Oil Pressure Gauge. She idles at 60 psi. ARP bolt dress up kit has very cool stainless 12 point bolt heads.
Off/on ignition switch on left, start switch on the right
Intake Manifold is an Edlebrock Performer Air-Gap (it's separated from the block under the carb). Less heat energy; cooler air/fuel charge; denser mixture; more energy delivered. At least that's the theory. Edelbrock fuel connection with fuel filter, which I had to remove and reverse toward the back of the engine because the A/C compressor is "right there" where the filter is.
DANG, she's pretty ! Edelbrock fuel line kit with filter built in. Intake manifold has little bumps where it can be drilled and tapped for Nitrous Oxide kit install. Probably won't do that. Plug in back of carb is for power brake vacuum connection.
Edelbrock now manufactures the old Carter AFB carb. GREAT piece of equipment. This one is 750 cfm. Got off Ebay, it was pretty grungy. I repolished it with dremel and rebuilt to original specs.
Those dang headers are sure close to my wires. Will probably fabricate some heat shields before break-in. They will get red-hot. UPDATE: I replaced this water pump with one that does not have the recirculating connector to the intake manifold and drilled 3 holes in the thermostat housing to give the same effect to allow some water to move even if the thermostat is closed.
Final arrangement of accessories, belts, and mounts. DAMN this is pretty ! The stock power steering pump would not even come CLOSE to fitting in the car due to location of the steering box. Found that GM made this smaller remote reservoir pump for Pontiac Sunbird that worked out perfectly if you find that a standard ham can won't fit your chassis.
Mmmmmmmm ! OCTOBER, 2013
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Engine shop.........14 x 7 x 7 utility trailer. Perfect size. Will be for sale once all the work is done....
Extra parts FOR SALE !
This is what was causing that damned knocking sound. There were a number of very tiny shiny spots on the inside of the valve cover. Just taking a casual look at it you wouldn't see the spots. Took the Dremel after them to add just a tad more clearance. I had redone a hydraulic lifter adjustments a couple of times. Lesson learned: Run your engine with the valve covers off even if it spits a little oil to be sure all is correct.
