> On 3/3/03, Bill wrote:
>
> Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 09:12:42 -0700
> From: "Bill Meyer" <wcameyer@msn.com>
> Subject: Re: ZS to HIF conversion
>
> Monte,
>
> When I did my '77, I put the knob in the plastic "knockout" in the upper
> right corner of the dash. This is the location used in my '72, and I did
> not have to drill the dash itself. It is easier, restorable, and sort of
> "correct"
>
> Bill
>
> I converted my ZS to a single HIF6 (Austin Marina carb) on my 1978 MGB in
> 1991. I relocated the rheostat switch for the instrument lights to the
blank
> plate and installed the choke to the rheostat location. Gives a stronger
> mount for the choke (which is used much more frequently than the
rheostat!).
> I have since converted the single HIF6 to dual HS4's...and used the same
> mount location.
>
> rick ingram
> 1978 mgb
> 1969 mgc
> 1974.5 mgb/gt V8
>
Rick,
Good idea, although my fix has lasted successfully for 19 years.
Bill
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