While scouring the Net tonight, I came across a 55 Wagon for $35k. Checking out the engine bay, i noticed what appears to be a vacuum distribution manifold thats pretty slick. Perfect timing, as i'm converting from the stock 2bbl manifold to a tri-power setup, which doesnt allow much room for the stock vacuum ports. The first pic is a gawd awful draconian device that I was intially considering (******* gear .com) In addition, I like to upgrade my rat wagon to anywhere near $30k status. (hey, it's a start) Prices range from $20 for the stock plastic unit to $60 for the "Racing" Vac jobber. What are youse guys using?
BTW, the ports on the stock unit are as follows: S: Vac Source; B/R: Unused (this will be used for my Wiper Motor "Because/Rain"); A/C: for Air Conditioning (Heater Control "Ah ****/it's Cold"); S/C: Cruise Control (Wiper Spray Nozzles "See/Clear"); B/B: Brake Booster ( Big/traffic Backup)
The third pic is factory Ford. '87-'93 Mustangs have that one. The junkyard is your friend. There are thousands of them out there for pennies! $60 for some br*** ******s, yellow plastic and a logo? IIWM, I'd put that $60 somewhere else on the car. As far as the gold one on the $35K car, get a junkyard piece and paint it gold. That should add $10K to the selling price! LOL!
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