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11-26-2013, 09:14 PM
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Are these brackets for an OHC engine?
Any body recognize these? I think/thought they are engine lift brackets for the OHC engine, but am told they might not be. I don't recall where I got them from, just kind of turned up in my pile of stuff. Thoughts?
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11-26-2013, 10:03 PM
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Never seen those, perhaps the rare Bolivian Taxi cab option?
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11-27-2013, 12:06 AM
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They bolt cleanly to the cam housing bolts.
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11-27-2013, 06:37 AM
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Definitely not from an OHC, but funny how good they fit.
I've been collecting V8 lift brackets in an attempt to make up something similar to work on the OHC 6 and that would appear factory.
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11-27-2013, 11:01 AM
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Okay, I'm convinced they are not from the OHC, so the mystery becomes, what are they from???
Thanks!
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11-27-2013, 03:08 PM
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They have been identified as off a Ford engine! Which makes sense as the previous owner of my house/barn left a ton of FE Ford parts laying around.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300497647595?
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11-30-2013, 01:38 PM
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Wouldn't these put a lot of stress on the cam housing bolts?
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12-01-2013, 12:11 AM
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I didn't think so. Worked like a champ. I did run the chain through both holes of each bracket to distribute the load across two bolts.
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12-15-2013, 05:27 PM
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Finally found 2 brackets;
This post got me thinking again about an old picture from the 1968 Hot Rod Mag article of a private tour they were given of Mac McKellar's toy room.
 On one of the experimental engines I noticed they used the brackets off the V8. So after digging some up I decided to bend up a pair and keep them handy. These stamped steel brackets are available from most Pontiacs Part suppliers.
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