Old Race Parts and Pieces - Page 2

James L Miller · 03-02-2012, 02:08 PM

He bought it at a swap meet in Florida. The casting date is 10-17-63. There are two articles that have been published on that block. One is in the Mopar Collectors Guide, the other was in Mopar Muscle magazine. We have a mutual friend, Stewart in Tampa, that used to hang out with the Mopar Missile crew back in the early 1970s. I was fortunate enough to be included in the early rounds of figuring out this block. The AAQA stood out for me. Bill Weertman thinks it was used for valvetrain testing as one of the head stud bosses cracked, making it useless for engine testing. Apparently the EXO marking also lends to the theory that it wasn't a running engine. I don't know if Hoover has seen the block, but the Missile gang usually makes it down for the Gators, so I'm sure Olfield has seen it and probably Joe Pappas. I got to meet those guys at the 2008 Hemi Reunion in Ohio thanks to Stewart.

James L Miller · 03-02-2012, 02:32 PM

The A-864 Program. A couple of photos of early Race Hemi stuff. The A-990 was the 1965 Drag Race combo, but both are usually called A-990.

James L Miller · 03-02-2012, 02:53 PM

Not a production part, but I was told this intake was made by Tom Hoover and it was in a Plymouth street car of his with a 392 stuffed in it.

Hemi Moose · 03-02-2012, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by James L Miller

He bought it at a swap meet in Florida. The casting date is 10-17-63. There are two articles that have been published on that block. One is in the Mopar Collectors Guide, the other was in Mopar Muscle magazine. We have a mutual friend, Stewart in Tampa, that used to hang out with the Mopar Missile crew back in the early 1970s. I was fortunate enough to be included in the early rounds of figuring out this block. The AAQA stood out for me. Bill Weertman thinks it was used for valvetrain testing as one of the head stud bosses cracked, making it useless for engine testing. Apparently the EXO marking also lends to the theory that it wasn't a running engine. I don't know if Hoover has seen the block, but the Missile gang usually makes it down for the Gators, so I'm sure Olfield has seen it and probably Joe Pappas. I got to meet those guys at the 2008 Hemi Reunion in Ohio thanks to Stewart.

You should tell some of those old racers to come join in the fun and shoot the bs on here...l'd love to here some more old stories on these warhorses by them.

Frank Castros · 03-02-2012, 08:49 PM

I once had a 426 Wedge block with the AAQA designation and Jerry Stein told me it was a great block because of it's high nickel content. He was right about it being a great block as we went our best numbers with it.

James L Miller · 03-05-2012, 12:00 PM

Well, I don't want to turn this thread into Mopar only. I thought it would be neat to see lots of odd/rare parts from the Big 3 and maybe the not-quite-as-big #4 (AMC). I found some pictures of a Pontiac RA V head. It looks a lot like the Ford Tunnel Port on the intake side. They must have changed the cam lobes on some cylinders since the valve spacing/arrangement is different.

ww63 · 03-14-2012, 11:15 AM

Aluminum motor mount from the original Gratiot Auto, Mancini LO29 dart. Later the Irish Rover. Being refurbed and headed back home to Detroit.

Hemi Moose · 03-14-2012, 12:28 PM

Were both mounts made of aluminum or just the one...any other interesting pieces on Mancini's old L023 Hemi Dart since they had a back door to Chrysler performance stuff...post some pics of the car.

ww63 · 03-14-2012, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Were both mounts made of aluminum or just the one...any other interesting pieces on Mancini's old L023 Hemi Dart since they had a back door to Chrysler performance stuff...post some pics of the car.

Steel mount on the drivers side. Pretty basic car when the car won National event in 70-71. Super stock springs,no frame ties,bolt in roll bar, As with most of these cars that won the trickest part of the race operation was usually the driver!!

Hemi Moose · 03-22-2012, 11:35 PM

Has anyone else here ever seen or heard of any other 'odd ball' stuff from Chrysler, Ford, or GM...

03-02-2012, 02:08 PM	#1
James L Miller Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 494 Likes: 6 Liked 25 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Old Race Parts and Pieces He bought it at a swap meet in Florida. The casting date is 10-17-63. There are two articles that have been published on that block. One is in the Mopar Collectors Guide, the other was in Mopar Muscle magazine. We have a mutual friend, Stewart in Tampa, that used to hang out with the Mopar Missile crew back in the early 1970s. I was fortunate enough to be included in the early rounds of figuring out this block. The AAQA stood out for me. Bill Weertman thinks it was used for valvetrain testing as one of the head stud bosses cracked, making it useless for engine testing. Apparently the EXO marking also lends to the theory that it wasn't a running engine. I don't know if Hoover has seen the block, but the Missile gang usually makes it down for the Gators, so I'm sure Olfield has seen it and probably Joe Pappas. I got to meet those guys at the 2008 Hemi Reunion in Ohio thanks to Stewart. __________________ Mopar 2 Ya!

03-02-2012, 02:32 PM	#2
James L Miller Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 494 Likes: 6 Liked 25 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Old Race Parts and Pieces The A-864 Program. A couple of photos of early Race Hemi stuff. The A-990 was the 1965 Drag Race combo, but both are usually called A-990. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Mopar 2 Ya!

03-02-2012, 02:53 PM	#3
James L Miller Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 494 Likes: 6 Liked 25 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Old Race Parts and Pieces Not a production part, but I was told this intake was made by Tom Hoover and it was in a Plymouth street car of his with a 392 stuffed in it. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Mopar 2 Ya!

03-02-2012, 08:49 PM	#5
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,972 Likes: 2,584 Liked 2,718 Times in 958 Posts	Re: Old Race Parts and Pieces I once had a 426 Wedge block with the AAQA designation and Jerry Stein told me it was a great block because of it's high nickel content. He was right about it being a great block as we went our best numbers with it.

03-05-2012, 12:00 PM	#6
James L Miller Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 494 Likes: 6 Liked 25 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Old Race Parts and Pieces Well, I don't want to turn this thread into Mopar only. I thought it would be neat to see lots of odd/rare parts from the Big 3 and maybe the not-quite-as-big #4 (AMC). I found some pictures of a Pontiac RA V head. It looks a lot like the Ford Tunnel Port on the intake side. They must have changed the cam lobes on some cylinders since the valve spacing/arrangement is different. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Mopar 2 Ya!

03-14-2012, 11:15 AM	#7
ww63 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 91 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Old Race Parts and Pieces Aluminum motor mount from the original Gratiot Auto, Mancini LO29 dart. Later the Irish Rover. Being refurbed and headed back home to Detroit. Attached Thumbnails

03-14-2012, 12:28 PM	#8
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Old Race Parts and Pieces Were both mounts made of aluminum or just the one...any other interesting pieces on Mancini's old L023 Hemi Dart since they had a back door to Chrysler performance stuff...post some pics of the car.

03-22-2012, 11:35 PM	#10
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Old Race Parts and Pieces Has anyone else here ever seen or heard of any other 'odd ball' stuff from Chrysler, Ford, or GM...