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71 - 74 Charger " NASCAR" hood? #221421
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ive got a 72 Charger with a bulge hood on it. no big deal i know but this one doesnt have any cowl vents in it. i was told about parts for these cars NASCAR sold for the racers from big boys to small town guys. anybidy know anything about these?

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Sounds like a 1974 model year hood. Is it original to the car? any pics?


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Re: 71 - 74 Charger " NASCAR" hood? [Re: Ron_M] #221423
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There's some rhyme to reason with the 71-74 hoods I just can't remember it. It goes something like this:
1971 - cowl vents across entire hood (example: 30-inches)
1972 - cowl vents across hood, divided in center by a gap so it looks like two vents (30-inch)
1973 - cowl vents across hood but only 24 inches long
1974 - no cowl vents
Of course - 73 hoods can be found on 74 cars, 72 hoods on 73 cars, etc.
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Re: 71 - 74 Charger " NASCAR" hood? [Re: xjarhed] #221424
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ill try to get some pic's posted, rigth now there on my phone so i have to download them

Re: 71 - 74 Charger " NASCAR" hood? [Re: Ron_M] #221425
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Sounds like a 1974 model year hood. Is it original to the car? any pics?





74 didn't have any cowl vents.
I think NASCAR used flat hoods


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I think NASCAR used flat hoods




Nope. This picture clearly shows bulges.

To avoid making anyone unhappy, I pulled this image from http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/top-1972-Dodge-Charger-NASCAR-Race-Car.htm

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I think NASCAR used flat hoods




Nope. This picture clearly shows bulges.

To avoid making anyone unhappy, I pulled this image from http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/top-1972-Dodge-Charger-NASCAR-Race-Car.htm

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Yes it does and the hood also.
I guess I was thinking of the Satellites that ran flat hood.


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Some 71 hoods also had a gap in the middle between vents. Mine is an original 71 Super Bee with a first month build date.



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Re: 71 - 74 Charger " NASCAR" hood? [Re: 71383beep] #221430
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Some 71 hoods also had a gap in the middle between vents. Mine is an original 71 Super Bee with a first month build date.







I allways have associated those are second half 71 year production... do you have bucket back panels in one piece and small release button or a panel with a separate covers to hinges ( used on big release buttons like 70s )?

One piece seatback panels are commonly asociated with second half production, same as 4 bows headliners instead 6 bows... those are details of 72s an laters, same as normally the hood ( without the cut out of course )


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As you can see from the photos of Pettys car it had vents. The hood you have is a 74 hood

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Diggin the hood "ornaments" too! I always wanted to have a Charger on the street that looked like this car...

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Okay ya'll... I have it figured out; here we go!

1971 thru 1974 Chargers came with hoods.
The end.

Seriously now - I have ALL ORIGINAL cars/hoods; I just went and took pictures of all but one. Here are the results:

1971 Charger 500, 383, flat hood, cowl vents WITH gap in center
1971 Charger Superbee, 383 magnum, bulge hood, cowl vents NO gap
1971 Charger R/T, 440 sixpack, air grabber hood, cowl vents NO gap
1971 Charger R/T, 440 magnum, louvered hood, cowl vents WITH gap
1974 Charger SE, 440, flat hood, NO cowl vents
197x Charger UNK, UNK, power bulge hood, ???? (this hood is in storage - will check tomorrow!)


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hey 71383bee-awesome looking bee-I laid down purp on my 68 coronet/bee clone-pretty girls & children comment and seem to admire this color-are your fender turn signal indicators factory and if so were they not originally chrome?

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Okay ya'll... I have it figured out; here we go!

1971 thru 1974 Chargers came with hoods.
The end.

Seriously now - I have ALL ORIGINAL cars/hoods; I just went and took pictures of all but one. Here are the results:

1971 Charger 500, 383, flat hood, cowl vents WITH gap in center
1971 Charger Superbee, 383 magnum, bulge hood, cowl vents NO gap
1971 Charger R/T, 440 sixpack, air grabber hood, cowl vents NO gap
1971 Charger R/T, 440 magnum, louvered hood, cowl vents WITH gap
1974 Charger SE, 440, flat hood, NO cowl vents
197x Charger UNK, UNK, power bulge hood, ???? (this hood is in storage - will check tomorrow!)




Well i guess me and charger440sixpack have non original R/T hoods used on a Super Bee?

I'm sure the different hoods have more to do with where they are built rather than production year. I know that different factory's had slightly different ways of applying decals and routing wires, etc. Either way it's no big deal really.

I am not 100% sure if the hood on my car is the original hood, but there is no doubt that it is a 71 hood because that is the only year they made those types of hoods. The AG hoods are different and were used in 72 too.


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hey 71383bee-awesome looking bee-I laid down purp on my 68 coronet/bee clone-pretty girls & children comment and seem to admire this color-are your fender turn signal indicators factory and if so were they not originally chrome?




Thanks!

I love FC7 it really draws a crowd at the shows. Kids and the ladies do like it alot. They always ask if it was a real color.

The fender mounts are modified plymouth B body units. I wanted painted lights and Dodge only had smaller Chrome ones for 71/72. Plymouth had the longer painted style that would mount either over the wheelwell or on the hood depending on the type of hood you got on the roadrunner or GTX. I loved their look so i modified the fenders to take the plymouth style. I am going for as little chrome as possible.



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Correction, I just found an old pic of the Rallye and it had the small gap.

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while were on the subject of 71 - 74 chargers, how big a wheel and tire with what back spacing can i pu ton my car. i want to keep the car hunkered down to the ground for the handling.
hey 71383bee, nice car, what is the size and backspacing your running?

and if i do this right here's the pics.

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another pic

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oh yeah, ive got an 8 3/4 that measures about 64" wide at the wheel flange is that right for the car?
i was thinking of swapping in a 68 b-body 8 3/4 for a deep dish wheel look.

thanks for all the help

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