Vintage intake and valve cover install

[powell72]

So I've been wanting to give my engine a nice period look, and luckily I scored this old Offy intake at a swap meet for cheap because someone had butchered the t-stat housing holes. I work next to a welding and fab shop, and I've know the owners since I was a teenager and they fixed me up no charge. They ended up selling me the valve covers for cheap when they found out that is the look I was going for, since they had no use for them.



Since the valve covers have no holes,but the intake had the oil fill and breather, I just needed to come up with a spot for a PCV valve. I drilled and tapped the back of the intake to except a screw in PCV out of a Tundra from my work.





I made a little baffle and had the fab shop boys weld it in also.



It's hidden nicely behind the runners and distributor and has enough clearance for servicing.



Here's the old look-



Here's the new, what do you think? Can you spot the PCV valve? Not a huge difference but I'm happy now.