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Re: Engine photos
« Reply #60 on: November 16, 2012, 04:39:27 AM »
Thanks for the insight. Hopefully we'll turn up more engine pictures as we go along and we'll get a better idea of how much that tunnel ram got used in '69. Do you know anybody that owns one of them?
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« Reply #61 on: November 16, 2012, 04:43:36 PM »
Yes, I do!!  In fact, it will be on display this weekend up at the big Corvette/Musclecar show in Chicago.  There are a pair of sand-cast Dominators sitting on top of it!!!  Rumor has it that Kaplan may be there too.

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« Reply #62 on: November 16, 2012, 07:28:40 PM »
Terrific! Would you please post some pics of the manifold and carbs in this thread when the show is over?
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« Reply #63 on: November 17, 2012, 01:10:29 AM »
My brother is slightly mistaken as to the type of Dominators on my Kaplan tunnel ram..... Mine are not sand cast, but die cast..  Holley list #6214..... The sand cast one are SUPER rare, basically hand-made, very porous, and actually don't work very well due to these inconsistencies.... I believe the two Boss cars that do run the twin Dominators also use the later produced die-cast 6214's....... I talked with one of the Ford gurus who was very instrumental in getting one of them running, he told me that the 6214's were the ONLY way to go.... I sure hope displaying my induction setup jars somebodies memory on a Kaplan low-deck block..... that's all I need... ::)

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« Reply #64 on: November 17, 2012, 04:03:03 AM »
Where does Holley put the list numbers on a Dominator carb since they don't have a choke tower on them?
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« Reply #65 on: November 17, 2012, 04:30:30 PM »
List #'s on mine are stamped on the "floor" of the main body just inside of the air cleaner retaining lip...  I just took a really good pic with my phone, but I'm not having any luck with technology right now.... will post when my brain functions better.. :)

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« Reply #66 on: November 18, 2012, 01:31:28 AM »
Do the sand cast carbs have thicker base plates where the studs go through than the cast versions?

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« Reply #67 on: November 19, 2012, 04:08:15 PM »
List #'s on mine are stamped on the "floor" of the main body just inside of the air cleaner retaining lip...  I just took a really good pic with my phone, but I'm not having any luck with technology right now.... will post when my brain functions better.. :)

You can send the pic to me at jon.mello "at" verizon.net and I can post it for you if that makes things any easier.
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Re: Engine photos
« Reply #68 on: November 19, 2012, 11:19:27 PM »
Here's a current auction on eBay for some 6214 carbs, with some good detail images of where the list# is located.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Early-Pro-Stock-Holley-Carburetors-LIST-6214-/290776359798?hash=item43b39f2376&item=290776359798&pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr


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Re: Engine photos
« Reply #69 on: November 20, 2012, 05:46:56 AM »
Thanks, Chad.

I don't know why I didn't think to look on ebay...
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Re: Engine photos
« Reply #70 on: November 23, 2012, 06:01:46 PM »
1969 Penske Camaro engine compartment.
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Re: Engine photos
« Reply #71 on: November 24, 2012, 05:22:52 AM »
Tunnel Port 302 engine in one of the '68 Shelby Trans-Am Mustangs.



Here's what the official production (which never happened) Tunnel Port 302 engine was going to look like.
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Re: Engine photos
« Reply #72 on: November 24, 2012, 10:47:17 PM »

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« Reply #73 on: November 24, 2012, 10:48:59 PM »

This is the Smokey Unick car but it has a mini plenum on it instead of the dual dominators. You can see the taped over holes in the air box for the two carb studs.

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Re: Engine photos
« Reply #74 on: November 25, 2012, 12:17:38 AM »
Didn't Smokey paint his engines gold?

Here's another '68 Shelby tunnel port 302. Very similar shot to what I posted above.
Notice the location of the hood pins in the previous photo compared to this shot.
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