63 Avanti super charged

[IdahoBen]

Putting together a 63 that was started by a friend that has passed away.   Almost all is new and looks to be R3.  I am at a loss as to the purpose of this plate other than as a place for the alternator bracket.

[mfg]

That makes two of us!!

[Leo B]

Should be like this. 
That looks like a solution of its own.

[Dwight FitzSimons]

The essence, and qualifier, for an R3 engine is the cylinder heads.  More pix will help us identify your engine.  R3 heads are identified by the casting number on the center exhaust port of the head.  The last three digits of that casting number are 479.

From your picture it looks like you have a Lionel Stone reproduction R3 intake manifold.

--Dwight (got one R3 & that's enough)

[IdahoBen]

I have no idea of what all has been done.   I will check for the casting numbers this evening after work.   Its always an adventure to come on board after the fact and not have the original worker around to talk about what parts and procedures have been done.

[IdahoBen]

[IdahoBen]

The heads are not r3s with the proper casting number as I suspected.   he has added parts to make it look like it.   The engine has been rebuilt but without reciepts so have no idea of the internals.  I put a bore scope in each cylinder and the piston tops are new and you can see honing marks on the walls.  No oil in the engine yet and bore scope in through the drain plug all is as if it has never run.  mystery oil in each piston going to use an old distributor to spin up oil pressure and then spin the motor without plug before trying to start up.

[IdahoBen]

[mfg]

Very odd upper radiator hose set up…. The plate you were asking about must be there just to support the upper hose. If it was my car, I’d make some changes there.

(Looks like a lot of $$$ was spent on your Avanti by the prior owner!)