Vintage Direct Connection parts. Let’s see em!

[Musclesigns]

Mixed in with some other stuff

 

[50coupe]

I can play too. Just brought these back from Indiana along with more of the hemi parts as I find them in the barn. These are .005 over NOS. Also got an identical NOS set at .020.

 

[Daves69]

A couple DC Performance News issues.....

 

[Hyper_pak]

Shame those days are long gone.

 

[Ron_M]

Stolen from eBay. Too cool not to post.

 

[Vaanth]

Here's a few. There's more around here, plus Mopar Performance labeled stuff. A lot of items are installed and in use, some for years.

Race Hemi Orange and Street Hemi/HP Orange

727 Shift Package

These are USA made orange ECUs, from 1986 and 1988. One is unused, but bench tested, the other is lightly used. Both good.

Rear axle spring seats

Intake Heat Crossover Block Off Shims

 

[Vaanth]

Here are some Direct Connection Tune Up Tips that I've had since the 70s. These were also under the predecessor "Special Parts" program. These are the type-written photocopied documents that predated the bound books. Actually the initial bound books were collections of these.

 

[Vaanth]

Direct Connection Tags. Also a Mopar Performance and a couple of Chrysler internal tags (internal but available externally).

 

[Vaanth]

A couple of more Direct Connection ECUs:

P4120534: Purchased in the early 80s. Serving duty in my Challenger T/A with 440 Six Pack, but was also used with the 340.

P4007298: Purchased and installed on my T/A in 1979 with a Direct Connection distributor and a parts car wiring harness replacing the factory dual point distributor. It actually came with the production style Electronic Ignition sticker. It still works but swapped by the previous ECU.

 

[Vaanth]

Direct Connection Catalogs, 1972 - 1988, and Direct Connection books.

 

[Vaanth]

Direct Connection posters and banner.

 

[Vaanth]

Aluminum valve cover with dual plug provision for 426 Hemi:

 

[Vaanth]

Direct Connection chrome valve covers on this 1978 440.

These are the taller valve covers adapted from the production version introduced on 400 and 440 high performance engine in 1976.The valve covers were taller than earlier covers, or standard B engines for clearance due to the RTV type gasket material used which was thinner than regular gaskets. Note that the oil filter seen here is used just for painting. It was replaced by a Wix before use.

 

[Vaanth]

Direct Connection chrome valve covers, chrome timing chain cover, and oil filter on this one:

 

[Max1196]

Your intake runners, are they full length divided or half length divided?

 

[Vaanth]

Your intake runners, are they full length divided or half length divided?

The runners on mine are full length divided. So, it's a long ram, not a short ram.

 

[Ron_M]

Your intake runners, are they full length divided or half length divided?
View attachment 1716295863

Don't care what anyone says, that picture is seductive right there.

BRB, going to the OMG thread...

 

[Vaanth]

Spring Relocation Kit:

 

[Vaanth]

Direct Connection cams.The boxes have been re-purposed some.

 

[Vaanth]

Direct Connection purple Shaft cam installed in the mid 80s. Picture taken in 2021.

 

[50coupe]

Found two more NOS parts in the pile. Less parts to hunt to build the 18 spline A-body 4 speed. Sweet.

 

[50coupe]

More stuff found! Score of the day is the brand new aluminum water pump housing. Just right for the hemi!

 

[rumblefish360]

W5 head, W5 big port
M1-tunnel ram

 

[dust44d]

Not sure if this is Hustle Stuff or Direct Connection, but it is cool.

 

[Daves69]

Another still on the shelf.....

I bought this jacket patch way back..........

.........it was going on the back of my DC jacket till it got torn up on the losing end of a cycle vs dump truck encounter that pulled out in front of me. Just another garage jacket ever since........