probably the cheapest looking fake tripower i've seen..

like the title says..i saw this on ebay..it's just a steel plate bolted up to the carbs!you'd figure they could have at least trimmed between the carbs so it wasnt so obvious,but oh well..check it out
creepy

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RAT-...3QQihZ004QQcategoryZ38634QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

That's pretty funny. I can just imagine the outside carbs bouncing around at idle.

 

lol i'm laughing at it,but why am i thinking about doing this till i get that 2x2 adapter i want? lol

 

as ghetto as can be

 

pictures for those who dont wanna go to the 'bay

 

The guy that owns this should buy it.

 

The iron intake was even made into aluminum (courtesy Krylon) for the full effect.

I'm impressed.

I suppose I could do the same thing to make a tri power setup for a BBC using that rare 1969 2bbl intake I have.....

 

i'm wondering if he'll actually get $100 outta it..if the carbs and air cleaners are any good..hmm..
creepy

 

ok,i dont know how to make a poll outta this..but if this were done better,would this be TOTALLY lame,or would there be a way to do it without lookin stupid?i mean,if there's a guy makin THESE and tryin to sell em for a hundred bux on ebay,are there any GOOD lookin fakes other than the 6x2s that have,like,2 carbs hooked up?just puttin this out there
creepy

 

i know who that seller is, dosnt surprise me,,,

 

Heck, Olds J2 tripower intakes are going for like $50-$75 lately, you could probably do the same thing with one of those for the same money.

 

I've heard of people running tri power setups with only the main carb actually operating. It's not really fake though.

 

Average Joe Schmuck would'nt know the difference, but your credibility amongst your peers would be about zero.... LOL!

 

i can see someone actually buying it though....

 

seen the same thing done to a side valve in a t bucket 50- 50 car looked good at 50mph &50yards away but up close forget it.

 

yeah , I would guess not ---take a look where HE GOT IT!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43946&item=8056303667

There IS a sucker born every minute. Ol P.T. was right!!!

 

Looks like some cheap carbs and air cleaners to me!

 

This thread gets funnier by the minute! Muttley, you're right, I bet that guy buys it! For $300! LOL!

 

do de do

 

I'm going to start building a fake fuel log to sell the winner.

 

Just add some of those fake "flat heads" and put the engine in one of these

 

Cheeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzyyyyyyyyyy too me. Now lets see how the 6X2 look........

 

wow if he sells it for 99 he will make a wopping 5 dollars it would be ok if you had a loverd hood that did not open otherwise........................nah

 

... and maybe cover the roof with some sparkly vinyl sign material... that'd look almost period perfect.

 

Believe it or not, I remember an article in one of the major magazines in the early '80s about making a fake tripower like that. Remember, that dark era also featured bogus 6-71 cases covering up a 2bbl.

 

I am going to buy it and two Nissan 4 banger engines and JB weld them together and make a fake V8.

 

hehe..those things may look hideous,but you cant argue that in some way it's period correct..back in the day they bolted fake stuff to cars all the time and we still do it today..dummy spotlights,lakes that dont work,portawalls,fake fur on the inside...Barris even said that at one point they had fake quad headlights cuz they werent allowed to have 4 headlights!
creepy

 

Somebody needs to give him a E for effort and then slap the shit out of him.

 

I always thought that would be a cool way to have a three-two "set up" cheaply...

Sam.

 

The fake 3 x 2 is bad,
I feel the same about fake "HEMI" valve covers and people putting Rocket valve covers on chebbies --dumb, IMO