Updates on my 1940 Windsor!

[Ajgkirkwood]

Hello all. Been working making the old girl breath. While the head is out getting milled down 0.060” I been tackling the and intake and exhaust. Here’s some pictures!

[Ajgkirkwood]

[Ajgkirkwood]

[Ajgkirkwood]

This will be my plenum to hopefully help balance out the carbs. It will sit between the carbs and the intake runners

[Andydodge]

O/k.........I'll ask the question............where did you get it or what is that plenum from???........surely you didn't make it?...........it looks mightily impressive, tho' I'm thinking that it maybe a little too big...........lol.......but hey, it looks the part........................andyd 

[Ajgkirkwood]

1 hour ago, Andydodge said:

O/k.........I'll ask the question............where did you get it or what is that plenum from???........surely you didn't make it?...........it looks mightily impressive, tho' I'm thinking that it maybe a little too big...........lol.......but hey, it looks the part........................andyd 

Made it today on my breaks at work. Its 3”x2” about 20” long. 1/8” wall. Had square plates welded on the end and I ground it down and rounded he corners to match the tubing. Milled ‘fins’ on all sides and the holes line up with the carb mount on the header.

[Andydodge]

Shite............lol..............YOU get the prize big time...........lol..............I am impressed.............and am rather speechless actually.....wow!!.................lol................andyd

[Ajgkirkwood]

What started for my headers was a pair of gmc v6 headers made by hedman headers (something like that) I bought it for the collectors at the end. Ended up using most of those headers to make mine. A lot of cutting and welding haha. I ordered in 1.5” steel tubing to finish them up. Runner lengths are 32-34”long on each. 

[Merle Coggins]

Do you have nuts welded on the inside for attaching to the carbs and manifold, or do you have spacers inside to support using through bolts?

[Ajgkirkwood]

I have spacers in between the aluminum plenum to support the tube and not get crushed when I use bolts

[dpollo]

I hope it runs as impressive(ly) as it looks.

[Ajgkirkwood]

thank you. I hope so too. Need to figure out the piping for the rest of the exhaust and clean the header ports some more and put more paint on them

[Ajgkirkwood]

Head is back from the shop. Milled off 0.06” off it. Bolted down along with my intake and header. Carbs and plenum mocked up. Waiting for gaskets from rock auto that I ordered last night and need to buy bolts

[Ajgkirkwood]

[desoto1939]

nice job that you are doing yourself.  Looking at the last picture with the carbs on the plentum anhd sitting on the intake header manifold are you going to have enought room to have aircleaners ontop of the carbs and beable to close the hood or are you just going to leave the hood off the car.  Just asking. You will have a butterfly hood that opens from the middle and folds upward correct?

 

Rich Hartung 

Desoto1939@aol.com

[Ajgkirkwood]

Really hoping the hood fits aswell the front clip. I’m pretty sure it will but won’t know till it’s back on. I think I have about 2-3 inches above the carbs to put on some sort of filter. Maybe make one that spreads across all 3 carbs

[Ajgkirkwood]

took the rad off the front clip. Flushed it (it was gross) and installed the electric fans. (4) 9” fans. I tried making a shroud however clearance I believe would be an issue with the 265ci. 

[Ajgkirkwood]