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Old 06-25-2020, 11:34 AM
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Got two more items crossed off... The radiator fits (barely) and the hood actually clears the belt cover with room to spare! Waiting on one more wiring harness before we try and fire it for the first time.
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Wow that fan is close...I'm guessing you already tried to make more room based on everything else you've done.

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Old 06-27-2020, 10:24 AM
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The fan is as close to the engine as I can get it without running into the balancer. Funny thing is, this engine is 3/8" shorter than the Chevy powerplant that came out but due to the thicker radiator the fan ended up in the same overall position as it used to be. There's little to no front to back movement of an engine/trans combo when running so I should be fine...

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There's little to no front to back movement of an engine/trans combo when running so I should be fine...
Until you need to change the fan belt.

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Old 06-29-2020, 09:44 AM
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Until you need to change the fan belt.
Yeah... that's true. Good thing it's new!

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Job well done!!!

Couldn't think of a better car to put one of those engines in!!! The small amount of cubes needs a car that is as light as possible, you have got that accomplished!!!

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Is that an Acadian grille? If so, nice touch...

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Is that an Acadian grille? If so, nice touch...
Yes, it is. Even though Acadian was never a Pontiac, they were sold at Pontiac dealerships in Canada so close enough, eh? I've also got a set of OHC 6 badges that will end up on the front fenders.

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Making more progress and hoping to have it take it's first breath tomorrow evening.
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Interesting swap. It looks like the car has the grille off a Canadian Acadian Beaumont?

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Nice progress...

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Good luck on getting it fired up!

If you do need more fan space (it always makes me nervious with flex fans being that close to the radiator as they can some times "flex" forward and damage the radiator at high RPM) you could get a 1969 water pump & pulley they have a 2 inch (50mm) shorter shaft. They can solve some clearance issues.

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When using the 69 water pump, do you need to use the 69 pulley set, alternator and accessories?

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Interesting swap. It looks like the car has the grille off a Canadian Acadian Beaumont?
It's actually from a Canso, but, yes.

And, Jeff, it already has the '69 pump on it...

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Well... it ran until it didn't. Need some help with this one guys. My dad is pretty much a whiz when it comes to tuning carbs but this one had him stumped until we pulled the carb off and looked in the intake. There is a hole at the bottom of the intake that goes straight through to the exhaust manifold allowing raw exhaust to come straight to the bottom of the carburetor... After about 5 minutes runtime the carb was too hot to touch and the fuel started to actually boil! Now, if this hole is supposed to be there, what am I missing that keeps the exhaust from getting to the throttle plate? If the hole is not supposed to be there (which is my theory), I guess I'll be shopping for a new intake.

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Depending on the year, I guess, the '67 I had had this passage under the carb to warm it up during cold weather. There was a stainless plate under the carb that prevented exhaust from directly hitting the carb base. I suggest figuring out a way to block that up. Never did like the stainless plate idea.

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As you don't get much cold weather in TX, stainless plate under the carb + stainless plate between intake & exhaust manifold.
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Let me know if you need a different manifold set. I have a few and am in Arlington.

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