Engine Minutiae

I painted the intake and also the new coolant neck as the old one and most of the original coolant fittings were so pitted it wasn't feasible to try to reuse them.

I detailed all the hardware for the intake. I had to cut down the 8 smaller intake bolts after checking thread depth in the head.

I have to use the 1968 rocker covers as they are deeper. Not sure if they came out in '67. But the '68 have "Power by Ford" and are taller and clear the aftermarket adjustable rockers.

I still have to make standoffs for the fuel rails, so I ordered some stainless socket head bolts and washers and some 1/2" round stock of 6061 T6 aluminum to cut and lathe out the profile for the standoffs.

Plus I still need to go through the distributor as there is much modification it needs.

The lower fittings are for the engine oil filter adapter that go to the oil cooler. However I also need to make a small loop hose section so I can test the oil pump once I finish the oil pan. That's the above leftover fittings and hose.

This is the orientation and hose fitting for the cars oil cooler lines.

The make shift oil loop hose for now and new Wix oil filter.

Back to the Edelbrock fuel rails.... So this is their mounting scheme for these. But.........

This is the hardware that was included.... Um ok Edelbrock I have just one question and let me say this calmly and respectfully as I can, (sigh) WHAT THE HECK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS?!

Enter more money and time.... McMaster to the rescue.

I ordered 2 feet of that rod above and machined those standoffs out of it. The long bolts I had to cut about 1/4" off. Then I needed a lock washer. So those are serrated conical stainless lock washers that fit under the head of the bolt and in the recess in the fuel rail. To keep it from gouging the aluminum, there's a stainless flat washer to protect the aluminum rail. This was 75 bucks just in hardware and shipping then I had to do the machining.

Thank goodness for the DRO (digital read out) on this!

Here's my super crude drawing on the fly for the standoffs. Too bad Edelbrock probably won't see this.

Are we good or what?

Continued in the next post.