512 BBi, #51257 ended up in my garage

Nice to see things routed properly, you'll find most are not after any servicing has taken place.

 

Coolant pipe crossover clamps should have the gear housings under the pipe not on top. The details are so close to correct Im just trying to help.

 

Okay good. Im going to check a detail on the breather hose and get back to you.

 

I run the breather hose p-clips pointing down and use the lower starter bolt not the upper. This makes the hose pretty much straight, it's a detail I copied from the original 84 I restored.

 

Looks great and very timely. I'm almost exactly at the same point will post later today.

 

Steel clamp is correct just like the bellows on the air cleaner ducts. Earlier cars used a steel wire clip. Never a plastic tie.

 

Here's the 84 I did. Shows the orientation of the cotter key in the band clamp and maybe other details that are helpful.

No matter what I did the air boxes couldn't be lined up with the 90 degree inlet boxes so the bellows are crooked. Drove me crazy.

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The small coolant line from the tank to the water manifold runs together with the large one then splits and goes on its own around the a/c compressor. The coulson plastic ties are used to hold them together. You can see one just above the compressor where its retained to the brake booster hose. If your car had DOT mods that vacuum port on the right plenum might have an angle or Tee there.

 

This is the 84 before I restored it. Gives a better view of the coolant hose routing.

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Wow, such a labor of love and talent. Looks wonderful. Peter, which exhaust manufacturer is that?

 

The Gearheads on the main crossover face forward. Regardless of the direction they are terrible to access as Im sure you know. At least with a hex head they can be undone with a socket and some patience. The carb cars had them facing to the rear but they were slothead only and without WUR's in the way they could be easily reached.

 

Hard to see in the most recent pic but if you look near the drain plug on the top of the compressor you can see the outline of a tab from the coulson tie strap holding the coolant hose to the vacuum hose.

 

Spark plugs go inside the loop of the oil filter wrench and are wrapped in wax or parchment paper.

The pulley looks like a 308 air injection pulley on the rear exhaust cam. I would need to see the other side of it.

 

Blue handled pliers are correct for 84 and a black scissor jack, I forget what year yours is.

 

Whining sound is normal. In the future when the car starts backfiring and the tach needle bounces its telling you its on its way out.

 

Is your interior Creama or Beige (Tan)?