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Nick Day Willow Sportscars Newark

Hi Roger, yhm.

Virtually as new used briefly, never oiled, no backplate, £70.00 delivered.

Dave apologies for the delay domestic duties intervened....I've got one pretty much as new used briefly but never oiled, no back plate...£70.00 delivered?

Dave I think I've got one give me an hour and I'll get out to the garage for a stock check.

OK so who is running completely arbless and how is it for you? Anyone combining this liberated state with adjustable dampers... if so which clicks where?

I'll take it at the asking price if not sold.

Provisionally sold to Nick.

If interested please blatmail me, I won't be able to pick up emails till this evening.

Newton areo style filler cap, new still in box, never fitted, lockable with keys, black, Caterham price £90.00 + delivery, £60.00 deliverd.

Carsten YHM.

Set of 4 x 45 bore x 40mm length trumpets unused £50.00 delivered, set of x 4 x 45 bore x 20mm spacers £50.00 delivered. £90 the lot.

Twin carbs, 4 progression hole, virtually as new, converted to twin external return springs, complete with braided hose, trumpets and KN filters, cable tension bar,TPS, pressure regulator, facet pump, £400.00 plus delivery

Hi Paul, Still no sign of email, ain't technology grand....not to worry I have the pics thanks to the link from Bob, however if your notes have any dimensions to supplement my meagre workshop skills these would be appreciated.

Paul, not sure if you have received my email? I'd like to get hold of the 'package' for the thimble roller if possible please.

Paul & Lee, I'm very keen on the idea of the mod at the pedal box end and seem to recall seeing a picture of one which was very well designed with a roller guide for the cable, is this the one you describe?

I've just converted a Vx and thought and heard the Jenvey offerings were complicated (some say prone to jamming) and expensive so opted for the SBD 'push' not 'pull' idea which is both extremely simple and cheap, I used the existing cable outer with a bike cable inner, not much used yet but seems very good and apparently a similiar system has been used by others (hill climbers) in the past to good effect.

Thanks all for the input, Alan if they work well the perfect answer to induction length experimentation is Emeralds new adjustables so I have ordered a set. Many thanks for the tip. The conversion from carbs is almost complete and the 'guesswork' map supplied by the excellent Paul Exon has got me running and seems good enough to get me to the rollers, I'm going to put a good old gunson colour tune on it to see if it is dangerously out first. (A mechanic mate quite rates them) My interest in the overall induction length was fuelled (sorry) by the views expressed by a couple of knowledgables that 305 or 350 mm (depending which one you listen to)was a good point to start so I was trying to get to 325 ish with my first set up. There do seem to some consistents as I'm sure you know, longer the better is one mantra. All good fun, hope I can get to the two steves. In the overall mix will be the noise issue, bonnet hole size and avoiding pedestrians with the trumpets. ITG made up a back plate with offset holes to lower the filter and the comparatively small bell mouth of the Emerald trumpet will happily allow the filter over their top lip which was a problem with the wide bell mouth alternative, however the top clip on the filter now fouls the fuel rail so a temp fix will be needed while the wallet recovers.

Alan, yes thanks that would be interesting if you could. The ever helpful SBD say they will try to help also if they can find a loose head, I'll let you know if they do.

Hi Paul, yes good idea re the specialists I just thought that since so much store is put by the overall length someone out there might know the head element. The expensive option of rolling road hours and a boxfull of trumpet options is OK if you've got a boxfull of cash but I would like to go close to a theroretical optimum as a first stage economically. If I get any joy I'll let you know if it's of any interest. What would your guesstimate be?

In trying to do the sum I need to know the distance from the inlet manifold flange to the centre of the inlet valve, so that I can add it to the bits I do know the length of, anyone know please?

Westfield Fasteners, good prices and service.

Thanks for the thought anyway Bob.

Roger, thank you for so accurately interpreting my gobbledegook that is jus what I needed to know and you confirmed my suspiciuons, thanks again for the pics Kevin.

I'm assured that the throttle body mounting that blocks off the water outlets from the head/manifold that currently connect to the expansion tank and bottom hose is absolutely fine. Any views or experience of doing this please?