I dunno whether it's just me that loves this, but I've been searching around for SU's a fair bit lately and I've stumbled on some pretty cool variants and setups. I just love the brass!
<--- How awesome is that manifold! 
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| Author: | spraycanmansam [ Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:25 pm ] |
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I dunno whether it's just me that loves this, but I've been searching around for SU's a fair bit lately and I've stumbled on some pretty cool variants and setups. I just love the brass!
<--- How awesome is that manifold!
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| Author: | Timbo [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Soo cool :D |
Love the brass. I'm feeling very smug, just picked this up on ebay. 
I already have a set of H1 1 1/8" carbs off a Mk1 Sprite to go on it. A bit about them here http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/alex_h1s.htm Tim |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:13 am ] |
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Ooh , love it , I have a later Alexander (looks boring compared to that one) twin 1 1/8 manifold that I've been looking for carbs for ... |
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| Author: | poeee [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:15 am ] |
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I saw an Aquaplane twin H1 manifold at the Ballarat swap on the weekend. It was $80 so I left it as I didn't know enough about it. The dude has a pic on the mk1 performance site. |
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| Author: | Timbo [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:18 pm ] |
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Ooh, Aquaplane ones are nice too, that's another name in my permanent ebay query. They made a matching cast alloy oil cooler that looks like an old household radiator. Tim |
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| Author: | poeee [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:39 pm ] |
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Should I have bought it? The head side holes were TINY! |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:58 pm ] |
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Yes you should have , old wierd manifolds and performance stuff looks great on the garage wall . Now to look for an Aquaplane oil cooler for the sports850 ... |
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| Author: | poeee [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:59 pm ] |
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I dare say it will be there next year. 
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| Author: | Timbo [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:30 pm ] |
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poeee wrote: Should I have bought it? The head side holes were TINY!
H1 carbs are tiny. They are only 1 1/8", about 30mm. They are really only any good on an 850. I've never measured the size of the ports in an 850 head though, maybe they are only about 30mm too? I may end up using mine with an old 12G295 head I have, depends on what the experts reckon. Tim |
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| Author: | spraycanmansam [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:07 pm ] |
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Timbo wrote: Love the brass.
I'm feeling very smug, just picked this up on ebay... Tim I'm jealous...  Are they fetching big dollars, or more right place right time?
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:17 pm ] |
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I like these ones best... 
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| Author: | poeee [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:21 pm ] |
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What era are they from?
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:38 pm ] |
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1957/58 Formula 1 Climax FPF engine used by Cooper and Lotus. The next year they got Webers and won the Championship! |
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| Author: | sgc [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:57 pm ] |
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Timbo wrote: I may end up using mine with an old 12G295 head I have,
Don't do that, the '295 is a great breather, best head for a smallbore according to Vizard. I've got twin HS2's on mine, it could probably flow enough to use two HS4's.. |
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| Author: | Timbo [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:00 pm ] |
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spraycanmansam wrote: Timbo wrote: Love the brass. I'm feeling very smug, just picked this up on ebay... Tim I'm jealous... Are they fetching big dollars, or more right place right time?A bit of both. I've been watching ebay for over a year and haven't seen a single one come up, then 3 came up last week. Another bare manifold (possibly a little worse than mine) went for about $180, a fully recoed pair of carbs on a polished manifold went for $450 and I paid about $100 including postage. Tim |
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