LOL no, I own a 71 valiant 4 door also. this is just a 68 dart post car.
.5 in the quarter going to a 750. And I think I still need bigger jets on the main jet.
the tape Well I think I like the way it looks but this is from google.
According to one of the posters there, the "X" is a tape or adhesive that's placed there in order to make cleanup of the shards in the event the glass breakseasier. Tracks used (still? No idea) to require racers to tape up their headlights and rear lights before racing for this purpose.
