71-73 C6 cooling line ?

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Can any 71-73 folks tell me if and where the cooling lines are clamped to the car underneath. Pics would be great, but telling me would be helpful. THANKS!

 

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Bump

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I'll try to remember to take a look tonight. I don't recall them being attached to anything other than a spring clip or two that secure the two lines together.

 

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Thanks Svend. Someone at VMI said the same thing, no body attachments, just the clips.

Check out my gallery. I have pictures of my cars on there now.

 

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HHStang said:

...Check out my gallery. I have pictures of my cars on there now.

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Nice collection , I look forward to seeing more pictures of the 72. (not that I'm biased or anything )

 

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OK, I crawled under the cars and verified that the tranny cooling lines are not fastened to anything other than the tranny and radiator. There is one spring clip holding the two lines to each other in the area of the starter. This holds true for both the 72 Coupe (302/C4) and 73 Mach (351C/FMX), so I'd suspect it's the same for your C6. FWIW, The lines on the Mach are actually resting against the side of the oil pan.

 

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Sounds exactly like mine. Even the rub against the pan. THANK YOU! Seems like you and I are the only two guys on here with 71-73's sometime.

 

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BTW

I think you'll like to see my ram air hook up. I made it out of a 429 Lincoln filter and added 1/4" of height to work with my Edelbrock Performer (which was lower and didn't allow it to seal against the plenum). I'm painting this weekend.

 

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I think you'll like to see my ram air hook up. I made it out of a 429 Lincoln filter and added 1/4" of height to work with my Edelbrock Performer (which was lower and didn't allow it to seal against the plenum). I'm painting this weekend.

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Sounds interesting. Did you have to modify the plenum? If you don't post pics, please email some to me. And yeah, not too many 71-73 guys around . . . but then again, I'm not around that much anymore either mostly due to project funds being tight while I pay for my son's college.

 

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no mod on the plenum. I just couldn't see spending $1,000-$1,500 for a real ram air on a non-concourse car, so I made one. I made the ring for the gasket and eliminated the snorkle. I'll try to get pics up over the weekend.

 

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Platonic Solid said:

Sounds interesting. Did you have to modify the plenum? If you don't post pics, please email some to me. And yeah, not too many 71-73 guys around . . . but then again, I'm not around that much anymore either mostly due to project funds being tight while I pay for my son's college.

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I posted new pics in my gallery. Check it out.

 

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I posted new pics in my gallery. Check it out.

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Looks great , but I'm a bit confused. Can I assume you made your own plenum too? Thus, that's how you got the air cleaner gasket to be centered and properly sealed. Also, do you have the vacuum actuated flaps in the hood?

 

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Thanks! ~I bought the plenum and flappers from Laurel Mountain Mustang and I do have it plumbed to open and close.
~The air filter is 70's Lincoln. I used the ring off the lid to mount the gasket and I added 1/4" of height so it would seal to the plenum.
~Not sure about your centering question, but the 429 air filter centers up to the plenum from the carb. I know the 351 is off center, so I'm guessing that is what you are asking.

 

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~Not sure about your centering question, but the 429 air filter centers up to the plenum from the carb. I know the 351 is off center, so I'm guessing that is what you are asking.

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Ahhh, that clears it up. Considering the insain prices people want for the off-center air cleaner for the 351C, if I didn't already have the air cleaner, (and now knowing that it's different) I'd seriously consider putting in a 429 if only for the purpose of getting it to properly line up with the plenum.