emceefarlane Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) Hi, New here - ish Jake from Adelaide, Australia. Have a 65 and a 62 parts car. I'm thinking about putting an MGB intake manifold and extractors on my E1 motor, everything lines up. Only difference being the stock E1 intake is 1"1/4 and the MGB intake is 1"1/2. I have removed the head from a spare E1 motor i have and the actual size of the intake port on the head is 1"3/8 so if i were to 'gasket match' or port it myself i would only have to remove 1/8 of material from the head. Is there any reason why this wont work? (car is right hand drive so i don't have to worry about clearance of the steering column/master cyllinders etc) Will it ever run even close to a little bit right? I'm not chasing an increase in power - more the aesthetic and sound i'm looking to improve. Will upload pics of the manifolds for comparison and the car this evening. E1 Head Top left is E1 manifold, bottom right is MGB intake and extractors MGB gasket laid over the E1 gasket Cheers, Jake Edited October 24, 2019 by emceefarlane image fixing 1 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 It'll run good just bolted on. Makes most HP if you match the ports. Just blend in the first 1/4". 4 Quote Link to comment
emceefarlane Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 seats and door cards are currently being re-trimmed in these colours Took the dash out to respray and clean the gauge cluster, dials/knobs etc Interior is being carpetted New door seal rubber from Fitch The Rubber Man http://www.fitchtherubberman.com.au/epages/shop.sf/en_AU/?ObjectPath=/Shops/fitchtherubberman/Products/60-055N picked up some 15x7 rims from a Landcruiser, not sure of the offset. Before the tyres came off 2 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 I had my interior done in similar colors. 3 Quote Link to comment
emceefarlane Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Looks good. Hopefully mine turn out just as well. My kick panels are going to be carpetted though i think in black loop pile like the floor will be You have the same weird grey/black soft hammertone-ish finish on your dash as well. trying to respray mine at the moment but some sections are drying 'flat' and look more gloss that the rest - sticks out a lot. My 62 has the smooth dash painted the same colour as the car. Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I've had other people comment on the dash. I don't really know all the ins-and-outs of the 320's, but the '65 pictured has a black wrinkle finish dash and my '64 L320N had a body colored dash. 1 Quote Link to comment
emceefarlane Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Got the door trims back from the upholsterer pretty happy with them now just waiting for the seat. Have to stop my windshield leaking before the carpet can go in, i'm just going to try and seal it up for now as a new gasket is around $220 delivered and a bit out of my budget at the moment My cousin had a set of SU's laying around that came off a V8 Volvo he said i could have for a few beers Also found this mob in AUS that have a lot of useful information and replacement engine components/gasket kits. They seem to know what they're talking about too http://www.precisionintl.com/Engine.aspx?ID=1304&EID=33320&Page=1 Thanks 3 Quote Link to comment
emceefarlane Posted May 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 got the seats back using this stuff (very messy) to seal the windscreen before the carpet goes in this week 5 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Nice seats. 3 Quote Link to comment
emceefarlane Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Nice seats. Thanks, they turned out more 'plump' than i imagined and with the thick piping i think they look more 50's american style but ah well 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Thanks, they turned out more 'plump' than i imagined and with the thick piping i think they look more 50's american style but ah well I noticed that. It will probably lay down over time. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 What is that truck the seats are sitting on? 1 Quote Link to comment
emceefarlane Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 What is that truck the seats are sitting on? Studebaker Champ, pretty sure there's only a handful of them in aus 1 Quote Link to comment
emceefarlane Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 looks a lot better now with the pepsi inspired decals removed 3 Quote Link to comment
difrangia Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Nice Aussie Stude survivor. RHD even. V8 or Six banger? You have very good tastes in pickups. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment
emceefarlane Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Nice Aussie Stude survivor. RHD even. V8 or Six banger? You have very good tastes in pickups. Steve thanks but unfortunately it's not mine, belongs to the father in law. it has a six at the moment which i think is what it came with but an 8 is going in in the next couple of weeks 1 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Tasty. Very tasty. 2 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 It's funny how Studebaker shared body parts so often over the years. That bed looks just the same as the bed on our old '49 Stude. I have a set of those same hubcaps hanging on my wall ! 1 Quote Link to comment
emceefarlane Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 It's funny how Studebaker shared body parts so often over the years. That bed looks just the same as the bed on our old '49 Stude. I have a set of those same hubcaps hanging on my wall ! yeah i think it is the same bed as the 49, they used the same press from that and then the front half of the new Lark sedan to save money. the running gear is pretty dated for truck released in that era, still had leaf springs in the front etc 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 There is some useful information in this thread. I know there are similarities between the J13 and the E! engines. http://community.ratsun.net/topic/61446-j13-engine-after-market-parts-and-all-other-cross-over-parts/ 1 Quote Link to comment
emceefarlane Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Thanks for the info Charlie69 off topic still with the studebaker but here's a quick pic i snapped last night *edit not sure how to rotate it for the correct orientation 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I like that red. It's like Coca-Cola red, like some of the early SBC's. Not gross Chevy orange... 2 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Love the Studebaker! That engine should get it to grocery store just fine. There is a 65 Studebaker truck for sale in Kingman AZ. I had a 51 Studebaker champion as a first car when I was 12. Wish I still had it. 2 Quote Link to comment
difrangia Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Coulda, shoulda bought a nice SWB Champ like that a couple of years ago from a co-worker; & didn't. One of those kickin' my butt ever since, situations. 53 coupes are 'Top Shelf', timeless Raymond Lowey styling masterpieces. Take a look at EVERYBODY else's 1953 offerings. Picture is worth a thousand words. Steve 4 Quote Link to comment
emceefarlane Posted May 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 carpet started going in so much quieter already 2 Quote Link to comment
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