Weber dgv for my Midget?

[RickB]

I've got a Nissan A15 (1500) motor in my Midget and it has a nasty old hitachi downdraft carb on it.

In a perfect world where I had enough time and money I'd figure out whether my head has round or oval ports and assemble the right intake manifold and a nice pair of SU's.

In this world I just want to bolt on something better than the hitachi and not spend too much time or money doing it.

The obvious choice is a Weber downdraft carburetor.
I'm looking for one with manual choke and it would be nice if it comes with the right adapter plate to bolt right up to my intake.

I see some on Ebay of course, new and used.
However I thought I'd ask here first and see if someone has one they want to sell, trade or donate.

Advice & comments always welcome of course! :wink:

 

[Trevor Jessie]

will that fit under the bonnet?

 

[RickB]

I believe it's actually a little shorter than the Hitachi.
Hopefully it will fit - I may have to do something creative for an air filter.

 

[racingenglishcars]

They had been selling those as replacements for all kinds of cars. I had a loose throttle shaft in my Land Rover, and it was leaking a bit of fuel from there. The inspection man here in Dk didn't like leaking fuel, so I installed one of those. They claim all kinds of improvements, but the only improvement I actually saw was that it didn't drip any more. The gas mileage actually went down (very slightly).

 

[SilentUnicorn]

I my have a weber kicking around....if your interested.


mark

 

[RickB]

Thanks Mark,
Can you receive PM's?

 

[Morris]

So... just to play Devil's advocate here... why do you want to put on the Weber? What do you hope to achieve? Why do you hate the Hitachi?

Unless you have a spec sheet from someone who has set up a Weber on your EXACT motor setup, plan on spending some time and $$ (possibly $$$) trying out different chokes and jets.

(sorry mark)

 

[ecurie_ecosse]

I thought you'd try to sell him on EFI as the way to go Morris.

Stuart.

 

[RickB]

The guys over there on the Datsun1200Club forums have plenty of info on setup.

I know at least one member here who has had a Weber 32/36 on a Datsun A15 motor in their LBC.

I'm looking at Ebay - but there is so very much to look through there. Overload.

What I hope to gain?
Manual choke, smooth out the running a bit.
The Hitach I have is old & tired & worn. I could get a rebuilt Hitachi, or get mine rebuilt - it seems the Weber is superior technology.

EFI really doesn't fit my budget. :wink:

 

[ecurie_ecosse]

EFI really doesn't fit my budget. :wink:

I hear you Rick. The Weber is certainly newer technology than your old Hitachi. If you can install one without too much expense,then go for it. :thumbsup:

Of course,I'm no expert! I've still got a Zenith/Stromberg on my 1500.

Stuart.

 

[Morris]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]EFI really doesn't fit my budget.[/QUOTE]

Mine either it turns out. :frown:

Actually, my opinion (take it with a pound of salt) is that you should rebuild the Hitachi and run it until you can get your SUs setup. I think your longterm happiness will be high, and your short term frustration will be low.

But I am frequently wrong.

 

[RickB]

Thanks Morris, you have a great point there.
The guys on the Datsun forum seem to say the same. I'll look into what it might take to do that, it would be nice if I could switch it to a manual choke at the same time.

 

[Morris]

In the "HELP!" section at your local big box auto supply house, they have a kit for converting early emission era water chokes to manual chokes. Cost about $15. It MIGHT work on your Hitachi.

If you are looking for a short term solution to keep you smilin' while your drivin' until you get the dream SU setup set up, the choke kit may do the trick.

 

[RickB]

Thank you, I just ordered a rebuild kit for the Hitachi.
I suppose it might run better if it were rebuilt.

I will go look for that conversion kit, that would be really helpful.

 

[RickB]

This is rich!

I went into Schucks yesterday and the nice girl comes up and asks me what I'm looking for.

There were no customers in the store and 3 employees.

I decided to give her a chance, I said "I'm looking for a conversion kit to change my automatic choke to a manual choke"

She gets a faintly puzzled look on her face and leads me over to the aisle with the chrome do-dads. She looks around there for a while without asking me any questions then makes a bee-line to the back of the store where she 'conferred' with an older and wiser co-worker.

They both come back up and say "we don't have those in the store, you would have to special order one".

I say, ah - Ok, Thanks.
They walk back to the rear of the store.

Then I walk over to the "Help" section and pick one up and carry it over to them. I told them after I buy this one they will only have one left on the shelf, so in a few years they maybe should consider ordering some more...

I just thought it was funny. :wink: