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Bryn From memory I think you can do the mains, airs, pump and the idle. With the idle I think you can change a 50 F8 to a 55 F8 but not to a 50 F9. Not sure though on that one though. Years ago while I was at college I had access to a rolling road. I spent many happy hours *wink* fettling the old lancia, modifying the carbs as the engine had various bits bolted on it. On one occasion I put a new exhaust on it and the carb settings became way out (I seem to remember I got 15 BHP from just bolting on the exhaust 😬 😬) I drilled out the jets to suit but went a bit too far with the mains… Not having access to a supply of trial jets, I soldered the hole up and drilled them a bit smaller! I replaced them with the correct size after though…. Click here to go to my web site!

For the jets, why not drill them out? A 45 pump jet has a 0.45mm hole and a 165 main has a 0.65 hole…. You can buy a set of metric micro drills for around £4 that will do the whole range. There are some on Ebay at the moment, type in micro drill, loads on there. If you use a small chuck or better still a pin vice you can twist the drills through by hand. I always file the number off the jet though to save confusion later! I used to run a Lancia twincam with 45’s on, but I found that number 1 plug was always black when the others were a nice chocolate brown… I tried for ages to find the reason why, in the end I realised that one of the jets was several sizes bigger than the size stamped on it! Looks like someone had done the trick above! In the past I have also increased the size of chokes on the lathe. If you do this however it’s important to keep the exact profile of the hole, including the taper and the radius. It’s not that simple a job as the hole is not parallel. Click here to go to my web site!

I have always fancied one of these… I almost bought one while I was looking for a car last year but it had gearbox problems so I bought an Accord instead. Whats the reserve? Click here to go to my web site!

After all the nice things you used to say when you had a K series *tongue* Click here to go to my web site!

Unclefester, send it direct to Alicat, I hear he’s not to fussy about what he buys….. Seems he has already bought a tatty old Blackbird *eek* 😬 😬 😬 😬 😬 😬

I don’t think so pal…. Cough up or I will send the boys around to burn you house down Click here to go to my web site!

your cheque bounced..... Click here to go to my web site!

I never liked the throttle action on my car and spent some time modifying it. One of the things I changed was the bit where your foot rests. I kept the circle but made up a new bit that fitted inside and swivelled so that the new pedal bit was able to be kept parallel to your foot. Worked a treat. Some pictures on my website below. Click here to go to my web site!

Didn’t think there would be this much demand… Norman, fancy doing a bulk buy? 😬 Click here to go to my web site!

Edited by - Tony L on 11 Nov 2006 23:58:26

ahhhhhhhhhhhh must type faster! Steve Aren’t Dremels great 😬 Click here to go to my web site!

Difficult one…. The problem with the reverse type easy outs is that they expand the stud un the hole, making it hard to get out! I have never had any success with them… the straight fluted ones are better. Problem now is that the easy out is VERY hard and will be impossible to drill… I have a couple of suggestions though…. First, try using a cutting disk in a dremel to cut a slot in the easy out and then turn it to remove it? The other way I have had some success with is to put a nut over the top of the broken stud and use a stick welder to tack the nut to the stud. The heat from the weld often helps. I used the method last year to remove a broken tap from a Suzuki engine case, came out a treat! Good luck! Click here to go to my web site!

Matt I looked for something similar when I modified my throttle linkage and pedal… ended up making something to do the job. There are some pictures on my web site below. Click here to go to my web site!

try this guy, i dont know anyone better on auto's. speak to him though, rather than one of his workforce! (Trevor King, King Automatics, 'The Chalk Pit', College Road, Epsom, Surrey KT17 4JA, tel: 01372 728769.)

Angus Click here to go to my web site!

Ross I would second the opinion on trying it on Ebay. Before you do though, spray the wheels with some wheel silver, black the tyres give it a good clean and most importantly take some good photographs. The more the better, chose the best ones and then add say 10 to an Ebay advert. Good luck. Click here to go to my web site!

Bob Have a look on my web site below... I fitted a megajolt on my old crossflow which used a toothed wheel. some pictures on there of the mounting. I sold it 2 years ago, i did 5000 mile with it on, the new owner has now done 12000 mile! it has been compleatly reliable Click here to go to my web site!

*arrowup* Click here to go to my web site!

Davey Its a windowscreen... Click here to go to my web site!

We are about to have some building work done so I want to keep the dust off the car… anyone got a car cover for sale before I buy one from Caterham? Click here to go to my web site!

I was always disappointed with the throttle action on my car. I have made a few modifications to how the cable attaches to the pedal and also the angle which the cable operates. It now MUCH better with a smother action. There are a couple of photographs on my web site below, Click here to go to my web site!

Ol you have mail! Click here to go to my web site!

No gasket problems with this model, you must be thinking about a cheaper lower powered version. *tongue* Dave, I don’t seem to be receiving blatmail, I have mailed you. Forgot to add, this is an Aristarco make, As for price, a donation to NTL will be fine. Click here to go to my web site!

As its so heavy it must be a VX *tongue* 😬 Click here to go to my web site!

Anyone want a Coffee Grinder? It’s a commercial one, the sort you see in restaurants and pubs. It looks to be in reasonable condition and grinds the beans ok (well, they go in the top and powder comes out the other end *tongue*) I can send some photos if anyone is interested. Collection only (Wolverhampton) I am afraid…. It’s VERY heavy *eek* Click here to go to my web site!