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Offline Montana13

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Did a shaker hood ever come on the early Challenger's?
« on: November 01, 2015 - 07:47:41 PM »
I'm restoring a 1973 Challenger with some modifications, so it won't be stock. Got a question, did the early Challenger's ever come with a shaker hood like the Cuda's? I really dig the Cuda hoods compared to the Challenger hoods. Thinking of putting a shaker hood on my 73 Challenger.

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Re: Did a shaker hood ever come on the early Challenger's?
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2015 - 07:53:44 PM »
70s and 71s had a shaker option. 72-74s did not, but a lot of folks retrofit them.


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Re: Did a shaker hood ever come on the early Challenger's?
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2015 - 08:08:30 PM »
Nope. Well maybe.

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Re: Did a shaker hood ever come on the early Challenger's?
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2015 - 08:09:09 PM »
Thanks ChallengerHK. Was thinking of going with earlier 70 bumpers as well since they look cleaner.

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Re: Did a shaker hood ever come on the early Challenger's?
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2015 - 08:42:39 PM »
Yeah I'm doing the same thing.


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Re: Did a shaker hood ever come on the early Challenger's?
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2015 - 09:35:58 PM »
I believe early 70s did not have the Shaker available   due to production limitations what month did they become availble ?

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Re: Did a shaker hood ever come on the early Challenger's?
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2015 - 02:32:05 AM »
I've read that the very first '70 Hemi Challenger convertible, JS27R0B100022, which Chrysler retained to create the Yellow Jacket and later the Diamante, was originally a triple-black Shaker equipped car when it came off of the line at Hamtramck :dunno:
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Re: Did a shaker hood ever come on the early Challenger's?
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2015 - 07:56:55 AM »
I don't believe the Yellow Jacket / Diamante was coded for the Shaker. It was added to the car by Chrysler though.

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Re: Did a shaker hood ever come on the early Challenger's?
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2015 - 08:43:06 AM »
 I read or heard somewhere that early production and late production shaker hood's were available on 1970 challenger's only because of A shortage. and 1971 available through out the model year run. :dunno:   

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Re: Did a shaker hood ever come on the early Challenger's?
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2015 - 11:44:08 AM »
The Shaker Thread.....  As started by the late Daniel Baker.....   

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/48563/1/n96-shaker-challengers.html
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