Camos dodge engine build

[Jethro]

Valley cover ?
The bit that covers the big hole
Under the inlet manifold
As opposed to an open engine where you can see the push rods doing their thing
Bfit

Yes Yes, thanks for that Bobby 

However fabricated news to me? typically the inlet manifold seals valley as well I've not seen this before

[Camo]

Ahh my young apprentice  Mopars have a separate valley cover. We can take off our intake manifolds without uncovering our oily valleys.  No hasals to ensure you have it oily tight if one elects to remove the intake manifold later.
Also allows the intake manifold to run cooler.  No water runs through our intake manifolds either. 

[Camo]

Mate
One o these will help
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261265470712?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
Bfit

Ps
Mighty mouse is on the road

No way am I removing my pop up air grabber hood...


http://youtu.be/oz8kzseaZVU

[Jethro]

Ahh my young apprentice  Mopars have a separate valley cover. We can take off our intake manifolds without uncovering our oily valleys.  No hasals to ensure you have it oily tight if one elects to remove the intake manifold later.
Also allows the intake manifold to run cooler.  No water runs through our intake manifolds either. 

I learnt something CammO tks 

[Camo]

My valley cover has finally arrived

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Manifold now machined and fits as snug as a bug in a rug




Now we can finally get stuck into it

[Jethro]

Looks stick CammO  reckon hi eight will be an issue though 

[Camo]

Ha ha funny bugger 

[Jethro]

CammO,

I noticed that some of the bolts have fouled the inlet manifold 

[Lefty]

Camo,
How is the pop bonnet scoop work, is it on a vacuum/ springs, or driver activated,

Cheers,
Lefty

[Camo]

CammO,

I noticed that some of the bolts have fouled the inlet manifold 

Yep changing all of them to button alan head screws

Camo,
How is the pop bonnet scoop work, is it on a vacuum/ springs, or driver activated,

Cheers,
Lefty

Driver activated Lefty. 

[bfit]

mate see if you can get torx drive button  cap screws
taey will be much easer to get out   when the time comes
Bfit

[Camo]

Torx heads, I hate those bloody things.  It's only to hold down the valley cover inspection plate and if I'm ever taking that off the manifold will be off too.

[bfit]

Torx heads, I hate those bloody things.  It's only to hold down the valley cover inspection plate and if I'm ever taking that off the manifold will be off too.

Mate i seen to many alan head drives round out
I hate to see them  under 1/4 drive
Is the block helicoiled
Bfit

[Camo]

Where it's warranetd.  The inspection plate screws onto the valley cover not the block.  Where the valley cover screws onto the block alan heads will not be used

[Jethro]

Where it's warranetd.  The inspection plate screws onto the valley cover not the block.  Where the valley cover screws onto the block alan heads will not be used

Yeah I reckon if you per-assembled the inspection cover with the right blue stuff sealant and let it set you could even get away with not fitting those bolts that fouled out, worst come to worst that is 

[Vette Obsessed]

Yeah height is a bit of an issue, still working on that

Story of your life with you and engine builds... :D

[Camo]

Story of your life with you and engine builds... :D

Oh ha ha funny bugger. 

[Camo]

Yeah I reckon if you per-assembled the inspection cover with the right blue stuff sealant and let it set you could even get away with not fitting those bolts that fouled out, worst come to worst that is 

No bolts??? Hey this is a Camo build not a Jethro build 

She'll be right.  We have it all sorted.

[RHD.68.l89]

Hey Camo,
http://www.fbthrottlebodies.com/products.htm#billetvc
http://www.fbthrottlebodies.com/images/photos/440%206bblsys.gif

[Jethro]

No bolts??? Hey this is a Camo build not a Jethro build 

She'll be right.  We have it all sorted.

Bro 10 bolts in an inspection cover with sealant would fix any fooken mopar farting in church I reckon