I'm getting ready to build my carbs for my triple intake on my 261 stovebolt. I think I'd rather build a nice linkage instead of use the offy product. It looks kind of cheesy, no offense. So help me out and show me some close ups of your killer home made stovebolt carb linkage. I'll copy who ever's I like best, lol. Thanks!!!
I think this answers my question from the other thread. Giving up on the Cadillac I see. Wonder how much ****ster would charge just to do the Linkage. He's set that **** up right!
What kind of carbs? Does the throttle shaft p*** all the way thru so linkage can be made for the 1st & 3rd carb from the p***enger side? A pic or two would be nice, terd ol' buddy.
I'm giving up on that flake who won't call me back to take my money, but far from giving up on Cadillac altogether though! I'm gonna buy that old timer's 331 and build it. Same results, it'll just take a lot longer.
The carbs are Carter W1's as from '41-'46 Chevy trucks. The intake is a vintage offy triple. Engine is a 261 with a 235 848 head and Fentons.
Besides the look personally I believe true syncronization is not even close to possible so I made this:
I went to Home Depot and picked up some 1/4" round tubing and a few L shaped brackets. Connected outer carbs to the L brackets, and then connected with the 1/4 to make them work together. Killed the idle circut on the outer carbs, and boom only dumpers now. Used a long coupling nut to connect to the stock linkage and bent a weird loop that will slid into the secondary carbs to make it adjustable....and your done ****py pic, but it's all i can find now... Deltone called, sorry, but i'm keeping the chrome trans
I don't know, I'll find out what he can do. Thanks! That is super nice but maybe beyond my capabilities, haha! Thanks for the tip but not for keeping the trans!! hahaha!
No matter what carbs you use they will all have one thing in common.....they are designed to be vertically acutated and ideally the force to open should come from directly underneath to minimize radial pressure on throttle shafts. You can accomplish this using a rod that pivots with linkage arms and the usual method of holding it in place are rod end bearings (aka heim joints) shown here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_end_bearing Here is how Tom Langdon uses them to actuate a carb designed to be opened by horizontal force but you should get the idea: http://stoveboltengineco.com/index....:category=361512&mode=product&product=1222028
Interesting thread; I'm in the middle of re-doing the progessive linkage on my 3x1 235 Chev because my first design just isn't smooth and I have trouble getting the 2 end carbs to go to WOT. The big problem is that the 1-barrells on a six sit 'sideways' in relation to the carbs on a V-motor which gives problems in using what we know as 'regular' progressive linkage. My solution to this is that I'm going to 'turn' the carbs 90 degrees using 3/4" thick aluminum spacers. The second problem is throttle shafts; nobody makes long ones to mount the standard linkage to, so I'm making my own out of 5/16 br*** rod. There are a lot of little problems that I've run across but all seem solvable and I will be glad to get into the details (with pics) of my progress so far if anybody is interested...PM me. Attached pics are of what version 1 looks like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5P9GWZf1RI This is a progressive linkage done by my friend for my 303 inch stroker stovebolt , the carbs are turned , and I have been told they will not work this way , but I have yet to road test it as it is still at the upholstery shop... but it works absolutly perfect ...
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