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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sorry to bomb you all out with this. Have been trying to get it to Olin but keeps getting bounced. With fewer or even without attachments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Olin,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi. Yes, there was quite considerable modification. But nothing too difficult.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I went to a place nearby where they take old Jag saloons and modernize them with PI etcetc. So, they had a load of HD6s sitting around, more or less as scrap!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>I bought 3 rebuild kits from Midel in Australia. Stripped the carbs down and rebuilt them. I was lucky; they were not worn and came out like new functionally.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>I bored(?) out the 3 inlet manifolds from 1.5” to 1.75”. Have to be careful as that’s as far as you can go. Flap wheels and a good gauge...patience and no rushing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>I put the carbs on the manifolds and bolted them onto the engine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>I sort of waved the original linkages at the setup to see where it wouldn’t fit and put my thinking cap on.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>I went back to the Jag shop and got a whole lot of linkage bits......a few of these, a few of those and some of the other.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>I got some brass rod that was just right for the little concertina-like link pieces.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>I was thus able to get some synchronicity/linkage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>I was able to use the BT7 accelerator linkage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>I was able to cobble up a choke connection for the 3 carbs, but disconnected one as it was struggling.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>I was able to use the heat shield, albeit after it was machined out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>11)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>I was able to use the air filters (French actually). Again the back plates had to be machined out and the LHS one had to be offset.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>12)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>I was able to use 2 out of 3 of the return springs. That was plenty.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>13)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Played around a bit, but it came right pretty easily. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>14)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Green springs, CV needles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>I did give it a lot of thought before and during, but it wasn’t difficult.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Here are some pics. Quite big files so I hope they won’t stuff up your system! But, if you get them, you’ll be able to blow them up quite large for a detailed look. Also a summary posted at the time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If you do this conversion keep in touch. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Now I’m into Webers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Do let me know how you get on....if you go for it!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>