Dtret Posted January 23 Posted January 23 That’s the same type of bracket they all came with. It does not attach to the head so that style should carry over. 3 Quote
Tonka Man Posted January 24 Author Posted January 24 Thanks all. I get one of these bracket systems ordered. 2 Quote
Leghome Posted January 24 Posted January 24 22 hours ago, Scott S. said: That is the bracket My 72 had but I had to modify it so my thermostat housing would work on my new heads I installed last year. S now it only has a two mounting instead of the 3 point that it was. The mounting point on the intake got lopped off and shortened so it is only about 1" wide at the alternator 4 Quote
Scott S. Posted January 24 Posted January 24 If you stare at something long enough, you'll eventually figure it out. 2 Quote
Tonka Man Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 I ended up ordering a black billet style from CVF racing. It should work great. This company can covert everything to a serpentine belt system and include all the pumps and pulleys. It is expensive but looks really interesting! Maybe someday? 3 Quote
Scott S. Posted January 25 Posted January 25 47 minutes ago, Tonka Man said: I ended up ordering a black billet style from CVF racing. It should work great. This company can covert everything to a serpentine belt system and include all the pumps and pulleys. It is expensive but looks really interesting! Maybe someday? And some $$$$$.... 1 Quote
420ponies Posted January 26 Posted January 26 16 hours ago, Scott S. said: And some $$$$$.... Those kits look pretty affordable as for what you're getting. Some of these kits you see start in the $2000 range. 1 Quote
Scott S. Posted January 26 Posted January 26 Is it possible to convert one from a more modern chev with a 350 ? Quote
bob 71 Posted January 26 Posted January 26 if you can find brackets from mid 60s 283/307/327 engines 2 Quote
Scott S. Posted January 27 Posted January 27 22 hours ago, bob 71 said: if you can find brackets from mid 60s 283/307/327 engines Good to know. Quote
Tonka Man Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 The alternator bracket conversion from CVF Racing worked flawlessly. I had all the other brackets and pulleys powder coated and they came back on Thursday. I think I finally have all the engine and transmission parts I need to finish it up. Hopefully next week I will have some completed pictures of the engine bay. If the snow will melt soon, I'll be taking it out for a test run ASAP! Pretty excited. I've replaced or refurbished 100% of the mechanical and rubber parts on the car in the last eight months with the exception of the AC unit. That will be a project for another day. Now I'll be working on the rebuild of the old 350 engine/tranny to put in one of my '70's (which I call Blueberry). I'll also be doing a new interior on Pickle this year which will only leave the paint and vinyl top to finish up in the future. 2 Quote
Tonka Man Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 Here are a couple of pictures of that bracket. You can also see I bought a Holley valve cover and air cleaner dress up kit. I think they will look better than the stock ones. A little irony here since I'm running a Rochester QuadraJet! New power steering pump and lines. I'm glad I did that because when I took the old lines out, the undersides were in rough shape. Converting to HEI. Decided to go with the stock exhaust. I gave the engine bay a rattle can overhaul. Taking my time and doing it right. Oh, the stock tranny pan is a little bent which is causing it to leak even though it is a fresh rebuild. This is probably from moving it 47 times on my garage floor over the years! I ordered a new Mr. Gasket ribbed pan that will look similar to the valve covers - not that anyone looks down there but I'll know. 😉 5 Quote
cny first gen 71 Posted February 15 Posted February 15 Wow that motor is certainly green I was thinking it should be yellow 🤔 2 Quote
Tonka Man Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 I'm trying to match the new body color. I'm going to repaint the car the '71 MC lime green with a black vinyl top as opposed to the Cottonwood green with the green vinyl top. 3 Quote
Tonka Man Posted March 4 Author Posted March 4 Well I have finally got the engine/transmission swap done and I've put on about 30 miles. No leaks and everything seems to be running great. I couldn't be happier!!!😀 Next steps will be dual exhaust and then move to interior and then exterior. I may be waiting on the interior and exterior as I move on to one of my 1970 cars (Blueberry) in order to get it running and driving. I'll keep everyone posted. 8 Quote
Glen Posted March 4 Posted March 4 Just a suggestion… Pull those exhaust manifolds off when you do your dual exhaust, strip, and coat factory color or black. As it sits now, the rust completely kills what you’re trying to accomplish with the motor painted. 6 Quote
Rob Peters Posted March 4 Posted March 4 9 hours ago, Glen said: Just a suggestion… Pull those exhaust manifolds off when you do your dual exhaust, strip, and coat factory color or black. As it sits now, the rust completely kills what you’re trying to accomplish with the motor painted. I agree with Glen. Positive criticism is not a negative comment but it is helpful. 4 Quote
Tonka Man Posted March 4 Author Posted March 4 Humm. I did not realize #1 - those were originally painted black and #2 - they could be repainted. Sounds like a great idea. What kind of paint do I need to use to paint an exhaust manifold? Do you have to sandblast them? Could I have them sandblasted and powder coated? Quote
cny first gen 71 Posted March 4 Posted March 4 I'd suggest sandblasting and some sort of high heat ceramic type paint. Maybe Aaron will chime in he's done a couple sets I think. Not sure about powder coating. 2 Quote
jft69z Posted March 4 Posted March 4 The last couple cars I did for people with cast iron manifolds, I sand blasted them and used POR-15 high temp cast iron paint. It's only been one season, but both cars still look as good as the day they left the shop. I cured them in the barbeque grill (after cleaning it really good of all grease, etc.), with accurate temperature monitoring to be sure it was all done correct. No issues so far... 7 Quote
Marks71 Posted March 4 Posted March 4 To the best of my knowledge, powder coating will not work. Also they were never black or coated with anything from the factory. Eastwood has a high temp exhaust manifold paint, VHT, and Por15 has some also. Definitely sandblast first. I would go with the cast iron color. Jet Hot coating is another alternative, but you have to send your manifolds to them.The cost would be considerably more. They coated the headers on my Camaro about 28 years ago, and they still look like the day they were done. Not sure what they charge these days. 3 Quote
Dtret Posted March 4 Posted March 4 Just did these for my 71. Eastwood exhaust manifold paint. 6 1 Quote
FrankOC Posted March 4 Posted March 4 3 hours ago, jft69z said: The last couple cars I did for people with cast iron manifolds, I sand blasted them and used POR-15 high temp cast iron paint. It's only been one season, but both cars still look as good as the day they left the shop. Same here. I've used POR-15 a few times and have never seen it flake off. 2 Quote
Scott S. Posted March 4 Posted March 4 53 minutes ago, Dtret said: Just did these for my 71. Eastwood exhaust manifold paint. And the shoes make it into another photo..... 1 3 Quote
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