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  • Are there better manifolds out there?  Good question.  There are many manufactures of the these items.  Truth is that it is quite easy now to have a part mocked up and manufactured for you.

    • Are there better manifolds out there? Good question. There…
  • I was scared to hell when I started out on my first attempt to get an item made to my specs.  I took them to a guy who was a friend of a friend who said he could get them made.  I was just a con to rip me off for excessive charges

    • I was scared to hell when I started out on my first attempt…
  • Once I learned the hard knocks I began to deal direct with the foundrys.  Now I have one of the most accurate Reproduction Manifold sets available to date.  On top of that ours are made of Ductle Iron.

    • Once I learned the hard knocks I began to deal direct with t…
  • Now is this Jim's motor?  No, just eye candy to confuse his decision to make it a four speed motor.  Why, you ask?  Well increase in price at resale.  More bang for the shift.

    • Now is this Jim's motor? No, just eye candy to confuse…
  • Of course now Jim can look at this engine and think that his could look like this.  Funny thing is that he bought his Tri Power and now he has to bring it back. LOLOOLOOL

    • Of course now Jim can look at this engine and think that his…
  • Here is a small example of the pain in the ass it is to remanufacture these manifolds.  First they have to be hot tanked, then if there is any deep rust they are media blasted.  Once done with that I shake and bake the manifold

    • Here is a small example of the pain in the ass it is to rema…
  • Does that seem like quite the pain in the ass.  You are just seeing the beginning of the tasks.  There are many more steps in the process of making a beautiful 66 GTO Tri Power.

    • Does that seem like quite the pain in the ass. You are just…
  • In the process of scaring the money out of his wallet today I showed him the pan that I wanted to utilize.  It is one better than this one.  This is a Side Step Pan.  Notice the extra room

    • In the process of scaring the money out of his wallet today…
  • From the bottom of the pan you can see the extra space that is created from the added space.  Now for the whole pan to fit in the car that is the next question.

    • From the bottom of the pan you can see the extra space that…