Straight 6 Cylinder Engine

[rdean]

I cutout the distributor bracket from a solid piece of aluminum, painted, and installed it along with the dist gears.




Thanks for looking
Ray

 

[Chris Hamel]

Really looking good

 

[rdean]

Thanks Chris

These are the main parts for the intake manifold.
The inside is also curved and matches the outside.


The complete intake system.


The carburetor is mounted in an updraft configuration.
This all worked very well on the 4 cylinder engine I recently completed so we will see how it does here.


Thanks for looking
Ray

 

[rdean]

I got the new timing belt I ordered and installed it today. It has the same number of teeth and they are of the same distance apart as the original belt had but it could have been 2 teeth shorter. I just moved the belt tightener over to compensate.
I had two of the original belts and I tossed them both in the garbage. I still don't know what they are for but now they won't mess with me again.

This time when I set the valve timing everything worked as it should.


I then set the ignition timing and tested for spark using this plate.


All that worked out fine so I made up and installed the plug wires.
I also made three wire standoffs to support the longer plug wires.


Thanks for looking
Ray

 

[Chris Hamel]

Really starting to look like an engine

 

[rdean]

I decided to work on the exhaust next. The local hardware store has some 5/16" inside diameter tubing with a wall thickness of 0.014 that has a gold finish and kind of looks like brass. A 3 foot piece is $7.49 so you can tell it isn't high quality stuff but I fill the pipe with a low melting point metal before bending.
This is a my bender I made a couple of years back and works just fine.


All six pipes installed.


I also cut, sanded, stained, and finished a piece of poplar for the base.
It should be ready for tomorrow.


Thanks for looking
Ray

 

[Boswell]

The pipes look great. How did you attach them to the block? Is that a flair in the tubes with a retaining ring?

 

[wachuko]

Is looking great!! When do you start it?

 

[rdean]

The pipes look great. How did you attach them to the block?

Thanks Boswell
I made short brass nipples that screw into the head and then a brass collar with a set screw to fit over the outside of the pipe. Tighten the set screw and it squeezes all together.

Is looking great!! When do you start it?

Thanks wachuka maybe in a week or ten days but depends on how many problems arise.

Ray

 

[BGHansen]

Looks great! We're all looking forward to the video!