Snake, Did you sand down the cast on that intake? And if so, how did you get in most of those tight spaces, i'm having some trouble with mine.
Go to harbor frieght pick up the chicago elec die grinder big one orange in color about $ 50, while your there you look for cartridge rolls a package of 20 or 30 with 2 madrels for $22 also the grinder comes in one speed but they also have a variable speed controller and a foot pedal if you want to stop and start with your foot, get some carbide bits not sure where. Safety first eye protection, mech or leather gloves, resperator or titty cup, shop vac with hose , good lighting, then get some beer of your choice and have at it.:laugh:
Kind of related.....Rochester 4-Jet on a 66 401 The carb actually has "4-Jet" cast into it. Got this on a parts car that runs great, unfortunately there is a 10" freeze crack in the block..... anyhow, could this be stock? is this a Q-Jet manifold with the wrong carb? Anyone know about this stuff? Thanx in advance for any info.
I think what you're looking at is a Rochester 4GC carb, which was used on nailheads for years (My 66 Wildcat motor came with one). Take a look at your intake, if all 4 holes at the carb pad are the same size, then it's probably the original carb. If 2 holes are bigger than the other two, you should consider the manifold junk and sell it to me immediately. Ha! Just kidding! If the rear set of holes are bigger (noticably, you can judge by the outer dimensions of the holes on the manifold shown in post #12 above)) it's a fairly rare Q-Jet spread bore manifold and IMO the best stock intake set up ever put on a nailhead. It will likely cause harm to your family in some way, you should probably let me help you with that! :grin:
Rhett, If you are responding to my original post I sold that manifold to John. It seemed to have some special meaning to him, so I gave him a good deal on it and eliminated the temptation to buy yet another carburetor for my nailhead. Kurt
Old timers taught me to recognize Q-jet manifolds are primaries are quarter size and secondaries are half dollar size.
