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Re: Dual carb linkages

To: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Dual carb linkages
From: Dave Chu <dave@ece.concordia.ca>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:51:33 -0400
In message <6.0.0.22.2.20030915230203.031c9610@pop-server.maine.rr.com>you writ
e:
>Gang,
>
>My car is a 77 Spit, but with a 69 1296 with dual SU carbs in it. I have 
>the throttle linkage pretty well sorted out, but I have never been 
>satisfied with the choke linkage. How did late Spits with dual carbs do it? 
>I just have the choke cable going to the rear carb, but the 77 cable is a 
>little too short. Would a 69 spec cable be longer? Or maybe a cable from a 
>GT6? All ideas welcome.
>
Hi Kevin, I have some pictures of my set up.  These pictures were not
taken to display the linkages but I think you should be able to make
out all the details.


http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/carpics/le1.jpg
http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/carpics/le2.jpg
http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/carpics/le3.jpg
http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/carpics/le4.jpg
http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/carpics/e5.jpg

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