1966 Coronet Hemi question

dammstrate · Nov 20, 2020

Learning slowly the fun things related to owning a hemi. What I think is a good conversion tribute from a 6cyl (proper K-member, electronics, etc.). I noticed this in the garage this past weekend. The distance from the passenger shock tower to the valve cover is clearly less than the driver shock tower to the valve cover. Is this normal, or is something horribly wrong?

beanhead · Nov 20, 2020

Ouch you screwed something up..!

Not really. Mopar offset the engines roughly 1-1/2" to the passenger side

dan juhasz · Nov 20, 2020

It's normal, if you ever need to remove the valve cover you will need to take the shock nut off and push the shock stem down so the cover can come off easier.

Fran Blacker · Nov 20, 2020

Do you have power brakes, if do valve cover can be removed by taking the throttle and spring brackets off. Remove 3 of spark plug tubes, 7 has to stay but it just flops around.

64BEL · Nov 20, 2020

dan juhasz said:
It's normal, if you ever need to remove the valve cover you will need to take the shock nut off and push the shock stem down so the cover can come off easier.

I can get mine off without doing that - no problem. I don't think your Coronet's is any closer than my Satellite's.

dan juhasz · Nov 20, 2020

64BEL said:
I can get mine off without doing that - no problem. I don't think your Coronet's is any closer than my Satellite's.

drivers side no trouble, passenger side no go, would scratch up the cover

64BEL · Nov 20, 2020

dan juhasz said:
drivers side no trouble, passenger side no go, would scratch up the cover

I was referring to the passenger side. No issues with mine.

moparedtn · Nov 20, 2020

As @beanhead said, Ma offset all the engines to the passenger side, not just hemi's.

MoparLeo · Nov 30, 2020

Steering shaft/box, m/c, p/s pump, battery.... you need the extra real estate to clear these items.

1966 Coronet Hemi question

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