Or how the
transformation from digital file to machined parts looks like. Friday evening
there was a fairly large box waiting for me at home. Sure it came from
Schaeffer, and nicely within their estimated delivery window. The only thing
that struck me as odd was the box's size. It really was vast for what it should
contain ...
For
comparison I put an original carburettor mount on top of it together with the bolts needed to finish
them. So did I make a mistake with the files, or did something go wrong on-line? Or did they just run out of smaller boxes? But a quick inspection of the
contents showed me all looked fine.
This was confirmed
after removing the parts from their protective wrapping ...
... and
comparing them with an original mounting block. This was a bit of a tense
moment as there is always some doubt in the back of my head ... "did I measure everything correctly".
But I needn't have worried there as everything fits as it should and all holes
align correctly ...
And as an added bonus these alloy mounts are each 40
grams lighter in comparison to the original rubber ones. See how they behave on
the car, and in particular how they influence heat transfer to the carburettors.
Well, the first little winter project is finished. Getting cool air into the
carburettors is one of the other jobs for this winter. To be continued.
2 comments:
Hello,
I'm a Triumph TR7 owner,
I allways have problems with my Carburator mounting
I have allready 6 times to change them ( new rubber mouting TKC 1338A from Rimmer Bross )
I see that you have made it in alloy, can you give me the information to make theme ( the mesures ) ?
kind regards,
Frederik
Hello Frederik,
See this earlier post: https://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2014/11/alloy-su-carburettor-mounts.html
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