[78 TA KID]

Originally Posted by roundportponchos

Here's an nos one. Base is black, since new, color should be unfaded. Hope this helps Bob

That is one rare item!!! Been looking for one of those for years!!!

[Bentwheelbob]

Originally Posted by roundportponchos

Here's an nos one. Base is black, since new, color should be unfaded. Hope this helps Bob

Thanks Eric, that helps. Can you post a photo that shows the base in better focus? Does it look like the black finish was a solid pigment like paint, or more of a somewhat tranlucent wash? On my original pictured above it looked more translucent, but it appears yours may be more solid in color.

Originally Posted by 78 TA KID

That is one rare item!!! Been looking for one of those for years!!!

I have a can of matte clear model paint coming. The difficulty finding this part is why I am excited to try to find a way to replicate it cheaply, but in a reasonably accurate manner.

[roundportponchos]

yep, was tough to locate...

Originally Posted by 78 TA KID

That is one rare item!!! Been looking for one of those for years!!!

[roundportponchos]

Here you go.. hope this helps, looks anodized black

[roundportponchos]

Also got this from my friend, nos stick knob, overflow cap, and
WS 6 bushings

[Alvin]

Since your burnout session and drive around, how much new oil is on the undercarriage Bob?

[Bentwheelbob]

Hey Alvin, good to hear from you. The oil spray was not as bad as I feared, but bad enough that I haven't driven it again. Of course there was the NATs, two business trips, and my wife and I went to the big city for her birthday, and there hasn't been a lot of time. This weekend MPD and I spent the weekend do a full paint correction and buff on his CTS Caddy.

Right now I'm mainly focused on getting the process started and parts flowing on the W72 power infusion project. The spare intake has been stripped and I hope to get it bead blasted and shipped of to SD Performance this week. Meanwhile they are tracking down a set of 6X head cores to rebuild and do the SD Performance trick set up

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by Bentwheelbob

...Right now I'm mainly focused on getting the process started and parts flowing on the W72 power infusion project. The spare intake has been stripped and I hope to get it bead blasted and shipped of to SD Performance this week. Meanwhile they are tracking down a set of 6X head cores to rebuild and do the SD Performance trick set up

Thxs Bob.

I’d be very interested in learning and details you’d be willing to share on the SD Mods on the factory heads and intake, etc.…considering doing the same to our ’79 W72 4spd Y84.
Right now has vintage HO-Racing recommended setup w ’71 #96 heads, color match painted Edelbrock Performer rejetted original W72 Quadrajet, etc…so installing the original intake & heads has been of interest here too.

[Bentwheelbob]

So the engine project is moving forward and I worked out the final details with Dave at SD Performance today. He will be providing :

1) Reworked 6x-4 heads that are "bolt on ready" with fully ported intake and exhaust ports flowing 250cfm, filled exhaust crossovers and all the other good stuff. I'm keeping my stock heads intact and SD is providing the cores. Here's a link to SD's website section on the heads - http://www.sdperformance.com/viewPro...p?productID=43

2) Reworked stock intake with CNC plenum, CNC port runners and hand finishing. I will keep my stock intake intact, but I have an extra intake I will ship to Dave. Here's a link to SD's page on the intake, and a couple of pictures before and after media blasting...

http://www.sdperformance.com/viewPro...productID=1727





3) Custom ground hydraulic roller Comp Cam spec'd at 224/230 dur. @ .050 .575”/.592” lift with 1.52 rockers ground on a 112 lobe sep.

4) Other - stock carburetor rebuilt per Cliff's recommendations and original log exhaust manifolds.

Nothing will got done this weekend, but hopefully the following weekend will see me and MPD getting the engine separated from the car and under way.

We are about to start having more fun...