I keep an old Hemi piston on the counter at our store. Most guys are
amazed at it's appearance, few know it intimately, myself, I remember
modifying the appearance of a few. I never had the chance to put any of
my old Mopar "hot rods" on a dyno, but the way I remember it, they musta
been about 5,000 HP.
Grib
"Do what others Won't and you'll do what others Can't for the rest of
your life"
-----Original Message-----
From: Dick J [mailto:lsr_man@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 6:14 PM
To: Thomas E. Bryant; rgribble
Cc: 'Nafzger'; 'Russel Mack'; 'Albaugh, Neil'; 'BB'; 'Joe Amo';
'DrMayf'; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Old Hemi Talk
Ahh, guys, keep the early hemi talk coming. It might even clear up the
rain that's been hangin over East Texas for the last nine days.
Dick J
"Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com> wrote:
rgribble,
My second hot rod was a 1934 Dodge 1/4 ton pickup. I installed a 300 Cu.
in. Desoto V/8 in it and drove it on the street, while running it at the
1/4 mile and dry lakes on weekends. It was a real sleeper! Twin fender
mounted spare tires, Kelsey wire wheels and looked absolutely stock on
the exterior. The Desoto fit completely under the hood, ran a 4.64 stock
rear axle and a Chrysler overdrive three speed. We turned 102 in the 1/4
and the upper teens at the Lakes. This is one vehicle that I wish I had
never sold.
Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
rgribble wrote:
> My older brother and I put the same motor in a 54 Plymouth with no
> outside evidence of the switch. It was a fun sleeper. I'm confident
the
> 49 was a greater challenge.
> Grib
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