life after Super Stock for the Hemi A-bodies?

treessavoy · 11-02-2011, 03:00 AM

I read an article back in the day about how primative the 68 A bodies were.

Fiberglass didn't fit; most that weren't picked up at the factory showed up with broken glass; one was delivered with 7 12:50 pistons and one 11:50 piston and some racers had to wait for the manifold to be shipped to them.

There was a story about a guy at Hurst whose job was to take a sledge hammer and pound out the inner fender so the valve cover would clear.

Chrysler said the they new the cars would be completely rebuilt by the racers so they sent them out to the racers in basically unfinished condition.

On the other hand the 62 through 65 cars were well thought out and well executed and did run well right out of the box.

JimR

11-02-2011, 03:00 AM	#14
treessavoy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dunnellon,FL Posts: 1,103 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: life after Super Stock for the Hemi A-bodies? I read an article back in the day about how primative the 68 A bodies were. Fiberglass didn't fit; most that weren't picked up at the factory showed up with broken glass; one was delivered with 7 12:50 pistons and one 11:50 piston and some racers had to wait for the manifold to be shipped to them. There was a story about a guy at Hurst whose job was to take a sledge hammer and pound out the inner fender so the valve cover would clear. Chrysler said the they new the cars would be completely rebuilt by the racers so they sent them out to the racers in basically unfinished condition. On the other hand the 62 through 65 cars were well thought out and well executed and did run well right out of the box. JimR __________________ Jim Rountree