Okay, I have been running an Offy 4v intake on my mostly stock slant with a Weber 38DGES for awhile now, but I need to replace the Offy intake (big vaccum leak) with the Clifford intake. I have the Clifford 2 to 4v adapter, but the Clifford intake has no provision for the pcv. I don't think the Weber carb does either. So, should I drill and tap the Clifford intake? Let me know something guys, this is my ride to work. I can have the Volare down for a couple of days if I have to.
Thanks!!!

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"Ja, Ich fahre ein altes auto."
'78 Volare 225
'67 Charger 318

Wes,

All fords of the era, whether pintos or larger horses used an adaptor under the carb to provide the 3/8" nipple for PCV...Most after market Holley's have this in their base plate (e.g 8007-390 cfm, 1850-600 cfm)...
Ford only carbs like the 6299, and 1848 have no provision like this and require a spacer with this nipple.

On the weber equipped Pintos and Mustang II's that base plate serves 2 purposes...1) PCV source, 2) adapt the weber for use with a Holley 2300 manifold bolt pattern.

Currently my '73 duster has a 1/2" spacer with the 3/8" nipple under the Holley 6299 carb...

This might be an easy to buy/adapt item at O'Reilly's rather than trying to modify the manifold.

If I'm at my shop Saturday I'll snap a pic or two.

-D.Idiot

Thanks for your response DI! I have an adapter plate that allows a Weber carbg to bolt on in place of a Carter 2v. So, it looks like I may be able to adapt something using this plate. The threaded hole looks smaller, but I'm guessing that I could use some brass fitting that would work.

Okay, on the offy intake, I had installed heli-coils in the threads, and then studs into those. One of the studs came loose, I used JB weld, it has not worked long term, and here I am. I think that there is a moral to this story somewhere...

Thanks for your response, I'll let you know how it goes.

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"Ja, Ich fahre ein altes auto."
'78 Volare 225
'67 Charger 318

Oh yeah, I would still like to see a pic.

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"Ja, Ich fahre ein altes auto."
'78 Volare 225
'67 Charger 318

Well, on the adapter plate that I have, it has a threaded hole which could be used for the pcv. Unfortunately, anything sticking out of this hole will interfere with the operation of the carb.
Hmm...

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"Ja, Ich fahre ein altes auto."
'78 Volare 225
'67 Charger 318

Okay, the Clifford will not fit, unless I whack it in there, or do some more grinding. The Offy intake will not seal, I have a couple of 1bbl intakes, but no 1bbl carb. I have a hacked up 1bbl intake, which I've thought about modifying for a 2bbl carb.
So,I gotta hitch a ride to work again today.
Anybody have a good Offy intake that they would like to sell?

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"Ja, Ich fahre ein altes auto."
'78 Volare 225
'67 Charger 318

Wes, they do make thread inserts that take a bigger hole than a Heli-coil. You can drill and tap the bad hole bigger and still end up with a 5/16" stud in it.

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Thanks Dennis, I'll try that next time. I think I will be okay for now, we will see soon.

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"Ja, Ich fahre ein altes auto."
'78 Volare 225
'67 Charger 318