I have used that type for several cas with great success. The plate I made of
aluminum and then "O" rings about 3/32" on each side held in place at first
with gasket-cinch.Longer studs into he manifold then you need to learn how
tight to make the nuts, fiber nuts so they don't unwind., WORKS!!!!
>
> From: "Don Marshall" <marshall@nefcom.net>
> Date: 2005/05/06 Fri PM 02:07:06 EDT
> To: "'Brad Kahler'" <brad.kahler@141.com>,
> "'Robert M. Lang'"
> <lang@isis.mit.edu>, <fot@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: Soft Mounting SU's
>
> The spacers on my car (former Jack Wheeler TR4A) appear to be stock 4
> bolt SU spacers with shallow grooves cut slightly back from the opening
> on both sides and 1/4" x 2" o-rings glued to them. I'd think they would
> be fairly easy to duplicate. Don
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Brad Kahler
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 12:45 PM
> To: Robert M. Lang; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Soft Mounting SU's
>
> Yep, I'd buy a couple of sets.
>
> Brad
> 1957 Vintage racer
>
> On 6 May 2005 at 12:12, Robert M. Lang wrote:
>
> > I really like the Thackery washers for the Webers - no fuel foaming
> probs
> > at all with my TR6. I can see the rubber ones would work okay, but
> with
> > the Thackery washers (the split thingies), you can set 'em the same
> every
> > time. I also use about .030"
> >
> > How about this FOT project - real isolator blocks made for 1.75" SU's
> (and
> > 1.75" Strombergs). This would be a block made to use the 4 mounting
> studs
> > on the manifold, the o-rings and the thackery washers...
> >
> > Would folks buy them?
> >
> > rml
> >
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