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Myself, I just blocked off everything on the bottom of the air cleaner, so it would function as a pre-smog air cleaner with snorkel. I also took the flap out. Yes, the float chamber vent needs to be left open. I only hooked up vacuum advance, PCV, and the choke pull-off. There was a small vent...

Drivability is all about the primaries. Restriction only comes into play at wide open throttle. The stock 1bbl on the six provides decent economy and drivability, but is incredibly restrictive at wide open throttle. Based on this, a progressive 2bbl carb would be perfect, but who makes one? The...

Yeah, a magnet helps. I find it works better on the washers than the nuts. Or put the nut over a long Phillips screwdriver, line up the tip to the stud, and carefully tilt it on, with two fingers from the other hand guiding it. Here's an idea if you have to do them one at a time (because of the...

I did it like Krazykuda said. Yes, you need that 3-hole metal piece. Make sure you have it right side up, and that the heat riser flap doesn't jam on it. My other hint is to use Hylomar sealer on both sides of the gasket. Hylomar never sets up -- it stays fluid, which lets the manifolds expand...

Thanks, I think you nailed what was wrong with mine. I'll try your trick and maybe there will be one more working Holley available.

Hmm. Couldn't find the listing when I searched. Oh, maybe it isn't a 1920? I have a 1967 1920 I'm not using. Rebuild kit installed but it still didn't idle when warm -- I think the idle passages are clogged with old fuel residue. Should be good for all parts as it was off a running car. I need...

Dan knows what he's talking about. But in my case the manifold was good, it just had a couple small gouges near one port, and a few pinhead size pits in some others. I figured if I was going to all the trouble of filing down flange surfaces to match, I would make the sealing surfaces perfect...

I used a gasket scraper to get them clean. Then I filled any pits with JB Weld, let it harden, and block sanded the surface flat, then checked it against a flat surface. One other thing you should check: stand both manifolds on their sealing surfaces on a flat surface, and loosely bolt them...

Dan is right, but to answer the original question, that rib is not structural, and you can cut it/grind it down to open it up for the thermostat coil. I did, and I actually got it adjusted to work properly for a Carter 2bbl.

Your old studs have been through 10,000 heat cycles and are brittle. New studs would be tougher, but yes, there is the risk of breaking them trying to remove them. I was successful leaving the studs and using the Felpro gasket plus Hylomar aerospace gasket sealant. Since you are using new...

Mike's Carburetor Parts on the web has a pretty comprehensive list. It's easier if you know the carb number, but you can find it by application by clicking on a kit and reading the full application list.

My 67 225 was plagued by this, also. Never got to the bottom of it, but I suspected the Holley 1bbl carb body -- the idle mixture screw had been tightened so hard that there was a crack in the carb wall. The hole was also ovaled out so that the mixture could not be precisely controlled. Since...

Answering my own question: I would need an adapter ring, available from this eBay store: Torqueflite 904 Crank Adapter: 1960-67 1.55" Converter Pilot '68+ Crank Recess

Hijacking the thread, here... I was just thinking about picking up a 1968 slant to replace the one in my 67... is this going to be a problem with my torque converter?

Easier, maybe, except for the fact the combo would weigh maybe 150 lbs. It's hard enough lifting the pair of manifolds bolted together into the engine compartment at arms length. If you have a hoist rigged already, go for it. Go to slantsix.org for a good article on assembling the manifolds so...

This is my cheap Chinese BBD conversion, with factory manifolds and the Bouchillon cable kickdown. The original bracket was pretty flexible, but the aluminum bar brace fixed that.

Are you sure it's not 8163? That works out to a 1977 Super Six. I couldn't find a listing for 8193.

The choke pulloff well on the Super Six exhaust manifold is different. To use the choke thermostat for the 2bbl carb, you either need the Super Six exhaust manifold, or you need to cut away the side of the well on the standard 1bbl manifold. Or you can use the electric choke that was on later...

I might check the engine-to-frame ground wire -- it might not have been replaced after the engine swap.

It shifts fine. It just rattles. So I think you're probably right -- I need to reposition the bracket, assuming there is enough movement available in the lines. I'm guessing there is, as they were pretty rattly, too -- that's why I put the ziptie around them.

Looking at the photos, it occurs to me that maybe the bracket is in the wrong position. It could even be fastened to the wrong bolt. Anyone have a stock setup to compare?

In a 67 Barracuda (/6, 904, console). You know where the transmission cooler lines run through a bracket bolted to the bellhousing? On my car, the kickdown linkage rod just flops against the sharp edge of this bracket, and bangs against it over every bump. This doesn't seem right to me. What is...

You have a slant? In what?

Yeah, pull the distributor and look at the adjustment bolt underneath the bracket. Mine was set all the way to advance, so I had 30 degrees at idle, and it wouldn't idle below 1000. The distributor could also be a tooth off, but probably not, because that's a huge amount -- there are only 13...

I might add, if you don't keep topping off the coolant, it will just stay at a constant level, well below the neck. When you fill it all the way to the neck when cold, it naturally overflows as the fluid warms up and expands, which makes the level look "low" again when you check it cold. So just...

That's just keeping up with traffic on the 5.... if you go any slower you're in the right lane with the trucks. The other week, in the slanty, I kept it to 70 or occasionally 75, But that was on 101 -- I didn't want to torture test it on the Grapevine on a hot afternoon. It does seem a...

Thanks for all the info. Ah, I hadn't realized that the 2bbl wasn't progressive... so what's the point of it, then? Better WOT performance, I guess. If it were progressive, I would expect better mileage than a 1bbl, because the primary could be set for economy, and the secondary for power. But...

Hi! I've been on FABO for a long time, but I'm new to slant sixes. So, this 67 Barracuda convertible came with a few boxes of parts, including a Carter BBD and the 2bbl manifolds, newly painted, and the air cleaner base. It seems clear that my father was contemplating swapping out the Holley...

My brother had it for a few years, now I'm the new caretaker. It made a 600 mile trip down from Oregon, and an 800 mile round trip to LA, but it needs a little attention. Used about 10 quarts of oil on the trip...

No, they were never intended to represent rear wheel HP. Just flywheel HP with all normal accessories, full exhaust and factory tune.