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I remember watching the NASCAR race on Wide World of Sports. They
were racing on a Road Course. The Valiant came in 1-6 several laps ahead
of every body else. If I remember right the Petty's were driving two of
the Cars. Even the V8 Studebaker Larks could not compete with
them. Our Family Friend Bill Stroppe’s Ford Falcons were also unable to
complete. It was a Great Day for Plymouth. I thought the race was in
1960.
I built my Daughter a 1970 Barracuda Hyper pack slant six. She didn't
like it so I sold it to a man from Florida who came all the way to N. CA
on a Bus to get it and he drove it back. I always wondered what happened
to it. It was a good street sleeper.
Gary Barker
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 7:06 AM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Re: Harmonic Damper One of the guys in my local Mopar club has built a
replica 1962 Nascar racing Hyper Pac slant 6 cylinder Valiant. Nascar
proposed adding a 6 cylinder compact car class in 62 but when Chrysler fielded
the four barrel header quipped slant 6 that blew away the Fords and
Chevy’s, they quickly cancelled the series. Anyways my friend was drag
racing his car at the track when at high RPM the vibration dampers outer steel
ring separated from the elastomeric ring, and then somehow the steel ring
moved forward onto the belt drive pulley. It resulted in an instant unbalanced
condition and removed the lower drive pulley from the engine along with the
drive belts. The engine never missed a beat, he felt a vibration, heard a bang,
and the vibration disappeared. When he glanced down after the run he noticed the
alternator was no longer charging. He then drove to the timing tower, collected
his time slip, and proceed to the pits, it was then he noticed that his engine
temperature had started to climb slightly. Upon further inspection in the
pit he found the belt and pulley gone off the engine. The pulleys metal was
ripped right off the mounting bolts, which stayed on the engine along with a bit
of the pulley metal. It did not do any other damage to the car and they never
found the ring or pulley bits when they walked the track. I mentioned this to
George and he stated that it is one reason NHRA requires approved dampers on
modified engines. He told me he had made a run of brand new NOS style
replacement dampers. I ordered one for my 65 300L right then from him and he
delivered to me at the next club meet, in hind sight I should have bought
two, as I have the J now. Jamie
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