Fabbed linkage for the Chevy 6

I picked up an Edmunds 2x1 intake manifold a little while ago,
but it had no fuel lines or linkage..
last weekend I put togethr the fuel lines,
and today I put together the linkage..

I was loooking for bronze for the arms,
but had to settle for brass

bought a piece of bar stock
and ripped it on the little table saw

and chopped it into three pieces

 

drilled it first with a pilot bit
followed by a 5/16" bit for the shaft
then rolled it on it's side and drilled it with the correct size bit for the 10-32 thread screws I planned to use
followed that by a 3/16" bit drilled to half the depth so the screw will only grab the bottom half of the clamp
the oversize hole also helps to square the tap,
ran the tap through the lower half
and finaly used a hack saw to split the clamp end

 

drilled the other end,
put the piece in the vice and used the 4" grinder to remove the bulk of the waste,
and hit it with a few different files to get close to where I was going
then repete for the second carburetor arm

 

the third arm needs to be a bit longer
the carbs need about an 1-1/4" swing
and the rod from the bellcrank moves about an 1-1/2"
so I'm making the center to center of the holes in the carb rods 2-3/4"
and the rod from the bellcrank gets 3-1/4" center to center
when I was ok with the way they looked
they all got a quick polish on the buffing wheel

 

checked the fit and action on the bench,
checked again on the car.
the rod up from the bellcrank needs to be rebent to clear the Fenton headers
and shortend 2-3/8"
and finaly it can all go together in the the car for another check

all looks good

now I just need to decide on where to put the oil filter,
have the exhaust plumbed

and drive it!

 

Really nice fabrication! Well done.

 

really nice. love to see this kinda work.

 

nice fab work...

 

thanks, this was a fun project

 

Those came out great !!!!..........Littleman

 

Nice work Paul !!!!

 

real nice work man ...nicce choice on carbs!!!!.running 2 on my 216 too.the motors were ment for dual exhaust and 2 carbs it helps them soooo much!!!!!

 

yes, the Stromberg BXOV-2,

'gotta be better than the Rochester Model B that was on it

 

Ya, great work, and great quality of work, those can be dificult make work correct and smooth. I have used the BXOV-2,s, they are alot better than a stock GM carb.

 

Very nice!

 

So simple. that is what it is all about. Totally inspiring
Excellent post.

Eric

 

Paul, Your work is always awesome.

 

very good job..........

 

Great work. I like the clean and functional look.

Will you connect coolant hoses for intake heating?

 

yes, that is the plan

 

Some neat work done with looks like typical garage tools.............

 

That is awesome tech, Paul!
Whittling something so pretty out of bar stock just blows my mind.

 

Damn nice, Paul!

 

of course now the wife wants me to make her jewelry

 

Real nice work Paul!

 

Easy just grab a piece of stock and cut away everything that isn't needed to use as a piece of linkage.......... No really great looking work. Great feeling pushing on files and see something you want coming out of a piece of metal.

 

thanks guys,
here's another gratuitous snap of the hood it'll all hide under

 

Outstanding..very nice