Re: Help! Edelbrock intake swap

[Todd Tomason <jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 27 March 2005 15:58, Jonathan Jusczyk wrote:
>     I'm swapping my stock intake/2bbl carb on my '73 304 with the
> Edelbrock Performer intake and 4bbl.  Everything went smoothly except
> for three things:  the carb-to-manifold studs are different (just a run
> to NAPA for the correct bolts), but the throttle linkage and the
> transmission kickdown linkage are quite different and I don't know how
> to adapt the stock parts to the new Edelbrock linkage.  From someone
> that's done this swap, what have you done?  What did it take to get it
> to work?  Also, there was a metal tray attached underneath the stock
> manifold, is that just a heat shield?  I didn't swap it over, it looked
> like it was mounted with studs.  Should I yank the manifold back off and
> swap that part, or is it not critical?  Sure does look nice under there,
> I'll be taking it off to paint it later on and when I swap my cam, and
> the thing definitely weighs a lot less than the stock lead brick!
> Thanks for any help, please respond ASAP, I need to have my car on the
> road Monday!
>
> Jonathan Jusczyk
> jusczj at rpi.edu

> 1973 AMC Javelin 304