[beemergary]

Originally Posted by tom s

Well im on it.Going to be 30-45 days before I know much.Tom

Having a 63 Tempest 421 with 980 heads and a 61 tempest wagon with 127 heads a Bathtub intake is on my bucket list.

[tom s]

Gary,I for sure wont do a early version.Go shopping for new heads!Tom

[brut4s]

I'm in also. Street/ strip

[Skip Fix]

This guy is making some cool 409 intakes and heads especially his Z12 stuff. Might be a source to check with.

https://www.mcquilleneng.com/

[Keith Seymore]

Quick story -

I just noticed the other intake in the background of this photo.

When I grabbed the bathtub from under Dad's workbench it was sitting on a piece of plywood. That low rise 2X4 intake was under the plywood.

I didn't even know we had it.

K

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by beemergary

Having a 63 Tempest 421 with 980 heads and a 61 tempest wagon with 127 heads a Bathtub intake is on my bucket list.

Sounds more like a "bathtub list".

[Tinindianworkshop]

I THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE

[beemergary]

Having a 63 tempest 421 with 980 heads and a 61 wagon with 127 heads a bathtub intake is at the top of my bucket list.

[tom s]

Gary,have had the bathtub on my 980s for 22 years now!Tom

[ANDYA]

Originally Posted by tom s

Gary,have had the bathtub on my 980s for 22 years now!Tom

Tom, have you been running this manifold with air cleaners and does it all fit under a stock hood? I'd be interested in a bathtub for street/strip but I don't want to cut a hole in my hood.

[tom s]

I have it under a 63 tempest with velocity stacks with screens.I ran it under a 63 Cat with the SD type AC.Not sure it would fit the tempest with real air cleaners without the SD scoop.The factory actually made a few lower intakes just for the SD tempests.Tom

[ANDYA]

Yeah, I figured it would be a tight squeeze under stock hoods. I have a 65 GTO in mind, but I don't think you can fit a bathtub with air cleaners. Maybe not even without air cleaners. Would love to run one in a 63 Tempest with a SD scoop though.

[tom s]

I will drop the car on the lift sunday and will see if I can get a number from the center of the valley pan to the tops of the AFB with no AC.I do have 1/2 in spacers under the carbs.Tom

[b-man]

Originally Posted by ANDYA

Yeah, I figured it would be a tight squeeze under stock hoods. I have a 65 GTO in mind, but I don't think you can fit a bathtub with air cleaners. Maybe not even without air cleaners. Would love to run one in a 63 Tempest with a SD scoop though.

It will fit under a '65 GTO hood, look here to see how it fit on my '64 GTO:

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...8&postcount=33

With careful work a low profile air cleaner can be fabricated, carb spacers must be limited to perhaps nothing more than thick insulating gaskets.

[b-man]

Link fixed, can now view hood to carb clearance pics.

[ANDYA]

Thanks B-man. Looks like its gonna fit OK. I would be interested in one for the 65 and up heads.

[tom s]

I'm hoping this thread does not disappear if I can somehow get this done.WONT be cheap,if anyone is thinking under $2000 I don't think it can happen.Just too small of run to get molds,get cast and get machined.Been told a small issue just like the factory is core shift,don't always get 100 percent machinable castings and you have 2 PC to get machined.Tom

[Mike Davis]

Tom, do you remember if the Repop intakes had any additional material/height added to area above the port for taller ported heads or if it was like the factory bathtub?

[tom s]

Mike,don't think so,maybe Joe will see this and jump in.Tom

[ta-69]

I would be interested in 1