1971 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible 340/416 4 spd

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  • Item location: West Branch, Michigan, United States
  • Make: Plymouth
  • Model: Barracuda
  • Type: Convertible
  • Trim: Convertible
  • Year: 1971
  • Mileage: 69,700
  • VIN: xxxxxx
  • Color: Bright Blue Metalic/White
  • Engine size: 340/416
  • Number of cylinders: 8
  • Fuel: Gasoline
  • Transmission: Manual
  • Drive type: RWD
  • Interior color: Blue/White
  • Options: Convertible
  • Vehicle Title: Clear

Plymouth Barracuda 1971 Description

PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY

There are a lot of details and information in the description and I'll be happy to answeryour questions if I missed anything.

I purchased this car in the year 2000 with a bill of sale, no title, and a State issued VIN tag on the dash.After purchasing I had the Michigan State Police inspect the car and I applied for a title. I received the title with the VIN number on the title matching the dash tag. This is not a salvage title. I donot have the original vin tags. However thefactory stamped numbers are on the cowlindicating it is a 1971 Barracuda (B1). Thebright blue metallic (B5) paint is the original color of the car as you can see in the pictures before the car was painted and the new floor was installed. And itstill retainstheoriginal manual transmission hump. Possibly afour speed car ! Athree speed trans would makethe careven more rare. The car is currently registered, plated, and insured. I suggest you check with your State for rules and regulations before bidding.

I have been working on it since 2000, and have spent thousands of hours to get it to this point. It was painted in 2006 and has been stored in the garage, and was driven for the first time in 2012 since being purchased. The odometer had 67,321 miles when I started working on it. The motor is a 1970 340 block and was completely rebuilt. dyno results were 451 Hp. @ 5700 rpm’s and 502 lbs. of torque @ 4000 rpm’s.

I drove it approximately 900 miles over the next few years and I didn’t like the performance so Itook the motor back out and installed a set if Diamond flat top pistons and gained one compression point. Compression is now 11.8-1 and it runs on pump gas (92 octane). A new 850 Holley double pump carb replaced the 750 Holley HP. It runs very strong now and I can only estimate the horse power. It is a blast to drive ! At wide open throttle it's like driving on ice through first and second gear. Otherwise the car does handle very well.

The car now has just over 69,700 miles and the motor has approximately 1500 miles since the pistons and carb were installed. I have included a detailed list of the engine and transmission components and all the parts used to putthe cartogether. I also included where a majority of the parts were purchased from andsome of the part numbers.

Body Details

After the rear frame rails were installed, the body was mounted on a rotisserie. All of the rust was sandblasted from the shell of the car in 2001. Then the floor pans, trunk pans, trunk extensions, quarter panels, and doors were installed. The weldsaren't perfect in the trunk area like they would be from the factory but are strong and rust free. I also did not install the floor or trunk body plugs. The body is very straight and the paint is beautiful.

340 Engine is now a 416 cubic inch small block.

833- 4 speed transmission, NOS Hurst shifter with pistol grip handle, Passon Performance overdrive gear set converts the 8 ¾ rear end with 4.86 sure grip to 3.91 ratio, attached to Doctor Diff axle shafts.

Mancini Racing drive shaft loop surrounds the Joint Clutch and Gear custom drive shaft.

Factory front and rear sway bars.

Custom Weld in frame rail connectors

TTI 2 1/2” X-pipe duel exhaust system from the ceramic coated headers to exhaust tips.

3 core aluminum radiator

340 Billboards

Road lamp package

Dual sport mirrors

Factory Tuff wheel and adapter

Rallye guage cluster with working clock

Power Convertible Top.

Power steering

Manual brakes front disc

Rear drum brakes 11X2 ½”

1971 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible

ENGINE

340/416” Stroker motor

1970 340 block

Block Bored- 4.070”

Zero Deck Height

Block Squared

Oil crossover tube modification

Holley 850 double pumper carb

RPM Air gap Intake EDE 14-7576

Edelbrock Aluminum Heads #60779

Mopar head gaskets .028” #MP4120094

Roller rocker arms #360-4SR

Comp. Cams push rods #7821-16

Mopar hardened chrome rocker shafts

Rocker shaft clamps 360-5C

Rocker stud kit

Mopar hardened distributor gear drive

Carter High flow fuel pump #6270

Rollmaster Double Roller Timing set

MSD Distributor #8388

MSD Rev Limiter #8728 (Installed 8/24/16)

MSD plug wires 8 mm

Blaster 2 Coil

High flow water pump #P5249559

Scott Brown Custom Hydraulic Cam shaft 240/252 H12

Hydraulic Lifters # HT2011

Diamond flat top Pistons- #51007-4.070 Volume/ -6.8cc

Perfect Circle File Fit Rings

K-1 Technologies Forged 4”Crankshaft 340-400EF6F

K-1 Technologies H-beam rods DH6123ANPB8

Mopar fluid damper #4528723998

ACL rod bearings chamfered #11-481H

Main bearings 12-1344P

ARP Main/Rod bolts

Mopar High Volume Oil Pump #M72HV

Stock oil pan with internally modified baffle

Mopar Engine Block Plug kit #PE113BR

Engine gasket kit #269340

Denso Alternator and Bracket Kit

# DEN 210-0106 (Mancini Racing) Installed May 2014

440 Source High Torque Mini Starter

4 SPEED TRANSMISSION

Hemi 833-18 spline 4 speed

Mopar NOS Hurst shifter

Passon Performance Overdrive Gear Set

Gear Stock Overdrive

1st 2.65:1 2.66:1

2nd 1.93:1 1.59:1

3rd 1.39:1 1.00:1

4th 1.00:1 .80:1

Brewers Performance

4 speed linkage

Torque shaft Z-bar

Clutch pedal to torque shaft rod

Clutch fork

Transmission linkage levers

Poly transmission mount

Shifter boot

Centerforce Flywheel

Centerforce clutch/pressure plate

Quicktime Bell housing RM6072

SUSPENSION

Mancini Racing

E-body Super Suspension Kit (Moog)

All new tie rod ends, sleeves, upper and lower ball joints, upper and lower control arm bushings, idler arm

Driveshaft Loop

Adjustable pinion snubber

Competition Engineering- Drag racing shocks

Front #2620Rear-#2730

Adjustable Leaf Spring Hangers (front side)

8 ¾ Rear end

4.86 Sure Grip

Doctordiff

E-body 30 spline axle package

McVeigh’s Truck Springs

Stock springs re-arched with 1 leaf added

Factory rear sway bar (OEM)

Factory front sway bar (OEM)

Joint Clutch And Gear

Custom Drive Shaft

New transmission Yoke and u-joints

Moparts Connection

Big block torsion bars

Addco

Sway bar end link bushings and bracket

Auto Value Parts Store

Front Disc brakes

Rear Drum Brake’s 11”X 2”

New brake calipers, brake rotors, brake drums, all rubber hoses, brake adjusters, aluminum master cylinder, and brake hardware kit.

Brake rotors and drums were turned, new brake pads, shoes, wheel bearings, seals, and parking brake cable

Rock Auto

Fuel tank-CR8C

Inline Tube

3/8” fuel line

1/4” return line

OEM Brake lines

CONVERTIBLE TOP

Dons Auto Tailoring

Installed convertible top, window, well liner, pads, and cables June 3rd 2010

Legendary Auto Interiors

Header seal- WS70CBJHS

Window Trim clip set-WG71CBJCLIP

Pillar post weather stripping-WS70CBJPOST

Convertible top white-CT70CBJ02T

Convertible glass white-CG70BJ02

Convertible boot white-CB70CJ00017200

Convertible well liner black-WL70CBJ0016100

Carpet- blue-CA70ES06

INTERIOR

Year One

Anti- rattler clips-PX505

Firewall Insulation clips-MR663

Barracuda Dash pad decal –VC222

Glove box liner-GBM108

Firewall insulation pad-FP01A

Seat foam-bucket seats-XA993

Real Time Engineering

Clock Rebuild

New Clock Knob

Tachometer Board-M4R0 S/N 1596

Factory Rallye Guage Cluster

Country Corner Upholstery

Custom made front seat covers white

Advantage Upholstery

Custom made rear seat covers white

Custom made sun visors white

Convertible Service

Nylon hose assembly H43X43N90

Deutschman Automotive

Blue floor mat set

Door sill plates

Herb’s Auto parts

1971 E-body blue seat belt set #2850-71CONBL

OEM Panels

Door panels black/painted blue

Rear panels blue/painted blue

Kick panels black/painted blue

UNDER HOOD

Deutschman Automotive

Under Hood pad

Battery Hold down

Dante’s

Wire strap kit-USK04

R/T Specialties

Trim clip set-6002976S

Grille retainer-3443220

Parking brake pad-1501006

Brake pad, clutch pad-2950887

Gas Pedal Pad-1501001

Mr. G’s Fasteners

Interior screw kit mo-1465

Exterior screw kit mo-1950

Under hood kit mo-404

SMS Auto Restoration

Rebuilt door hinges & hood hinges

Jules Daddio

Mopar rebuilt heater blower motor

Mancini Racing

Mopar windshield washer bottle

Washer bottle hose kit (not installed) MREQEWH8C

Aluminum radiator 22” 3 core

Custom made fan shroud

Fuel tank grommet

Starter relay

Voltage regulator-77R06285

March Performance under Drive Crank Pulley #10171

Viscous fan pkg-P4120758

TTI 2 ½”Complete exhaust system/X-pipe/coated headers

Muffler trunk plates (Hoover Auto Parts)

Bill Evans

Under hood wiring harness

Mopar NOS Ignition starter switch

PG Classics

New road lamp package with harness, switch, brackets, and bulbs

Mega Parts

Paint seal kit 128-CH3040

Mirror gaskets 128-CH3030

Convertible top weather stripping 128-ch3400

Quarter window seals 117-VS7M

WHEELS & TIRES

Front- Firestone Firehawk Daytona 500245/45/R17

Rear-Nitto 275/50/R17

US Mag Wheels

Front-17”X 8”

Rear-17”X 9”

Wheels and tires installed in June 2014

SHEET METAL MADE IN USA

Mid- Michigan Body Parts

Trunk pan 160-76R

Trunk pan 160-76L

Floor pan 160-46R

Floor pan 160-46L

Rear floor pan right 251-62R

Rear floor pan left 251-62L

Quarter panel 251-50R

Quarter panel 251-50L

Rear outer wheel extension 251-29R

Rear outer wheel extension 251-29L

Rear frame rail right 30”

Rear frame rail left 30”

Trunk extension right

Trunk extension left

NOS front valance with NOS ID tag on under side

Painted dual sport mirrors

Factory rear spoiler with Factory mounting brackets

Rallye Hood

J&J Production

1971 Cuda weld in gilled fender patch panels

Paint

Car was painted bright blue metallic on 4/20/2006

Base Coat - Clear coat

White 340 Billboard stripe kit

Goodmark Bumper

New rear bumper and bumper guards Installed June 2015

Year One

Reproduction front bumper Installed June 2015

Original Equipment

Painted fender mounted turn signal indicators

Grille (Excellent condition)

NOS Lower grille

Power convertible top motor

Convertible Top Latches

Tail Light Lenses and Trim

Side marker lenses and housings

Battery tray

Dash Pad- One small crack between vin tag and windshield

Gas cap

Mopar 3 port oil breather

Tuff wheel with adapter

Factory Antenna (new antenna base)

Factory steering box

Factory power steering pump

Factory Jack

Jack stand and hook (painted June 2016)

Aftermarket Temperature Alternator and Oil Cluster

Glass

New windshield

New Rear window

Both door glass and rear quarter glass are re-used and in good condition.

Trim

All trim is original and was cleaned and polished

The 2 short convertible quarter trim pieces were re-chromed

New lower windshield trim

Included is a new pair of parking light lenses, new windshield washer hoses kit, and a new speedometer cable that have not been installed.

New reproduction 1971 Barracuda Operators Manual

Nationwide battery #24-700 Installed October-10- 2016

Oil and Oil filter change in November 2016

Brad Penn 20W50 Oil and a Wix filter

Front end Alignment September-8-2016

I have most of the receipts and hundreds of pictures from start to present and also a couple videos of the car running.

If you are considering purchasing a 71 Barracudaconvertible that needs a total restorationand think it will be cheaper than purchasing one that's already done, I can give you an estimate of the cost.

$15000 average for the purchase of the car.

$10000-$15000to rebuilda 500 HP motor

$5000 for a transmission, clutch, pressure, linkages, mounts, shifter

$3000-$5000 for rear end and suspension

$2000-$3000 for sheet metal and interior

$10000 or more for paint

Addup everything then double it for the labor cost.

An original 1971 Hemi Cuda convertible sells for over a million dollars. If you add my reserve price to the cost of a rebuilt Hemi engine and a shaker hood, it's under $90,000.

I suggest you come and look at the car before bidding. Serious buyers only ! No tire kickers !

I do not accept any type of check ! No cashiers check ! No personal check ! No money order !

No delivery of car ! It has to be picked up.

Car is for sale locally. Action may end at any time.

No Warranty


On Mar-10-17 at 17:03:34 PST, seller added the following information:

Here is a link to a short video. If it doesn't work I may need help posting it. I just made it a public listing on youtube. Sorry I didn't hit 3rd and 4th gear ! I had to stop for traffic. https://youtu.be/ezLoby-Yz9o

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