ArdWrknTrk Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 I got the Trans-Dapt spacer and 'won' the 1826 this morning... I have a kit on the way too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I got the Trans-Dapt spacer and 'won' the 1826 this morning... I have a kit on the way too. Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I got the Trans-Dapt spacer and 'won' the 1826 this morning... I have a kit on the way too. Jim - When you get the valve covers please post a few pics. I'm still looking for covers and am talking with Tim on some he sells. But, I like the finned ones and the OMC covers are mostly finned, so I'm wondering what the spot in the center really looks like and what I might do there. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 Jim - When you get the valve covers please post a few pics. I'm still looking for covers and am talking with Tim on some he sells. But, I like the finned ones and the OMC covers are mostly finned, so I'm wondering what the spot in the center really looks like and what I might do there. Thanks in advance. I've got a phone with a working camera now. I'll be sure to post pic's when I get the covers. I think I'm going to mount some kind of plug wire separator on the flat spot. Blue Thunder covers are 3x the cost and back ordered as well. Just got shipping notification on the Eddy. Seems like I'll be busy next week getting all this stuff prepped for installation. So far: Crinkle black paint* Stainless flange bolts* Carb spacer/block off* Motorcraft pink rubber egr gasket* Silicone valve cover gaskets* New OEM breather cap* Delco plastic wire seperators* Plugs for the exhaust manifolds* Full set of O/A cylinders* Choke relay* Covers (otw) Carb (otw) Rebuild kit (otw) Need an Eddy base gasket and dual feed fuel tube. I wish I still knew someone with a bead blast cabinet, but stripper and lye are going to have to do for prep. Then I'm going to bake them *in the house* and take a belt sander to the ribs. Don't know how much rubbing I'll need to do on the secondary side of the spacer. It looks pretty serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 I've got a phone with a working camera now. I'll be sure to post pic's when I get the covers. I think I'm going to mount some kind of plug wire separator on the flat spot. Blue Thunder covers are 3x the cost and back ordered as well. Just got shipping notification on the Eddy. Seems like I'll be busy next week getting all this stuff prepped for installation. So far: Crinkle black paint* Stainless flange bolts* Carb spacer/block off* Motorcraft pink rubber egr gasket* Silicone valve cover gaskets* New OEM breather cap* Delco plastic wire seperators* Plugs for the exhaust manifolds* Full set of O/A cylinders* Choke relay* Covers (otw) Carb (otw) Rebuild kit (otw) Need an Eddy base gasket and dual feed fuel tube. I wish I still knew someone with a bead blast cabinet, but stripper and lye are going to have to do for prep. Then I'm going to bake them *in the house* and take a belt sander to the ribs. Don't know how much rubbing I'll need to do on the secondary side of the spacer. It looks pretty serious. Wish you were close, Jim. Brandon was over on Saturday and used the cabinet. We could not only blast them but powder coat them. And then run the sander on them. But, what do you think of these covers? They are made by Ansen and are cast aluminum made here in the US. No fins, but shouldn't leak. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 ...... What do you think of these covers? They are made by Ansen and are cast aluminum made here in the US. No fins, but shouldn't leak. http://bullnose-enthusiasts.12971.n8.nabble.com/file/n606/R7710BK.jpg They're ok. I could have bought boxy fabricated covers but don't have aluminum roller rockers, a crazy big cam or guide plates that would require that kind of height. I guess I have a thing for crinkle paint and polished ribs. This has got to be due to my Great uncle Jim who taught me to drive stick in one of his Ferraris. . It was a '66 330 GT 2+2 series 2, silver with a black interior. He moved down your way (to BA) when Citgo relocated to Tulsa in the '70's I can still picture the big oval air cleaner with four down pointing snorkels. The wood of the steering wheel and the enameled badge on console ashtray. Pininfarina did a good job when they restyled from the earlier quad headlamp version of that car. Anyway, enough of my adolescent fantasies. .... I need to figure some kind of standoff for the wire holders. Or something else that will use the space in the middle of those covers. It's difficult without having them in my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 ...... What do you think of these covers? They are made by Ansen and are cast aluminum made here in the US. No fins, but shouldn't leak. http://bullnose-enthusiasts.12971.n8.nabble.com/file/n606/R7710BK.jpg They're ok. I could have bought boxy fabricated covers but don't have aluminum roller rockers, a crazy big cam or guide plates that would require that kind of height. I guess I have a thing for crinkle paint and polished ribs. This has got to be due to my Great uncle Jim who taught me to drive stick in one of his Ferraris. . It was a '66 330 GT 2+2 series 2, silver with a black interior. He moved down your way (to BA) when Citgo relocated to Tulsa in the '70's I can still picture the big oval air cleaner with four down pointing snorkels. The wood of the steering wheel and the enameled badge on console ashtray. Pininfarina did a good job when they restyled from the earlier quad headlamp version of that car. Anyway, enough of my adolescent fantasies. .... I need to figure some kind of standoff for the wire holders. Or something else that will use the space in the middle of those covers. It's difficult without having them in my hands. Wow, that must have been fun to drive. I've never even been in a Ferrari, much less driven one. But I've heard them and love the sound. And have seen them and love the look. I know you are thinking to glue or screw a wire distribution holder in that spot. I'm anxious to see what you come up with, because that may be the perfect solution. As for Big Blue, he doesn't need the tall valve covers as he isn't running any fancy rockers or even a high-lift cam. Let's see what you come up with. By the way, folks, my original valve cover pic didn't work well on this iPad, so I added Width="100%" to the coding and now it fits. But something is still causing this thread to be wider than my window and there is now way to scroll. 😩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 Why is a Holley dual feed $15 and an Edelbrock 8132 $85 ???? I still need to figure out how I'm going to work the choke. Running out of room on the fender and not wanting to dig in and install a box/panel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Why is a Holley dual feed $15 and an Edelbrock 8132 $85 ???? I still need to figure out how I'm going to work the choke. Running out of room on the fender and not wanting to dig in and install a box/panel I'm running Big Blue's off the oil pressure switch. The red/yellow wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 I'm running Big Blue's off the oil pressure switch. The red/yellow wire. And I have a mechanical fuel pump, so no wiring just a sender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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