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3.5disco

New Member

• May 11, 2009

• #1

Sort of a repost of the other thread sorry BUT....

is the kickdown linkage totally necessary for the carbs? Is there anyway of bodging something together if not?

Can't find any carbs/manifolds for sale with the kickdown link thats on the haynes manual

cheers

 

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Beast o Bodmin

Banned

• May 11, 2009

• #2

I have a man who may have da bits but ees on lunch till later...

will call him soon....

 

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Beast o Bodmin

Banned

• May 11, 2009

• #3

hee aint got but said its fairly easy to make up.use the su manual from haynes to copy parts.

 

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3.5disco

New Member

• May 11, 2009

• #4

cheers think I've found one with the linkage on ebay but the carbs look a bit crappy condition so I'd probably have to rebuild 'em...

- this is from an auto right? (seller don't seem to know!)

 

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Beast o Bodmin

Banned

• May 12, 2009

• #5

looks just like mine cant tell...

 

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hunkojunk

New Member

• May 15, 2009

• #6

The kick down linkage bolts onto the back of the cylinder head and connects to the pivot on the valley where the throttle linkage comes from. The kickdown bracket is not in that picture that i can see.

 

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3.5disco

New Member

• May 15, 2009

• #7

Hi cheers for that

theres a pic of the auto & manual carbs in me haynes manual & the auto has an X shape linkage which I thought was like the one in pic... obviously not then

Might hold out for a Holley 390 or weber 500...

 

The Mad Hat Man

Well-Known Member

LZIR Despatch Agent

• May 15, 2009

• #8

yu in the market for a Holley - might be able to help yu there - pm me

 

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3.5disco

New Member

• May 15, 2009

• #9

Might be, pm headin your way!


by the way these are the pics from haynes... look like it is to me :scratching_chin:

 

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hunkojunk

New Member

• May 16, 2009

• #10

3.5disco said:

Might be, pm headin your way!


by the way these are the pics from haynes... look like it is to me :scratching_chin:

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The x linkage in the pictures are just throttle links between the carbs. But see where the throttle return spring is on the valley thats where the kickdown spindle goes onto and it comes back to a bracket on the back of the cylinder head and this is where the adjuster is for the cable outer. I have one on my motor that i don't use for an autobox but i still need something there for the return spring to get hold of. Will try and get a picture for you and then you will know what you are looking for.

 

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3.5disco

New Member

• May 16, 2009

• #11

Thanks mate, don't bother though- I got outbid on them (thank god!)... going for a single holley or weber now. Cheers

 

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3.5disco

New Member

• May 20, 2009

• #12

Right got a Holley 390... really need an inlet manifold to bolt it to if anyone has/knows of one for sale!

cheers

 

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3.5disco

New Member

• May 23, 2009

• #13

Well that went tits up, no holley.

Got a pair of SU's & manifold for 25 quid, gonna have to bodge up a kickdown link with the efi throttle.