Re: Fw: Re:hi l@@kin 4 a carb thank you

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very much gary for the time you took to type this and the great info thats why I have always loved this list...good people,parts,prices and the friendship..say I have an idea and maybe this has already happened...would it be kewl at least for those who could mke it to meet at a major event or have a huge mopar crusie to??? Thanks again David


--- On Fri, 1/2/09, Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Fw: Re:hi l@@kin 4 a carb
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 7:36 PM
> A place called The Carburetor Shop had some for sale at one
> time: (573) 392-7378 (9-4 Mon-Wed central time)
> 
> Are wcfb's popular with Chebby guys?
> 
> Here's an alternative from a Caddy guy:
> 
> "You can get aluminum adapter plates to go from the
> WCFB bolt pattern to the big Carter AFB/ Edelbrock 4 barrel
> bolt pattern. I will show you a picture of the ones that I
> used. You can get them from Speedway....the part number for
> them is #7202085. I used trans-dapt carb adapters, but these
> appear to be the same thing. You have to modify them
> slightly to make 'em work, but here ya go...
> 
> The four countersunk holes (one on each corner) line right
> up with the bolt holes on a WCFB intake manifold. You need
> to use these holes to bolt the adapters to the intake, and
> then bolt the carb to the adapter. There are only two
> problems...
> 1.You have to drill the holes out in the centers so that a
> bolt will pass through them, but you have to leave enough
> countersunk material for the screw you use to bite on.
> 2. The contersunk are on mine were not coutersunk quite far
> enough, so you need to sink the hole edges a little further.
> 
> You will need to use a square head allen screw to do this
> also, as it's circumference is round, unlike a
> traditional bolt. If you were using a bolt, the countersunk
> area would have to be considerably bigger to clear the
> corners of the eight sides of the bolt head and your socket.
> If you made the hole big enough to use a regular bolt, it
> also might compromise the integrity of the piece. You also
> need to make sure that the allen screws that you use tighten
> up so that the tops of them are just below the carb mounting
> surface of the carb adapters. This way, you can be certain
> that they are not interfering with the carb installation
> (i.e. causing vacuum leaks, etc.). You can also cut down the
> allen screw heads compensate for a lack of countersunk
> depth. Once you have everything drilled and mocked up, put
> down a gasket, bolt down the carb adapter, another gasket on
> top of it, bolt down the carb and whamo! You're in
> business! I used two new Carter AFB 600 cfm carbs from
> Summit on my caddy mill, and I've been using this
> adapter plate set up for about 5 years now and it works
> great!"
> 
> Gary H.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>  
> > am looking for a wcfb to complete a dual 4 poly set
> up. Anyone/ideas?
> >Thank You David
> 
> 
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