{"id":80646,"date":"2021-07-29T09:38:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T16:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=80646"},"modified":"2021-07-29T09:46:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T16:46:43","slug":"car-features-bryan-flach-and-his-1968-plymouth-barracuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/car-features-bryan-flach-and-his-1968-plymouth-barracuda\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Features: Bryan Flach and his 1968 Plymouth Barracuda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-80646-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/unnamed-1-1-e1627576595966.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80656&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Car Features: Bryan Flach and his 1968 Plymouth Barracuda&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Click Here to Begin Slideshow\\n\\n\\nWe recently caught up with Bryan Flach, the winner of our 2021 RacingJunk Month of May Virtual Car Show. We wanted to find out a little more about Bryan and his drop-dead gorgeous 1968 Plymouth Barracuda!\\n\\nRJ: How did you first get into the hobby?\\nBryan: My parents used to drop my late brother and me off at Laplace dragway in Laplace, LA, when I was 10 and my brother was 12. We\\u2019d spend the day roaming the pits, checking out the cars, etc. That was the start of my interest in muscle cars and drag racing. I\\u2019d always liked the Hemi Cudas of Sox \\u0026amp; Martin, Steve Bagwell; Eddie Smith\\u2019s West Virginia Hemi was always clean as well. Always liked the fastback and found this one via the internet in Ohio. The original plan in 2007, was to turn it into a \\u201869 model and run it in stock eliminator with a 340 small block. My Dad fell sick and passed away in 2009. The stocker plan never went any further and I hardly used the car for the next few years.\\n\\nIn 2015, I contacted Ken Pierce of Karsunlimited, inc.,in Hattiesburg, Ms and shared my thoughts and numerous notes and parts lists with him. He and his crew took about a year and a half on the car, and it turned out exactly the way I wanted.\\n\\n\\nRJ: Tell us about the Barracuda!\\nBryan: I like my Barracuda and am planning some engine upgrades;( new, forged pistons, rods, cylinder head work, and either a Lenco or clutchflite.) I haven\\u2019t taken it to the track yet, but it spins the tires in almost every gear, so it\\u2019s a matter of getting it to hook, which is nothing a set of slicks wouldn\\u2019t cure. The first cruise night I took the car to, it won \\u201cthe people\\u2019s choice award,\\u201d and it usually garners a fair amount of attention at various shows and gatherings.\\n\\n\\nSpecs:\\n1968 Plymouth Barracuda fastback \\u0026#8211;\\u00a0 Mist Green Metallic\\nEngine:\\n2008 Mopar Gen 3 6.1 Hemi, Stock bottom end ,Milodon pan \\u0026amp; pickup\\nComp cams hydraulic roller cam and lifters,beehive springs .547\\u201d; 550\\u201dlift int.\\\/exh. Duration @.050\\u201d\\u00a0 224*int. \\\/ .228*exh.\\nWhipple supercharger\\nLiquid intercooler Griffin radiator with fans\\nHolley EFI , painless wiring harness\\nTti headers with electric cutouts\\n\\nSuspension:\\nRMS front end, tubular a-arms, power rack \\u0026amp; pinion, Viking adjustable shocks\\nLine lock\\nWilwood disc brakes, master cylinder\\nStreet lynx coil-over rear suspension, Viking adjustable shocks\\n\\nInterior:\\n6 point competition engineering roll bar with 2 swing outs\\nCorbeau GTS2 seats\\nTCI shifter\\n5 point belts\\nVintage air ac\\nBoost, oil pressure, water temp. gauges, tach\\n\\nDrivetrain:\\nB\\u0026amp;M 2800 stall speed converter\\nRebuilt 727 trans.,manual valve body\\nGear Vendors overdrive unit\\n8 3\\\/4\\u201d Posi rear end,3.55:1 ring and pinion\\n\\nWheels\\u0026amp;tires:\\nMickey Thompson 12.5\\u201d x 28.5\\u201d x 15 \\u201cstreet radials-rear\\nGoodrich 205 65r x15\\u201d \\u0026#8211; front\\nBillet Specialties rims\\n\\n\\n\\nClick Here 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