444ci Ball-Stud Hemi

[marv13]

I took it upon myself to built something from scratch...sort of.  It is the Hemi that never was, a one of a kind game changer than never happened.  The Ball-Stud Hemi, named for its chevy style valvetrain setup, and lack of spark plug wires coming out of the valve covers.  Im building it stock, not the ruined Arruzza version and putting it a 1971 Dodge Demon as a sort of what if car.  

 

I used a amt general lee hemi as i don't feel too bad about changing an engine with lacklustre detail to make something nice.   the intake is a casting from a petty hemi.   

[Ace-Garageguy]

Cool. Definitely something you don't see every day.  

[marv13]

7 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Cool. Definitely something you don't see every day.  

thank you, i couldnt find it anywhere and i figured it would be easy to make! theres a few articles out there about it! 

[Mr mopar]

one of a kind engine ....I think Dick landy was the one who owned it !

[Yahshu]

18 minutes ago, Mr mopar said:

one of a kind engine ....I think Dick landy was the one who owned it !

Dick did, this site has some good reference pics

https://macsmotorcitygarage.com/phantom-mopar-muscle-chryslers-ball-stud-hemi-v8/

Edited September 25, 2019 by Yahshu

[marv13]

thank you for the pics i will be building it exactly like that !   Arruzza ruined it  by modifying it 

[gtx6970]

On 9/25/2019 at 3:53 AM, marv13 said:

  Arruzza ruined it  by modifying it 

Fill me in, what did Arruzza do to it

[Yahshu]

11 hours ago, gtx6970 said:

Fill me in, what did Arruzza do to it

https://staging-moparaction-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/staging.moparaction.com/amp/2016/03/16/ballstudhemi/?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15696676347855&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.moparaction.com%2F2016%2F03%2F16%2Fballstudhemi%2F

[Force]

On 9/25/2019 at 12:53 PM, marv13 said:

thank you for the pics i will be building it exactly like that !   Arruzza ruined it  by modifying it 

I don't know about that, the visual modifications are not many (mostly a different carburetor) and he got it running and running good.
This one off prototype engine was unusable in the shape it was and needed a lot of attention to get it running anyway so why not do it better and more reliable.

Edited September 30, 2019 by Force

[1972coronet]

On 9/28/2019 at 3:47 AM, Yahshu said:

https://staging-moparaction-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/staging.moparaction.com/amp/2016/03/16/ballstudhemi/?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15696676347855&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.moparaction.com%2F2016%2F03%2F16%2Fballstudhemi%2F

I've read that article , and about the car in which it was installed ( a rare **hardtop**  M-Code 1969 Barracuda ; it was Hoover's Mover in the days of Direct Connection ) , and I can't see where the engine was ruined or butchered via modifying it  ( though I admit that I'm not a fan of those Edelbrock air cleaner / filtre assemblies ) . 

[tim boyd]

The Ball Stud Hemi engine program is a fascinating part of Mopardom and we got a lot closer to having this engine hit actual production (probably for the 1972 model year) than most.  Sadly, the collapse of the muscle car market in 1970 1/2 and beyond, usurious insurance rates on musclecars, and the fallout of the Muskie Emissions Bill made the project irrelevant.  

I've been building a file on Ball Stud Hemis for several decades....still want to build a model of the stillborn 1972 Charger R/T (yes, there was to be a '72 R/T and I have the MPC decal sheet (for their '72 Dodge Promos) to prove it).   It would be powered by the Ball Stud Hemi and also include the up and over rear trunk spoiler for the '71 Charger that was cancelled for production at the last minute but included in MPC's original 1971 Charger annual kit...

Good Luck on your project, Vi.  TIM 

 

 

Edited September 29, 2019 by tim boyd