Speed Hunters Project Yankee at SEMA-- 1975 Dart Sport!
Actually, the fender mount mirrors may be a tuner thing now, but they started with British rally cars (or maybe earlier, but the brit rally cars pre-date the JDM stuff). Just like the extra lights. Like most things JDM, they were blatantly copied from the Brits when the Japanese sports cars were starting out in the late 60's. And while I don't like the look of the fender mounted mirrors on the brit, JDM or the project yankee car, as I mentioned above I know for a fact you get better visibility with them. That's why they put them there for the rally cars to begin with.
For the 6.4 it wouldn't be any harder to put it in the car, but I think you'd need the ECU controller that Ma Mopar sells now for like $1,500 to make the 6.4 run. Mopar Performance 77072454AB The 5.7's have more options for controllers, or even going mechanical with a carb on some of them.
Yeah ok. The 295 "pizza cutters" I'm running are 11.1" wide at the tread. So let's see...
This set of N50's are 11.3" wide at the tread, but they're replica hockey pucks so less traction anyway
Coker Pro-Trac Tires 72146
And this set of N50's that might actually put power to the ground are only 11" wide at the tread. Hmmm....
M&H Racemaster Muscle Car Drag Tires MSS-006
Yeah I know, but you know what? You don't have to put your opinion in every thread the comes up. It gets old. We're all aware we don't agree on this stuff.
It would be great if this thread could go back to discussing some of the modifications on the Project Yankee car without some stuck in the '70's opinion on what it looks like every 3 posts
Actually, the fender mount mirrors may be a tuner thing now, but they started with British rally cars (or maybe earlier, but the brit rally cars pre-date the JDM stuff). Just like the extra lights. Like most things JDM, they were blatantly copied from the Brits when the Japanese sports cars were starting out in the late 60's. And while I don't like the look of the fender mounted mirrors on the brit, JDM or the project yankee car, as I mentioned above I know for a fact you get better visibility with them. That's why they put them there for the rally cars to begin with.
For the 6.4 it wouldn't be any harder to put it in the car, but I think you'd need the ECU controller that Ma Mopar sells now for like $1,500 to make the 6.4 run. Mopar Performance 77072454AB The 5.7's have more options for controllers, or even going mechanical with a carb on some of them.
Yeah ok. The 295 "pizza cutters" I'm running are 11.1" wide at the tread. So let's see...
This set of N50's are 11.3" wide at the tread, but they're replica hockey pucks so less traction anyway
Coker Pro-Trac Tires 72146
And this set of N50's that might actually put power to the ground are only 11" wide at the tread. Hmmm....
M&H Racemaster Muscle Car Drag Tires MSS-006
Yeah I know, but you know what? You don't have to put your opinion in every thread the comes up. It gets old. We're all aware we don't agree on this stuff.
It would be great if this thread could go back to discussing some of the modifications on the Project Yankee car without some stuck in the '70's opinion on what it looks like every 3 posts