One of our local loyal customers, (I wont say any names but he is #11 on the Arizona Cardinals) brought in ONE of his rides for us to take a look at. He was having an issue with the steering and alignment on his BAD BOY 1970 Baracuda. We found that the steering column and power steering control box bolts were loose. We got that all fixed and vehicle aligned and now can drive over 20mph, and man that car is all muscle with a 440 6 pack.





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Sweet! But tell yer boy to get some coilovers and lower that sucker!

 

agreed!

 

+1..

 

-1

I always felt cudas look weird with aftermarket wheels, something about the shape of the car makes big wheels look silly on them IMO. I think he should throw a set of stock rims on it and call her a day.

 

Great muscle car...Looks very nice...

 

Completely agree, and here is my 1970 Cuda with stock Magnum 500's - looks waaaayyy better.

 

great looking car

 

Nice Cuda for sure.. (can we get a pic resize in aisle 5 please?)

I like stock/original muscle cars too, but I think these look WAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY better. I surely don't see how someone can say they don't "fit"...

 

Maybe the guy actually wants the car to handle a little bit when turning. ?

 

Pic resized. I'm just not partial to aftermarket wheels on classic cars, I'm a bit of a purist with the muscle cars I own and have owned. I like to believe at one point in history Detroit was creating beautiful, fast cars. But it doesn't matter what wheels and suspension you put on these cars, the handling will always suck, they're meant to go in a straight line and lay rubber the whole way and put a smile on your face.

 

By the way, my Cuda is going to be for sale. The wifey wants a 70 Challenger and I don't have room for both. Let me know if you guys know anyone looking for one.

 

Ha, just messing with ya on resize. Nice job though.

I would keep an completely original car original, but I prefer custom upgraded muscle cars with newer suspension - coilovers, sway bars, 4 links, big *** brakes and tires.

But I strongly disagree on handling will always suck on these cars. Do you know much about the aftermarket for muscle cars these days? Been to SEMA? The Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge a couple weeks ago was won by a 68 Camaro. It beat a GT3, ZR1 Vette, and a couple other late model cars, although it did have a badass driver. We are talking auto-X and a road course. There are amazing options for these old cars now if you have the coin. Even some very good budget options too (I am going with a middle of the road setup on mine - 4 link, coilovers, front sway bar, and 275 front/335 rear tires. That thing is gonna handle.

But either way, the musclecar does put a big smile on my face too.

 

Wouldnt hurt to sign up and post them for sale at pro-touring.com and lateral-g.net. Those are the musclecar forums I spend a lot of time on. Good luck!

 

That first pic does look quite good, but the 2nd one is exactly what I mean about the rear wheels not fitting right! Both of these vehicles require a staggered wheel size in order to fill the fenders on the cuda because the rear haunches of the car make 17's or 18's look small while the front makes them look large. In order to compensate I see a lot of 20"+ on the rear and IMO they have no place on a cuda. I think the rear wheel arch may actually be higher off the ground than the front, but I'm not sure. The only way to make it look right IMO is with a set of 15" steelies or mag wheels.

As for making a cuda handle, if their short time in Trans-Am tells you anything it's that if you want a pony-car that can turn, you buy a mustang, camaro, or even an AMC... cudas are drag kings.