a 2x4 setup question

yellow rose · Oct 2, 2017

rumblefish360 said:
On my Edelbrock Magnum RPM, I just drilled and tapped.

You mean for the water outlet? Was it thick enough?

rod7515 · Oct 2, 2017

Rumble fish, when you say you drilled and tapped , where did you drill? I can have that done or I could try the bung yellow rose suggested on housing. Any pics of either?
Thanks for all your help.
Rod

rumblefish360 · Oct 2, 2017

RPM-AG-Magnum, drilled existing hole larger, tap for water temp sender, teflon tap sealed, no leaks.

rod7515 · Oct 9, 2017

I took a good look at the intake i will be using and I dont think its going to be possible to drill and tap for an additinal water outlet. There is no spot that has the reinforcement to put threads into. So I found a thermostat housing that has a place I could drill and tap for the temp gauge unit because I think those threads will be a 1/4" pipe thread instead of 3/8" pipe thread.

it is only $10 so its worth the gamble. It will need to be mounted towards the front. Might not be the nicest looking but would do the job. Not sure it the best spot for a temp gauge either. Well I will be ordering it tonight and should see it in about 2 days. No hurry as Ive said this is probably a next year thing.
Rod

yellow rose · Oct 12, 2017

However you get it done is the best way. Unless it leaks there is no wrong way to do it.

I'm excited to see this thing finished.

rod7515 · Sep 27, 2021

You know how life sometimes gets in the way of doing the projects that you plan. Well this thread shows me how much it has gotten in my way. It’s been 4 years since I was planning this project. So many changes since then but this winter it’s time to make it happen. I have completed the freshening up of the 2 Holley 600 carbs. I bought vacuum pods for both carbs and a new spring set so that I can attempt to set up the secondary’s to work together. I will need to learn a lot more about Holley to make this work. But before getting into that I have some other things I need to correct in this car. I’ve been driving it some in the last 3 years, about 500 miles maybe. It’s has some issues so i plan on some changes starting with the routing of the fuel lines. They now run on the inside of the frame rails and I will hopefully be moving them inside the frame rails to protect them from heat. Next will be the the removing of my intake and seeing if the 2x4 setup will even fit under the hood. I do have a spare hood but I would prefer it fits under this one. Then I will need to remove torsion bars, headers, steering column as I will be adding a pair of edelbrock aluminum heads. When putting it all back together I plan on making some additional clearance for my headers using my hammer where it was very close to the frame. Didn’t want to do that when the ceramic headers were brand new but now they are used! Hopefully I won’t run into any valve train geometry issues with these heads and I can use the same push rods. When using this intake I originally needed 3 water outlets for heater hose, water temp sender and electric fan sensor however I had to go with a manual fan so I won’t need the extra hole for a sensor. Lastly once the intake and carbs are one I’m hoping I have room for one of the nicer air cleaner setups but that one I’m doubting.
Again sorry it’s been this long for any updates and completion. I left you all hanging but I’m hoping I can get er done this winter and get some enjoyable driving in next year. Below are some pics of the intake, carbs, linkage and the bracket I’m making for my throttle cable.