Re: Carb addapter

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The spacer was available for turning Holleys on tunnel rams.
They shouldn't be to hard to find. Do an internet search.
Mark Price
mpriceAtwestco.net
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
65 Ambassador 990H flood victim parts car!
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From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:40:03 -0700

>A: I made one in '79 (but it was 1 bbl to 2 bbl on a '66 Chev Nova) with 2 
>plates of aluminum, a tig welder and a drill with reaming bit (used as a 
>dremel). I used a Carter BBD to perk up the old 194, then made another for 
>my '65 Belair 2 dr post for the 230. Seemed to work excellent on the 292 in 
>a '61 bus I had back then too. (I also put one on a Horent with a 232 that 
>had a rod knock. Rod parted ways with the block and I kept driving it short 
>distances to and from work and to Cultas lake, BC from Chilliwack)
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>From: "Ian Cudmore" <yahootoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Carb addapter
>Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:23:30 -0700
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>I have a 77 232 in my gremmy, on it i have the Offenhauser 4v intake and a
>holly 400cfm carb.
>due to the way the carb sits on the intake it was nessicary to change the
>throttle cable from the short stock one. This meant that the kickdown wasn't
>hooked up either as the cable had to go directly to the carb. Recently i got
>street scoop (the ones with 3 butterfly plates that open with the throttle)
>and took the kickdown linkage off of the eagle i stole the hood from. this
>bracket was moddified and with the help of a cable i fabricated as well
>works like a charm. however, it is my belief that if was to rotate the
>carburetor 90* i can use the stock throttle cable, use my fabbed cable for
>the kickdown and the scoop linkage directly to the carb as it is designed to
>do.
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>the only problem is that i have never heard of this carb turning spacer. has
>anyone ever seen one? or is my easiest bet just to break out the drill press
>and have some fun? my guess is that they dont exist on a shelf anywere
>waiting for me to buy one. i cant imagine that this would be a common
>moddification
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>Ian Cudmore
>'77 Gremlin, 232, 4v, killer tunes
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