My Father's Oldsmobile
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Hmmm... I don't remember welding that? But, it definitely looks like my work...
Edelbrock RPM Air-Gap Oldsmobile 455 Intake Manifold
Edelbrock RPM Air-Gap Olds 455 Intake Manifold for Oldsmobile 400-455 Small-Block V8
www.edelbrock.com
Unfortunately the RPM is considerably taller and I believe because of the smaller plenum, a spacer is a good idea. He just needs to break out this tool😳.
You guys dog the SBO but I can run an RPM with a spacer and the stock air cleaner under my 70S hood. Even under the W25 hood, a bunch of monkeying and milling needs done using anything but the stock and OB4 intakes. There is a reason a 4.5" stroke easily fits, I believe 4.8" is possible, it is a very tall block. The torquer is good intake, too bad Edelbrock would not tweak it a bit and be a Torquer 2. They did it for nearly every other make but the same can be said about their fancy cast valve covers. I am shocked Mark convinced them to redo their heads for Olds.
You guys dog the SBO but I can run an RPM with a spacer and the stock air cleaner under my 70S hood. Even under the W25 hood, a bunch of monkeying and milling needs done using anything but the stock and OB4 intakes. There is a reason a 4.5" stroke easily fits, I believe 4.8" is possible, it is a very tall block. The torquer is good intake, too bad Edelbrock would not tweak it a bit and be a Torquer 2. They did it for nearly every other make but the same can be said about their fancy cast valve covers. I am shocked Mark convinced them to redo their heads for Olds.
Failure update #627: none of that crap really stuck like it should have. I cut some with the whizzer wheel, but it really just chiseled out with a hammer and screwdriver. Those rods work, but not for me.
Good news is that I talked to Super Dave, and he agreed to bail me out for a bottle of Blanton's. He said he recently acquired an alarm horn off a Detroit Diesel generator motor that is thick, cast. I'll cut and fit some tight azz BBQ pieces as patterns, or he may just burn them in. The take away is that cast to cast welds better than cast to spun or extruded. He can't get to it for a couple weeks, so I have time to cut the other side and clean up my hack-liciousness.
Good news is that I talked to Super Dave, and he agreed to bail me out for a bottle of Blanton's. He said he recently acquired an alarm horn off a Detroit Diesel generator motor that is thick, cast. I'll cut and fit some tight azz BBQ pieces as patterns, or he may just burn them in. The take away is that cast to cast welds better than cast to spun or extruded. He can't get to it for a couple weeks, so I have time to cut the other side and clean up my hack-liciousness.
Now that I secured some TIG action, I went ham on the choke riser side. It goes much quicker with the right tools and knowing what to expect.
No pics because shame. Long story short, I warped the head flange, and the machine shop won't touch the Air Gap Torker abomination. The block might even be being assembled? Who knows?
I feel your pain. I have also experienced multiple set backs, it is best to move on and focus elsewhere. Have you considered the Pro Comp single plane intake or a Street Dominator if you can find one? Me, I'm just driving a clattering mess across town everyday thanks to not checking rod bearings and the Mallory Ignition which is going in a box, maybe a garbage can. Refocus and regroup is all we can do👍.
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