Recent content by EZ Cool

Nothing wrong with building a low compression 409 for a driver that will live on today’s pump gas. Will make a good blower motor too

The mail threaded fitting under the choke can be plugged if you don't plan on using the automatic choke and just setting the choke open all the time. I have an original 348 tripower on the 409 in my coupe and I have done it that way. The threaded hole on the carb will have to be plugged if you...

Looks like you might end up with an interference problem between the linkage and the distributor if you put it on that side.

sounds like a bad condenser.

I drooled all over this car and the red impala that was not too far from it. I've been going to Pate since the 80's when it was in the cow pasture at Cresson. It has finally outgrown me. I don't even try to see it all anymore.

Whever gear you sellect a posi is just about a necessity. If you don't believe it you should see the collection of exploded spider gears I collected in the 70's :crazy

The oil galley runs along the bottom drivers side of the block. There are 5 welch plugs where the oil passages to the mains are drilled then plugged. When rebuilding the motor I tapped these with a pipe tap and plugged with allen head pipe plugs. I attached the oil pressure line to one of these...

If you happened to be using low performance exhaust manifolds they will bolt right up to the same exhaust pipes as the SBC ramhorns.

My experience with the glass bowl filters is that the new gas softens up the gaskets and if it sets and dries up the gasket will shrink causing a major leak the next time its fired up. I have these on a couple of cars but keep a close eye on them.

Here's a pic of my setup right after I bought it and after rebuilding it and installing it on the 409.

Traded an assault rifle for the last original set I got. Correct carbs with tags, linkage, vacuum diaphragm, fuel lines, everything but the air cleaner. They had been rebuilt but had the wrong gaskets. Must have had some bad vacuum leaks. Probably the reason they were pulled back off and put on...

Both empty the bank account but appreciation is good once in a while. :cheers

Interested in an old malory dual point dist or similar PM me if you have anything.

PCV system does a much better job of evacuating moisture from the crankcase. The road draft tube only does a good job when going down the highway. PCV system works all the time.

The pcv nipple from 63-68 SBC's will work of you can find one. Rest of parts are available over the counter.