Hot Rods Thickstun "Dog-bone" intake with dual Carter W1's on a 60' Chevy wagon. Any clearance issues?

Hello, did a search and couldn't find my answer.. I have a 1960 Chevy Brookwood station wagon with a relatively stock 235 still 3 on the tree. I picked up a Thickstun dual carb intake and I'm gathering parts for the installation. I like the one pictured and plan to basically copy it. I will also be installing headers. Questions: Has anyone ran this setup on a similar year Chevy? Will I be able to close my hood ? Are Rochesters shorter than Carters? Thanks!

 

I've had a number of 216/235 intakes, but never been around that '1960 application. A suggestion would be to measure your overall height of the Thickstun with the air cleaners and compare that number to your stock manifold and air cleaner overall height, making an adjustment for the difference between the manifolds riser heights...
Maybe a stiff cardboard cutout, place it in there and close the hood, hope this helps, dyno dave

 

Thanks Dave, I was thinking of using Carter's instead Of Rochester's but I couldn't find a height measurement for the Carter's. If I had that number I could mock it up. I guess that's my only unknown variable. I have a Rochester I can measure so I'm good there... Thanks for the reply.

 

The intake and carbs should fit fine.

you may need to get creative with your air cleaners as the 60’s chevys had the low profile style cleaners

 

One of the number of "stovebolt" intakes that I've had one was a Thickstun' I liked it seems the design would give a bunch of low end torque and that's a Chevy Six. My '54 Corvette intake and sidedraft Carters have been on the '54 Bel Air for most of twenty years, so it is staying there... Through the years buying & selling intake setups, have heard good comments about W-1s, just read where they have 3 metering rods, idle, med-range and wide open, that sounds good !!! dyno dave

 

Thank you...Plan "B" is the low profile Thickstun scoops.

 

I just measured up my carter, theoverall height is 6.75” including the spacer which is 5/8” . Just an FYI.

 

Man, I really appreciate it....Thanks so much. Now I can do a mock-up. Cheers