choppin' the log

[Anonymous]

Thought I'd try my hand at cutting off a log. Started with a D8 head I got from the local you-pull-it. Not having access to a band saw I just put a metal cutting wheel on my 7 1/4" skillsaw and snapped a chalk line on the log and cut it off leaving some webbing between the intake runners. This caused the top of 3&4 exhaust outlets to be cut off. I leveled it with a hand file then drilled and taped a 3/4" aluminium plate ($14 speedy metals) to the intake flanges. The plate is now the top of 3&4 exhaust outlets. Made my own port divider out of some scrap from a trailer hitch. Now its ready for some heavy porting and a 2V of 4V manifold. The manifold in the picture is jeep efi that I was thinking of trying to adapt. So far I've spent about $50.

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[65coupei6]

What car is this going into? The head looks good but I do not think you will have enough clearence between the shock tower and intake. With the Aussie head in my 65 it comes pretty close to the tower.

 

[Anonymous]

who needs a stoopid shock tower any way ?

 

[xctasy]

I love it! Knock 'em dead heXhead!

Youre gonna love the performance. If space is an issue, just tilt the engine to your drivers drivers side like my ill fated 21 degree slant, and do an adaptor to mount a SBF C4 auto.

My plans to do a supercharged Ford I6 are well known. As a close-off, I've got some pictures I'm posting in "I'm Gonna Blow My Budget" in the Hardcore forum.


You are on a winner baby, and everyone want's what you've got... nauce!

 

[gravelrash]

what on earth is that inlet manifold off???

 

[xctasy]

Chrysler Jeep 4 point Oh.

Great idea.

Here's an option of laying the little six over. No, my 250 X-flow was not the same as the 200, but it would work, I think, rather well.

I'd like to publicly announce...the slant six Ford X-flow is dead.....for the time being!

Here is my 250 cross-flow project from early last year. This is an Aussie Falcon engine.

I was trying to fit a Wade RO34 207 cubic inch blower in the engine bay, under the hood. The strut towers our Falcons, Mustangs, Foxes, Granadas and Mavericks have make it ackward. It was a goer technically, but I bailed as I realised the old Log head I6 was a better bet.

<<<<This is the SBF Ford FMX to 250 x-flow bellhousing adaptor template. I'm now making these for I6's, without the 21 degree tilt.

<<<<A 21 degree drivers side list.

<<<<The FMX auto was out of a 351Windsor LTD. The tilt was arranged to avoid bolt and starter motor overlap.All AOD's and most C4's follow this pattern.

<<<<The view of the starter. Note the exhast ends up on the passenger side. The x-flow is very Chrysler slant six-ish on the intake side, with a 8 degree tilt from vertical on the manifold face if you lay the head on the table.

<<<<The bellhousing links in with the FMX bolts to a degree. I decided to do a drilled through bolt on this to get it all hooked up.

<<<<One the other side, the bell housing cleared most block bolts okay. I believe you can adaptor plate anything if your enginerring is sound.


<<<<Ah, look! A 30 degree slant the right way! I couldn't package this one, due to oil drainback issues. If I'd used the Hemi 426-style oil drainback, it would have been great!


<<<<The end of the matter.

Well, dugh! Oh well, now you can see what I get up to in my spare time...

 

[FastRonald]

8) I love it! Drag racers did this type of trick on 351 Cleveland heads. Doing this to a six head?..great! I may try this myself, though I think I'd use a different inatke. The machinist at work and I are going to have a chat about this one! I LOVE IT!

 

[FastRonald]

8) You cut it level with the original surface? I may be tempted to cut it on a slight angle to miss cutting some of the center exhaust or other port edges.

 

[80broncoman]

Heck if the intake proves to be a little wide it can be cut and sectioned a little.
Alum is easy to work with.
Jim

 

[Anonymous]

Hey Fastronald, if you cut it at an angle it'd be a straight shot to the valve, hmm, with some Mikuni down draft carbs and fine tuning, 8)

 

[pedal2themetal45]

HI ALL
Now another thought, instade of tilting the motor..
bolt some intake rails (for the lack of the right work) to the head.
Then cut the excess off the manifold so there is tubes comming off then attach the two together with rubber hose and clamps then use some metal brackets to hold up the carb end of the manifold and brace it for the troughtel.. Wouldn't that work as well (sort of).
Tim

 

[pedal2themetal45]

HAY WHAT DID YOU STICK THE PLATE TO THE HEAD WITH : I don't see any bolts holding it to the head?
tim

 

[Anonymous]

if you look in the 4th picture it appears there is a bolt holding it on the center hole

 

[Anonymous]

Cool idea man!

I will try playing with a couple extra log heads I have around here. : Why not weld up a custom aussie type manifold? : It could be be welded to the head or bolted up somehow. Work has been a little slow, so maybe I will play with this myself. If someone can explain how to post pics, I will share my progress

 

[Anonymous]

Forget the nay-sayers, heXhead, that is way cool!

I have occasionally thought of doing this same thing and hooking up 6 motorcycle carbs to feed it fuel and air, but your idea of using a Jeep manifold is dead simple, cheap and effective.

Congrats!

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks guys,
The jeep manifold is a little too wide at the ports and about a inch too long to clear the shock tower. I could shorten it, as the outboard pair of runners are angled, and get a better port match.
Could a carb be run on this manifold? Looks like it's a log with long runners.
At the junk yard these manifolds are cheap and there's plenty.

The reason you can't see the bolt heads is they are between the intake ports just above the headbolt holes.

 

[Anonymous]

I don't think that EFI manifold can take a carb, heXhead. The fuel can't turn all the corners. I guess you're back to my idea with the motorcycle carbys, eh?

 

[kirkallen143]

Not sure if all the ports are the same measurements, but could offset/align maybe using your aluminum plate and an after-market four-barrell manifold from a jeep/ford inline 6 (258 ci). Usually expensive though, around $200-300 for the manifold new.
Kirk Allen Jorden ' 73 bronco

 

[Anonymous]

HexHead,

I got looking around eBay and the situation is even better than I anticipated. Here is a set of 4 36mm slide carbs for just a hundred bucks. Buy another set and you could be running a killer-bee setup on your I-6. Would this be the bomb or what!?

 

[Anonymous]

Here's the real trick setup...a sixshooter of carbs! On ebay right now at just $99 for the set.

From the front...

Here's looking at the back side. You'll need to rig tubes out from that aluminum plate...

And here's what they look like all mounted up. You know, this is just like the setups Ak Miller developed in the early 70's. The more things change, the more they stay the same, eh?

Good on ya, heXhead! Ya have the creative juices flowing again!