[Alpines] Dual webers

[tom.hill at att.net]

Hi Lauri,

Since the Holbay manifold was used on the Arrow body Alpine, the carbs will actually point downward when installed on a Series Alpine.  It has straight runners and, on a lefthand drive Alpine, it difficult to use because of the brake master cylinder.  I have one that was cut and rewelded to provide a 5 deg upward angle for the carbs.  I was using a Wilwood master cylinder and it barely fit.  I removed and reinstalled the engine and it would no longer fit.  The real interference point was the steering box.  I made some spacers to go under the motor and transmission mounts to lift the engine slightly and it still wouldn't fit.  I ended up getting the Redline manifold intended for the Series Alpine and having the intake runners welded up to match the Holbay head.

You can see some pictures of when it did fit at  http://www.tomhill.freeservers.com/photo4.html

Tom Hill
-------------- Original message from ?auri Lehtinen <lehtinen.lauri at kolumbus.fi>: -------------- 


> Hello, folks, 
> has anyone a photo of a Holbay manifold for dual webers? 
> Is it bent so that carbs rise a bit higher? 
> And how brake master cylinder is arranged? 
> 
> Lauri 
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