John D

lol those dimple washers are the same ones used in the windshield frame of my '41 President. And my '59 truck.

my 79 is a "'63 tribute" car. Part of that involved removal of the headrests and hardware before recovering them. I sure would like to find a pair that will fit in the cavities... will check out all the vintage Beemer hulks in the local junkyards lol.

Less travel at more pedal effort if you use a larger bore. I went opposite on my 1941 President, used a 1" vs 1-1/8" original. Pedal feel is much improved! But yes I have to keep them well adjusted.

Bought one from Bob Ziff at avantiparts.biz last year, reasonable price.

sorry to hear. my 79 350 seems good, and when I changed the rear seal I noted it is .010 under so it's been freshened. But If I ever go into it I think I'd have to upgrade to roller lifters.

wow a 4 bolt z28 302! nice surprise.

dex/merc will work fine in a flightomatic, as will type f, I'd probably prefer to use whatever was already in there if that was known.

Just test drove the Performer EPS 2701 manifold with the same Carter 9625 carb (was a TM-1 Torker manifold), WHAT A DIFFERENCE! Yes it's notably taller. So much more drivable below 2500 rpm. The mixture screws are a half turn in vs before so I'm going to play with the metering rods a bit too. Well worth the 200 bucks and shop time!

thanks, that's a 600 cfm carb. I suspect he did some tuning...

Just installed a Edelbrock Performer 2701 on my 79 as it had a TM-1 ("Torker") single plane with a AFB when I bought it. Still finishing it up. The Torker is really made for 3000 rpm on up whereas the Performer EPS dual plane is designed for driveability from idle on up. The 2701 is 0.3" taller than the TM-1. I appear to have lots of room. I suspect it is due to the C4 Corvette front frame and suspension that the 350 is mounted on. I'm also removing the steel Stude style surge tank that was installed. It does appear to be too close to hood, as the hood paint is blistered where that tank is closest to it. Looking forward to see if drivability is improved. I've been blaming the 9625 AFB a bit. I was thinking about trying a Holley but 500 cfm seems small for a 350. We'll see in the next day or so, but this is a great data point. Do you have a model # for the Holley? I don't see a "street fighter" on their site nor do I see a 500 cfm 4 barrel.

I noticed you're recommending a Edelbrock 1403 on a Performer EPS manifold further up in the post. Did your experience with EFI seem worth it? My RQB-2978 came with a Edelbrock TM-1 (Torker) single plane manifold, which I've learned is intended for higher (3000+) RPM apps. I've never been real happy with low rpm drivability, So I'm replacing it with a Performer EPS and slapping the Carter 9625 back on. I am not assuming the 9625 is ok; if I can't tune it satisfactorily I was considering a new 1406 as there isn't even a choke on the 9625. But EFI is tempting too. Is it worth the extra effort and $$$? Is the 1403 a better budget choice? Not racing, 700r4, 3.08 gears, rarely sees >4000.

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Our '79 RQB2978 seats were reupholstered with headrests removed. I can feel the receptacles are still there.... probably part of it's "'63 tribute" effort. The wife would like to have them. Anyone have a spare set, or even one? Recaro. thanks

also note- after perusing the HAMB and other forums for SBC tips, some of my tunability issues may relate to the use of the MT-1 (Torker) single plane intake. With 3.08 gears and a 700R4 she rarely goes past 3000 RPM in normal driving, and single planes like R's.... Looks like I'm shopping for a Edelbrock Performer EPS 2701 next week. There are cases to be made for manifold and ported vacuum use on the SBC.

I don't think the 79s came with an AFB or a Torker manifold. Also I think the distributor cares more than the AFB would... well, easy enough to try it I guess.

My '79 with a AFB carb uses a manifold vacuum tap for advance on the Mallory HEI distributor. Mild original 350. My other 2 AFB applications (59 Stude truck 289 and a Ford 302 in a Champ) use ported vacuum off the front of the carb. Advice?