omega0684
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 10:29 PM |
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finally got my carbs back
well evening all, i havent posted for a while as the build has been going very slow, due to bogg bros having my R1's for 10 WEEKS so they could
make me a bloody pinto manifold. well here are a few pictures,
ive got a whole weekend on the car too, no interuptions so bring on the progress
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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RichardK
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 10:31 PM |
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Looks like they were worth the wait though, very nice, a conversion I'll be doing post sva me thinks.
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gazza285
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 10:35 PM |
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Looks like some tube welded to a bit of plate, then polished.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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stevec
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 10:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gazza285
Looks like some tube welded to a bit of plate, then polished.
Signature says it all
Steve.
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gazza285
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 10:56 PM |
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Hang on, I'll try my best glasses, they're rose tinted you know.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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gazza285
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 10:58 PM |
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Nope, still looks like a plate with some tube welded to it, then polished.
You'd better tell me what I'm missing Stevec.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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stevec
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 11:06 PM |
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Your missing that the guy is excited at what hes bought. Let him enjoy,
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 11:16 PM |
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The outer tubes have rather tight bends, can bike carbs not be respaced like the injected bike throttle bodies to a allow a straighter shot into the
port?
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gazza285
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 11:27 PM |
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They can be, but it's more complicated than welding some tubes to a bit of plate and polished, so it doesn't happen. To get a better
angle, longer bits of tube welded to a bit of plate and polished could be used, but the length would depend on the usable revs and torque of the
engine would have to be calculated on a rolling road, allowing those who had the knowledge of such information to be able to charge large amounts of
money for bits of tube welded to a bit of plate and polished.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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flak monkey
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 11:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gazza285
They can be, but it's more complicated than welding some tubes to a bit of plate and polished, so it doesn't happen. To get a better
angle, longer bits of tube welded to a bit of plate and polished could be used, but the length would depend on the usable revs and torque of the
engine would have to be calculated on a rolling road, allowing those who had the knowledge of such information to be able to charge large amounts of
money for bits of tube welded to a bit of plate and polished.
LMFAO 
Glad you got it eventually Alex, I know you have been wainting a while! You should be able to get that engine running soon!
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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donut
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| posted on 4/11/06 at 08:44 AM |
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10 weeks!! eeeek
Ever since they had there website designed (by me!!) they have been inundated with work. I should have been on comission!!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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02GF74
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| posted on 4/11/06 at 08:54 PM |
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Well if gazza285 hadnlt said that then I probably would..... but the important thing is you have your manifold and carbs and made one step to
getting on the road whcih is what is it all about
So although it is not ideal re: uneven length and angle, it is gonna be pretty good, I can't say what difference you will get from the ideal
set up but my guess it you are within 90 %.
I am sure the carbs can be spaced out - a lot of them (I'm talking TBs here) are two pairs so that is a matter of unbolting them then figuring
out the linkages.
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gazza285
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| posted on 5/11/06 at 06:23 AM |
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I fear I might be a cynic. Don't worry about it.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 5/11/06 at 10:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gazza285
I fear I might be a cynic. Don't worry about it.
You FEAR being a Cynic
BE a cynic.... and enjoy it:
Its all part of life's rich tapestry.
If we were all the same.. how boring would that be?
Edit:
PS... I am about to start on my bike throttle body manifolds for my Rover V8.
Altiss want £600. Thats way too much for a couple of plates with some pipe welded on to it.
Are those bends, bent tube, or welded joins??
[Edited on 5/11/2006 by wilkingj]
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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Peteff
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| posted on 5/11/06 at 12:49 PM |
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although it is not ideal re: uneven length and angle
The original had one carb in the middle feeding 4 cylinders with bends and everything, it's got to be an improvement on that.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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