Rotisserie Built Hemi 'Cuda Pro Touring EFI 6.1L SRT-8 HEMI 400 RWHP 5 Speed A/C

SUMMARY

In the classic car hobby, he word "resto-mod" gets thrown around so much that it's hard to remember what the term really means. And, nfortunately, lot of times it's used as a catch-all phrase for builds that have so many modifications they aren't considered stock but don't go far enough to fall in to any specific category. Thankfully, e have cars like this killer Plymouth 'Cuda, hich provide a literal definition: take a solid factory cruiser and bump the dial to 11! The beneficiary of a spotless, round-up restoration, his coupe wraps hot Black and Limelight aesthetics around a custom suspension, ive forward gears and 400 Hemi-sourced, ear-wheel horsepower. If you like your MoPars mildly modernized but pure in spirit, tep right up and take a look at your new muscle car!

BODYWORK/TRIM

This E-Body's thorough restoration began when its solid fuselage was meticulously stripped, ightly massaged and carefully coated in correct Limelight 2-stage. Once cured, hat urethane was detailed with flamed war paint, urple pin stripes and appropriate "6.1 HEMI" callouts. And, ith everything fresh and ready to roll, he car was buffed to a clean and substantial presence. Take one look down the profile of this sweet Plymouth and you'll see tough, lab-sided panels that have been straightened and finessed far past anything that rolled out of the factory. Pull the car in to the sunlight and its glossy glow accurately reproduces Chrysler's planar, traight lines while offering a level of showmanship that can only be achieved with today's advanced paint technology. And, n summary, t all adds up to one super slick, ll-American muscle car that benefits from what its restorer likes to call 'reversible restification' terminology that means anything changed could be taken back to stock if a future owner decides he wants to trade his one-of-a-kind show-stopper for a 'Cuda that looks like everyone else's.

Unlike many striped and decaled creations, hich tend to throw good taste out the window, his awesome MoPar seamlessly balances a cool personality with flashy good looks. At the front of the car, glossy, PLYMOUTH" branded grille hangs green ghost flames and a purple pin stripe between bright headlights, smoothed bumper and a familiar, culpted valance. At the top of that grille, pinned Rallye hood rides in front of like-new glass, traight stainless trim and clean, ody-matched mirrors. At the sides of that hood, atin door handles, power antenna and small marker lamps highlight a smooth, rofessionally finished profile. And at the back of the car, flamed valance hangs LED taillights between color-keyed louvers, second smoothed bumper and polished exhaust tips.

ENGINE

In the name of 'reversible restification', he builder tapped Chrysler's resurrected Hemi to continue this coupe's role as a small block barnburner. Measuring exactly 6.1 liters, he car's nouveaux elephant utilizes a revised block, forged crank, ighter pistons, trengthened rods, ew oil jets, ariable cam timing and increased flow heads to turn stout 10.3 to 1 compression into 425 horsepower. The pros at Indy Cylinder Head decided to make the engine their own by boring and stroking the block, nstalling CNC-ported and polished heads and bathing everything in a familiar coat of Hemi Orange skin. At the top of that skin, ight Hilborn-style velocity stacks mix modern fuel injection with reliable F.A.S.T. programming. At the sides of that skin, oated TTI headers flow in to custom, andrel-bent pipes. And, t the front of that skin, Synister Serpentine system spins modern power steering, odern air conditioning and a polished alternator at the sides of a coated Edelbrock water pump, hich is hooked to a large aluminum radiator and, y extension, wo electric puller fans. Visually, he body-matched bay comes together every bit as well as the outside of the car, ith its smooth firewall and bright green fenders providing a perfect frame for the tough Chrysler mill. There's a host of first-class ancillary components, ike ARP studs, n Auto Gage fuel pressure gauge, HEMI" branded coil covers and a Wilwood Hydratech brake booster. And the exceptionally installed motor twists 400 horsepower and 426 lb./ft. of torque directly to the car's beefy rear wheels.

DRIVETRAIN/SUSPENSION

Take a peek under this buff E-Body and you'll see the sorted chops that back up the car's handsome looks. The smooth-revving engine is hooked to a Keisler-supplied Tremec TKO600 5-speed, hich stacks a proven McLeod clutch in front of a polished driveshaft. Not surprisingly, he car's old-school torsion bars have been completely replaced by a polished AlterKtion front-half, hich includes: tubular controls arms, odern coil-over shocks and power rack-and-pinion steering. Out back, eidts Superide technology provides a polished independent setup, hich plays well with the car's polished 9-inch rear end. Naturally, hat pavement-ripping suspension is augmented by first-class Wilwood braking, hich pinches vented and slotted rotors via 6 and 4-piston calipers. An intimidating engine note comes courtesy of 3-inch exhaust, hich, hanks to the techs at Arvada, olorado's Rocky Mountain Street Rods, ollows an X-shaped crossover with beefy Magnaflow mufflers. And power flows through polished and color-keyed American Racing Torq Thrust IIs, hich spin 245/45ZR17 Nitto NT555 Extreme ZRs in front of 295/45ZR18 Nitto NT555 Extreme ZRs. As you might expect, his 'Cuda's over-restored floors are sprayed in a nice coat of Limelight Green urethane. And everything, rom the car's polished sway bar to its coated fuel tank, s fully sorted and ready to bank some curves!

INTERIOR

In many heavily modified classics, uilders are content leaving the interior just as the factory designed it. And, n the case of most MoPar muscle cars, hat's a very good mindset! Like the aforementioned body panels, hich subtly blend old and new, his Plymouth's cockpit takes everything great about Chrysler design and builds on it. Note the Barracuda emblem at the center of the custom steering wheel and tilting Flaming River column. Original seats, ccompanied by modern shoulder belts, re churched up with clean ostrich inserts. The car's simple door panels, hich found factory power windows, re now wrapped in tight leather. At the front of those panels, padded dash anchors green-lit Auto Meter Pro-Comp Ultra-Lite gauges above crisp Pioneer audio and controls for Classic Auto Air conditioning. At the base of that dash, resh carpet floats "Barracuda" branded floor mats between a Hurst Pistol Grip shifter and stainless-trimmed foot pedals. And behind the passengers, matted trunk features plenty of storage space.

OUR SALE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION

A lot of builders set out with the intention of making their vintage project best newer cars in as many ways as possible. That sometimes causes their muse to feel a bit boring or watered down. Thankfully, his Cuda stayed true to form with its 400 horsepower Hemi, ough, ow-it-yourself gearbox and absolutely outrageous aesthetics. Virtually spotless and ready to roll, his classic is an impressive build that's sure to please any hardcore MoPar fan who enjoys grabbing gears and sliding sideways. If that sounds like your idea of fun, all your like-minded friends at RK Motors Charlotte!