Ford FE Inline Carb Intake Manifold Lost Foam Casting Part 2

[@Fr0stbyte89]

Recently found your channel. This is such excellent work! Love seeing somebody that is using modern tools to create small-run products for a vintage niche market.

[@kellycoffield533]

It needed to be done! Best, Kelly

[@triggerhappycustoms8960]

are you taking in orders i have an idea for a sbc intake manifold if your up for it please let me know how to contact you @@kellycoffield533

[@stevesloan6775]

I’ve been following you for years, and I must say it’s truly amazing how far you’ve come. 🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼😎🍀

[@feeldiben]

Same thing for me.... An amazing trip from nothing to perfection...

[@matthewf1979]

Those carbs are so dang rare! This is a LOT of work for such a rare part. Autolite only made ~1000 of the 850cfm "A" models. It's still freaking awesome. These things love high rpm and sound fantastic.

[@danontherun5685]

FE engines 'love' high RPM? What RPM do you consider high?

[@matthewf1979]

@@danontherun5685 For the time, 5500 and up was screaming.

[@44coma]

Great work. 25 years ago I was a tool maker in a shop that made masters and molds for investment casting. While doing that for work I was part of a local level stock car team that ran Ford engines. Now I work in a prototype department programming and running 9 axis Mill Turn lathe. But would love to make cool vintage engine parts the way you do.

[@WesAdams-HillsideAuto]

Wow! Super nice work! I can totally appreciate the amount of time and effort that went into all this. Really incredible.

[@garymanis6305]

Beautiful. Someone will get a really nice setup for their FE.

[@ekim000]

The stuff you make is seriously impressive.

[@tobhomott]

Amazing as always! Hope your new year is getting off to a great start. You are probably already aware, but if not, the forum seems to be down since about new years. I've spoken with 2 other regulars and they can't connect to the forums either. KZbin comments are only way I can think of to reach you and David outside of THF, so here we are. Hopefully it's an easy fix! 🤞

[@kellycoffield533]

D said it was a glitch with the hosting service and should resolve soon. That was 2/2. I pinged him again 2/4 and haven't heard back. Best, Kelly

[@adambergendorff2702]

Pretty nice looking system? You are very Humble, it is absolutely gorgeous and I'll bet it will perform equally well!

[@gasketnineninenine8922]

Hi Kelly. Another amazing video - quite often you mention heat treating castings. Do you think you could cover a little detail on this in a future video? Getting just confident enough to tackle a simple manifold but realise that heat treating would be necessary to take it to production standards so would be keen to understand if this is doable in a domestic workshop.

[@yirgalemdesta7869]

Excellent work, thanks for sharing. I loved your work!

[@daviddaniels6473]

I've watched 4 of your videos now. You've convinced me. Subscribed

[@stevesloan6775]

Absolutely stunning work! Love the air filter!!! 🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼😎🍀🍀🍀

[@lawrenceveinotte]

Great work, I have a weekends work left and I can fire up my foundry for the first time, I have some really simple parts to try first, you are a great inspiration, thanks

[@kellycoffield533]

If you haven't already you should join forums.thehomefoundry.org/index.php. Best, Kelly

[@DragBoss351Cleveland]

Great job Kelly, enjoyed this video

[@merylpelosi8485]

Imagine this induction system on a set of Trik Flow heads on a Kirkham billet block in My '64 Fairlane...

[@ovalwingnut]

In a workshop of sparks and delight, There's a wizard named Kelly, oh, what a sight! With aluminum dreams and a grin so wide, He crafts intake manifolds with skill and pride. Kelly Coffield, a true wizard at play, In his metal kingdom, he rules the day. His casting magic, a spectacle to behold, Turning raw metal into intakes, pure 24ct gold. With a wink and a nod to his Ford devotion, He spins his creations, causing quite a commotion. In the world of castings, he is the king, His intake manifolds will make your engine sing. With a router in hand and a twinkle in his eye, Kelly molds his dreams to reach the sky. A wizard of aluminum, a Ford fan through and through, In the foundry world, there's nothing he can't do. With a wink and a nod to his Ford-loving heart, He molds metal masterpieces, a true work of art. In the realm of castings, he's a legend untold, With intake manifolds, his stories unfold.... Author: Chat-GPT

[@rw-vr6vw]

How the f***

[@kellycoffield533]

An AI poet....LoL

[@mikeerin5031]

This is amazing work. Well done! Thank you for sharing videos of your work. It’s impressive and inspiring.

[@Hazzy238]

Could we see the gasket cutting process?

[@Biokemist-o3k]

Incredible. And to think I thought I did something great when I cast a two part adapter to mate an experimental aircraft engine to a 4 speed MG transmission for my Morgan build..lol

[@ExMachinaEngineering]

Just amazing man! Talking Pushrod V8s, CNCs, Fixtures, Production cycle data, and gasket material, and Carburators mounted on beautiful intakes!!! Man, was this video made for me... It sure looks like it. Just one thing, Kelly... Are you sure you are allowed to show those sexy sexy poses from 06:15 onwards..? Although, let's face it, it takes an adult to handle a properly tuned 351 Ford V8 with an intake and carbs like that.

[@kellycoffield533]

K, This would be an easy task for you.......and you only have half as many cylinders to deal with! Best, Kelly

[@ExMachinaEngineering]

@@kellycoffield533 Hahahaha... Touché! Excellent work man!

[@kisoia]

As usual, fantastic work Kelly, thanks for the video! Would like to see a short clip of the gasket making on your CNC :)

[@kellycoffield533]

I have some pictures I could post on THF forum. Best, Kelly

[@МайкГоробцов]

top content for late night

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas to you and your family 😅

[@dave_ecclectic]

I suggest you buy a Silhouette or cricket. They are hobby CNC knives and will cut stuff without a fixture. Simply draw what you want, load your material and it will cut it out. Some of the models even take rolls and can take something like 20'? although I don't know why they have a limit. They also don't take up much space and are fairly cheap. They can cut or draw stickers, emblems, labels... I also use mine to make labels for the jars of stuff I might make up, like Wax. Danish oils and Shellacs.

[@kellycoffield533]

I've been putting off buying/making a drag knife and vacuum table for my cnc router. Both are pretty simple to make. I may have to cave in. Best, Kelly

[@SootHead]

Amazing work! I am most curious to know what kind of power levels that setup might attain.

[@kellycoffield533]

That's probably more dependent on the cam and how well the heads flow. I have a 750HP Holley on a 400 CI engine with a solid roller that makes 650HP. The inline carb is 875 cfm. -Use you imagination. 😀 Best, Kelly

[@tonygrenstiner4088]

HELLO just wondering if you make any Chevy manifolds????

[@kellycoffield533]

Not now. I do own a copy Chevy powered cars, so not just a Ford guy, but for now my intake backlog is the intersection of Fords and Inline Carbs. Best, Kelly

[@jcmaosaobra2791]

I wonder if you could launch a jet driver for jet ski?

[@k7matrix]

Beautiful work well done

[@rickseeman5679]

You are an artist

[@jkdwayne]

Beautiful Work ! Do you do any outside work? I have some Bronze Castings i need poured.

[@kellycoffield533]

Sorry no bronze or art at the moment. Best, Kelly

[@lunkydog]

Your castings are amazing. How many of these inline carbs exist at this point?

[@kellycoffield533]

Hard to say. I've handled and/or documented about 300, so more than that. Best, Kelly

[@jimwinchester339]

Wow. Totally profressional!

[@user-qy9rg3nt2l]

I'd love to see your CNC foam routing techniques. I see you have a four post alignment system, but how do you re-index the router to a known zero after you flip the foam to route the backside?

[@kellycoffield533]

I usually set up the models such that the machining origin is the same location for either side. First order of business in set up is set up the machining origin about the index pin holes if they already exist in the waste board, or if not, just set the machining origin and make cutting the index holes the first op before I mount the foam stock for machining. When I cut the backside, the machining origin remains the same and I just install the index pins, flip the stock, mount it on the index pins, call up the backside program and let it rip. Many times it doesn't even require a tool change because I do most of my foam cutting with a long 1/4D ball nose. If it does require tool change, I only need to reset the Z zero, not X or Y. Best, Kelly

[@user-qy9rg3nt2l]

@@kellycoffield533 Great info. Thank you!

[@RW-kd4gxwhiteshaddow]

That's really nice

[@yoitzgrazz]

Where can you buy the ball detents for the throttle linkage?

[@kellycoffield533]

McMaster Carr

[@TheValiant2289]

What slurry do you use?

[@kellycoffield533]

Search my channel. There is a dedicated video on the subject. Best, Kelly

[@bighouseperformance8151]

Would you cast an intake for a big block chevy if I brought the foam mold over?

[@kellycoffield533]

Very unlikely because the foundry work is just part of the whole induction system project for me, and I'm not really looking to do contract foundry work.....just teach it for others to use. If you go to www.inlinecarb.com you can contact me with the email with that domain name on the front page. Best, Kelly

[@joell439]

Pretty NICE 👍👍😎👍👍

[@paulstaf]

I could not follow how you used the fixtures to cnc the gaskets.

[@kellycoffield533]

Next time I cut them I'll try to remember to make a video. Best, Kelly

[@paulstaf]

@@kellycoffield533Awesome! Thanks!

[@jamessheets9205]

When are you going to start casting your own carb bodies?

[@kellycoffield533]

Done that. Best, Kelly

[@jamessheets9205]

@@kellycoffield533 Were the inline carbs strictly a Ford thing or were they used by other companies? They are very interesting to look at.

[@kellycoffield533]

@@jamessheets9205They were a Ford thing. At the time, Ford had acquired most of Autolite around 1960 and they were a captive supplier to Ford. They may have sold some branded things elsewhere but only at Ford's whim and because of that Ford was forced to divest autolite due to an antitrust lawsuit in the early 70s. The last Inlines were date coded Feb of 72. From there, like Ford products were Motorcraft branded but inlines were no more. Best, Kelly

[@erikalston4496]

​@@kellycoffield533how much do you sell them for ?

[@philliplopez8745]

Damn that some pretty shit !

[@kevinmcmanis7335]

Fantastic work! Super high quality! Good job!

[@brianb8489]

You should make the bottom piece of the manifold a two piece design so you can work on a single head if needed. Having to pull the rockers and push rods on both sides to get the intake off is a pain. FE racers should like it.

[@kellycoffield533]

You must not be familar with the FE intake adapter shown (go to www.FEPower.net to view and or buy), or have watched the first video about the making of the intake. The adapter already accomodates this. It is two pieces. The (dry) upper 351c style intake is removable and the lower stays in place allowing all valve train, coolant circuit, and distributor to stay in place. There is a valley plate on the adapter that can be removed to provide full access to the lifter valley leaving everything in place. Just like with any FE, it is possible to pull one head without pulling the intake (in this case adapter), but sealing the intake surface upon reinstallation gets a bit tricky.....but it has routinely been done throughout the years. Best, Kelly

[@brianb8489]

@@kellycoffield533 the lower is a two piece? I did work on an old 390fe years ago that had a blown head gasket on one side. What a pain it was to pull the rockers and push rods on both sides. I'm just surprised nobody has made an intake that would allow you to work on one side at a time. Ide rather fool with gaskets than re-torquing the valve train on both sides and I think racers using it would feel the same that use the old Ford FE.

[@grendel.6.531]

@brianb8489. Look at the bottom intake he has in the video. That is aftermarket, not from the factory. What he means is that the flat plate you see in the middle of the lower intake can be taken off from the lower intake to expose the valley. The parts he is casting are the upper intake plenum and runners. The lower intake was designed to put on an fe engine but run much less expensive 351 Cleveland intakes.

[@erikalston4496]

How much for one of you intakes ??