Well, I've never been farther east than Vegas, but I did put a dual SU carb
set up on our 1300cc '66 Datsun pickup in the early seventies. Had dual
exhausts on it and could almost beat a VW.
Kirk.
B382000503
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Witt" <atwittsend@verizon.net>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] S.U. Electric Fuel Pumps and Down-Draft Carbs
>>>>You Left Coast guys don't understand the basic mechanical and
>>>>fuel-system
>>>>knowledge...<<<
>
> Well..., I'm a New Jersey transplant in So. Cal. for 41 years now, but
> that probably still makes me a "Left Coast"-er by definition. I've done
> some of those "Hillbilly Mechanics" - with a Left Coast twist. Circa
> 1976
> I took a Datsun 510 and cut out the primary/secondary separator in the
> stock, down draft intake. With some bends in flat sheet steel I fashioned
> a
> 90 degree adapter to install a side draft Datsun 2000 roadster S.U. to the
> 510. That and my self ported head had me thinking I was ready to race
> John
> Morton. The concept of the Rover TC 3500 V-8 and it's dual S.U.'s has
> crossed my mind (fleetingly) when my mind wonders about Tiger
> possibilities.
> The reason this information never reached "your parts yonder," is because
> stuff like this happened at Area 51, inside Hanger 18 and it has only been
> recent disclosure laws that brings such covert knowledge to the far
> reaches
> of your location. :-)
>
> Not everyone out here lives on Starbucks and Sushi. Some of us go to
> church on Sunday, vote conservative, homeschool our kids and, yes, - even
> work on our own cars! Anyway, "Left Coast" is all a matter of whether you
> are looking north..., or south. So to use a Jersey expression, "Ahhyyy, -
> right back at ya!" (I grin too). Thanks for the cultural exchange as a
> fellow Tiger owners, I really do appreciate it. I have owned a Volvo 544,
> Datsun 240Z and curently have a 510 all with the S.U. style carburators.
> I
> consider the experience some of the better parts of my hobby.
>
> Tom
>
>
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