Twin SU Carbs - Hif 44 1 3/4"

[DKWW2000]

I put in a offer on the Carbs & it was accepted They arrived in a "used" (or Pre-Owned) condition as things are now described


The air filter was US but I have used the frame to make a temp until I can find some Pre-Owned Chrome ones .



This is the Cute little inlet manifold:-




This is the Home made Temp Filter:-




Made some angle attachments to take the OMP pipes:-



I fitted it to the spare engine so I can fit the ancillaries:-


I have made a Heat Shield that sits below the Float Chambers & OMP feeds to deflect the heat from below.


It is amazing how they cleaned up with a bit of polish

I have ordered rebuild kits, once done I am probably going to try out over the winter.

[MelloYello]

Nice. I like something a bit different.
Will be interesting to see how it goes.

[ian65]

this is awesome Pete.... these were always a well regarded upgrade back in the early 80's... surprising how few have survived.



I'm very interested to find out how the car runs with them on..... are you going to take the rats nest off as well? It's not going to do anything with the stock inlet and Nikki gone. Good call on the heat shield too.... SU's are very sensitive to heat soak.

[DKWW2000]

I will see what difference it makes, I always said I would keep it stock
Perhaps I should find another to restore lacking a engine

[ian65]

Perhaps I should find another to restore lacking a engine

Easier said than done these days though

[myatt1972]

I was tempted by these Pete purely out of curiosity. They have cleaned up well.
Don't worry about being non-standard, its only bolt on stuff that can be returned to original if you want.
Im sure I read figures in the region of 150bhp with this conversion
Keep us posted

[Hobbawobba]

Oooo very interesting aye! Looking clean and shiney I don't really know much about these aye

[DKWW2000]

Nor do I Jess But I have had many cars in the past with SUs & they have always been easy to maintain/adjust/repair so here goes.
They were good enough for the E Type. They will be even shinier after they have been rebuilt

[KiwiDave]

Really interesting project Pete.

[DKWW2000]

Finished the 1st stage of the project - The rebuild and Clean, now they are ready to fit:-





They had a good polish also
They weigh under half of the stock setup