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From: Noddy on 16 Sep 2009 21:09 <OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com> wrote in message news:48r2b5h9au2nslsgvf7kc63ioftoibl7v8(a)4ax.com... > C/AHT507 Thanks Oz. I just wanted to confirmt that with you before I ask a few other questions. > You did after all state that the carbs bolted direct to the head and > required no manifold! I did indeed. However I'd like you to answer/confirm a few more questions if you could as there seems to be some confusion about exactly what you ran. Just to confirm what you've already mentioned, you claimed to have run spilt Weber DCOE's using only one venturi from each carb on a "Special Tuning" head and managed to "tuck it all in under the bonnet" with some kind of bulge. Now, you've listed a specific manifold part number, and I'd like to know the following: Where did you get that number from? Is that the manifold that you used? Was your head Cast Iron or aluminium? Was it an 8 port head? What camshaft did you run? If you could answer any or all of these questions with any detail it'll help confirm exactly what you had and clear things up nicely. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Noddy on 16 Sep 2009 21:13 "Clocky" <nicetry(a)migo.com> wrote in message news:02c16049$0$19421$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > The visual image of you losing your hairpiece was hilarious actually :-) Maybe to you Clocky, but lately you've had all the sense of humour of a piece of toast. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Noddy on 16 Sep 2009 21:14 "Clocky" <nicetry(a)migo.com> wrote in message news:02c161c0$0$5185$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Permission to speak not granted? Speak all you want. I just wondered why your opinion was suddenly relevant. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Feral on 16 Sep 2009 21:22 Noddy wrote: > I'm not speaking for John (or anyone else), but it's *my* opinion that you > effect a repair to a *standard*, not to a standard that you think is > suitable for the machine. If you're going to just "rough it" because you > think you can get away with it then you're wasting your time, and that's not > fixing the problem as far as I'm concerned. > > Still, if it floats your boat..... I've floated a few old klunkers by being inventive, intuitive and frugal. What's that old saying? Necessity and invention. -- Take Care. ~~ Feral Al ( @..@) (\- :-P -/) ((.>__oo__<.)) ^^^ % ^^^
From: Feral on 16 Sep 2009 21:28
Noddy wrote: > When I rebuilt my Jeep engine I could have found original new old stock > inlet & exhaust valves in the US if I wanted to look hard enough, but Holden > 6 valves had the right sized head and stem and all I had to do was cut the > length and re-groove the end to suit the jeep collects. In the end I had > "new" valves for 4 bucks each rather than 25 bucks a piece. So you know the pricing of parts and cost of postage from the USA too. :-) Early days, more pulling apart to do before I fully commit to repair or replace. I really do hate making hybrids though. Original if possible. -- Take Care. ~~ Feral Al ( @..@) (\- :-P -/) ((.>__oo__<.)) ^^^ % ^^^ |