spridgets
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: SU needles TRUTH REVEALED!

To: "brian S" <bugeye15@hotmail.com>,spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: SU needles TRUTH REVEALED!
From: Peter C <peter@nosimport.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:18:49 -0500
At 06:41 PM 4/4/2007, brian S wrote:

>While at the OSHIT Tune. Up. Repair. Day. last weekend, (great name 
>Kevin) we, well Frank, (Thanks again Frank) rebuilt my carbs. The 
>needles had a number on them that no one had seen before, and wasn't 
>listed in Frank's SU book.
>The number on the needles was 467. Anyone have any idea about these 
>needles? They're in 1.5 in. SU's.
>
>
>Brian S.
>Bugeyeracer under resto
================
OK... I've said this before, but it's been a while.

Back in the 60's and 70's, there was a guy in Joisey, Jerry Salny, 
for whom I worked. He owned an imported auto parts store curiously 
named Imported Auto Parts.... in Morristown NJ. He also manufactured 
SU carburettor kits and many of the components. His stuff was better 
than the original, very often. He made needles, but because of 
potential trade mark infringements, could not stamp them with the 
same number Skinners Union used. He sold to Beck, later Beck/Arnley, 
Columbia, Vera, BAP, Geon, Nisonger, Moss, you name it. He sold more 
kits than the OEs did. His stuff is still around. He may still be 
making it. Curto was/is a customer. You'll see kits marked SalCorp 
from Moss and others. Great stuff.

ANYWAY, I have the cross references of needles from his numbers to SU 
numbers. He only made the stock-for-USA spec needles, so there's not many.

467 needle is a V3, and came in a carb kit of his labeled SAL-1467 F 
or R   fitting HS2 948 engines.


Hope that helps. It should.... you guys were foundering there.

Peter C 




<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>