pongorulz
05-18-2008, 08:04 PM
the other day i started workin on the engine again but like i said, once again i hit a snag.
my problem is, im using the 97 block with a 87 tc head. now i put my 87 port and polished knifed rotated intake on, but when i went to put the 97 accessory brackets on, it was a no go.
the front bottom corner bolt of the lower intake is in the way, keeping me from putting the 97 accessory bracket on. I then tried to put on the 94 brackets (the ones that i originally used on the tc block), and the bottom of the 94 bracket hits the cam sensor.
now i didnt really check out the rest of the bolt holes for alignment, thats something ill do tomorrow. but does anyone have any ideas, besides either getting a dp head or using the tc block??
is it possible to cut the lower front corner off (which would cut away that bottom bolt on the intake) an maybe make like a plate or something to hold it down from the top bolt and go to the bottom bolt, which would be bolting down the bracket, making something like a strap to hold it down.
i want to use the dp head, but my stock one is kinda fubar'd, from what the guy at the head place said. so i just left it there (went from costin me 170 to over 350 to get it fixed). i dont really wanna get one until i get some money, so that i can have it completely overhauled.
any other ideas
my problem is, im using the 97 block with a 87 tc head. now i put my 87 port and polished knifed rotated intake on, but when i went to put the 97 accessory brackets on, it was a no go.
the front bottom corner bolt of the lower intake is in the way, keeping me from putting the 97 accessory bracket on. I then tried to put on the 94 brackets (the ones that i originally used on the tc block), and the bottom of the 94 bracket hits the cam sensor.
now i didnt really check out the rest of the bolt holes for alignment, thats something ill do tomorrow. but does anyone have any ideas, besides either getting a dp head or using the tc block??
is it possible to cut the lower front corner off (which would cut away that bottom bolt on the intake) an maybe make like a plate or something to hold it down from the top bolt and go to the bottom bolt, which would be bolting down the bracket, making something like a strap to hold it down.
i want to use the dp head, but my stock one is kinda fubar'd, from what the guy at the head place said. so i just left it there (went from costin me 170 to over 350 to get it fixed). i dont really wanna get one until i get some money, so that i can have it completely overhauled.
any other ideas