God save us from the NHRA tech dept

[RLR]

[QUOTE=Travis Miller;35285]
NHRA now accepts the 426 Hemi with single 4-bl carb for Stock. At 430 refactored horsepower a car would weigh 3610 for A/SA. It is shown as an aluminum frontend combination. The "NASCAR" version used 4 headlights instead of the dragrace version that only had two.

Travis
Thanks for talking me down off the ledge. My selective memory vaguely recalls the acceptance of this 4 barrel combination not too long ago. It's a beautiful car and I'll be interested to see if it's ever competitive. At 430 hp you'd have to add so much ballast that it might actually hook up, even with that behemoth weighing down the wrong end of the car.

Also, I fondly remember the days when trim packages, options and emblems all had to be purely stock to be legal, and I have sadly watched those standards erode over the years. Like the wrinkles on my face, there's not much to be done about it now.

So ... my sincere apologies to the NHRA tech department. I wrongly accused before I had all the facts. Mea Culpa.

[Oldtimer]

I do not agree with the hood scoop, no cars in NASCAR had hood scoops and I am sure that can be proved. Jeff, Jerry Stein has the carb and intake you are referring too. If you want to contact him email me at L88BOB@aol.com

[Adger Smith]

Way to go Jeff, If I was building one of those Nascar Hemi's I would want a hood scoop too. If they were availaible why didn't the "King" & his court use them?
So much for the Nascar Hemis having hood scoops. I think there is a Dodge & Plymouth in that picture.
Try this link too:
http://cgi.ebay.com/RICHARD-PETTY-19...QQcmdZViewItem

[Adger Smith]

Check out: http://www.cottonowens.com/ Some good ink there about the Nascar Hemis. The photo link doesn't show any hood scoops on the # 6 David Pearson/ Owens Hemi cars.
http://www.cottonowens.com/photos.html

[greg fulk]

Travis you going to be @ Indy on thur.? I have several questions for you......you may want to look @ 80-Z28 SS info....(please)............& to everybody else see ya @ indy!!

[Jeff Teuton]

I don't think the car we had was a Nascar car, but was a road car. It had a repaired spot in the roof which was for addidtional lights (so we think). When we got the car, it was a 65 Dodge SS/CA. I have one of the manifolds in question. Take the top off and two people can take a bath in it. The carb is sunk in the middle. I think it had one headlight on each side. I have the original spces from the AMA for both cars, but pages 19 thru 32 are missing. This where the body specs are. I still have the original 64-65 parts books. I will look to see if they even mention the special cars.