Source for Edelbrock Tarantula intake.....

[roadhawg]

Looking for the expertise of the members here in finding sources for a 70s Edelbrock Tarantula/Torker for a SBC, like the one in the picture......

I have a few in 1/24 scale, from early Nascar kits I believe, but they are too big to look right in 1/25 scale...yes, I've tried. I've scrounged through several kits, but all I've turned up are later style, with the sorta curved runners. Any thoughts? Thanks!

[Chuck Most]

What Dave said.

In additon, I think the AMT '55/57 Chevy Pickup street machines had a similar intake, caveat being I'm trusting my own memory here, and it could be a later-style dual plane intake on those.

Edited November 21, 2011 by Chuck Most

[Guest]

If I'm not mistaken, the old Monogram '69 Camaro with the dual turbos had an Eldebrock Tarantula intake. Unfortunately,I don't have one in the stash to confirm that. I'll check my parts box and see if I can come up with it. I know I still have that intake somewhere around here.

[george 53]

Any of the old Lil John Buttera T kits should have that manifold for a small block Ford. You might be able to slightly mod it to fit a SBC.

[roadhawg]

Ok, thanks Y'all....I'll check 'em out.

[Chuck Most]

Any of the old Lil John Buttera T kits should have that manifold for a small block Ford. You might be able to slightly mod it to fit a SBC.

Possible, but if I recall, those manifolds in that kit were really, really, reeeeeeleeeeeeey narrow.

[george 53]

Yeah Chuck, they're for a Ford small block. That's why I mentioned moddin them. But it IS a Tarantula type manifold.

[Chuck Most]

I think that particular engine is underscale, compared to other 1:25 Ford small blocks I've seen.

And I've got quite a few 1:25 small block Fords.

[Kris Morgan]

Tommy, Check my site. My small block intake might be what ya need. www.madmodeling.com Take er easy bro.

[roadhawg]

I think Dave's suggestion is the closest, although the modified kits are big blocks and the carburetor sits at an angle. I could probably rework the flange for a small block so it's straight. I was thinking that those 55 Chevy pickups had a regular dual plane high rise, but I could be wrong (I'm not at home to check my stash...I got two or three of those...). And Kris, I checked your site first....yours appears to be the Victor Jr., which is the "X" type but has curved runners.

As many of these things that were around back in the 70s, you'd think there would be a few of them in 1/25 scale, but apparently not! I know I had a Tarantula on my race car and a Torker on my street car. I'm trying to gather up stuff to build my race car, and that intake is pretty noticeable.

Thanks again, guys.

[Kris Morgan]

Sorry we could not help Tommy. Good luck in your search.

[Guest]

I knew I had one,I just had to locate it. This is the intake from the Monogram 1/24 scale '69 Camaro. It just needs a little filing on the sides to fit a 1/25 engine. This is the best photo I have of it,but you can see it pretty well looks dead on to the Tarantula intake.

[Casey]