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Synchro909 · 03-24-2019, 04:56 PM

The sight of these manifolds reminds me of the most recent engine I built. I made a manifold with square section to take a down draft carburetor. On one of my other cars, I want to fit a B carb that I have rebuilt but it won't fit. The steering box is in the way. I would have to raise it by about 1/2" but then the choke rod wouldn't line up. To get around this, I could use a cable for the choke and maybe a speedo type cable (for torsion) for the GAV. Another option might be to put a couple of small universal joints in the rod to allow for the misalignment. It all starts to get messy. I'd rather not go to a downdraft on this car.
Has anybody ever seen a side draft carburetor used on a Model A? SU maybe?

03-24-2019, 04:56 PM	#9
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Running engine with a Simmons Swan Manifold The sight of these manifolds reminds me of the most recent engine I built. I made a manifold with square section to take a down draft carburetor. On one of my other cars, I want to fit a B carb that I have rebuilt but it won't fit. The steering box is in the way. I would have to raise it by about 1/2" but then the choke rod wouldn't line up. To get around this, I could use a cable for the choke and maybe a speedo type cable (for torsion) for the GAV. Another option might be to put a couple of small universal joints in the rod to allow for the misalignment. It all starts to get messy. I'd rather not go to a downdraft on this car. Has anybody ever seen a side draft carburetor used on a Model A? SU maybe? __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.