Page 12 of Engine by Mustangs Plus

project colt 351 engine #15 richard tightens up the valve covers and colt 351 s engine is done and ready to begin installation notice the canton 9 quart road racing oil pan it ll get put to good use be sure to visit www.colt351.com today #11 another area we had some concerns with were the intake gaskets we had several sets around the shop but they all closed off a small amount of the intake inlet again it was ford racing to the rescue their set mustangs plus part number #06567 fit perfectly #12 the edlebrock victor jr 351w intake was bolted on and torqued in sequence we were careful not to let the intake gaskets move during the process the cork gaskets for the ends of the intake to seal it to the block were taken out of the package and thrown just as far as we could throw them instead we laid down a bead of black silicone about 3 8 around on the front and back of the block this seals the intake and block perfectly and allows the intake to set down flat on the intake gaskets on heads the cork or rubber gaskets on the other hand are always a pain to keep in place and seem to always leak it s your call but i prefer the silicone #13 richard puts the ford racing roller rockers in place we found that adjusting them onto the push rod until the push rod was hard to spin with our fingers and then tightening the rockers another one and a half turns 1 1 2 worked out fine for our adjustment of course we used poly locks to hold the rockers in place #14 let us show you a little trick with the motor mounts these are the 1965 style 3 piece motor mounts the rubber insulator part bolts to the block bolted to that is a c shaped solid steel bracket this steel bracket has a bolt which sticks straight down and bolts to the cast iron frame mount which is bolted to the frame of the car using this style of motor mount we have learned that we can build an almost bullet proof motor mount very easily here s how we bolt the rubber insulator and the c shaped bracket together and then drill a 1 2 hole through them both we then put a 1 2 bolt through them and with a 1 2 nylon lock nut we just snug it up we don t tighten it down this stops the torque of the motor from stretching the rubber and ultimately pulling the motor mount apart the motor can only torque over as far as the 1 2 bolt and nut will let it we ve run motor mounts like these in all our race cars and street cars and never had a motor mount problem for more information on colt 351 see the colt 351 website at www.colt351.com edelbrock elite valve cover edelbrock signature valve cover 4 ¼ tall aluminum finned covers w/allen hex heads endurashine finish all 260 289 302 351w #12146 $184.95 ea 3.7 tall stamped steel valve cover with edelbrock logo matches #11664 pro-flow air cleaner all 260 289 302 351w #12148 44.95 ea 288 engine restomod headquarters 1-800-999-4289 order toll free!

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