Re: Max Wedge hood?

[Bill <hemirr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At this link on the '62-'65 website, there is a pic of the underside of my 
'62 car's hood, of course '62's did not have scoops but I believe '63 cars 
without scoops look the same.  
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/parker62.html



Bill & Kathi Parker, South Central Indiana
'60 Chrysler Saratoga kustom; '62 Plymouth Max Wedge; '64 Dart convertible; 
'65 Barracuda \6; '65 Imperial; '68 Barracuda FB 340-S; '69 Barracuda FB now 
360; '70 Challenger now 440; '72 Cuda '340





> From: Jason Chance  <j23@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Max Wedge hood?
> Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:42:11 -0600
>
>
> They did cut out the ribs. It had just a great big smooth underside with 
> the two holes. The ribs were cut fairly close to the edges of the hood.
>
> I think the 'home plate' thing your talking about was later, on the hemi 
> versions you got the plate with holes for the stacks and the seals that 
> came in the trunk. The hood on those just had a huge hole to fit the 
> diagonal chrome hemi air cleaner. The plate would go over this hole (with 
> the seals) if you removed the big air cleaner and ran the stacks.
>
> Jason
>
>
>
> Jim Altemose wrote:
>
> > What did the underneath of a real Max Wedge hood look like?
> > Particularly, a 63 Dodge, but I'm curious about all.  I've seen two
> > holes where the air cleaners are.  I've also seen a 'home plate' kind
> > of shape.  Was the cutout reinforce, or did they just cut out the
> > ribs?
> >
> > - Jim
> > Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
> > '63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge), '65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge), '71 Bronco
>
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