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    Offline hemiken

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    Shaker hoods being replaced with T/A hoods................
    « on: June 03, 2008 - 08:06:31 PM »
    Here you go Barry.  Can you explain the myth please. :clapping:
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    Re: Shaker hoods being replaced with T/A hoods................
    « Reply #1 on: June 03, 2008 - 08:10:44 PM »
    I am not Barry  :blah: But I heard it was due to a shortage of shaker's so they used the T|A's  :dunno: thats what I heard...  :bigsmile:
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    Re: Shaker hoods being replaced with T/A hoods................
    « Reply #2 on: June 03, 2008 - 08:11:59 PM »
    Dodge discontinued the shaker in '70 when it was discovered that the Challenger shaker hoods wouldn't crumble but go through the windshield in a crash. Some non-T/As got T/A hoods later in the year.  Don't know how many, Barry probably does.

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    Re: Shaker hoods being replaced with T/A hoods................
    « Reply #3 on: June 03, 2008 - 08:17:21 PM »
    A nice little tid bit along the same topic is www.shakerhood.com sells a T/A hood air cleaner base that fits on the stock 426 hemi, so you can install a T/A hood on a hemi Challenger and really make it look stock.
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    Re: Shaker hoods being replaced with T/A hoods................
    « Reply #4 on: June 03, 2008 - 08:25:23 PM »
    Ok, the whole scenario of Shaker hoods (N96) being replaced with T/A hoods (N94) is a myth.

    Here is why....

    The shaker hoods were not available for a time due to safety concerns, we all know that.

    BUT, they were back in production before the T/A hood was released, so any car ordered with a shaker would have had a raisin bran (J54) hood installed, not the N94 hood.

    The N94 hood was available once it was introduced as an option for any Challenger with a performance engine, this continued for the 1971 model year.

    For 1971 Challengers with the N94 hood, I have seen only three so far.

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    Re: Shaker hoods being replaced with T/A hoods................
    « Reply #5 on: June 03, 2008 - 08:27:53 PM »
    From the 1971 salesmans pocket guide;

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    Re: Shaker hoods being replaced with T/A hoods................
    « Reply #6 on: June 03, 2008 - 08:34:26 PM »
    My cuda-challenger resto book states  that shaker cars got T/A hoods when the shakers ran out and has a pic, but I remember Barry stating this was not true
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    Re: Shaker hoods being replaced with T/A hoods................
    « Reply #7 on: June 03, 2008 - 08:41:28 PM »
    The resto book is full of errors.  :walkaway:
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    Re: Shaker hoods being replaced with T/A hoods................
    « Reply #8 on: June 03, 2008 - 08:46:02 PM »
    That's what I discovered after my first e body restoration. Now I mostly use it for the pictures.
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    Re: Shaker hoods being replaced with T/A hoods................
    « Reply #9 on: June 03, 2008 - 08:47:24 PM »
    WOW Barry you the man  :2thumbs:

    Would have been sweet to get a T/A hood for under $200 bucks  :faint:
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    Re: Shaker hoods being replaced with T/A hoods................
    « Reply #10 on: June 03, 2008 - 08:52:35 PM »
    The price included hood pins and the proper air cleaner tub too.

    Quite a bargain by todays standards.
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    Re: Shaker hoods being replaced with T/A hoods................
    « Reply #11 on: June 04, 2008 - 07:43:51 AM »
    Thankyou for clearing up that foggy area Barry, glad you asked me to ask :roflsmiley: :2thumbs:


    But it really is good to know :clapping: :woo:
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    « Reply #12 on: June 04, 2008 - 07:48:17 AM »
    Ya thanks Kenny :smilielol: :smilielol: :poopoke:





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    Re: Shaker hoods being replaced with T/A hoods................
    « Reply #13 on: June 04, 2008 - 09:50:09 AM »
    Now I'm wondering - If a 70 hood won't crumple properly in a crash, should it be modified so it will? How could it be done? I don't think it would be fun to be decapitated in a wreck just to keep the car original.

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    Re: Shaker hoods being replaced with T/A hoods................
    « Reply #14 on: June 04, 2008 - 09:54:36 AM »
    Really I don't think it is something you need to worry about.
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