cool, i was gonna say if your in adelaide its only a bit of metal i could prolly just give it to ya. atleast its working now hey!!
>From: Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: SU Fitting Dramas >Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 15:48:21 +1000 > >Just thought I would let you know that I have sorted the problem out - >I took to the shaft with a dremel and a cutting wheel, cut an ammount >required out of the middle section, cut some locating sections into >each half so they fitted together with a sleeve over the top to hold >it all together, and then took to it with epoxy. It looks ok, and >seems like it should work well. > >Saturday, August 24, 2002, 10:59:55 PM, you wrote: > >B> My problem is the opposite, I need to set the bracket an inch further >B> away from the manifold than an inch closer, which is a real bummer, >B> but thanks anyway. I dont suppose you have the old lever bizzo still, >B> cause it sounds like that the one you had is the one that I need, and >B> the one that I have is the one that you needed. If you were willing to >B> sell it to me for a good price I would be happy to buy it, otherwise I >B> am going to have to bodge something up. Maybe I will give the bloke I >B> bought it off a bell as well, he had an awesome workshop setup and >B> seemed pretty knowledgable, and he might be able to help me out. > >B> Saturday, August 24, 2002, 7:52:49 PM, you wrote: > >RO>> hey bob, >RO>> i can answer your question to no.1 > >RO>> i had the exact same problem but all i did was take the bracket off >the fire >RO>> wall, go to universal fastners, get the same bolts but about 1 inch >RO>> longer....and used some brake line as a spacer and ran the bolts thru >it. >RO>> worked perfectly for about the 10 months i had the SUs on. > >RO>> hope this helps. > >RO>> ryan > > > >>>From: Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Subject: SU Fitting Dramas > >>>Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 16:51:43 +1000 > >>> > >>>Hello membersozdat, > >>> > >>> I have my new SUs all bolted up and everything, now I just have a > >>> couple of small dramas to attend to. Sorry its such a long email, > >>> but any help anyone can give would be much appreciated. > >>> > >>> 1) The throttle rod that goes from the firewall to the pivot thing > >>> on the intake manifold - the one that has the hook thingo at the > >>> manifold end, and is straight at the other end with the lever that > >>> the rest of the throttle linkage setup connects to at the other end > >>> - the old one I had is about an inch too short. The problem is that > >>> the intake manifold has all the throttle stuff mounted about an inch > >>> further towards the firewall. The body is a 260 2 seater if that > >>> makes any difference. I was thinking of taking it to someone, > >>> getting them to grind the weld off where the lever is, and moving it > >>> allong an inch and re-welding, and then cutting the rod an inch > >>> shorter. Is that the right thing to do? > >>> > >>> 2) The round things that connect the choke cables to the plate that > >>> operates the choke on the carbies - how do I get it off my flattops > >>> and fit them to the round tops? Or do they use a different kind of > >>> fitting? > >>> > >>> 3) The flat tops had heater water that heated the manifold, and > >>> water that seems to heat the carbs, whereas the round tops only heat > >>> the manifold. To take care of the two extra hose fittings, I have > >>> just routed heater hose straight through, so the water should still > >>> flow the same way - is that cool? > >>> > >>> Thanks in advance for any advice. > >>> > >>>-- > >>>Best regards, > >>> Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > > > > >RO>> _________________________________________________________________ >RO>> Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > > > > > >-- >Best regards, > Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
