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One of the biggest drawbacks to the class five motor
in my car is the carburetor. I’ve tinkered with Solex 30 and with the help from
my buddy, Tom, the motor runs very good, but the idle circuit won’t allow the
engine to idle below 1400 r.p.m. Tom says this is because of the radical cam
that’s in the engine.
Secondly, at high r.p.m. the motor is starving for
fuel so I guess it’s time for a different carb setup. I have a set of Dellorto
40’s but unfortunately the frame structure around the engine doesn’t allow
enough room for these carbs. I’ve read a lot of articles, and talked to a lot
of different people, about what they think would work the best and everyone
seems to have a different solution to my problem. The blower will be a great
setup but this means that I will have to build a whole new motor, which is
completely out of my budget for now.
Well after months of research I’ve decided to listen to Tom. He
guaranteed me that he will make a single Webber 44 run great with no hesitation
problems, so what more could I want… So out comes the Visa card and let’s spend
a little more money.
Tom did a great job for me and after tinkering with
the jets etc. for a few hours the motor runs great and performs much better
than before. I built a new heater box to draw heat from the cylinder heads to
warm the carb. and intake so that just about finishes the carb. change.
I still have a few weeks before the first event that
I want to go to so I bought an aluminum fan shroud from E-Bay, and spent a few hours polishing and installing
it. It looks much better and doesn’t have the sharp edges that the cheap chrome
unit had.
Another thing that I needed to change was the
underside of the deck lid. The aluminum was pretty dull and the shape of it
didn’t allow me to polish it very well so I made a polished stainless steel
insert that fits inside of the lid. I think it really shows off the motor and
finishes the engine compartment.
The final touch is the Rat Fink decal to add to my
rat theme. People always ask about the rat and I’ve got to tell them about the
condition of the car when I bought it, and also about the inhabitants of the
car when I brought it home.
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