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Hi Knowledgable Crew

My name is Paul and I have my fathers EK holden which we have had in the family since it was new. I have had it stored away for many years but now starting to look at the process of restoring her bit by bit...

I've poked my nose in here a bit over the years and always enjoyed following some of the resto and build threads! Excellent stuff...

Just a quick question as I can't seem to find an answer in here. I have an option to purchase a red motor dual stromberg carbi set up and wonder if this is a feasible modification for my 138?

I believe the block is the same but I'm also aware these are different size carbies from the grey motor equivalent?

Am I better off trying to find a grey motor twin setup or can I make this work without too much fuss? They are in running condition...


Many Thanks

Paul

Hi Paul,
The Grey 138 engine is completely different to the red. The inlet ports are round on the grey where as the red are rectangular.
The manifolds do not interchange. There is a 138 red motor but again different beast to the grey. If you happen to have the red 138 then yes the manifold will fit but jet changing and tuning would be required.

Greg

Hey Paul

See Greg has answered your query

How cool to have your Dads EK, in the family since new!! Would be great to see some pics of the car. Is your folks still around to see the car get back on the road??

Stephen

Thankyou Greg and Stephan, much appreciated.

I will continue my search for a Grey twin set up.

To answer your question Stephan, yes it its is cool to still have the ol' girl in the family. Unfortunately my father died when I was 15 ( I am now 54) so I have some how managed to hold on to her for all these years since.

I drove her for the my first 6 or so years of driving from 17,(couldn't wait)! Then unfortunately on my wedding day in 1996, after getting her all spick and span, I was backing up my narrow driveway after vacuuming the inside out and the passenger door opened catching the fence post and buckling the door back into the fender! It made a mess of the hinges and A pillar as well. After lots of expletives and horror at what I had done, my groomsmen tied the door back to the centre pillar and we took her to the wedding where I did gets some photos, from the good side! Next day I got her back to the shed where we were living at the time and she has been in various places of storage ever since. I did at the time get my hands on a replacement fender and a couple of hinges and they have been patiently waiting along time for the resto to begin....

So still not quite ready as I am owner building a house (with a workshop component) as my big project for the next year or two and then it will be her turn. In the meantime I have been collecting a few bits along the way...

So in a nutshell a long term Holden (EK) enthusiast and I look forward to maybe adding a resto story to these pages in the future...

Paul

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Welcome to the forum mate , are you in Perth ???

Hi Blacky

Thankyou good to be here!

Yes mate in Scarbs...

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Welcome Duster good to see you getting back into it, hope to see you at a club run soon or meeting.

I will see if there are any twin carb manifolds in EKMart when I get home mate

EK283 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:40 am The manifolds do not interchange.

If you want something bad enough, manifolds become just another hurdle...


'course, it would be one hell of a lot easier just to buy a grey motor twin manifold

Cheers,
Harv

I've got a couple spare as well.

Blacky wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 12:30 pm I will see if there are any twin carb manifolds in EKMart when I get home mate

Cheers Blacky... many thanks!

Harv wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 4:58 pm

EK283 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:40 am The manifolds do not interchange.

If you want something bad enough, manifolds become just another hurdle...


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'course, it would be one hell of a lot easier just to buy a grey motor twin manifold

Cheers,
Harv

Some serious fabrication going on there mate! Very impressive... How are you finding the old grey now?

Cheers Paul

Not mine … looks to be a banger motor. Borrowed the photo from another forum.

Cheers,
Harv

Paul
Glad you managed to keep the car for all those years. Shame about the bingle but at least you sourced the parts years ago when they were a little more plentiful and much cheaper. Look forward to seeing the car return to the road.

Stephen