Posted By: Hardy
Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/02/10 01:09 AM
I bought a 1968 roadrunner hemi and it has this card in place of a certicard
Found this in my certicard holder location?
Posted By: Hardy
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/02/10 01:54 AM
Car has 4 speed with manual steering EE1 color
Posted By: Hardy
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/02/10 01:55 AM
original motor
Posted By: bb74swngr
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/02/10 02:07 AM
Wow! Almost everyone's dream...hemi:)
Posted By: fastmark
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/02/10 02:34 AM
That is the sticker that goes on the super stock cars. I had one in the glove box of my 65 Hemi Coronet lighweight. I would not have a clue why you have one. I would be someone put it there.
Posted By: Hardy
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/02/10 02:59 AM
I did not think it goes with my car but according to a restoration book I have MOTORBOOKS WORKSHOP Restoration guide 1968 to 1971 it does say QUOTE "" Those cars with the 426 Hemi in 1968 and 1969 only could be ordered with manual steering gear box as a delete option on the power steering. In that case the Barracuda's gearbox, part 2537728, with 16:1 ratio was used. This is a very rare find and was offered only on those cars that were set up to go racing."" So I'm not sure how to find out any more information on this.
Posted By: 474218
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/02/10 03:15 AM
Quote from the 1968 Plymouth Brochure: On cars equipped with a 426 ci in engine, the warranty is for 12 months or 12,000 miles and applies to the original retail purchaser only, provided the car is not submitted to any form of extream operation or altered or modified in any manner.
Posted By: therocks
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/02/10 02:44 PM
I remember when they gave you 12/12 on the Hemi.Just as long as you didnt race it.Right everyone bought a Hemi to drive to church on Sundays.There was an old guy here that had a 68 Hemi and it was his daily driver.I think he was the only person Ive ever seen that just drove one then and never got into it.He just liked big motors.He traded it for a Mustang with the Boss 429.Rocky
Posted By: Hardy
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/02/10 03:34 PM
this card says no warranty on this car
Posted By: JohnRR
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/02/10 05:32 PM
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this card says no warranty on this car
I don't think it matters now , you are past the warranty period ...
...That is for a superstock car , obviously a previous owner stuck it in there .
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/02/10 05:33 PM
Do you have any futher pics of your engine you can post? Views from both sides and close ups of the carbs and green CAP valve?
Posted By: NitroFixx
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/03/10 08:03 AM
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.. This is a very rare find and was offered only on those cars that were set up to go racing."" So I'm not sure how to find out any more information on this.
The race Hemi also had a crossram intake and dual Holleys.
Only the Super Stock cars came with the no warranty disclaimer and they had labels that read "This vehicle was not manufactured for use on public streets, roads or highways and
does not conform to Motor Vehicle Safety Standards."
Posted By: autoxcuda
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/03/10 08:13 AM
Quote:
I did not think it goes with my car but according to a restoration book I have MOTORBOOKS WORKSHOP Restoration guide 1968 to 1971 it does say QUOTE "" Those cars with the 426 Hemi in 1968 and 1969 only could be ordered with manual steering gear box as a delete option on the power steering. In that case the Barracuda's gearbox, part 2537728, with 16:1 ratio was used. This is a very rare find and was offered only on those cars that were set up to go racing."" So I'm not sure how to find out any more information on this.
????
That book is a mess. Question almost every statement in it. Better yet, toss it.
Posted By: Hardy
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/04/10 01:26 AM
what book for restoration would you recommend for a good restoration guide
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/04/10 01:48 AM
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what book for restoration would you recommend for a good restoration guide
I'm being dead serious here: No such book in existance.
Mopars are not like Chevies and Fords, there were many variables throughout the years, plants, production periods, and models, and even within the specific models there were dozens of items that varied from one car to the next, writing an accurate restoration guide would be basically impossible. The best possible guide for your car is the car iteself, looking for clues during dissasembly is a key to doing an accurate job on that particular example. The worst case scenario being a basket case or previously restored car, the best case would be an untouched low mile car (even a well worn example).
If you really want the best guidance become a fixture here on Moparts and ask allot of questions (preferably BEFORE you start to restore something, not after looking for confirmation as so often is the case here). Posting detailed pics of the subject part is always going to get you the best help.
Posted By: Dougsmopars
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/04/10 01:56 AM
I hear that brother. My car was previously restoed and i find many things were incorrect. I had a 1 owner GTX a few years back that was unmolsted. Tried useing one of those resto guides. Many things did not match the real car. I threw the book out. This time i'm sticking with the guys on Moparts. So far plenty of good info.
Posted By: 68jim
Re: Found this in my certicard holder location? - 02/04/10 02:03 AM
Hardy,
I bought that same book years ago and thought that it had lots of great information in it and it still does. But the more I learned and compared what I knew to be correct on my 68 Road Runner, I discovered that the book had several mistakes in it. I really don't want to knock the author too much because over the years more weird stuff has surfaced about our cars and the knowledge base for our hobby gets better and better all the time. I can't answer for all the B-body varieties in the book, only for my situation. Great thing about the internet is that there is a lot of information out there, and the bad thing about the internet is that there is a lot of information out there... Probably one of your best resources for restoring your car will be this site. I started by reading all the A-12 forums initially since they were "close" to what I had and a lot of details for those cars carries over to ours. I have owned my Road Runner for 18 years and I'm still learning new stuff about it all the time. I asked plenty of questions during my restoration and used the search function quite often. This site works two ways, and I tried to provide answers for questions or post pictures when I could to balance all the information I was taking away. Good luck with your project. There are plenty of 68 Road Runner fans on this website!
Jim
68 Hemi Road Runner
I bought that same book years ago and thought that it had lots of great information in it and it still does. But the more I learned and compared what I knew to be correct on my 68 Road Runner, I discovered that the book had several mistakes in it. I really don't want to knock the author too much because over the years more weird stuff has surfaced about our cars and the knowledge base for our hobby gets better and better all the time. I can't answer for all the B-body varieties in the book, only for my situation. Great thing about the internet is that there is a lot of information out there, and the bad thing about the internet is that there is a lot of information out there... Probably one of your best resources for restoring your car will be this site. I started by reading all the A-12 forums initially since they were "close" to what I had and a lot of details for those cars carries over to ours. I have owned my Road Runner for 18 years and I'm still learning new stuff about it all the time. I asked plenty of questions during my restoration and used the search function quite often. This site works two ways, and I tried to provide answers for questions or post pictures when I could to balance all the information I was taking away. Good luck with your project. There are plenty of 68 Road Runner fans on this website!
Jim
68 Hemi Road Runner