Interesting,
I think all the US cars with the dual SU's had the rod linkage. The UK
Spits must have continued using the SUs after the US ones went to the
ZS's. That would explain the difference in the linkage here and there.
Joe
Tony Childs wrote:
>
> Hey Joe,
> I've got the same setup on my '72 and I picked up the throttle cable
> bracket assembly from John Graves at Spitfire Spares in the UK. I think I
> paid about $15 including shipping.
>
> Tony Childs
> 72 Spitfire - FK38809U
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
> To: Greg Ames <greg.ames.90@alum.dartmouth.org>
> Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 12:09 AM
> Subject: Re: Dual SU pictures
>
> >
> > Greg,
> > Where did you get that cable accelerator adapter? I'm talking about the
> > parts that mount on the manifold and convert the cable to the throttle
> > linkage.
> >
> > I fabricated a setup like that by looking at the pictures of the HS4
> > setup in the Haynes catalog, but this is the only other one I have seen
> > on an HS2 setup.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Joe
> >
> > Greg Ames wrote:
> > >
> > > I took several pictures of my dual SU HS2 installation and threw them up
> on
> > > the web. Mainly as an excuse to borrow/play with a digital camera, but
> > > also to help Ken C, who is in the middle of a similar conversion.
> > >
> > > If you're interested, check out: http://www.ultranet.com/~tga/spitfire/
> >
> > --
> > "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> > -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
--
"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
-- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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