Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute

[funkyscooter]

Clay, do you really need chokes on them ?? Would be tempted to leave them until it is all running and see if they are really required ????

Can't recall ever starting a car cold with SU's without using choke Blacky,

[Errol62]

A lot of people use a clothes peg to hold the jets down for starting I am told.

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[EK283]

Clay, do you really need chokes on them ?? Would be tempted to leave them until it is all running and see if they are really required ????

Can't recall ever starting a car cold with SU's without using choke Blacky,

I ran 1 3/4 inch Su's on my big block 186 for years without a choke, must admitt it did take a few minutes to warm up !!

Regards Greg

[Mick]

i know quite a few people that run them not one person has chokes on theirs

[Errol62]

We’ll soon you will know one, once I’ve done mutilating the firewall. I just wish mini would hurry up and send me that ruined a classic sticker he promised me.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[Errol62]

Firewall done bar colour

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[EK283]

Hi Clay,

Never ends this stuff does it ?

Back in the day of Su's I ran an offset filter which just cleared the firewall, Eventually I changed to a long runner mainfold and then like you the chopping began.

Oh the fun we have !!!

Greg

[Errol62]

Late bloomer here Greg. I lost my firewall recessing virginity at 64......

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[Errol62]

Got sidetracked re-routing the heater pipes.Several trips to B L Shipway for hydraulic fittings later, I have 1/2" copper running under the inlet manifold. Tapped the alloy thermostat housing for 1/4" BSPT. The grey motor tap I had working so nicely on the Echuca trip was in the way of the linkage rod, as were the heater hoses passing though the firewall. I will replace the tap with a compact ball valve under the dash.

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[Blacky]

Hhhhmmmm, good thinking Batman, that might solve a little dilemma I have

[Errol62]

Holy guacamole boy wonder.

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[Errol62]

Time to break out these babies

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[Errol62]

I relocated the body tag a la gledge.Pipes are fouling linkages the back of course. Will play some more tomorrow.

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[Harv]

Them ARP bolts are spendy, but damn good quality.

Growing up, every magazine car seemed to have "ARP bolts". I'd never used them, but figured I would for the FED. The grey is being screwed together with them (black oxide for inside bolts, stainless 12-pointers for outside), with stainless 12-pointers being used on the chassis. The kids tease me when "the little blue and yellow packets" arrive in the post.

The chassis builder was a little leery of using them when he saw them on the diff mounts. Suggested I should swap them out for good Grade 8 bolts. Did my homework, and managed to convince him that they are better than Grade 8.

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Cheers,
Harv

[EK283]

Pretty clever Clay,

If the old donk won't get hot in winter then the exhaust will attend to that, you will be warm as toast!!!

Greg