Original hemi dart information

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by tommy d

Somewhere in this thread is there a list of known survivors and the ones not accounted for?

hey tommy

My latest list of unaccounted for cars. Mark J., feel free to update/ correct if you have new info:

Bob Banning
Joe Patelle
Mary Ann Foss
johnny Rivers
Gator Raider

Manhatten Speed------- This one has real good possibilities as being mine, but unconfirmed at this point.

liteweight

[beekool]

hey daryl, what did your car run?

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by beekool

hey daryl, what did your car run?

I made a few fun passes back in 08? with it.
At that time it had a VERY MILD street hemi that I built for my cuda, complete with pump gas friendly 10.25 compression, & a .509" flat tappet hydraulic camshaft. Fiqured I'd bolt the Xram on top & drop it into the Dart for a couple seasons while I was building the "real" motor. I was expecting it to be pretty much of a turd to drive with the Xram etc, but with a 5200 9" converter, 4.56's, & some rejetting it wasn't all that bad on the street,----soooo...... I fiqured let's throw it on the track just for the hey of it.
With complete exhaust still attached, it ran 10.94,10.93, & a 10.90 @ 122,123mph. The slicks were total overkill. Motor didn't have enough power to make them work. I quess not bad times considering it had 3 bent valves.
Lesson learned!!!!! NEVER ASSUME when you buy a freshly machined motor from someone & even tho both deck surfaces are freshly refaced that they are the same height................... I measured only one side & did my piston valve clearance on that side............. It just happened to be the tall side........................ I found out after the fact

liteweight

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

hey tommy

My latest list of unaccounted for cars. Mark J., feel free to update/ correct if you have new info:

Bob Banning
Joe Patelle
Mary Ann Foss
johnny Rivers
Gator Raider

Manhatten Speed------- This one has real good possibilities as being mine, but unconfirmed at this point.

liteweight

Forgot to add 'The Cookie Duster" to the list. Original automatic car, converted to a stick.
I spoke with the original owner of this car a few weeks back. He still has the original MSO when he purchased the car new in 68. Great, great guy to talk with, that really enjoyed racing that car. He even pulled the Xram off it & installed some Hilbornes in 69?

Sold it in 71 sometime, to a couple guys in Maryland who blew the engine up. He doesn't know what happened with it after that.

liteweight

[John Boland]

Has this been posted yet? Clyde Cheek and another Dart parked next to it.

http://drag.racersreunion.com/photo/...t?context=user

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by John Boland

Has this been posted yet? Clyde Cheek and another Dart parked next to it.

http://drag.racersreunion.com/photo/...t?context=user

Great pic. Tried to pull it over here and it won't let me.

[John Boland]

I couldn't download it either but I found this on my hard drive.

[HEMIDARTDAVE]

Here ya go....

[John Boland]

Originally Posted by HEMIDARTDAVE

Here ya go....

Thanks! I did find my downloaded copy.

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by HEMIDARTDAVE

Here ya go....

You Da Man....
Question is who is that in the Green Dart behind it?



Spindle mounts and injectors !!!