Roadsterites,
I recently purchased a used SU set with manifold and air cleaner from Dave
Murphy. I sent the carbs and hardware off to Scott of Ztherapy to perform
his restoration magic. I took the manifold to a local shop that blasts whole
car bodies with plastic media and now I have this beautiful, clean manifold.
The casting is very rough. I wouldn't mind smoothing out the exterior for
appearance sake (I know, not a "stock" appearance) But it's the interior
that concerns me. The interior is rough and the bores are at least a 32th
smaller than the phenolitic blocks.
Does anybody know if there is an advantage to spending some time smoothing
the passages and porting them to match the blocks?
Eastwood sells a kit for this purpose and it might make a good "watch TV
after dinner" project <single men don't get yelled at for making a mess! and
as sick as it might sound, I miss getting yelled at!
Victor Laury
70 2000
Los Angeles
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