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Old 09-25-2017, 12:31 PM   #4838
Stewart Way
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Default Re: Original hemi dart information

Not sure. Looks a little low in the back.
In 1971 I had a 68 dart GTS 340 4sp car but I wanted a SS clone. Barnett had changed his dart to a 70-71 as did Whisnant for Pro Stock so I got the K member and brake setup and headers from Warren and the front fenders and hood from Reid and built a clone for the street. Hemi with crossram and holleys from Bill Tanner, 12.5-1 piston and an Isky cam. Had to carry extra plus due to fouling but it was fun. Had 3.23 and 4.89 chunks. Got drafted in 72 sold it and never heard of the car again. For about a year, that was my only car. I was in college so I didn't drive a lot.
I was working for Buster Couch in Div ll and we had a race in Nashville, think it was an Honest Charlie National Open. Mike Couch and I drove up in the dart. Mike was around 17 and had a 69 Charger RT 440 but it was in the shop. All I heard about all the way up was how fast his Charger was so when we left the track I decided to shut him up. Got on the ramp to the interstate and I turned it loose. I was not going to lift until Mike said something. Finally somewhere north of 100 Mike said he thought maybe the dart was a "little" faster than the Charger.
I did the build in the back of Barnetts shop and one afternoon I went to work on it and Earwood had borrowed my valve covers for an undisclosed reason so I was down
until a new set arrived. Part of my free rent I guess.
Those were fun times.
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