V/8 Intake gasket info

[Flashback]

Most of you probably already know, But, Auto Zone
has a lot of stude parts available. I was starting
to order intake gaskets, and went by. They had them
the next day. Steel Fel-Pro, for $13.99. Fel-Pro
part number is MS9001SH-1. I have gotten wheel
cylinders and master cyl. also. Local, and reasonable.

Tex E. Grier

[buddymander]

Come to think of it, I've had a lot of good luck with obsolete parts from Autozone, too. While other places give you the blank stare and call for a manager, autozone quotes a price and has it the next day or two. Anybody get the steel head gaskets there?

[StudeRich]

quote:Originally posted by buddymander

Anybody get the steel head gaskets there?

They are no longer available except from smaller Studebaker sources, after Victor went out of business, they have been reproduced with the original dies.


StudeRich at Studebakers Northwest -Ferndale,WA

[mbstude]

You can get intake, exhaust, and probably some other gaskets from O'Reilly's too. At least that's where I get mine.

We also carry tune up parts, cap, rotor, points, etc. The water pump on my '58 came from there too.. Works fine and very reasonably priced. (Rebuilt, but so what?)

You may have to find someone who's willing to dig out the books and actually look for stuff... Or email me.



Matthew Burnette
Hazlehurst, GA

[PlainBrownR2]

Oh, perish the thought [)]!! If Autozone and O'Reilly's websites are like NAPA's website the numbers may be readily available online. That's how I got my valve stem seals and my valve guides. With numbers in hand, that way the only running around they need to do is find the part on the dusty backshelf way in back of the storage area .




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[jclary]

I know that a lot of these old parts will, or have gone away. There are a lot still available. The difference at a lot of these parts houses is a "customer oriented worker." I have had some younger guys work hard to find parts... The vacant eyed pot heads just working between "weed" puffs are the ones you try to avoid.

I did not know that Victor had gone out of business. It looks like some young energetic entrepreneur connected to the parts and gasket industry could develop a fairly profitable cottage industry by buying up old dies, & equipment dedicated to supplying vintage parts to the bigger marketers. Many of these parts were used in a variety of makes, and the collector car market should be able to support the continued production of certain items.

John Clary
Greer, SC

I have only two limitations ...BRAINS & ENERGY
SDC member since 1975

[Flashback]

You all are right. But Auto zone dosen't have to hunt
up the old catalogues. They have everything on the
computer, and can find it in a minute. I know it depends
on the location as to how good the parts people are.

Tex E. Grier

[hotrodstude]

i have heard that the intake(aftermarket,offy,wiend,etc.)for a 383 dodge will work on a studebaker and packard with a little machine has any one heard this or is this just a romor?

[DEEPNHOCK]

If you build a set of wedge adapter plates, you can mount up a 318/340 Mopar intake (after you cut off the front and back)
Not the 383/440.
But you can buy a nice clone of a late model AFB Stude intake in aluminum right now from a couple of Stude vendors.
And you can now buy a high performance Bulldog open chamber (single plenum spyder style) intake...
There are choices out there for the serious Stude types...
Jeff[8D]

quote:Originally posted by hotrodstude

i have heard that the intake(aftermarket,offy,wiend,etc.)for a 383 dodge will work on a studebaker and packard with a little machine has any one heard this or is this just a romor?