My sort-of restoration

[Peter Jones]

Boat shops are a good source of Stainless Self Tapping Screws.

Keep up the good work.

Pete

[GeorgeMK1]

AHAHHAHA!
i didnt even notice the screws to be honest, it was just the monent i suppose. the mirrors were really dirty and cleaned them for an hour haha. but i doubt they need a spray, they are in good condition.
All it needs now is jsut the door rubbers in and a back bumper and some other little touches. Wash it all and clean it down and im ready for DUBFEST.

[GeorgeMK1]

Can anyone please tell me what kind of carbi this is??
im told its a performance carbi and is bigger than my old one. although still have no idea if it is VERY good or just a slight bit better. i looked at it but all i can see is that it says WEBER. and thats about it.

[GoLfMan]

looks kind of like a DGV Weber to me mate

they are a good replacement for the stock solex.

However if you want a REALLY nice carb you need 1 or (even better still) 2 x DCOE Weber's or the equilvalent Dellortoe's. They are worth it for the sound alone!

[Jarred]

Thats not a DGV I dont believe. They have square tops on inlet throats. So it'll be another type of downdraft weber. There will be a code on the carb somewhere, it'll look like (well it is) a part number.

This one will be a huge improvement over the stock solex. A properly tuned DGV series (or similar) carb will go just as well as a single DCOE weber/dellorto. Whilst they don't have the sound, they'll give the same BFYB performancewise, and a mechanical secondaries carb (ie a DGV series) should also give better fuel econ.

hth

[roccodingo]

Carb model number is across the alloy base just above the "pink" letters on the manifold.

[GoLfMan]

A properly tuned DGV series (or similar) carb will go just as well as a single DCOE weber/dellorto. Whilst they don't have the sound, they'll give the same BFYB performancewise

your dreaming mate! A 32/36 will never perform aswell as a 45mm DCOE, especially for torque and top end. Having driven both carbs back to back on the SAME car the SAME day!!! The difference was VERY noticeable.

but yes, BYFB performance the (cheaper, and easier to find) DGV style of carb is a winner

[Peter Jones]

That's a wierd carb for sure. Sort of looks like a DGEC but with all the extra plumbing on the side of it I'd say it's the OEM carb off some other vehicle.

Pete

[Preen59]

A properly tuned DGV series (or similar) carb will go just as well as a single DCOE weber/dellorto.

I'd like to hear you back up that comment with some facts.

[Jarred]

I'd like to hear you back up that comment with some facts.

facts?? woah slow down mate.

on a standard old ass 1.6 8V, your butt dyno won't be able to tell much of a difference in outright power. the DCOE should feel brisker off the line because of the synchro butterflies, but in out right power. negligble difference to worry about loosing a precious few kw's. This is all for a street car. a race/track car, I'd be singing a different tune.