09-23-2010, 12:34 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Pinole,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427 - 460 block
Posts: 42
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460 water neck - CSR & D.U.I.
I talked with both the CSR guys yesterday and the D.U.I guys a couple of weeks back. Apparently, the CSR will still be too high and wide, making it hit the bottom edge of the distributor. I had already checked with the guys at D.U.I. a couple of weeks back. Like you said, they have a housing to fit, but it is made from pot metal. I bought one a month or so ago from Napa and ground it down too fit. But when I got a post saying the pot metal was no good, that it will warp and crack, I thought I better stay away from that material (pot metal). It's sitting on the shelf gathering dust now.
This morning I tried something different. I bought a heavy duty water neck (metal) housing and ground it down too fit. Because there was so much grinding involved, it left a 1" hole in the side of the housing. So what I have done is taken a piece of metal and welded it into place. After I grind the weld down, and make it look like it was never welded, I'll have it chromed. That is if it holds up. We'll see.
Jeri
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