63, 64 and 65 all have a four barrel intake. From memory... you can use 63, 64 and 65 430 intake & heads as a set . The 66 and 67 462 intake & heads have a different size runners. So, the runners in the 462 heads are smaller than the runners in the 430 intake manifolds... resulting in an obstruction...

Nice one!

A 180 thermostat sounds like a good plan in that environment. A few thoughts. - If your temp gauge is original I wouldn't count on it displaying the actual/correct temperature. - If your coolant hoses are over five years old, replace them no matter how they look. - Never put straight water in the co...

The heads can stay on. But you need to undo the motor & tranny mounts + lift the engine 2 inches (put blocks of wood between the block and 'frame', then remove the jack) to be able to reach the bottom four nuts on the exhaust manifolds. Also loosen the fan shroud and others bits & pieces that might ...

Hey, I just noticed Olivia's avatar. It's from Simon's Cat (funny cartoon to be found on the YouTube).

Welcome Olivia. What MEL equipped car do you have your heart set on?

cheers,
Reijer

Welcome to the forum. How about showing us a few photos?

Welcome Moose. I'd love to see a few photos of the project.

I found a new camshaft to OEM design by Falcon Global (on eBay). They are the exact same item as Egge offers. Falcon Global is cheaper though - I made them an offer below their asking price which they took.

Nice. Sounds healthy!