'66 Pontiac Resto-Mod Update

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Had some time to work on the car last night. The fuel supply lines from each side of the regulator to the carb (front and back bowls) really had a tight turn. By lowering the regulator I could no longer use the stainless hard supply lines. I had talked to Brint at Fragola earlier in the day to bounce a couple ideas off him.

I ended up using 180deg hose ends, and having the back regulator port come around behind the regulator and feed the front carb inlet, and the front regulator port come around behind and feed the rear carb inlet. Problem was that the rear of the regulator bracket was completely in the way of the rear carb inlet feed then. I did some playing around, and realized that the rear of the bracket really isn't necessary in my configuration as the bracket is providing limited support. So, I removed the rear, cleaned up the cut, and installed it.



It's not perfect, but it's about perfect in terms of fitment and clearance with the drop base air cleaner



Previously, I had checked and was also very pleasantly surprised to discover that with the drop air cleaner, I could swap out the 3/8" phenolic spacer for the 1" Wilson carb spacer and fit a full 3" element in the 14" round air cleaner. I put clay balls on top of the air cleaner assembly to check for clearance, and seemed to have plenty of room!

Today I'm going to try and finish up the fuel plumbing, finish the vent line from the overflow, and a couple other minor things. Plan to go out for a bit of a drive this afternoon. Looks like a beautiful day for it!