Looks great.....2 photos of my coil mount:





56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

Thanks for the photo.  My coil bracket is similar only it's bolted to the intake manifold studs.  It's rough right now, but it works.  I plan on cleaning it up as time goes on.  I had a problem with my primary carburetor.  I took it to Charlie and he fixed it right away.  He and his wife are nice people.  Vintage Speed is a family business.  He's got more old carbs than I have ever seen in one place before.  He knows his stuff.

I'm running into an issue with my down draft tube.  The Edelbrock 573 intake covers up most of the hole where the draft tube bolts into the valley cover. I notched the top of the down draft tube, but it's still touching. Can I remove the down draft tube?   How do I vent the engine? Will I need valve cover breathers?

You could install a PCV where the Road Draft Tube is now if it doesn't interfere with the Manifold.

  

The 573 manifold covers nearly half of the down draft hole in the valley pan.  I believe I will have to block off this hole and install valve covers with breathers. I can't think of any other option.  Do I need to do this?  Would the stock breather in the front of the valley pan be enough to vent the engine?

You need a draft tube or a PCV to force ventilation through the crankcase.  Valve cover breathers won't do that.  If you have no forced draft, you will continually be fighting oil vapor coming out of the breather cap and oiling the top of your pretty engine.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

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On Passenger Cars the Road Draft Tube is on the lower Part of the Block. I assume on T-Birds its not because of ground clearance Issues? Is there anyway to use a Passenger Car Tube on the T Bird Engines? Or is there a way to install a PCV System instead of Road Draft Tube. What are others who have a 3 x 2 setup using for Ventilation?

  

"What are others who have a 3 x 2 setup using for Ventilation?"

Good question.  Anyone else running an Edelbrock 573?  I'm pretty sure this bridge has been crossed before.

Breathers should work ok.  Some device that puts a vacuum on the crankcase like road draft (but only while moving) or pcv would be best but breathers are tried and true.


Lawrenceville, GA

I ran FE motors for years without a PVC.   All we had was the front oil fill breather and one tall breather in the back of the intake.  I hate cutting up good set of Thunderbird valve covers.  Sounds like a good use for some cheap EBay covers.