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Post by grandsport3 on Mar 23, 2021 5:54:05 GMT -8
Morning Guy's, Found some more CDs of San Diego Speed Week at North Island Naval Air Station 2005. Most of the photos were developed upside down and I can't get Photobucket to rotate them around. So for now here's some Lotus 11 pics I took. Let me know if you like them, I can post more. Thanx, John |
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Mar 23, 2021 6:56:02 GMT -8
Super Sharp Pics, I really like them . Show Us more! .... Chris
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Post by grandsport3 on Mar 23, 2021 11:49:46 GMT -8
Chris, Can the Editor on the Insert Image button rotate photos? I've done it before but have forgot how to. Thanx, John
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 24, 2021 4:36:53 GMT -8
Really love those pics of the engine. The two SU single down draft carbs brings back so many memories of mine that my 1967 MGB had which were always such a "joy" to tune then sync to each other. Found a small gauge that actually made it that much easier to accomplish. Really do miss those days.
joel
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Post by Ben_B on Mar 24, 2021 7:43:22 GMT -8
Nice photos! Thanks for posting!
Joel, I don't know if it's the many years separating me from SUs causing my memory to fade or if I'm actually remembering correctly, but I enjoyed playing with SUs. If the throttle shafts and float valves weren't worn, they were fairly easy to synch just by listening to the air flow through a piece of hose. I eventually got smart and bought one of those synchronizing tools with the little floating ball that measured air flow. SUs are a very cool design. Other carbs, with accelerator pumps to do the enrichment scare me!
Ben
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 24, 2021 9:37:31 GMT -8
Ben,
I never had much luck with just the listening to the differences in the air flow. The Sync tool for me was a real game changer. After I sold my MGB ( just a totally dumb ass move on my part) the following year I bought a used but almost like new MG Midget. I replaced the cast iron exhaust header with a full racing exhaust header that required me to modify the heat shield that did cause some other minor issues and a
Abarth exhaust system. Then I had the opportunity to replace the twin SU's with a single 2 barrel side draft Weber carb that turned into a super pain in cold weather as the choke system really wasn't up to the task. Still, when it ran correctly, the song was amazing.
joel
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