Re: 1974 - 232

[Peter Marano <carmine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 The reason AMC went back to shafts in mid 73 was due to a patent 
dispute with GM over the bridged rocker design. I don't know how the 
settlement was reached, but when it was AMC went back to a bridged 
design for the 1975 model year.
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I remember the return to rocker shafts as being caused by the inability 
for AMC to make enough stamped rocker arms.

I don't remember if it was a failure of the machinery on the line 
purchased for the new rockers or if the tooling was insufficent.

Sorry this got by but I tend to ignore the whole "how can I do more work 
at greater expense than swaping the the complete 4.0 to end up with 
something with less performance thread" that keeps comming up.

Can anyone add any info?

Peter Marano

Kenosha WI