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| | | | Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 5 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 5 | I have a 235 w/ a fenton manifold and would like to no if there is a mod for getting clearance by the manifold? Any help out there? thanks
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 693 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 693 | what model year truck? i have no clearance problems in my 56 | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
What year truck?
Fenton Intake Manifold?
Fenton Exhaust Manifolds?
The Fenton dual intake manifold gets rubbed by the 1954 3-speed shifter linkage (47-55, I would guess) .
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 5 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 5 | 50 chevy 3100, fenton dual manifold, shifter linkage correct. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21 | Am considering the same setup and have been told of the interference. Was at a car show last week and found a 49 3100 with this setup. Owner just took a grinder to linkage and trimmed it back a little. Solved his problem - and hopefully mine in near future. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,513 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,513 | I accomplished this by cutting the arms and extending them in a dogleg fashion to avoid the intake. It took quite a bit of trial and error to get things correct but has worked well. See here.This picture shows where I cut the arms.
1952 1300 Canadian 1/2 ton restomod You Tube | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 |
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 5 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 5 | Curt thank you for showing me how it done. You did a beautiful job, and confirmed my thoughts about how this could be done. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,513 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,513 | Thanks for the compliments guys. Oldschool; just tack the arm extensions and jump in the truck and check the throw of the shifter. You'll probably need to do do this a few times until you're happy. Also I scared up another shift box and rods to modify keeping my originals just in case. IIRC I cut about 2-3" off the rods.
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