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chris3racing · 04-28-2010, 12:52 PM

You did say in your original post that you want to race in "stock" class. Reading this thread you wonder why no one wants to do this any more. Tail lights between a Demon and a Duster are different. Average joe who had one of the cars probably doesn't really remember the difference. If you park 25 1970's "Super Stock" cars side by side there will be differences in every single one of them.

I had a 1970 Nova that I race in both Stock and Super Stock, bought it right of the top of the transporter, before it ever hit the dealers property. That car was a 350 cu, 4 barrell, four speed car. When you looked at, it part of the SS pieces were there and some were not. After having some discussion over whether I had bought an SS Nova or just another 70 nova, I started to investigate why it was built the way it was. Got in touch with an individual at General Motor and gave him the vin of the car. His exact comment was "the car came down the assembly line on Friday morning before Labor Day Holiday. The closer to time to close down the more the parts got changed."

Now 30 year later I have been working on racing a MOPAR and have talked to a lot of "old" MOPAR super stock racers and mechanics and can tell you there were all kinds of things different on those cars all in the same year model. Example being, the front disc brake spindles, which I have been working with for over a month. 1972 A-body spindles used a four piston caliper, current price $175, 1973 A-body spindle used a single piston caliper, current price $29. Start checking and find that earlier 1972's with a particular ball joint would have four piston while later in the year could have the single piston and different ball joint.

04-28-2010, 12:52 PM	#8
chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 73 Plymouth duster question You did say in your original post that you want to race in "stock" class. Reading this thread you wonder why no one wants to do this any more. Tail lights between a Demon and a Duster are different. Average joe who had one of the cars probably doesn't really remember the difference. If you park 25 1970's "Super Stock" cars side by side there will be differences in every single one of them. I had a 1970 Nova that I race in both Stock and Super Stock, bought it right of the top of the transporter, before it ever hit the dealers property. That car was a 350 cu, 4 barrell, four speed car. When you looked at, it part of the SS pieces were there and some were not. After having some discussion over whether I had bought an SS Nova or just another 70 nova, I started to investigate why it was built the way it was. Got in touch with an individual at General Motor and gave him the vin of the car. His exact comment was "the car came down the assembly line on Friday morning before Labor Day Holiday. The closer to time to close down the more the parts got changed." Now 30 year later I have been working on racing a MOPAR and have talked to a lot of "old" MOPAR super stock racers and mechanics and can tell you there were all kinds of things different on those cars all in the same year model. Example being, the front disc brake spindles, which I have been working with for over a month. 1972 A-body spindles used a four piston caliper, current price $175, 1973 A-body spindle used a single piston caliper, current price $29. Start checking and find that earlier 1972's with a particular ball joint would have four piston while later in the year could have the single piston and different ball joint.