RE: New to the Mopar world.

["Gary H." <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Welcome to Mopars Gary!

Your Barracuda has a 7.25. You have many options for replacing it.
http://www.autohobbydigest.com/a-rearend.html gives a good overview.
The 8.25 will be the easiest to find, but you can also use an 8.75, 
though the A body version is expensive and harder to find. You can use   
 reworked B & C body 8.75 rears too I understand. For all these upgrades 
the wheel bolt pattern will be the big bolt Mopar pattern, so you may as 
well upgrade the front wheels to discs too then. Driveshaft will need 
changing too.     
  
1964 and 1964 Barracuda trim is pretty much the same. Interchange after 
those years is generally more mechanicals than trim. Mechanical 
interchage is much more varied over years. If you stick with A bodies 
you'll find many of the mechanicals will work on your '65.

Keep us posted on your progress & additional clarifying questions.

Thanks,
Gary H. 

Gary wrote:
> 
> For most of my life I have run Fords, with one stint with a Corvette.  I 
> can
> work my way around both fairly well.
> 
> So now I have 2 1965 Barracudas.
> What I need is a good source for Interchange information.
> 
> The project car has a 1979 318, and an automatic with a racing slap 
> stick
> shifter, no stop brakes, armstrong steering and traction bars.
> The intake is from a 340. I just installed a new 600cfm Edlebrock.
> The ignition looks like a points and condenser setup.
> It has a small differential with 9 bolts.  By rotating the wheel I know 
> it
> is not a suregrip. Also by marking the pinion and counting it looks to 
> be
> between 3.10 to 3.30 ratio.
> 
> 
> I hope to create one road car from the 2. ...


> Right now I need to find the driver's side chrome strip that is attached 
> to
> the glass and seals against the back seat window.  Anyone have any
> interchange ideas?
> 
> I have a complete A833 from a 1975 Dart. From peddles to tailstock, bell
> housing, pressure plate, disk and throw out assembly.
> I will like to add power disk brakes, power steering, a heavier 
> differential
> and Air Conditioning.
> I would prefer to use Mopar parts, so any ideas for interchange or donor
> vehicles would be great.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Gary L Matthews
> 


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