemi engine itself.
You’re absolutely right - at least if one did the project themselves. By the time I spent a zillion hours getting it just right and putting my personal touches on it, a 426 engine (just the engine) would probably cost less. But I think the results speak for themselves on that one. It’s hard to say no to 500+ streetable horsepower, EFI reliability and self tuning, and good fuel economy. The six speed helps too. Haha.
I like looking at a Hemi, and I like watching someone else work on them, and I'm sure I'd love to drive one, but I have a feeling I'd develop a very complex love/hate relationship with one if I owned it and had to work on it. But, still there is nothing like them, and especially in a 70 Cuda. By the way, I noticed it has the standard gauge cluster. Isn't it supposed to have the full rally gauge cluster with the 4 large round gauge sets if it's a Hemi car? Or maybe that was an option? Still nice in any case, even the standard cluster is cool.
Rooster has been playing with blown Hemis for ages, and love/hate is exactly what he said… the Rallye cluster was standard on Challenger R/T, but it was not standard in the ‘Cuda. You had to order it. Someone appears to have ordered this car as a no frills deal, but checked the boxes for 426 Hemi and shaker hood. It’s a really interesting car. I mean, it was literally beige. Haha.
@@DeadDodgeGarage Yeah, no power steering, no rally gauges, column shift, bench seat, beige..definitely no frills. But strangely enough, I think the Shaker Hood was standard with the Hemi on the Cuda (and probably the Challenger).
Yep! They were good enough for Chrysler for half a century and more, so they’re good enough for me! We used the Autolites because it’s what was available locally. We actually have a stock pile of over the counter Mopar replacement plugs (which I believe are rebadged Champions too,) but we didn’t have the correct heat range for the Hemi.
This black hemi cuda is very similar in looks to my cuda at a quick glance I might even mistake it. Here's the difference. Mine is a 73. I also put a 383 in Mine which will out run that pesky hemi. I only say that because I've out ran a dual quad 70 hemi cuda. I never felt so good about my car. It's Bitchen 😊
You are so right about that. I have a 69 road runner 4 spd that I want to put a old 440 i scored into it but the 440 came out of a late 60s motor home the down side is the crank of the 440 is not drilled for the pilot bushing. Got any tricks to get around that if not i may 440 the cuda automatic car and use the 383 in the road runner 😮 help me out with some knowledge bro. I'm at a standstill on this one @@DeadDodgeGarage
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As I've told you before Jamie, when I had survived 2 tours in the 101st Airborne infantry, I came home had no ride but had banked all my GI pay, so I bought a '67 Dart six, three on the tree. It was in good shape lo miles and was part of my plan . I had to have a Hemi! I found a '69 GTX black red leather, Dual quad 426! At a chevy/ olds dealer on his back lot. It was covered in dust, wouldn't start and had had a bad owner. This was Chevy dealers opinion. So as it sat in '70 I ended up buying it for $800.00 cash. I had a tow truck bring it home for me, house I rented at the time had a nice garage ( fourtunate!!!)! I refurbished the car it took over a year, but she finally came to life!! I loved this car kept it for years I intended to never part with it but..... yeah I fell in love and I owned three mopars, GTX, Dart, pickup . Sooooo, to buy a house, the GTX was the most valuable so I sold it !!! End of my Hemi dream!
Dang. Unfortunately that does seem to be the way these things go.
The only engine that still makes grown men silently stare 😎
Add a blower and we all start drooling
They do still look super cool all these years later. Damned shame they are so very expensive and tough to justify given the weight, physical size and the great many cheaper and easier routes you could take to make a whole lot more power for a whole lot less $$....still though eye candy when you do come across one.
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Yup the originals carry that mystique tho. 😎
Ahhh. The only Engine that I always wanted that I don’t have or have ever owned. I drove a 66 HEMI Charger one time. Only for about 10 minutes. But I remember every minute😁. Thanks Don for allowing me to drive your pride and joy. And thanks Dead Dodge Garage for letting me look over your shoulder.
I was 15 years old in 1980. It seemed like Cuda's were ancient history. Geez I wish I would have bought a Hemi Cuda
Stop beating yourself up. If you were 15 in 1980 then realistically you didn't really miss this. Unless you were an extremely fortunate trust fund kid with access to the money far earlier than is common most of us have stuff we gotta do before we can really dive in hard on a "fun car" or collector car. So if I imagine you've got that great job and enough extra cash to take the shot to find and buy a Hemi Cuda at around 30 years old..... they were already 6 figure cars in 1995. If you look back at your own history are you sure you should be beating yourself up so badly or maybe you should just cut yourself a break on this one. The problem for all MOPAR guys always comes back to how few of the cars we really like were built. Ford and Chevy guys really do have it so much easier in that so many Mustangs and Camaros are still with us today. It keeps something of lid on prices that simply isn't there with the most desirable MOPARS and the super small original production numbers that so very severely limit the supply available to so much more demand today for those that are still out there.
@@stevejewell9263I’m 27 and I’m so greatful I have a 1973 Challenger I’m building with my 4 year old son. She’s rough but that’s great to make whatever I want.
I was 17 at the time. In two years time I would be in possession of a 71 Challenger RT with a 383. Next year I would be off to college so it sat in my parents car port hidden in the back of the house untouched for the next few years. During this time I drove a Ram Power Wagon. While I was in college I cruised around town and came across a Cuda with a 340 on a used car lot and the asking price was 2500. It was in very good condition and started and drove fine. Unfortunately 2500 was a lot at the time since I was a poor college student.
Oh no! Once again your video reminded me of something I did, or happened to me. Soooo, it's "story time!" At the age of 17, I bought a real H-code 1966 Hemi Satellite. The engine was long gone, but I installed a 440+6 with a big cam and headers. It was the first engine I rebuilt. It also had 4.30 gears and a 4 speed. At that age, not many people had a car that could beat me. The cops heard my glass packs, but all they saw was a blur! Anyway, you know how those cars came with that plate holding the solenoid mounted on the inner fender. Hemi's had the white rubber on the end of the dipstick, and the 440's did not. Every time I checked the oil, well, you know the rest! Additionally, one of your subscribers replied to my desire to start my own TH-cam channel to showcase my three custom Mopars and my crazy antics. Well, he said, "Do it! I'll subscribe to it!" Wow! That's cool! Bad Ash Garage! TH-cam will never be the same!
Oh, I’m *very much* looking forward to that! Just try not to let all of the smoke out…
You have to love the sound of that starter!
I am an old guy who did almost nothing but Mopar in my youth, especially Hemi. They LOVE timing. Lots and Lots !
Yes , 2nd gen hemis do love lots and lots of timing !
Nailed it, first gen Chargers are just plain mean looking, the Hemi in the fastback rocks!
Yesssss!
I feel sooper cool cause I also picked those same free orange picks at harbor freight for my freebie two weeks ago….. now if I only had mechanical skills… or knowledge…. or wasn’t sick of my ramcharger….
I really enjoyed the video watching somebody work on a car of that value in today's world as if they were just working in their own driveway outside in the good weather
It was such a beautiful day - and all of the inside spots were taken. Haha.
I'm simple man, I see ddg post I like
Thanks Jamie
A triple black cuda with steel wheels is always going to pin the needle on the Mopar meter 👍🇺🇸
More people needs to watch these videos. They are so well done and informative.
1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda in black, with black vinyl roof, black interior, 4-speed manual, and black steel wheels with dog dish hubcaps is my one of my dream cars. One of my “Hemi Powered” dream cars that is
Not many of us get to go to work and drive a Hemi, your a lucky fellow!!! Cheers 🎉
Awesome car. I always wanted a hemi car too but never owned one. Problem is I would probably opt for winged car or a b body with a four speed instead. My life evolved from what I could afford and how much fun I could have with it. As more and more cars passed through my possession I kept the ones I wanted until I had way to many cars. Then I limited it to eight personal cars and religiously kept it that way. Now I have five personal cars. If I chose a hemi car it would have to replace one of my cars. I probably would do it but it would have to be the perfect car at the perfect price to get me to buy it to replace one of my personal cars. Same with a wing car, 70 Super bee four speed as possibly two examples. I just don’t know how bad I really want one, my friend had one in an old Satellite and I would have bought it if he wanted to sell it but he loved it and didn’t want to trade or sell. Takes a hunt when you really want something and because the cars are old and scarce it takes the right one. You are young and smart, I see you with a hemi car for sure.
Looking forward to your 20k sub celebration show. Cool hemi stuff!
"E-Z Tune Hood" ™👍Hard to beat triple black. Congrats on the continued growth - 20,000 here we come.
Haha. Yep. Thanks!
This brought back memories. I bought a 70 Hemi Cuda in 76. All that engine wants is fuel & spark. Direct Connection had a rebuild kit for the Carters for much better flow and then with the higher compression pistons & cam I could watch the fuel gage move... ;) It may have had the idle upgrade you mentioned. Also got a rear suspension kit (Dick Landy approved) that had longer front leaf hangers that moved the spring inboard so you could fit wider tires in the stock wheel wheel wells.
I still miss that car as it was nice to drive but the cost was prohibitive when I was going to college, so I sold it. :(
On the street I think that the wedge engines are superior. Great video BTW!
Man! I can't wait to get up there one day and actually see what all magic happens.
What an absolute beast, but a 340 4spd would defintley be my choice. Same exact look though, that triple black with steelies and dog dishes is just mean.
You used the term dykes to refer to that type of pliers. You could do an episode on how the name was coined. Or maybe not since we don't want you cancelled. A local guy had a Ford 427 SOHC motor on a stand in his living room while he tried to find something it would fit into as the heads were massive. I like how you show your troubleshooting process and not just Shazam to the part where you solved the problem. Do you ever use a smoke machine to check for vacuum leaks ? Keep the interesting episodes coming 👍
I don’t have and have never had a smoke machine. I probably should… but I have gotten on ok without it so far. Yeah! I’m really trying to convey my process and how I find problems, because I think that’s probably worth more to people than a lot of the knowledge I have to share. Things to listen for, things to check, etc. Hopefully people find it useful - or at least entertaining. Haha. Thanks!
Hi, I am McCoy. A 340 or 360 with a 4spd. Now that's cool. Always good to see wuts up Jamie.
Very knowledgeable and intelligent young man. Great videos and good humorous remarks. luv this guy.
Thank you! I really appreciate that.
Very cool car. I would still rather have a bored and stroked 440 than a 426 hemi. I could actually have 2 or 3 of them. Keep up the good work Jamie. Thanks for the video man.
I’ll still have my big block in 383 flavor. I just love them for some reason. Thanks Tony!
without computerised helping yes max-wedge products/program
efi-hemi
but kings 👑mopar engine for me/sibling is turban engine, even know im currently a 2g 426-540ci hemi guy
Just a great car! Hemi's have their issues, but when they run right they are awesome. I thought of Phantasm when I saw this car as well. The car they used in that movie was the actors own private car if I remember correctly(at least for the glam shots).
I had a 67 Dodge R/T Hemi back in 1971. It was awesome. Had power disc front brakes, so I know what it's like changing that back plug. Enjoyed your video.
Sooooo good to hear your dream e body is a 340 4 speed…. Took me a while but I finally could afford a rusted out one that I finally get to see in person in a few months when I get home!
Consider using a regular ratchet with a shorter extension and a universal on #7 and leave the booster in place - that’s what I need to get #8 in and out on the 392 in my ‘57 NY’er - the shop manual says to pull the blower motor (hard “no”). I enjoy your channel - the increased views are well deserved.
We pulled the booster to pull the valve cover. I tried my damndest to get the cover out without loosening it too, thinking I’d be well prepared after all of the 5.7 pickup trucks I’ve worked on. No such luck. What you described is how I do the back plugs on those 5.7s - so I’ve kind of been there and done that. I didn’t have the right length combination to get the ratchet under the booster on this, so I was using two “wobbly” extensions instead to just barely angle around the booster. I do have a set of those u-joints but I’ve never been a big fan of them. I have many more tool options in my box at home. So many more… Thanks Rick! I appreciate it.
Thanks Jamie. That was cool!
I graduated in 81, first car I built was a V8 Pinto, local speedshop owner built a 426 Hemi 73 Cuda more strip than street that ruled the city the only fight was#2 as he had king sewn up, the hemi pretzels the unibody in time and hemi removed
I love that cuda!. The Only hemis i have owned were Early ones but there's a lot of work required to get them running right and keepiing them running as the legends demand.
I love the triple black w/shaker! One of my neighbors has a late model 392 shaker challenger that’s all blacked out. They are sick!
Nice work, thank you.
Been watching a lot of your videos lately u know your shit and you actually work on the cars keep them coming
Thanks! I’m on it!
Your channel IS growing like crazy (congratulations!) Sometimes I see your channel like an indie music snob sees his favorite band, and I don't want posers to start liking your channel. Then I remember that I dont have to worry about not being able to see you play a small club because you now play a 40,000 seat stadium and charge $500 a ticket. I can enjoy your content with or without everyone else liking it, too!
For the record, I watched the Hemi carb rebuild video last year, so not exactly "nobody watched it." 😁
Haaahaha. Well at least there’s that. I sure recognize your name and picture! You’ve definitely been around these parts a while. Nice. Thanks!
So one of the last cars I worked on at a shop on the Eastside was a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner, it was a Hemi 4 Speed car that only had 1200 something miles on it because it was drag raced. We sent the Hemi out for a refresh and he wanted to drive it without being a pain just like you mentioned about those carbs...I found that the Marine Dual Quad Manifold has the Holley bolt pattern. We installed dual throttle bodies and went fuel injection on it. Put the good headers on it and aftermarket wheels that look factory but were 17" or 18" if I remember correctly...as it turns out its 1 of 24 cars ever ordered like it. Naturally we kept all the parts it came with.
Personally, I don’t think I would prefer dual bolt on EFI units - I would prefer that my hypothetical Hemi car be true to its original form. And I’ve had enough bad times with those things already. But I get it.
I get that, the owner was in his 80's and just wanted an easy to start ride. Me personally...Blown dual carb.@@DeadDodgeGarage
Mopars, Hemi's, Magnums... it all makes me smile!😊
Yeah that's my childhood dream car. I built one, minus the hemi. Still completely in love with her
Keep 'em coming, Jamie !
Just seen the video, I had a 1964 Polaris with a 426 Hemi with a solid lifter cam. Tuning can be cumbersome. A friend of mine once said, it's a complicated motor it should come with a shrink in the trunk.
HEMI cudas are cool no doubts ! I'd still pick the L6 454 chevelle over the cuda ! NO loss either way ! 👍👌
i love the hemi cuda , back in the 70,s my neighbor had a 1971 hemi cuda sassy grass green with black nynil top automatic with the huge hemi bilboards on the sides and he used to take me for rides in it , he had the car 26 years and sold it for huge dollars , i miss that car ...if i was a milionaire i would find it and buy it cause it was my was mot favorite car ever
Just a suggestion, I'd use a fender cover for those cables. The air cleaner base is heavy because it's not made out of plastic. Is that a real Hemi 'Cuda? I like the cow milker spark plug tubes. The valve covers are a pain in the a$$. Those rocker arm rails are a work of art. I bought a junk set to frame and hang on the wall. All the muscle cars I know of are cold blooded, temperamental and awesome! Worth the trouble and they know it.
my low deck-383 dodge 69 wasn't ( started rather nicely, staying running/not-cold-start-problem's/*water-yes*-temperature fluctuations-yes-ish as well ( aka dizzy's plug-main liked poping off ect after getting home/next day starting or fun after car-wash or light-drizzling rain 🌧ect ) was the real challenge as my dizzy/battery liked being fussy, im not using the 1970-80's stuff again it was hit or miss, hence why im using 2008-25 spec'd parts/design like COP/CNP ignition ) ( 727 wanted a 833 and 400-500+ci ( as that's something ( got it around 2009-14, i was about 21 years old ) that modern cars don't have, and v8s/sub-410ci are getting more special/rarely opportunities ) but didn't have $$/find the right vin, anyways im mostly happy with my vin nowadays ) to bad but also it was driving it to school every morning/night and work ( ish as i tried not to trash my charger's body any further aka fresh snow+salted road's ect )
yep new new combo is a D8-hemi 1960-70-SS/frankenstined spec* but with modern sealed/water-resistant engine controls ( plus additional TR6060 transmission ect ) aka EFI, i knowledge of the carbs and dissy and oil/droll-toobs, but not the plugs and wires being so stubborn, now i have something to look/add to my list on startup and daily maintenance ( yes the size and weight and maintenance and daily activity experience was on my mind when i decided on changing combo out, the shops/insurance pointing to me modifying my 383 ( block-9"in~ is about 9-200lbs lighter and D8's-pair is about 160"lbs heavier than the G-code/906's ) wasn't as good of a $$ in ROI or HP-vs-$$ ect and im not going LSX/hell-cat/smog-magnum that's a stupidity move in my vin, if it was a beater-bomb mopar maybe 🤔 but it's not it just needs some TLC/full-restoration and thence it would be muscle-car royalty ) as im trying to setup for 50k-100k sparkpulgs/rebuild's, no wonders the 1970 440/572 did better on the average the spark+carb+low-oil-PSI ( more than one old timer told me they burned a rod/big-end at a stoplight doing normal driving aka pan-sucks and if i was you dry-sump it, wet sump on your car sucked and you will regret it or at least i did ) was terrible aka full v8/572ci vs maybe 1-8 hemi-cycling-cylinder's but probably only hitting 4 on average hemi-cylinders, hopefully i do better than that and get average 400-1200HP/500-900ft of torque aka max-out the TR6060 stock internals ( putting around im aiming for 25+ to 33+ MPG, my older combo was 14~lazybones and 18~mpg tuned correctly 17-23 try-hard-club/eco-roding ) i have as it's similar or the same as a hellcat-manual spec'd/vibes car
Great video! Brings back a good bad memory for me, back in 1989 I had the chance to buy a black on black 71 Cuda shaker hood car, it was a 340 4 speed, the guy wanted $1200.00 for it, it needed a grille which was almost impossible to find for a 71 at that time. Not knowing what the future would hold and that good reproduction grilles would become available, I passed on it, one of those things that make you kick your own butt and haunt you!😊👍
Damn… yeah, that’s unfortunate.
Cool engines. Back in the day we preferred the 440. Was a lot less cantankerous and with a few bolt on's had the power.
I had a chance to buy a '70 HemiCuda in 1978. I responded to a for sale ad in the local paper. Plum Crazy, automatic. It was a drive to get to it, as it was half way over to the other side of the State. By the time I got there, it was raining, the car hardly ran at all, and was missing a few minor parts. I decided to pass. $4K. Still kicking myself today.
Yep… ouch.
You can check the resistance of the plug wires. I usually measure about 5K to 20K ohms.
The same length should have about the same resistance. Wiggle them to see if there is a break.
I once had a 354 first gen hemi in my living room.
I actually did that during the course of this diagnosis. Niiiiice! I never had a Hemi in my bachelor-era living room, but I did have small block heads lined up on the carpet at one time.
Awsome car , I would drive one with anything under the hood long as it's a 4 speed car. Like you Said, 340 would be perfect
If you find a hemi block that's slung a rod through the block ,,,, you can drill it ,,,, and bolt a plate to the inside and out . And use a lot of silicone . Just an alternative idea . Or get a 3rd gen . Soon as I can I'm gonna use plate steel and weld up a block in a configuration to I guess 500 cubic in's . So I can put the cam tunnel where I want ,,,, and shroud the crank for strength. Thanks man .
I was in high school back when this car was new and the cops would definitely watch these cars very closely because they knew that it would be just any time and the driver would get on it hard and tickets would be given.
Like pushing an elephant through the eye of a needle :-) Back in the day on Woodward Ave, the 440 was preferred.
Hemi problem's I'll take em. With a 4 speed that calem shift is unsightly. Great Car
Really enjoying your content. Top notch editing 👍
Thank you!
Very fun video. And educational.
Nice car, love to have one. In green or blue.
I have to say, I am envious.
I don’t think I ever took the washers off the plugs. But I did have the aluminum collar’s mounted on the head so I always pulled the tube to get the plugs out and in.
Evan told me about those collars while I was doing this. With any tube plug (the early slant six, for example,) you don’t want the washer on there. I have seen them chew into the tubes, and it also pulls the plug out of the chamber that little bit. It used to be easy to find plugs without the washers for these applications - and apparently they used to be sold with the washers in the packages to be installed if needed. They all come with washers now.
Great hemi diagnostic skills ,
Jamie . I learned a few things 🤝
Couldn't help but notice ,
You sighed at the ,
Pertronics Ignition 🤔
Is "dirt nasty low" when the seat has a broken hinge ? (Asking for a friend )
Dirt nasty low is a silly term the kids may or may not refer to lowered cars with. Haha. Pertronix is fine - just would prefer to see the dual points in there on a numbers Hemi car.
Thanks for the video there Jamie I enjoyed it but there is something about the noise that the hemi makes they just don't sound like any other engine also the three 40s have really good sound to them also and they rev high
The 426 Hemi in general is an absolute bitch to keep properly in tune. It was a NASCAR racing engine that was tuned to be used for the streets after all. The stock camshaft profiles in them are pretty radical for a street engine (hence why you'll never see an original 426 Hemi equipped with air conditioning). Keeping both carburetors tuned and the timing dialed in properly is a constant chore. Changes with ambient air temperature, humidity, and air pressure affect these engines. I was lucky enough in my automotive career and racing career to get the opportunity to work on these engines. They are quite the finicky beasts.
There's probably a lightning storm going on under the dizzy cap, the cracked wires going to the Pertronix unit will do that. The whole dizzy is bad and needs rebuilt with dual points. I like the Hemi GTX, personally. AAR 'Cudas are awesome, too.
Huh. That’s an interesting theory.
Make mine the AAR Cuda LOL , thats why I bought my 22 Challenger, the similarity is awesome
In 2005 went to Columbus national trail drag way car show with my 1972 green cuda . When what parked next to me a 1970 hemi cuda convertible. He said to me some one offered him a million dollars for his car .
They’re worth a truly ridiculous amount.
I got plug tubes if you need them. Up here in Seattle. Maybe some ceramics too, gotta check.
Appreciate that! I got it together with what we had and it’s gone home for now. There will definitely be a round two eventually…
A very nice car.... Thank you
I’m surprised the tubes didn’t get damaged from tightening the spark plugs down with those O rings jammed under them. I’m always suspect of Petronix ignitions. Do you know that in 1966, at least early 66, that flexy #7 plug wire hadn’t been invented yet, all 8 wires had the same rigid insulators, you had to fully remove both the booster and master cylinder just to pull the plug wires off 5&7, on a car with solid lifters! Isn’t that special.
I was too. I checked all of the ends expecting to find them pulled down or cracked, but didn’t. Oh wow. That’s nice of them… I haven’t had to learn that one yet. Can’t wait. Haha.
Beautiful car , you're working on some nice stuff. I wonder how often that mistake of leaving the washers on the spark plugs is made on slant sixes as well.
I’ve seen it at least once on a slant, but probably a lot… or even better, how many times people have put taper plugs in there.
I owned a number of Slant-Sixes, starting when I was 18 (I’m 62 now) and I saw it several times. Sometime in the late 70’s or early 80’s Chrysler eliminated the spark plug tubes on the Slant-Six, long overdue.
I raced a 66 plymouth with a 439 hemi engine. Built by akron arlen vanke. It was tuned by arlen. Guess what? We never took the plug washers off the plugs. Car ran high 9.40s in ss/ ea. Trim . Guess the washers could be used or not.
I guess so!
Cuda is the most awsome mopar muscle car.
Very nice car old Mopar stuff
Had charger 500 same year 440 dual point ign was constant problem good electronic upgrade will help
This one has Pertronix already
Hi Jamie. Awesome video. Have you everdone a video about choosing the correct plugs. Like changing heat range
and stuff like that.
No, I haven’t gotten into that just yet. I’m not so great at the technical nitty gritty there. I gravitate toward the factory recommended plug for a given engine, plus or minus a heat range. In the future I will have to do something on that.
No Hurries here. Thanks Jamie@@DeadDodgeGarage
Do you remember that cuda I told you about on the local ranch ? I got it running good and they decided to keep it, lol, otherwise I would have hemi problems of my own, Hahaha
I don’t remember, but that sounds about right. Haha.
The hemi is well suited to a C body. With 3.23 and 235/70R15 you can do 160 at 6000 rpm. And will not need to remove the booster to service # 7 plug.
Oh hell yeah. And yet they didn’t do that. Unless the one or two “test” cars are to be believed to be original.
@@DeadDodgeGarage Building a C body hemi cannot be that expensive. One could get a 68 300 for under 3K for a non runner. Maybe less. There should be many in Texas where I live. I would think one can build a hemi for about $10K. For under 20K, you have one hell of a highway screamer.
I have an Imperial with a good running 440 (super budget built), probably around 400 hp. That is doing real well on the open road when all 4 carburetor doors open. The hemi 300 will be much faster.
I watched this one.
Good video.
BL1 Sand Pebble Beige originally
You know, other than the shaker, I bet it would have made a heck of a sleeper back in the day. Steelies, tan, bench seat, column shifter. Almost seems like a "don't look at me" car.
Sounds great!
As cool as the hemi is I would have ordered a 440 6 pack if I could have
Just buck up on ur channel nice car i luv classic cars i prefer them over the newer ones
How good is the black on black e body!
Hemi but no rally cluster, 😆. A friend of mine up by Everett has a Hemi car recently restored on Graveyard Cars. It is a 71 hemi Cuda automatic it also does not have a rally cluster, apparently it was only a $35 option.
Hey, if all you wanted was the cheapest Hemicuda money could buy…
I drool and my pants get tighter just seeing this fantastic fish!😂
You might want to get that checked 😅
When you were making your statement, you forgot to say overrated! The older Max Wedge Motors were the ones to have, nasty! 👍😉
I think they are deserving of the reputation they have - and they were literally *underrated* from the factory. But yeah… there are a lot of not so great things about them.
@@DeadDodgeGarage Well opinions vary, to those of us who were there, and experienced it, they’re overrated, they on the streets back then, were never the world beaters today’s experts claim them to be, they were ok, at best. Many faster cars from the factory back then. From Chrysler themselves , the Max Wedge motor cars destroyed the street Hemi cars easily. They were absolutely no match for the ZL-1 Camaro, the L-88 Corvette, and a few more. Look up W-43 Olds when you get some time, now that was a Hemi, unfortunately it wasn’t to be! 🤔😉😳
I am not much a hemi fan. I love the 440 which I have had many.
Hello Dead Dodge. I have the 73 Cuda that had the back header tubes glow red at idle. Think I have that figured out. What do you think about MSD ignition with a battery mounted in the trunk. Did you ever hear of a ground problem. That leads to burning fuseable links ?? Thanks for any thoughts. And keep the videos going. Good stuff Brother .
Main voltage feed for the MSD (the big red wire) definitely needs to go to battery positive, which is challenging when it’s in the trunk… the big lug on the starter would be a give or take appropriate substitute. The main ground wire for the MSD is also supposed to go straight to battery, so that will be challenging. If you are running the big red wire through the factory ignition wiring, that would be a problem. I’m not sure it could lead to burning fusible links - but maybe. The only factory wire connecting to your MSD should be the ignition feed (coil positive with ballast resistor bypassed) acting as a trigger wire to turn it on. If it is wired like this, then that probably isn’t your problem.
Because somebody didn’t know what they were doing when they swapped the 318 out.
Not this time. Haha.
You know I keep forgetting the Plymouths were spared that god awful that R/T badge.
@@carebear2272 ahhh come on! Everybody knows the R/T badge triples the value of every car it’s stuck on! And that’s why I don’t plan to ever own one.
My dream challenger/Cuda would have a 440 single carb.
Interesting! Simple, and ultimately effective - but I think most dream of something more exotic. I’ve driven a couple Hemi E-bodies, a few big blocks, and a handful of 340s. Personally I’d be taking that last one with a four speed. But that’s me.
thats how my 14 gt500 is also, pita to deal with the left rear corner, and that's where the vacuum leak is coming from
Beautiful car!
Does it have a solid camshaft, if so check the valve lash.
Not solid, but they are still adjustable arms. I did.
@@DeadDodgeGarage I remember my father showing me how it is done with a feeler guage
Can you disclose what was used on the black vinyl top?
He wouldn’t tell me 🤣 or I would.
@@DeadDodgeGarage I've used several different products with really good results - I don't like a high gloss shine on vinyl tops, just want it to be black. Thought I'd see if he is using the same stuff.
LOL shaker delete. They are a PITA but they sure look cool.
Enjoy your videos.
Thank you!
Big Daddy hated 426 when released & racers used the smaller Hemi until Don Garlits tried blowing his 426 Hemi with tons of timing but that's how they all figured out the 426 was from Big Daddy & 426 Hemi loves lots of timing according to Don on resent video. Thought you'd like the story if you didn't see Big Daddy's video ?
I’m well familiar with that story.
I have always wanted a hemi, preferably in a Challenger. But since they are pretty much way out of my price range, I would have to build one like the Red Challenger in your earlier videos. You get the best of both worlds, EFI, easy to start and drive. You can pretty much run it anywhere. I guess if you can stay out of the pedal, you'll get good fuel mileage too. Most important, you still get pretty much the power you get out of that earlier hemi. I know that swap wasn't cheap, but it is still would have to be cheaper than buying just a 426 hemi engine itself.
You’re absolutely right - at least if one did the project themselves. By the time I spent a zillion hours getting it just right and putting my personal touches on it, a 426 engine (just the engine) would probably cost less. But I think the results speak for themselves on that one. It’s hard to say no to 500+ streetable horsepower, EFI reliability and self tuning, and good fuel economy. The six speed helps too. Haha.
I like looking at a Hemi, and I like watching someone else work on them, and I'm sure I'd love to drive one, but I have a feeling I'd develop a very complex love/hate relationship with one if I owned it and had to work on it. But, still there is nothing like them, and especially in a 70 Cuda.
By the way, I noticed it has the standard gauge cluster. Isn't it supposed to have the full rally gauge cluster with the 4 large round gauge sets if it's a Hemi car? Or maybe that was an option? Still nice in any case, even the standard cluster is cool.
A 120 mph speedo in a Hemicuda doesn't seem right. A column shift auto and bench seat don't help either.
Rooster has been playing with blown Hemis for ages, and love/hate is exactly what he said… the Rallye cluster was standard on Challenger R/T, but it was not standard in the ‘Cuda. You had to order it. Someone appears to have ordered this car as a no frills deal, but checked the boxes for 426 Hemi and shaker hood. It’s a really interesting car. I mean, it was literally beige. Haha.
@@DeadDodgeGarage Yeah, no power steering, no rally gauges, column shift, bench seat, beige..definitely no frills. But strangely enough, I think the Shaker Hood was standard with the Hemi on the Cuda (and probably the Challenger).
Champion plugs that's what they came with
Yep! They were good enough for Chrysler for half a century and more, so they’re good enough for me! We used the Autolites because it’s what was available locally. We actually have a stock pile of over the counter Mopar replacement plugs (which I believe are rebadged Champions too,) but we didn’t have the correct heat range for the Hemi.
Yup gotta be same heat range 👍
This black hemi cuda is very similar in looks to my cuda at a quick glance I might even mistake it. Here's the difference. Mine is a 73. I also put a 383 in Mine which will out run that pesky hemi. I only say that because I've out ran a dual quad 70 hemi cuda. I never felt so good about my car. It's Bitchen 😊
I’m definitely a fan of the 383. There are a lot of factors at play comparing the two engines - but either way, the 383 is awesome.
You are so right about that. I have a 69 road runner 4 spd that I want to put a old 440 i scored into it but the 440 came out of a late 60s motor home the down side is the crank of the 440 is not drilled for the pilot bushing. Got any tricks to get around that if not i may 440 the cuda automatic car and use the 383 in the road runner 😮 help me out with some knowledge bro. I'm at a standstill on this one @@DeadDodgeGarage