Thread: 1968 Plymouth Valiant 1st Gen HEMI

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In the process of fitting the manifolds we had to raise the engine a bit.

install 1 by M Patterson, on Flickr

Raising the motor actually solved some clearance issues. The passenger side valve cover now clears without any issues. It will be close, but I may be able to run the steering shaft straight to the steering box instead of building 2 piece shaft with U joints.

What looks like potential problems in the picture should actually be non-issues. The heater had been removed from the Green car and the hole filled prior to me buying it (I’ll be using an aftermarket heat/AC unit under the dash). I already have the brackets to raise the master cylinder to clear the driver’s side valve cover.

The distributor is a little tight beneath the windshield wiper motor but we're able to easily get it in and out of the engine and 90 degree boots on the plug wires will work.

Of course with raising the motor I now have to raise the frame mounts to compensate and with luck I should be able to do that this coming week.


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