Ken,
Too close is too close. The REAL F4B LAT-1 did indeed have that front
runner drilled and pipe thread tapped for a right angle hose fitting.
That is the way is was done on the real think. The rear port is for the
servo vacuum, and the back plugged ports have NO room for any fitting,
unless you drill through the firewall. Not recommended.
Leave out the air cleaner scrubber and put the original LAT design
fitting in that blocked off boss on the left front intake runner. No
shavings in the manifold now.
Add the Boss 302 spacer to our collection wan we will auction them all off.
Steve
Ken Ritacco wrote:
>Steve
>I am running the F4B and I don't believe it was milled. The LAT hood is a
>reproduction.
>I did notice that I had two small rub marks on the underside of my
>Fiberglass hood as well as the outside corners of my air cleaner, although
>ever so slight. I don't have the spacer plate on the car right now and I
>used some of my sons playdough to see how much clearance I had between the
>outside corners of my air cleaner and the hood. Looks like about 3/8 on one
>side and 5/16 on the other give or take a hair. So if I put the spacer back
>and adjust my air cleaner just right it should just make it , as long as I
>don't torque the engine.
>I did notice a tube coming off the base plate of the Holley 1850 on the
>right side, why couldn't I just run the line from the PCV valve over to
>that?
>I also noticed the spot that would need to be drilled and tapped on the
>front of the F4B intake, that would be the way to go. Looks like the rear
>bolts on the intake would be a bear to get to though.
>Anyway thanks for your help, I'm learning as I go here.
>Ken
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