[elky] Re: AAA card...or not

  • From: Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:22:15 -0600

It's needed.  The carb won't clear the hood with the single-plane manifold and 1" spacer...not to mention the cold air intake:



Alla that stuff brings the top of the air cleaner about 3" above the normal hood line.  The hood has a 4 3/4" raised section.  I figgered 6" was overkill.  :)

r


On 7/22/2011 9:54 AM, STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx wrote:
Is the raised hood a necessity, or for looks?
 
 
Smokey Mt Frank
 
In a message dated 7/22/2011 11:25:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:


I could have been that, but it wouldn't restart until it had cooled off.  The O/P at idle is around 10 psi and runs at 40 (when hot) at around 2500 rpm.  It's about what I'd expect in a motor with that many miles on it.

Last nite I was gonna install the glass hood on the race car, but decided I'd looked at the peeling paint on the nose for long enough.  I scraped, sanded and cleaned, then gave it a quick shot of black:



The lens kinda distorts it a bit, but it looks like what it is: a rattle-can job that covers the cracked/peeled areas.  "Better'n it wuz."  ;)

I'll paint the underside of the hood silver and the top flat black for the time being.

r

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