Manifold swap part 2

Now, my EGR adapter is supposed to come in tomorrow so it's not fully assembled and running yet. But we did get both vacuum switches off the old manifolds, as well as the choke block off.

One thing that I have not seen mentioned anywhere is that bolt #1 on the Edlebrock 3701 manifold is NOT ACCESIBLE with a wrench. WTF. It's supposed to be a 9/16 but no box wrench, closed end, or socket would fit. My dad put a long extension onto a thin walled socket and used a rubber mallet to tap it in and then turned it with a lot of effort/force. What edlebrock should have done was put a 7/16 top onto a 9/16 thread. Basically, bolts 1-4 are extremely tough to tighten. However we got it done, torque-in at 10, 20, and 30 lbs.

There are parts that have already gone back on. Basically, in the reverse order that they came off. First the radiator hose, then distributor. The latter must be aligned back the way it came off. I achieved this by removing the cap so the rotor was visible and once aligned twisting and wiggling a little to help it fully fall into place.

One valve cover (driver's side) also went back on, but the other will have to wait for the EGR. The driver's side is greatly assisted by removing the top bolt in the bracket that keeps the A/C compressor in place, tilting it in, removing the belt, and tilting it all the way out.

The carb, other valve cover, and hoses will have to wait for tomorrow.