Dont jinx me - I havent actually put it on the car yet.. :) Monday, August 26, 2002, 3:05:50 AM, you wrote:
RO> cool, RO> i was gonna say if your in adelaide its only a bit of metal i could prolly RO> just give it to ya. RO> 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] >> RO> _________________________________________________________________ RO> MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: RO> http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx -- Best regards, Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
