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Hi all,
Could anybody tell me how much hood clearance there is in a HQ?? From engine mounts to bonnet.
I have a HQ coupe and am building a 327 chev for it.
Need to fit engine mounts, block, AFR 195cc heads, Super Victor (Eldebrock) Manifold, Holley 750 carbie (with hopefully a 1" spacer) and air cleaner.
Cutting the bonnet is NOT an option..!!
Any advice is much appreciated..!! THANKS :)
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not much, you will have about an 1" for you air cleaner.
Buy another bonnet to cut up.
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That cant be right.. ive seen BBC fit under these babies..!!
might have to go without spacer.. even still it might be tight.. has anybody got similar set up's in their HQ.. How much clearance have you got??
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That cant be right.. ive seen BBC fit under these babies..!!
might have to go without spacer.. even still it might be tight.. has anybody got similar set ups in their HQ.. How much clearance have you got??
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In terms of fitting under bonnet, the big thing to watch is the height of the manifold, carb and air cleaner combo.
I had a 400 chev in a ute, with holley single plane & 600 vac sec, and had to run a drop base filter to fit the 3" K&N. Changed to low |
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I am pretty sure there are two types of HQ bonnets, an early type that is fully ribbed on the underside.....and a later type that has modified ribs giving more clearance. Might be worth looking into.
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MInes a 74hq and where the air cleaner is there is a factory bent part of the inner bonnet.. I have 350chev with a drop mount aircleaner. it goes from the carb in a downward direction They called a drop base air cleaner.. I have a 2inch air filter.. the b |
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