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Thanks for the kind words. Ya'll did great, congratulations on a double. Oh, and the cloud behind us was nice. Compared to the downpour we were caught in Sat afternoon.:lol:
That brings us to where we are now. Everything is disassembled and laid out. Next is to sandblast the tube, shaft, both collars, firewall mount. Clean all the other parts and hardware. I will update here when assembly takes place / is complete
I don't think they were trying to get the weight down too much for NASCAR, as the rules (1970) called for a 3500 pound minimum.
b. Minimum weight Category 1 and Category 2 cars.
9.36 lbs. per cubic inch of piston displacement, with gas, oil and water, ready for racing without driver, with...
Lastly is the steering coupler which connects the column to the steering gear
1966 is a different style compared to the 67-70 couplers
The top cap/seal is pressed and held on with tabs that are folded over the main coupler body
Pry these tabs up and the top seal will slide right up and off...
Once the switch is out you can remove the upper column bearing. there is a rubber cover / seal that goes around the bearing and seats it in the upper column housing.
There is a snap ring on the top side of the bearing and a half ring circlip on the bottom side
Once the bearing is off you are...
I think pretty much all the aftermarket aluminum heads for a BBM don’t have any exhaust heat crossover passage.
Nor do most of the “better”(higher hp) newer intake manifolds.
The intermittent lack of power being attributed to insufficient manifold heat doesn’t really make sense to me.
I used a Carter P4600HP electric pump. Mounted it back at the tank(1964 ply savoy). I originally intended to only use it to prime or if I had a vapor lock issue. However I quickly found out that my mechanical pump ( a Carter as well) would not pull thru the electric pump unless it was on. I...