 Searching for intake and pan, and also a torque converter [message #370500] |
Wed, 14 September 2022 02:02  |
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fitzmorrispr
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Registered: February 2013
Location: Los Angeles
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Hey guys,
I’ve got a freshly built motor to put into my MH, and i need a few pieces:
Intake
Oil Pan
Front motor mount
Variety of vacuum valves/fittings on top of the intake
Possibly a PS pump stud, I think I may still have mine
Probably a torque converter
I can see a few choices for new aluminum 455 manifolds on eBay for around $400, though I suspect they’re not really quite the right thing. Some of them do lack a crossover. Most of them are single plane. There was also a manifold off a ‘72 car for $350 + $50 shipping, but i don’t know much about it, and I think it’s gone now
What is the tallest an intake can be without requiring a doghouse?
—Story below—
As you may (or may not) recall, I’m putting a rebuilt motor into my MH, as the old one was knocking. I pulled the old one almost two years ago now, and found a guy on Craigslist who said all the right things to make me think he would be a good choice.
Apparently not.
Anyway, Grant Schaffer loaned me his hoist, and I pulled the motor.
(Curiously, it was blue, with a ‘74 Passenger Car sticker on the valve cover. My rig is of course a ‘73)
I sent it off with my Craigslist contact, and he never came through. he did, apparently, pull it apart, and discovered a trashed thrust bearing, and recommended I replace the torque converter.
More recently, Grant put me in contact with the guy who built his last motor, Greg Landes of Millenium Motorsports in Temecula, and I picked a motor up from him almost six weeks ago now. It came with a pan, but it’s cracked. My old intake is with the craigslist guy, also cracked (allegedly)
Got any leads? I want to get Grant his hoist back sooner than later.
The Greatfruit: 1973, 26', Canyon Lands or Painted Desert, in Pineapple Yellow
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| Re: Searching for intake and pan, and also a torque converter [message #370507 is a reply to message #370500] |
Thu, 15 September 2022 21:55  |
Carl S.
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Registered: January 2009
Location: Tucson, AZ.
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Here's the best intake manifold:
https://www.gmcrvparts.com/product-p/455-gm08-006-27.1.htm
A bit spendy though. You might be able to find a stocker from somewhere, in fact I have one, but it has the usual crack between the secondary ports. Not bad, but it's there. If you want to make a trip to Tucson sometime we can work something out.
P.S. We're leaving Monday for a six week trip. Barring all that, find a Toronado in a wrecking yard and strip the needed parts off of that.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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