"NKato" (NKato)
04/15/2018 at 22:18 • Filed to: Killer Queen, Plymouth Barracuda
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"NKato" (NKato)
04/15/2018 at 22:18 • Filed to: Killer Queen, Plymouth Barracuda | 1
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So on Saturday I went to Stew’s Self Service Garage with a couple of folks from the West Coast Panthers Car Club. We did the coolant, fuel filter, and spark plugs.
Of course, somewhere along the way, the plenum was unbolted. I’m not sure why we had to unbolt it, but the best reason I can think of was to make it easier to access the fuel rails and ultimately the spark plugs. Either way, I’ve learned that there are tools available to make it unnecessary to remove anything except the ignition coils.
The result was that while the maintenance produced the desired results, the damaged gasket to the intake manifold caused some very, very rough idling below 1,000 RPM. The next morning, I managed to remove the plenum fully, and fished this out:
The other half had fallen into the intake manifold, which I managed to get out after a couple of tries with my fingers. After half a day of driving from Stew’s to my apartment, I’m amazed the engine didn’t actually ingest the pieces into the cylinders.
I went to Pep Boys at 9AM to get a replacement intake manifold gasket kit, and popped it in, and bolted everything back on. With the new spark plugs (which were gapped within a range of 0.0495 to 0.051), Killer Queen runs like a dream.
Today, I went for a little bit of neighborhood driving and spotted this gem:
It’s definitely a Plymouth...and with expired tags (6/17). I’m guessing the guy hasn’t bothered to get new tags because the State Legislature fucked up the rates for the tags to fund the latest Sound Transit expansion. Older cars get shafted especially hard.
That said, can anyone identify the model and year? It’s such a good-looking car, too.
Update: It’s a Plymouth Barracuda, 1960's vintage.
Update 2: Found the ‘cuda on Google Maps Street View. Note the date...this baby has been sitting here for that long, I’m amazed it hasn’t been moved (if at all). I’m wondering if it’s been abandoned, because there are a LOT of driveways on that road where it could be better sheltered.
Nothing
> NKato
04/15/2018 at 22:45 |
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65’ Barracuda (guesstimate on the year)
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NKato
> Nothing
04/15/2018 at 22:46 |
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Yup, my Discord suggested that possibility and it does appear to be a match. I didn’t bother looking at the front, because I had to worry about traffic behind me. It’s quite the find, though!
Chariotoflove
> NKato
04/15/2018 at 22:46 |
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That baby deserves a garage to sleep in.
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Nothing
> NKato
04/15/2018 at 22:48 |
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I looked at one when I was shopping for Mustangs/Cougars. Clean car, and definitely unique.
Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
> NKato
04/16/2018 at 00:09 |
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I’ve got a 64 273 4 speed car sitting in the backyard. It’s not rotting into the ground, if that’s what you are thinking, and it’s dark right now so no SR20.
nerd_racing
> NKato
04/16/2018 at 07:54 |
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IT looks a lot like a 64-65 Barracuda. I had a 64 that was a V8 model with the pushbutton automatic. I liked 90% of the car, but that front end was awful to me. Looked into a front clip swap but couldn’t find good enough parts that were clean.
If it has an automatic shifter on the floor it’s a 65, if it is push button on the dash it is a 64.