MopaR&D
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Dang I didn't know it was that old! Fantastic license plate btw I need to get that for my Duster.
Mopar action green brick formula
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Dang I didn't know it was that old! Fantastic license plate btw I need to get that for my Duster.
Jarlaxle
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Yes, I'm bumping this old thread.
Reading some of the early Green Brick stuff, it has an interesting story...
E-berg bought it stock, a NJ Bell car. (I think the green is the original NJ Bell color.)
It was then a street racer, with basically Dart/Duster mechanicals (340/833/4-piston brakes/C-body shocks).
When E-berg decided to make it a One Lapper, it got redone: the autocross suspension, fast-ratio manual steering, 15x8 Super Coupe wheels, late A-body discs, and originally, a Commando crate 360.
It was tweaked a bunch as they learned from it, and they made incremental improvements every year, mostly regarding durability (Accusump), comfort (de-rattling the car, better seats), handling (kicker shocks, Viper swaybar links, B-body calipers/rotors), and weight reduction (Weld wheels, removing the stereo, fiberglass panels and bumpers). (They also got better at running it.)
For 1995, it got the first Barton motor, 604B1's stroker (I'm pretty sure an actual 1969-cast 340 block). Later (I'm not sure when), it got the current R-block bullet.
Reading some of the early Green Brick stuff, it has an interesting story...
E-berg bought it stock, a NJ Bell car. (I think the green is the original NJ Bell color.)
It was then a street racer, with basically Dart/Duster mechanicals (340/833/4-piston brakes/C-body shocks).
When E-berg decided to make it a One Lapper, it got redone: the autocross suspension, fast-ratio manual steering, 15x8 Super Coupe wheels, late A-body discs, and originally, a Commando crate 360.
It was tweaked a bunch as they learned from it, and they made incremental improvements every year, mostly regarding durability (Accusump), comfort (de-rattling the car, better seats), handling (kicker shocks, Viper swaybar links, B-body calipers/rotors), and weight reduction (Weld wheels, removing the stereo, fiberglass panels and bumpers). (They also got better at running it.)
For 1995, it got the first Barton motor, 604B1's stroker (I'm pretty sure an actual 1969-cast 340 block). Later (I'm not sure when), it got the current R-block bullet.
I think a member here has the paxton supercharger set up off it, that was run on one engine configuration.
Jarlaxle
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I don't think it ever had a supercharger.
Jarlaxle
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Ehrenberg still has it, AFAIK.
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Oogliboogli
Still have that issue.
DionR
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I think maybe you are confusing the light green Valiant from Redline Gauges with the Green Brick.
Shannon had an SC on his car at one time and sold it to someone here, but Ehrenburg’s car has always been NA as far as I know.
Below link IS NOT the Green Brick:
Corner-Carving Plymouth Valiant
The brick had a good formula in terms of stiffening all mounting points of stressed chassis parts. These days we can take it further with stiffening the rad support and under hood bracing, similar to what we did at XV in 2006.
Beyond that, we have better steering now, lower control bushings, rubber, brakes. This was a light car with zero options. If you are like me and like more creature comforts, things get a bit more complex. The theme of the parts and combinations I sell come from the same philosophy. Simple and durable. I've raced and used all the parts I sell, along with owning an A body for 35 years now. I been in Car Craft Real Street Eliminator, Run to the Shore, Optima Batteries, Power Tour and numerous open track and autocross evens to test and prove my wares. We are fortunate to live in these times.
Beyond that, we have better steering now, lower control bushings, rubber, brakes. This was a light car with zero options. If you are like me and like more creature comforts, things get a bit more complex. The theme of the parts and combinations I sell come from the same philosophy. Simple and durable. I've raced and used all the parts I sell, along with owning an A body for 35 years now. I been in Car Craft Real Street Eliminator, Run to the Shore, Optima Batteries, Power Tour and numerous open track and autocross evens to test and prove my wares. We are fortunate to live in these times.
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