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]
>> >>>
>>
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>>Best regards,
>>  Bob                            mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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