My pictures were just of the rebuild of the carbs and the install of the
Miata leather seats. Sorry.
Oh, wait, I drove the B today, and I have a camera here. Stay tuned...
I thought of a couple of things.
You'll need to plug the water outlet (inlet, I'm not sure) in the
head that goes to the water choke. Use the water tube from the '74 for
the return path of the heater core to the radiator hose return.
MonteMorris wrote:
> Since the ZS is running very rich and getting 12 MPG, I'm getting ready to
> trade the ZS carb in the 79B (desmogged) for HIF's out of a 74B parts car. I
> have the carbs, manifold, heat shield, and exhaust system. I also have the
> round Accessory foam air cleaners, Moss part # 223-230, that several listers
> are using.
> But, of course I have a few questions before I start tackling it:
> 1. On the 79 there is a tube that goes from the front of the manifold to the
> brakes. What do I do with this on the 74 manifold?
> 2. Do I hook up the anti-run on valve?
> 3. How do I hook up a manual choke: Where have others put the knob on the
> dash? I have a rectangular blanking plate on the left side of the dash just
> above the hazard switch and one on the right side just above the fan switch.
> I believe someone said put the choke know in place of the dash reostat, but
> mine works. If I use one of the blanking plates, how do I accomplish this?
> 4. Here in NE Missouri it gets COLD, should/could I hook up the carb
> induction heater from the ZS to the HIF's?
> 5. I've seen the Chicagoland ZS to HS carb swap pictures, but the HIF
> manifold and plumbing are different; does anyone have a step-by-step
> procedure for this?
> 6. In the middle of the HIF manifold off the parts car is a small tube bent
> at 90 degrees and is plugged off. Where did this go, and do I need to hook
> it up again?
> 7. Will I need to fabricate anything?
>
> Paul Root has given me some advise and I believe that Mike Janacek said he
> has done the conversion, but anyone else please feel free to chime in or
> point me to a website.
> Thanks,
> Monte
> 79B, Carmine
> 67B, BRG
> 74 Rust, parts car
>
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