97 carb on a 51 8ba

[tubman]

Nope; never saw the point of it. I remember that my older brother did it on our '51 Fordor back in the fifties and replaced it within a week.

One caveat : I have heard that back then "Western Auto" and others sold a version of the 97 with the proper vacuum plumbing for a Load-a-Matic, but I've never seen one.

[Tim Ayers]

Originally Posted by tubman

Nope; never saw the point of it. I remember that my older brother did it on our '51 Fordor back in the fifties and replaced it within a week.

One caveat : I have heard that back then "Western Auto" and others sold a version of the 97 with the proper vacuum plumbing for a Load-a-Matic, but I've never seen one.

Tubman:

I was also going to mention the same variation of the 97 with the vacuum port in the base. I've only seen a few from all the years going to Hershey, but its possible that a carb guy/rebuilder may have one in their stash.