Rml1708 wrote:Luke,
the repair will be functional, it will just be visible. Is this what is holding you up getting on the road or just another step in the process of restoration. Brazing will work until you can find a replacement manifold. If you want the repop or a non ford manifold that will work fine too, or you can patiently wait until you find another useable ford manifold. it boils down to your schedule
Robert
when I get home, it will be a significant hold-up to first start-up, but not really "on the road". It's the WO/non-Ford part on an attempt at a Factory resto that's holding me up, along with potential quality issues of a repro. If the repros are good quality, the appeal of a brand new part is certainly strong, especially when it's subjected to so much heat and stress. The old ones are all bound to fail sooner or later.
Perhaps some work with a die grinder could be done to "create" a Ford marked repro?