Before and after
- Thread starter Kurt64
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I was hoping someone would ask that question...it makes me feel less guilty about using the one I bought. It is a rubber hose with stainless braid, anodized ends, and hose clamps.
Here is another 'after' pic:
I bought it at Speedway for about $42 along with the new distributor cap...I hated that brown color. I painted the Accel coil with black metallic paint. The lower braided hose wont get here until this Friday. As far as debris getting in the alternator, that is a concern, but I plan on blowing it out with an air hose occasionally, and after all, it is not a daily driver.
2old2fast
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Looks like the alt pretty well protected behind the rad ....If that thermostat housing rotates , you could really shorten that hose..easy way to measure for the belt , cut your old one , wrap it around the pulleys and cut off the excess or measure how much too short it is , service station trick from 55 years ago.... I personally would have kept the corrugated hose...
Indycars
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Better hurry, after you reach the age of 60 you can't do that anymore!!! Won't help performance, but they look
cool. I'm sure you've read all the pros and cons, so no need to go there!
Are you going underneath the headers with the spark plugs?
Not sure yet....depends on the wire guides I choose or make.
I've seen a couple articles about that...what makes it "more driveable "? I've also seen articles about disconnecting it completely but I'm not sure of the advantages to either.
I hope it runs even better! Rain all day tomorrow so the test flight won't be until at least tuesday.Your engine looks fantastic.
tfeverfred
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I had my alternator mounted in the same spot for the whole time I had her and never had a problem with debris and I drove the snot out of her. You'll be fine.
Is that with the vacuum from the manifold or disconnected from the distributor?
I put the other radiator hose back on....looks better. When you're right, you're right . Thanks for the input.
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