Re: Fuel pump / tank / line questions

[Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the heads-up on the manifold.  I happen to have a 65 street
wedge intake from my Belvedere, but should have known the B and RB
aren't compatible.  Duh.

Regarding 3/8 line and sending unit, is In-Line Tube from the vendor
page the best place to buy from?  It doesn't look like Fine Line has
sending units.

Also, does anyone know a source for OEM or good repo radiator hoses?
I read the talk about re-using the original spring.  I'm trying to
keep my car as original as possible.  There's no repros?  I guess
fugettabowt NOS.

As always, thanks.

- Jim
Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
'63 Polara 500 (383)
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
'71 Bronco


On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 2:36 AM, Bill Watson <wwatson6@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> The RB 383 used the same intake as the 413.   All RB engines have the same
> block height and thus the distance between the tops of each side are the
> same.  The same situation holds for the B block.   As the deck height of the
> RB is higher than the B, the distance between the tops of each side is
> greater on the RB than on the B.   Thus an RB intake manifold will be too
> wide for a B block engine.
>
> The RB 383, though, used the same heads as the 361 while the B block 383
> used the 413 heads.   The RB 383 had a small bore (4.03") compared to the B
> 383 (4.25") and 413 (4.18"), which would have caused some problems with
> valves opening with the 413 heads.    The 361 had a 4.12" bore.
>
> So if you have a B block engine, manifolds from 350, 361, B-383 and 400
> engines would be the correct width.   440, 426, 413 and B-383 would all be
> too wide.
>
> Bill
> Vancouver, BC
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Pettigrew" <dodger7998@xxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 7:37 PM
> Subject: Re: Fuel pump / tank / line questions
>
>
>>
>>
>> do some checking befor you buy anything,,,,,,,,,,,,,an RB intake will not
>> fit on a B engine,,,,,,,,,,unless you have the rare RB 383
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 5/20/2008 8:48:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>> jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>>
>> I'll  probably want to upgrade the intake manifold and carb (maybe a
>> 426 street  wedge intake and carter AFB),
>>
>>
>>
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