Re: 1940 Super 8 160 Model 1803 Project

Posted by West Peterson On 2011/10/14 10:05:56
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Owen_Dyneto wrote:
It looks just lovely - congratulations. Following along on West's comments about details, I suspect the tubing for the manifold to vacuum pump, oil filter, and distributor vacuum advance were originally steel and not copper.

And yes, you're definately going to want to install the two heat shields. I believe the one between the carburetor and exhaust manifold was a "356" engine only feature, but all models had the fuel pump shield. Read of the parts book would confirm.


I think the tubes were copper. They are on my original car, but that doesn't mean they weren't changed at some point (not in the last 50 years, though). Also, the heat sheilds were a mid-year addition if I remember correctly. Jim's car is an early car (also if I remember correctly), so its correct not to have them. For driving purposes, though, he's going to want to have them.

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