BB Tunnel Ram Setup

[markjohnson]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: COPO</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> That cobbled together set-up on the '67 BM Chevelle was good for a mid 10's in a street driven car back in the day. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] </div></div>

I don't care how fast it was or who put it together, even if it was Motion or the Mason Bros., that looks terrible and I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt that hopefully that was just cobbled together quickly for the magazine shoot or something. That much floppy rubber fuel line not only looks terrible, but it's dangerous as well and would flunk technical inspection at most drag strips. The messed-up thing is if that was a random photo of an unknown car with that fuel line set-up, people would be laughing at it and rolling their eyes but since it happens to be a Baldwin-Motion car, it's supposed to be acceptable. Whatever. I remember doing something like that when I was like 16-17 years old and my father just ripped me a new one after seeing it!

[PxTx]

Found this old thread and thought I would post it since there is some great TR specific tuning discussions that went on here.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...2&amp;page=all

[PxTx]

I really hate to see this thread die, so here's a bump Marlin.



Here's an old Polaroid scan of my Uncle's 42 Ford P/U Street Rod which has been running Tunnel Ram since 1987 and it's still on there today.

The TR started on a 307 with 390 carbs (inline) while the 383 was being built. This then all went on to the 383 with a mild 470 lift cam.

By 1990 he installed a pair of 1850 carbs, removed the choke plates, added the rear metering block kit and center hung float bowls to them. Threw those carbs on mounted sideways with a homemade adapter plate and some sideways linkage. The truck never ran better! It gets 18 mpg @ 70 mph on the highway [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img] Who cares what it gets locally.

Here's another picture of the Plowman I posted somewhere else once. Notice another dual quad setup!



Note the cobbled together fuel system Mark [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I'm liking this thread myself! I like the cobbled together fuel system too, [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

I'm pretty sure we are going to do it - why not??

[69 Post Sedan]

OK....I'm hooked. Here is a scanned picture of a 1969 Holley Parts Catalog. I actually bought a mint BBC TR-2 at a local swap meet. I had it for 30 minutes and sold it for $125 more than I gave. I wish I would have kept it.

Kurt

[owners2]

Check this bad ride from the early 80's. I still have the motor ,without the tunnel ram in my triple black 68 camaro. Sold the car for 1,500. 00 (I know crazy)

[Plowman]

I like looking at BB Tunnel Ram,WOW!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Cool!!

[PxTx]

I still don't have a great resource for dating the different MSD boxes. I wish there was a Day 2 specific forum or resource place.

I can tell you form first hand experience, that early MSD7a box you've got there does a great job handleing a Tunnle Ram on the srteet.



I did have an issue with it melting a hole the size of a quarter in my HEI rotor a few times. I did solve it with a copper coated carbon button.

Anyways, way cool man! Thanks for sharing the old picture.

[69 Post Sedan]

Very neat picture. Is that a &quot;Cool Can&quot; for the fuel on the drivers side inner fender? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]