1973 GTX, Can anyone Identify this Engine Bracket?
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My buddy has a 1973 GTX, 440 auto NON AC car. Car is mostly original. Even has original paint. Question, there is a bracket bolted onto the front of the valley pan just in front of the carb. Looks like and engine pull bracket but we all know these motors were installed from underneath. Can anyone identify what this bracket is for?
1970 Superbird 440 Six BBL, 4-Speed, Dana, FJ5
1969 Daytona Charger 440 4-Speed, Dana, EV2
1971 340 Challenger Conv. Flemington Speedway Pace Car, FC7
1970 340 Six Pack Callenger T/A 4-speed T8 Tan
1971 340 Challenger RT Formal Roof, EV2 w/ V2 Stripe & Orange Houndstooth
1969 Talladega Torino, 428CJ
1969 Gurney Special Cyclone Spoiler II, 351 Cleveland
"Id rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" Ben Franklin 1755
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Re: 1973 GTX, Can anyone Identify this Engine Bracket?
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Interesting. This car was not a factory AC car. Wonder how it got there.
1970 Superbird 440 Six BBL, 4-Speed, Dana, FJ5
1969 Daytona Charger 440 4-Speed, Dana, EV2
1971 340 Challenger Conv. Flemington Speedway Pace Car, FC7
1970 340 Six Pack Callenger T/A 4-speed T8 Tan
1971 340 Challenger RT Formal Roof, EV2 w/ V2 Stripe & Orange Houndstooth
1969 Talladega Torino, 428CJ
1969 Gurney Special Cyclone Spoiler II, 351 Cleveland
"Id rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" Ben Franklin 1755
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Re: 1973 GTX, Can anyone Identify this Engine Bracket?
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09/18/19 08:18 PM
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Two owner car. Makes no sense why someone would just bolt on one of many AC brackets with no intent of installing AC.
1970 Superbird 440 Six BBL, 4-Speed, Dana, FJ5
1969 Daytona Charger 440 4-Speed, Dana, EV2
1971 340 Challenger Conv. Flemington Speedway Pace Car, FC7
1970 340 Six Pack Callenger T/A 4-speed T8 Tan
1971 340 Challenger RT Formal Roof, EV2 w/ V2 Stripe & Orange Houndstooth
1969 Talladega Torino, 428CJ
1969 Gurney Special Cyclone Spoiler II, 351 Cleveland
"Id rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" Ben Franklin 1755
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Re: 1973 GTX, Can anyone Identify this Engine Bracket?
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Two owner car. Makes no sense why someone would just bolt on one of many AC brackets with no intent of installing AC. Is it numbers matching? Then it most likely was a production item. I remember seeing many 400 and 440 non a/c cars with them. I just don't remember what year it started. It could of been a plant or just easier to have the bracket in place weather it was a/c or not. If I remember correctly earlier big blocks did not have them. Same rv2 compressor but maybe different mounting brackets.
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