66dartman
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I didn't want to hijack the other rollbar question, but I was wondering, will the 4 point bar found in jegs and summit for a 67-70 a body fit in a 66 dart?
Anyone tried it?
Anyone tried it?
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Mrmopartech
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The biggest item here is the width and not the height.The height can be shortened,as the width can not be made smaller.Measure the interior from door panel to door panel and then get the specs from jegs,Mrmopartech
moparlee
64 Valiant
From what I've read the early A's are narrower. Two company's as far as I know make them for the early A's. S&W and Auto weld. I went with the S&W cause they had a sale on there 8 points.
http://www.swracecars.com/shopping.asp
http://autoweldchassis.com/rbc.ivnu
http://www.swracecars.com/shopping.asp
http://autoweldchassis.com/rbc.ivnu
daves66valiant
68 Dart 340/727:66 Signet Vert 340/5spd: 68 D100
340mopar
Sorgermotorsports
I put the Jegster later a-body kit in my '65 Valiant and it fit fine.
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There are alot of pre-bent kits out there. They all fit slightly different. We had two identical kits from Competition Engineering. One went in a '63 Dart, another a '64. The bends were very close, but not identical. On alot of chassis companies websites, they can or will give you dimensions of main hoops so you can refer back to your own cars measurements. When you need subtle tweaking, sometimes you can "bounce" the bend on concrete, and it will unspring slightly. On my '64, I had to do this to open it up slightly to get it closer to the door pillar. Kits are so much the way to go if you are looking at putting in something non custom. The cost of good DOM steel tubing has gone through the roof, and these companies buy in such massive quantities, it just makes good dollars sense.
Dale
There are alot of pre-bent kits out there. They all fit slightly different. We had two identical kits from Competition Engineering. One went in a '63 Dart, another a '64. The bends were very close, but not identical. On alot of chassis companies websites, they can or will give you dimensions of main hoops so you can refer back to your own cars measurements. When you need subtle tweaking, sometimes you can "bounce" the bend on concrete, and it will unspring slightly. On my '64, I had to do this to open it up slightly to get it closer to the door pillar. Kits are so much the way to go if you are looking at putting in something non custom. The cost of good DOM steel tubing has gone through the roof, and these companies buy in such massive quantities, it just makes good dollars sense.
Dale
66dartman
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I actually found that S&W race cars has a 8 point bar just for early a's. I haven't welded it in yet, but it fits fine on my trial fits
Charrlie_S
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I got the S&W 8 point kit for my 64 Valiant. It was on sale for less the the kits in Summit or Jegs. Planning on doing the install this winter.
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