This came in the shop on a 235 that was in a 51. It's a cast piece that gives a 4-2 split. Has a 3/4 pipe plug in one end that I have no idea why. Maybe a balance tube between the manifold halves. 4-2 split manifolds retained all the stock heat riser but were very loud and not as mellow as the 3-3 split. Anyone ever heard of a "Grant" manifold?
That's wierd ~ I don't suppose it's one of those oddball manifolds where you turn the engine into an air compressor is it ? I only see the one part of it , not both . Love that '55 in the backgound , always my favorite in the Tri-Fives .
Nate, that's all there was, the other part was the factory with a block off plate welded on it. This might have been some small companies offer to keep you from having to weld a second flange on the back part of the manifold. Probably cost under 10 bucks back then. I'll hang it on the wall with my V8 60 Edelbrock stuff and the device that keeps a cow from leaning on a fence as a conversation piece. Thanks for the 55 comment--also my favorite tri-5. This one is a METALLIC turquoise that the metallic is so fine you don't see it under florescent lights or in the shade. I had seen countless turquoise tri-fives but never like this. We double checked the paint number with PPG's color library and with the Tri-5 people and it's correct. I don't like it as well as the solid color but this fellow wants a high point original car.
' Tri-5 ' Chevys Andy ; It's a referance to the most popular series of Chevies ever built ~ 1955 , 1956 and 1957 , three '50s model years , hence ' Tri-5 ' . I'm partial to the '55s as that's the most " balanced " design in the bunch and I'm rather conservative in my tastes anyway . I hope all had a good Mother's Day , I did , taking my sweetie out for breakfast and errands , fixing stuff 'round the house and finally , watching some cheesy old movies on Cable TV ~" Hot Rods To Hell " (1967) and " The Wild One " (1953) starring Marlon Brando riding a '49 Trumpet and Lee Marvin riding a PanHead...... FREE on On Demand section's TCM Movies right now .
Grand Hey Coilover, been doing a whole load of research about that Grand manifold you got there, turns out that it was made around 1954 ish and was specifically made for the 235s used on an artic expedition by the ill fated Navy seals of 1956 trip, they were led by a captain Bruce W Aine who had the idea of using the hot exhaust to heat the cabs of the trucks as the coolant wouldnt get hot enough in the sub zero temperatures, thats why you have the 3/4 take off on one side, they realised it would be a one hit deal as there was nowhere cold enough to test the heater system, After being dropped on a beach near the ice cap the team set off into the cold and were never seen alive again, Bruce and his navigator Rich Grayson were later found frozen still sitting in their truck in the icy wasteland by a search team led by General A L Fred and Capt J Gordon, amazingly the truck restarted on the second try! an enquiry eventually led to the discovery by Dr ED Nygma, that exhaust fumes were toxic and recommended that exhaust gasses were never to be plumbed straight into the cab of any other vehicles for the use of heating. Hope this helps ________ Blonde Masturbating
Wait, that is the way I heated my 69 VW bus. I always wondered why my grades in college started going down after I started driving that bus. Gater
What ?! that story sounds fishy to me as exhaust heaters have been around since the teens and any damnfool know exhaust gas will put you six feet under in a hurry ~ folks have been using it to commit suicide since the very first cars.... Ayway Evan , that's only one HALF of the header setup , InLine Chevy engines all have _four_ exhaust ports so , obviously , somewhere is the other half of what you've got . Fentons too have the threaded bung , it is used to plumb exhaust gasses to the carby bases to prevent icing in cold weather operation .
Nate, these headers were made for the two port heads used on the expedition. ________ Upskirt Panties
