Attempting the Weber carb install

[brickdog2000]

This is the begining. As a poor boy I am using what I can get for free.

[bravekozak]

weld

Find a good aluminum welder + machinist and you won't need to make an adapter plate. Just build up where the mounts are. Then face, drill and tap four holes. Good luck.

[zoe60]

Seems like everyone's carbs are wearing out at the same time. I just got a redline kit off ebay for a Suzuki Samarai. I am making the bottom part of the adapter plate out of 3/8" aluminum. I'm gonna try to fool everything so the check engine light doesn't come on. I'd like to use the original cable attacher thing so I can rig up the air conditioner dashpot. Maybe we can compare notes since were doing it at the same time.

[Evil D]

You could make an adapter out of laminated ply wood, like skateboards are made of. They used to (and probably still) make carb spacers out of the same wood, and i don't see why you couldn't make it work as long as you could drill and tap it well enough to mount it. Wood might be easier to work with than aluminum depending on what tools you have.

[DriverOne]

You've got my interest! Any projected HP gains? What do you think it will do to the gas mileage?

[brickdog2000]

I am going to be putting in a weber carb in my 88 festiva. I did my reasearch and have been getting excellent advice from drddan. I cant thank him enough. However, I am a poor boy so I will not be making pretty adapter plates like he did. Instead I am making a tower sort of speak to make my intake compatible with the weber carb. I will also be fabricating an air box that has a pipe that goes across the valve cover to hook up to the existing air filter that cam with teh car when I bought it. I will be sure to post pics as progress is made.:p