Thread: Thames - 9/6/2010

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This thing is going to be gorgeous, you've got to be VERY proud. One question though, I've always loved the early style Corvette valve covers but, where are you going to add oil to the engine, I don't see an oil filler opening.

Mike

Originally Posted by Mike52

This thing is going to be gorgeous, you've got to be VERY proud. One question though, I've always loved the early style Corvette valve covers but, where are you going to add oil to the engine, I don't see an oil filler opening.

Mike

Good question .......... it's just one of the sacrifices we are going to have to make in order to use the cast aluminum Corvette valve covers ........ we will have to remove the left valve cover to add oil .......... however, I feel the inconvenience is well worth it ......... nothing says '60's 327 Chevrolet more than the "Vette" valve covers

Well John, the light at the tunnel end may not be a train after all eh?
This is very cool to see.

For the oil fill thing, it looks like you've got the older block with the draft tube hole capped by the early PCV hardware. How about modifying that to give you a port to pour oil rather than having to do the valve cover mambo?

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Well John, the light at the tunnel end may not be a train after all eh?
This is very cool to see.

For the oil fill thing, it looks like you've got the older block with the draft tube hole capped by the early PCV hardware. How about modifying that to give you a port to pour oil rather than having to do the valve cover mambo?

Thanks Bob ........ had never thought about that .......... we'll definitely look into that possibility

Looks very, very nice and clean!

On the oil, what is the port at the front of the intake, just below the water neck in the next to last picture? Is that the same port Bob's referring to? Too long since I had a SBC

I too have a question. With the oil filler in the intake manifold and no down draft tube and no pvc how is the engine going to breathe?

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

I too have a question. With the oil filler in the intake manifold and no down draft tube and no pvc how is the engine going to breathe?

This Chevrolet 327 has a crankcase vent on the back of the block just behind the intake manifold

I'm not sure your not going to have trouble if you don't let that engine breath I've been wrong before but you can't have air in and out the same opening ?????????

Man Old Coyote, who ever has taken the reins on your Anglia has done a fantastic job. It looks very nice. I was getting ready to say the runners on your stacks looked a bit long, then I saw why. Nice touch that has to be there on the Thames without really being there.

Originally Posted by Old Coyote

This Chevrolet 327 has a crankcase vent on the back of the block just behind the intake manifold

True, that is where the road draft tube was mounted, same as early 283's and 265's. The oil filler tube was mounted into the front of the intake manifold next to the water neck. Every after market sbc intake manifold I've ever seen has the boss cast into the manifold and it can be machined out if that was your desire. If the engine cannot breathe the pressure will build to the point that the oil will find someplace to go, probably out the dipstick tube, been there, done that.

Coyote,,that looks just plain awesome..Very nice workmanship,,The colors work together nicely,,like ya plumbing too..