[speedshopmike]

hi guys,
sad news indeed; i was here to say how cool the intake setup looks and read about him passing away.
can't not fully admire the wherewithal it took to get a casting like that done so well and for such a small run.
i never met him; my loss, it seems.
our condolences to his friends and family.
have a safe holiday,
mike

[b-man]

Thinking about Dave yesterday inspired me to push further ahead, I'd be lucky to have 1/100th of the ambition that Dave had for this hobby.

I tried fitting up the intake using all the gaskets on the intake, heads and front cover. I wanted to see how much I'd have to move the 8 bolt holes next to the intake runners to make it line up properly.

Surprisingly enough, I was able to easily start and snug down all 8 bolts (okay 7, I didn't have a socket head cap screw long enough on hand for #8) without doing a thing to the intake. I could hardly believe my luck. Thanks Dave.







Of course the 2 bolt holes up front at the water crossover will need some 'attention' since they are in a completely different location. This intake is made to fit '61 -'64 heads, the Edelbrock heads are '65 and later style so the '61 -'64 water crossover design doesn't mate up.

Driver's side head:



Passenger side head, here you can see the front upper corner of the intake water passage that won't seal:



I'm not going to modify the intake to make it work. The E-heads will need a little bit of welding to add some material in the front upper corner. I will also need to plug the front water passage holes with some 3/4" aluminum pipe plugs and weld them in place, the new hold down bolts need to go right near the bottom edge of the water passage holes that are there right now.

Driver's side head:







Passenger side head:







Now it's time to tear down the heads and try to find someone who can do some aluminum welding. I need somebody who knows how to deal with type of alloy used in the cast aluminum E-heads, as I've read that welding on them can be a bit tricky.

[wheelspin]

You are the master fabricator .

Les

[tom s]

I found it much easyer (not cheaper)to replace the water X over with one from a alu tripower intake.You need to take a drive down and see it.Tom

[b-man]

Originally Posted by tom s

I found it much easyer (not cheaper)to replace the water X over with one from a alu tripower intake.You need to take a drive down and see it.Tom

Tom,

I'll try to make it down there sometime this summer, I would love to drop on by for a visit.

Bart