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71 shaker #987794 05/07/11 09:16 PM 05/07/11 09:16 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 323 Shippensburg, PA G GardnersGotCudas OP enthusiast
GardnersGotCudas OP enthusiast G Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 323 Shippensburg, PA	i am looking to buy a shaker set up for a 71 cuda 340 4 barrel i was wonding what color to paint the bubble thanks nick

Re: 71 shaker [Re: GardnersGotCudas] #987795 05/07/11 10:07 PM 05/07/11 10:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,854 Georgetown Ontario Canada anlauto I Live Here
anlauto I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,854 Georgetown Ontario Canada	Some very early 71's were argent, most were black *CHECK OUT MY NEW WEB SITE !*

Re: 71 shaker [Re: anlauto] #987796 05/07/11 11:12 PM 05/07/11 11:12 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 915 near New Haven, CT F fireeng super stock
fireeng super stock F Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 915 near New Haven, CT	does that apply to 71 challengers too? 2016 Diesel Ram 3500 Mason Dump 1971 Challenger 2013 Jeep Wrangler 1979 Dodge Ram Power Wagon 400 Mini Pumper My other car is a Fire Truck.

Re: 71 shaker [Re: anlauto] #987797 05/08/11 12:21 PM 05/08/11 12:21 PM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,551 Sweden 71redcuda pro stock
71redcuda pro stock Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,551 Sweden	Quote: Some very early 71's were argent, most were black Is there any specific dates when the shaker-bubble started to be black in 71..Instead of argent silver? I have friend here in sweden,he purchased a original (survivor) 71 v-code cuda from colorado with the argent silver bubble on..He claims that it is the original bubble for the car.But everyone he has talked with thinks it should be a black on instead..Dont know the build date of the car.. Last edited by 71redcuda; 05/08/11 12:22 PM.

Re: 71 shaker [Re: 71redcuda] #987798 05/08/11 12:39 PM 05/08/11 12:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard
ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	It's true, some VERY early 71's got Dark Argent bubbles but those would be the absalute exception, the vast majority were black organosol.

Re: 71 shaker [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #987799 05/08/11 12:59 PM 05/08/11 12:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada mccannix master
mccannix master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada	Quote: It's true, some VERY early 71's got Dark Argent bubbles but those would be the absalute exception, the vast majority were black organosol. ..and the reason some have argent bubbles is that Fram just grabbed some 'in stock' scoop assemblies that were already there, and shipped them to Hamtramck to meet demands in peak periods. The reason they had in stock scoops is that when the Challenger shaker hood was put on hold in late 69, Fram had already sent to Hamtramck several bedsteads of assembled argent units for production. Hamtramck didn't want or need them hanging around and shipped them back to Fram. There were approximately 60 units in a bedstead, all with the Challenger scripted engine denotation nameplates. Since the scoops were not manufactured by Fram, rather than wait for them when an order needed to be filled, they pulled the in stock ones, changed the Dodge nameplates to required Plymouth ones and shipped the units. As time went on and shaker production for Challenger resumed, the already assembled units were sent back to Hamtramck as required. This also accounts for why many 71 factory shaker Challengers came through with argent scoops. Unused assemblies already sitting at Fram were sent first to deplete the stock. My May built 71 shaker 440-6 Challenger has an argent scoop and there are many other 71 shaker Challengers that way that I know of.

Re: 71 shaker [Re: mccannix] #987800 05/08/11 04:12 PM 05/08/11 04:12 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,165 Florida C cataclysm80 master
cataclysm80 master C Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,165 Florida	Cool info, Thanks! Tav

Re: 71 shaker [Re: cataclysm80] #987801 05/08/11 05:49 PM 05/08/11 05:49 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,169 Richmond, VA R rayztoy super stock
rayztoy super stock R Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,169 Richmond, VA	Quote: Cool info, Thanks! Tav Thanks for the info!

Re: 71 shaker [Re: mccannix] #987802 05/08/11 06:01 PM 05/08/11 06:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,115 MD floyd master
floyd master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,115 MD	My May-built 71 340 shaker Challenger also came with an Argent scoop. My Sep-built R/T came with a black scoop.

Re: 71 shaker [Re: mccannix] #987803 05/08/11 06:04 PM 05/08/11 06:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard
ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	Good post Terry

Re: 71 shaker [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #987804 05/08/11 06:18 PM 05/08/11 06:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada mccannix master
mccannix master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada	as told to me by the man Fram sent to Hamtramck for week in 1969 to show line workers how to install and adjust the assemblies on the cars... ...and hated being there!

Re: 71 shaker [Re: mccannix] #987805 05/08/11 06:38 PM 05/08/11 06:38 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,165 Florida C cataclysm80 master
cataclysm80 master C Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,165 Florida	Did he have any info in WHY the challenger shaker was put on hold? Tav

Re: 71 shaker [Re: cataclysm80] #987806 05/08/11 07:01 PM 05/08/11 07:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,327 Toronto (YYZ) Ontario YYZ master
YYZ master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,327 Toronto (YYZ) Ontario	I'd be interested to know if there's any merit to either rumour for the pause in Challenger shaker hood production: 1. The tooling was broken/damaged resulting in limited availability for the hood 2. The non-crush zone hoods for '70 were a major liability on the Challengers (didn't buckle and instead sliced into the passenger compartment in a crash) - thus the option was stopped until they could be re-tooled for crush zones. The issue would not be as severe on a 'Cuda because of the 'hatch hood' and header panel distributing the forces of impact better.

Re: 71 shaker [Re: cataclysm80] #987807 05/08/11 07:27 PM 05/08/11 07:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada mccannix master
mccannix master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada	Quote: Did he have any info in WHY the challenger shaker was put on hold? Tav No, he was there in the earliest stages in 69 before the Challenger shaker production was halted, and since Fram had nothing to do with manufacture of the hoods themselves, he could not offer any expanation, other than all this "crap" as he used to call it , was being shipped back to Fram.

Re: 71 shaker [Re: mccannix] #987808 05/08/11 10:04 PM 05/08/11 10:04 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,193 NEW JERSEY AARCONV master
AARCONV master Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,193 NEW JERSEY	My 71 Cuda had the argent shaker and came also with the 70 style go wing.. must of been an early edition....

Re: 71 shaker [Re: AARCONV] #987809 05/11/11 12:01 AM 05/11/11 12:01 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,586 Tampa, FL tpabayflyer pro stock
tpabayflyer pro stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,586 Tampa, FL	I like Argent... especially with a black car! Mine is a clone so Argent it will be!!! TBF 71 Challenger 528 Hemi project 09 Gr Cherokee 5.7 hemi in da house!!

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