1970 440 6bbl. Export Cuda

**Tracker1** · #1 01-23-2015, 07:38 PM

This is my preservation project. It was parked by the second owner in Kansas in 1981 after it wiped 3 cam lobes. It has Y09 on the fender tag, designating an export car but many export Mopars never left the country; they were ordered from overseas by American servicemen in Viet Nam or related zones. It is a completely numbers matching car, auto. 8 3/4 rear 3.23s - a real top-ender for those long Kansas straightaways I bet. The dark blue B7 paint is not often seen on a '70 Cuda and paired with the Shaker is even rarer. It was painted, with a couple patches here and there but, essentially, is an "all there" original car, except for the 6bbl. carbs which were donated to keep a Challenger T/A running in the late 80s. I'm not going to restore the car, but rather get it running under its own power with some date-coded carbs.

As Found:

Wayne, the previous owner, collected all kinds of NOS metal (most of which the car doesn't need) which came in the deal.

A friend in Nebraska picked up the car on "roll-out day" a couple weeks ago -

**Xplantdad** · #2 01-23-2015, 07:39 PM

Nice!

**Tracker1** · #3 01-23-2015, 07:58 PM

Thanks Bruce. We found the cam issue and the melted voltage regulator that side-lined the car in the 80s.

And, we also found the original exhaust, still in place after 45 years, mufflers, resonators and all

fender tag & export tag

Critters got the top half of the broadcast sheet (which has the VIN [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img] ) but the rest of the option codes tell me it is definitely for this car - found it behind the glove box.

markinnaples · #4 01-23-2015, 08:21 PM

Cool. Please keep us updated with pics of your refreshing.

**Tracker1** · #5 01-23-2015, 10:40 PM

the vintage home-made block heater will have to go...

Hot tank heads, yup, clean valves, yup....decades with no intake has its consequences...critters!! Add one case of Mystery Oil down the cylinders please

**njsteve** · #6 01-23-2015, 11:18 PM

That's not a home-made block heater. I put that same aftermarket system on my diesel. They've been offering it for decades now.

Nice car!

**PeteLeathersac** · #7 01-23-2015, 11:33 PM

Way cool V-Code Des!
Hard to beat the look of a Shaker Cuda!
[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
~ Pete

**mockingbird812** · #8 01-23-2015, 11:44 PM

Great car Des. Nice options and glad to see you preserving it [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

**Charley Lillard** · #9 01-24-2015, 12:51 AM

Even has your name on the tires

**Tracker1** · #10 01-24-2015, 12:56 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That's not a home-made block heater. I put that same aftermarket system on my diesel. They've been offering it for decades now.

Nice car! </div></div>

Really? What a Rube Goldberg contraption.

And, Charley, I will definitely be holding onto that tire!