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Originally Posted by rspears

They are what he calls the "Aussie Alumimum Head Upgrade w/bowl porting", 2.05" intakes, 1.60" exhausts. I called Sehr and they are a ProComp Renegade bare head that he mills and then builds up to his specs. That's all I can tell you, other than Scotty has had good experience with them.

Thanks Rog.... just starting to do a bit of planning...Should go talk to Scott one of these days... This dang cold weather I just hate going anywhere other then the shop, the garage, the house!!!!!

There has been lots of interest in EFI recently. I'm using a Tanks, Inc #U9-A trunk mounted tank, and all that is needed to convert it for EFI service is a return port. The easy way to do that is to either 1) weld a NPT bung on the blankoff plate for the filler port not used, either top or end, or 2) (my way) drill a nominal 9/16" hole in the blankoff and install a bulkhead AN to barbed hose fitting, with a short piece of hose inside the tank to direct flow down into the tank volume. I'm using the top port for a straight neck, billet cap filler port, leaving the end port for the return line. I can zip tie the internal return hose to the internal supply tube, then install the blankoff plate with gasket. Tanks, Inc says that the solution to EFI is their internal tank mounted pump assembly, with the supply, return, and vent on one bolt on connection, but all you need is a return port to make the universal tank work. For me, I like an external, frame mounted pump for future troubleshooting/maintenance access. Here is the #U9-A tank I'm using. One thing to know, the slanted filler is only available for external connection, no cap. The billet cap only comes on the straight neck filler. My tank tilts back about 12 degrees to hook to the internal steel bracing, so a straight neck will be OK.

Tonight I got the accessory drive package from Rocky Hinge installed for an initial fit to check clearances and general fit. My SFI balancer came with an adapter set to support three different drive pulley positions, but I was missing a 2 3/8" external retainer ring that was a bit tough to find. Grainger's came through but it came in a five pack - anyone need a 2 3/8" snap ring I have four spares!! Rocky's brackets went on smooth and the fit seems to be good. The AC compressor clears the head by about 1/8", but then that is what it takes with a small block Ford for front clearance. I'm not sure how these pictures will show up - they are not bad in full resolution, but in smaller size may be dark and hard to see detail. I did not put the belts on yet, as it all has to come apart to paint the water pump and install everything with gaskets, lock tite and silicone on the bolts.
The good thing is that I have a little more than 1/2" clearance between the water pump pulley and the STAL puller fan motor. I was hoping for 1/4", and have more than twice that. From my research Rocky Hinge has the shortest package on the market for small block Ford drives. Most others make their own custom timing cover, and still end up more than an inch longer. Rocky's is a twin v-belt drive, not serpentine.