I bought my car about two years ago and am close to having enough of the gremlins out of it to enjoy it a little. But, I have one big one, big to me anyway I need to consider tackling.
Both of my head gaskets are blown out the back and from the looks of it have been for some time. The cooling system does not hold pressure due to the weeping on both sides. The car wants to run hot and over heat in traffic (today but it is 90 degrees here in Sacramento). The rest of the cooling system is new, Fuidyne, Robert-Shaw t-stat, cooling lines, Pantera Electronics radiator fan controller with twin Spal fans. The motor is stock nearest I can tell (1974) and runs pretty good with no smoke. My plan was and is to have the motor gone through probably 2 years form now, or at least thats my forcasted plan for the car.
I have a new set of Eldebrock RPM aluminum heads and Air gap manifold waiting to be installed that came with the car. So here is some questions for you motor guys.
Do I bolt them on as off the shelf or should I consider having someone port them?
Do I use the stock rocker arms off my original heads?
Will my new Wilkinson headers bolt up to them?
What else should I be considering?
I haven't done this job before so I'm looking for adivce. I have a small budget but considering I don't need to come out of pocket to buy the heads I'm sitting pretty good.
Steve
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