good stuff found in the swap meet

Never seen one of these before

 

I was tempted to buy this.... but, resisted. It would only gather dust. 

Pretty cool that Moto Meter made a tire pressure gauge

Real factory high perf 426 stage II or stage III max wedge iron exhaust manifolds that were as good as headers, seller wants 2k

here's what they look like on a 426 stage II

Real Chrysler under dash air conditioning

NOS 1963 tires

1970 or 71 Chrysler 440 six pack intake, Iron. Mopar didn't want to keep paying Edelbrock for the aluminum ones

I can't remember if these are cassette or 8 track, But I did see one in a GTX at the San Marino Classic https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/06/plum-crazy-hemi-beast.html 

413 long runner intakes... I saw 4 pair of them for sale, from 800 to 1200

NOS Mopar mufflers

real original tires, and spare 

it seems that the front spoiler on a 67, 68, or 69 Camaro looks good on a 68-69 Charger, and is 1/3 the price of Randy's

the spoiler from Summit, Jegs, Amazon etc is from Auto Metal Direct is about 60 bucks, and from what I read on the forums, bolts on (drill your own holes, use self tapping screws) and Randy sells a similar spoiler for 360. Might be hand crafted, blessed by the pope, craved from unicorn horns, or sculpted by vestal virgins. I don't know or care. It simply doesn't matter to me who charges more than the amount I'm going to pay for something, they can try and get that money from richer people who don't care what the thing costs. 

ready to mount complete B Body suspension and chassis design is rolling out from St George Utah, Speedtech

 https://moparconnectionmagazine.com/gallery-speedtech-performance-delivers-extreme-handling-for-b-bodies/

No price mentioned, it's probably scary high

'69 Daytona nose and front fenders, are they worth 11,000 in this condition? Fro0m the looks of the nose, I don't think anyone who ever owned it thought it was worth money

 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/604026330590275/?rid=1066790204084009&ad_id&rt=1&refID=0&refType=0

the asking price for a NOS grill and head light buckets is now 1400. Damn, that's a lot of mark up, but probably less than inflation

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/dcsboc/posts/10158641934678495

even the parts department had a newsletter/magazine

https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/attachments/20190124_140403-jpg.1715280110/

Some one was collecting a lot of late 60s Hemi parts, including 33 sets of matched carbs, a Keith Black Stage III aluminum race engine, cranks, con rods, intakes etc

the guy who collected all this? Did not have any cool cars, and died without selling his collection, or using the parts.

So why the hell was he storing them? The world will never know.

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/hidden-collection-rare-hemi-parts-found-garage-southern-california/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/996045710517424/permalink/2189280147860635/

I wish someone had interviewed this guy before he passed away, he had a hemi Road Runner and tons of mopar parts, plus his own junk yard of spare parts cars

https://corvettemike.com/mopar-graveyard-hidden-in-the-carolina-hills/

$9,800 for these 1970 GTX RR NOS parts, and I'm surprised they were all located, collected, and are now for sale on ebay

https://www.facebook.com/groups/996045710517424/permalink/1313331622122163/
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-Plymouth-GTX-NOS-OEM-Chrome-Trim-Grill-Molding-Decal-Bezel-Emblem-/322698144666?hash=item4b224eeb9a:g:LtsAAOSwhf1ZmsZD&vxp=mtr

visual identification difference comparison between 452 and 906 heads so you don't have to pop the valve cover off to see the casting numbers

http://a12mopar.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1257236840

Happy 80th birthday Mopar

the Mopar brand was launched in 11 August 1937 as a shortened form of the words "Motor Parts", celebrates its eightieth birthday, marking an amazing history extending over eight decades.

It was first introduced as the name of a line of antifreeze products


In 1937, six years after the creation of the Chrysler Motors Parts Corporation plant at the corporate complex at Highland Park, in Michigan, an in-house team of marketing experts was asked to invent a name for the antifreeze used in Chrysler cars. Mopar was that name.

One of the first presentations of the Mopar name to the public occurred when Chrysler was asked to provide a float for a parade that opened the annual Shriner's convention, held in 1937 in Detroit. So the company built a camel 3 metres high, made entirely of car parts, carrying two signs on the side identifying it as: "Mr. Mopar." A small "mechanical man" named ACCY (for accessories) was placed on the float as if leading the camel.

http://my.abarth.com/eu/es/news/mopar-brand-celebrates-80-years

Mopar Magnum 500s decoded

http://moparconnectionmagazine.com/b-body-road-wheels-trim-rings-facts-vs-myths/

Dodge 8 3/4 axle preferences

the 3rd member has a casting, and the 741 gets a lower rating because it has a 1.375 rear pinon bearing
the 742 has 1 3/4
the 489 has 1 7/8

Since all Mopar 8 3/4 use the same diameter pinion U joint flange hole (either coarse or fine spline.) The weakest link if there is one is the same spot for all three.

But, there isn't much of a weak spot, the hemi was using the 8 3/4 so, that's pretty damn good.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/dodge-8-3-4-strenth.458086/

Mopar restoration parts approved and licensed by the factory

https://www.mopar.com/en-us/store/parts/restoration-parts.html

probably the best collection of muscle cars and spare parts we are going to hear of, the Don Fezell collection

On April 13, 2012 during the Four-Wide Nationals at the zMAX Dragway, Don became the first racer ever to run an NHRA Stocker in the 8s, posting an 8.954 ET at 153.88 MPH in his 2008, 5.4-liter AA/S Cobra Jet Mustang.

A racer – both on and off dragstrips – since the mid-Fifties, Fezell had a healthy first-hand appreciation for factory-built drag cars of the Sixties after losing to the likes of Grumpy Jenkins. So in 1975 when he started his car collection, he decided to focus on some of the best high-performance machines Detroit built.

Four Z11s of the 57 ever made, are in Fezell’s collection, plus three factory Cobra Jet lightweight Mustangs, a couple lightweight Mopars, a Ford Thunderbolt, and a Super Duty Pontiac.

And then there’s the muscle cars – a Hemi ‘Cuda, an R-code Fairlane 500, and a Camaro RS/SS convertible among them.

read about it https://www.mecum.com/auctions/kissimmee-2017/collections/lifelong-collection-of-don-fezell/page/all/
https://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2016/10/20/old-reliable-iv-leads-fezell-collection-of-lightweights-and-other-race-cars-into-auction/
https://www.facebook.com/mecumauction/

Herb's reproduction parts is selling 1967-71 replacement oil filters for Mopars

and if you can blow about 45 dollars on one oil filter, just for looks, well... this would be the one to go for

https://www.herbsparts.com/search.asp?pg=1&stext=Blue+%26+White+Oil+Filter&sprice=&stype=&scat=

The stock replacement Sealed Power forged Six Pack pistons pin bores are offset as shown to pre-load the skirts against the cylinder walls for longevity.

When Chrysler upgraded to heavier rods in 1970 Six Pack (and HP 440-4) applications, the added rotating mass forced external balancing tactics.

Fingers point to an original Six Pack damper with the necessary eccentric balancing ring. 

B Body Mopar chassis stiffening kit, $650. Or get the next level of full race stuff, with mini tubs, rear spring relocation for 400 bucks more

this is the $650 kit

A total unibody stiffening package for your 1966-70 Dodge / Plymouth B Body. Includes cnc machine cut Frame Connectors, a complete set of front & rear Torque Boxes, Inner fender Braces and a Lower Core support frame brace. This is a complete chassis stiffening package that will add an incredible amount of rigidity and structure to your B-Body unibody.

this is the $1050 kit, the same as the top, but with the mini tubs and rear spring relocation added

http://store.uscartool.com/Chassis-Stiffening-Kits_c_46.html