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Re: Head bolts
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:09 pm
by cass3958
The original bracket is as yours with just a brace between the two to keep it as one piece.
The painted air filter housing makes the engine bay brighter and more interesting rather than the Hammarite grey which tended to blend in with the top of the engine.
Re: Head bolts
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2025 5:29 pm
by John Quilter
Great looking engine bay. Back when chrome plating was relatively cheap I had the large air cleaner and some other miscellaneous brackets chromed for more bling. Yes, I know, not stock.
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Re: Head bolts
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2025 10:45 pm
by jerry_hoback
Thank you for your compliments. In all honesty, this has been an as-low-budget-deal as possible. I am fortunate that there was much less wrong than I had planned for or feared to find, so the budget was not nearly as strained as it may have been. I have also been going to pains to stay on task and not get derailed Too Much with the whole "while I'm in there" bit.
Anyway I must say I am quite jealous of your chrome. That is impressive.
And Now! You all knew it was coming!-- My next bonehead question-- I had in my head to replace the plastic fuel tubing in the trunk. I have fresh 5/16 fuel hose and thought that I would just cut the old off and install the new with the hardest part being removing the right side pump to get at the banjo fittings. Immediately I ran into the compression fitting at the top of the tank. Of course my modern rubber hose wont come close to working with that, so I am intending to go to a hose barb at that joint instead of the compression nut. Can anyone tell me the thread size of that nut? It seems to be an 18tpi pitch, but i dont have anything the correct diameter to compare it to other than its bigger than 1/2"- perhaps 9/16? Thank you for your assistance thus far.