Still no news on the engine. I need to make a phone call and see what's up.
Got my headers back a while ago. Here's where they started.
And after the JetHot cast iron color coating.
I also did a bit of work on my Clifford intake. Previously it had this huge 7-nipple vacuum tree on it, with only one line going to it. So I swapped it for a single 90° brass fitting. I then needed a port for testing with a vacuum gauge, so I drilled and tapped a second hole for that.
Mounted to the drill press table
Using a #4 center drill
After drilling to size, I chucked up my npt tap, and used the spindle to keep the tap straight. I did not tap under power.
Then I set about painting it.
All masked off
Primed with VHT flameproof gray
Painted with duplicolor engine enamel, in New Ford Gray. Valve cover and side cover will also be this gray color.