New guy with a Bugeye

[bug_sixty]

Opps, I was looking at the photo's of Jim's post... da... that's a nasty bar

 

[RickB]

Of course I'm a big fan of the wheels...
There are some nice caps available, you want to look for Ansen Sprint caps.

 

[JPSmit]

I noticed the car is listing to the left. In Bill's pic above, it seems to be listing to the right, which would make more sense to compensate for the driver's weight. Tire pressures are equal. Nothing seems broken. Any ideas?
And here's a pic of the current wheels.

They all list to the left. It's called a bachelor lean.

 

[bug_sixty]

orrrr Bachelorette in today's genderless garb

 

[JPSmit]

orrrr Bachelorette in today's genderless garb

Nah, bachelors still outweigh bachlorettes ( for the most part)

 

[bug_sixty]

Got it...

 

[Nader]

Bachelor lean, huh? Geez. I don't buy it. It wasn't until I got married that the passenger seat went empty in any of my roadsters. But I understand the principle.

So will swapping the driver and passenger side leaf springs fix it?

 

[bug_sixty]

Interesting you should say that... In an earlier post I pointed out that the Works had two different rear springs with different load spec's.... The domestic market had it one way and the export the opposite to compensate for driver and all the hardware changes between l and R drives

 

[Nader]

Got a 45 Weber (thanks bug sixty!) and found the intake manifold flanges to be thicker than the header flanges.

 

[Nader]

So I milled some aluminum stepped washers to compensate for the 3.3 mm difference in flange thicknesses. Added stainless washers to spread the pressure from the manifold nuts. Hope the Al doesn't crack.

 

[Jim_Gruber]

Necessity is indeed ...

 

[Nader]

Engine fired right up. Throttle response is instantaneous compared to the SU carbs. I think it was hard on the belt because now I've got a shreaker that needs to be replaced. Tightening it didn't mKe much difference. It cut my carb tuning session short.

 

[JPSmit]

So will swapping the driver and passenger side leaf springs fix it?

Some have had success with swapping and shims. Others not so much. I went on a diet.

 

[Guest]

I put brand new springs on and it did the same thing!

 

[bug_sixty]

Engine fired right up. Throttle response is instantaneous compared to the SU carbs. I think it was hard on the belt because now I've got a shreaker that needs to be replaced. Tightening it didn't mKe much difference. It cut my carb tuning session short.

ah....I'm already missing the beast....but not that much

 

[nomad]

Instantaneous throttle response is a DCOE trait. Overall power increase usually a little over SU's. Tuneability not nearly as easy!

Kurt.

 

[Nader]

Alternator sat too far forward, so I milled down the mounting lug a few mm. Belt looks okay, so I'm wondering if the mispositioning put additional strain on the alternator bearings, and maybe that's the screeching I hear. I'll find out tomorrow when I replace the belt and button things up.

 

[BillW103]

I mounted an alternator that way and the ear broke off the alternator.

 

[Nader]

I mounted an alternator that way and the ear broke off the alternator.

Good to know, I'll keep an eye on it. I can weld up the Al. for reinforcement if necessary.

 

[Nader]

Went from a 50lb. Diehard to a 15lb. Odyssey. Had to make a tie-down bracket. Still need to clean up the wiring.