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I must
apologize, it was not a Chevy fitting, it was a Ford fitting. In fact, I
found EARLS part number for it. Its part No. 166106 (color red- I think
they make it in blue and aluminum color)), I tried searching a few
websites for it and could not find it. Don't know if they discontinued it
or they simple don't list it.
OK, Ed. Is this
your final answer :-)
Thank you very much for
digging up the part number. I still have my doubts that it will fit
perfectly, but there were some housings that we tried at the Race shop that were
pretty darned close. I could have elongated the holes on a couple of them
to make them fit, though they weren't AN16 fittings.
I found a number of places
that list this part, but of course everyone has to order it from Earl's. I
finally just ordered it through my favorite place, Summit Racing. They had
the "mill" finish listed, but not the other colors. According to their
page, they will have it April-15th. The following is a link to a page
that shows the housing in question. I hope this is the right
one. http://www.tognottisautoworld.com/Products/Earl/clampscovers60.asp
BTW, I got the AN16 tap today, and tapped
the "junk" housing inlet with no serious problems. It's not a perfect set
of threads, but it's plenty substantial for what we're doing. A little
epoxy on the threads will offer that much more comfort. I'll tap
the new housing tomorrow, and if all goes well, will have it
installed.
Things are really starting to bolt
together now. I currently have the redrive, starter, intake, throttle
body, turbo, and crank sensor installed. The radiator is officially on
order, and they estimated that it would take two days to make it. With
luck, by the end of the weekend, I'll run out of stuff to attach to the
engine, short of hoses and wiring. Yep, getting excited now
:-)
Thanks,
Rusty
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