'67 Camaro E/SA redo

[Alan Nyhus]

Rich, I can't emphasize enough how important it is to fabricate locating pins that fully engage the holes in the perches. -Al

[FED 387]

u looking for a 7/8-20 one inch long or a 5/8-20 one inch long??? can u use a 2-3 inch long fitting for a -8 hose???

[HandOverFist]

Originally Posted by FED 387

u looking for a 7/8-20 one inch long or a 5/8-20 one inch long??? can u use a 2-3 inch long fitting for a -8 hose???

It's a 1901 Edelbrock and I'm pretty sure it's a 1-20 thread fitting...larger than my Rochester quadrajets. I just need one that is extended length like the one I posted earlier so my line from the regulator will reach as it does for my other carbs.

[Rich Biebel]

I doubt you did warp the tubes from welding as it takes a lot of welding around the tube to do that....You may have tweaked them a bit but if the axle bearings went right in with no issues I think you will be fine....

[Tim H]

sorry thought I had found the fitting but it was not long enough

[brent flynn]

Rich, you can always take the stock fitting, drill and tap for 3/8 pipe thread, and screw an AN fitting into it, like i did...

[Bill Harris]

I agree with Rich that you are probably OK with the heat on the tubes from the welding as long as the axles/bearings don't show signs of misalignment. It is possible to distort the tubes since the heat is being applied to one side and not the other but since it is fairly localized around the perch it isn't as bad as, say, welding a full-width brace across the housing like is often done on 9" FoMoCo rears. If you have to force the axle in one direction to get the bearing into its seat in the tube that indicates a distortion problem.

I'll mention one other thing that I noticed in the picture in post #60. I've taken a lot of s**t for mentioning rules, but here goes. The rule book, under the Traction Bars section says that "mounting brackets (to the rear axle housing) may not be lower than the lowest edge of the wheel rim." In the picture, it looks like the added spacers have pushed the Cal-track arm bracket and rod-end so that they are below the wheel rim. It may be a parallax issue in the picture, and probably no one in tech would notice or care, but my anal-retentiveness insists that I point it out. I know on my car that the Cal-track spring plate has the bar brackets just long enough so that it passes that rule on a 15" rim with no additional spacers, and I suspect that Calvert designed them that way to maximize the lever arm length and stay within the rules. Not trying to stir the pot, just sayin'....

Good luck with the car, and have some fun!

[HandOverFist]

Originally Posted by brent flynn

Rich, you can always take the stock fitting, drill and tap for 3/8 pipe thread, and screw an AN fitting into it, like i did...

Thanks Brent...I may end up going that route.

[HandOverFist]

Originally Posted by Alan Nyhus

Rich, I can't emphasize enough how important it is to fabricate locating pins that fully engage the holes in the perches. -Al

Pins are good Alan...thanks!