Dr Dan's B6 build

[drddan]

A couple of "before and after" pics. This even surprised me. :eeeeeek:


Before (ugh!)


By drddan at 2012-06-05


By drddan at 2012-06-05

After


By drddan at 2012-06-05


By drddan at 2012-06-05


I love sandblasters :thumbright:

I think I might have to paint this

[drddan]

Can't wait to see the finished product. Your engine is so clean! Wish I had taken more time on mine. Hope it runs good. You're gonna love the upgrade. It's like the Weber gives it more get up and go but the B6 gives it more pulling power, if that makes any sense.

Thanks!

Ha! Thats what I meant when I said I was anal. This could have been done, and running, but I got's to clean ...and paint...everything!

I get what you mean, about the Weber. A properly adjusted Weber is a mean, pulling son-of-a-gun!
The difference in my B3, when I installed the Weber, was night and day!
It felt like it had 5-10 more HP.
I cant wait to see how the B6 runs. I am getting close now.

[zoe60]

Can't wait to see the finished product. Your engine is so clean! Wish I had taken more time on mine. Hope it runs good. You're gonna love the upgrade. It's like the Weber gives it more get up and go but the B6 gives it more pulling power, if that makes any sense.

[drddan]

A couple more pics of the adaptor


By drddan at 2012-06-04


By drddan at 2012-06-04

Almost forgot about this

Last week I looked over the flywheel from the B3 (going on the B6) and it didnt look bad at all. Much better than I had imagined. I took a 1' square, high-speed lathe tool bit I had laying around, wrapped it in 100 grit automotive emery paper, and it cleaned up very nicely, with just a few minutes of elbow grease


By drddan at 2012-06-05

[drddan]

Yes you are correct. The bottom plate is 1/2", the top plate is 1".
I thought about retaining the EFE...and promptly said...

....Nah! :p
Saved it just in case.

Started out with (2) 3/8" plates, and after starting to work with them, and with the amount of screws involved, I decided to go thicker. The 3/8 plates were just wimpy

[BigElCat]

Holy Adapter Batman!

I saved all 4 pics as Dr Dan's Weber Adapter; has a nice ring to it.

It's just like the commercial product, only thicker. How thick are they? 1" and 1/2"?

I'm going to make one, but I'm thinking about retaining the stock electric base heater, called the EFE. Did you consider trying that?

[drddan]

Members have asked about my carb adaptor, and how I made it. I thought this would be a good time to post pics of it, since I have it off. :p

Please excuse the gasket material still on it. I was pic'n as I pulled stuff off.

I squared up the blocks of aluminum at work on a mill, but everything else was done by hand, with hole saws, drill press, or air grinder. (squaring up on a mill was 'cause it makes it pretty.)

The plate on the left (thin plate) fits onto the festy carb pattern, the one on the right bolts on top of the thin festy plate, and has a smooth transition to the top plate, and has the Weber shaped fuel slot and bolt pattern.
I located where all the bolts needed to be by using gaskets, bought at any auto store. The bolt that bolts the 2 plates together, I drilled in between the Festy bolt pattern screw holes, and the Weber bolt pattern screw hole, being carefull to not have screws bumping into each other.


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By drddan at 2012-06-03

[TominMO]

Lookin' great Dan!

[drddan]

I'd put $1 on the carby B6, over the EFI B6.

$5 on Fantastiva!

We could shoot the video from Festus, as long as the camera has a zoom feature. :p

Oh now you've gone and made it a challenge. :p

I'll take that bet!!!! LMAO.

Ha. Waddya say, Markus?

[BigElCat]

You're doing a bang up job !! You know we are going to have to race B6s if you come visit the ranch again ? Just for fun

I'd put $1 on the carby B6, over the EFI B6.

$5 on Fantastiva!

We could shoot the video from Festus, as long as the camera has a zoom feature. :p

[freshtiva]

:p

Your build is awesome!

Thanks, just an impractical garage queen so far.

[drddan]

You're doing a bang up job !! You know we are going to have to race B6s if you come visit the ranch again ? Just for fun

:p

Oh ... i'll be out for a visit, that's for sure!

I want to be the 2nd FF.COM member to drive Fantastiva! :p :p :p

Your build is awesome!

[BigElCat]

Is the Banhoff lighter? Got a fish scale handy?

I don't remember what the springs do. I remember studying this a long time ago. Perhaps less (3<6) is more.

[deathrace2000]

Yeah, it's necessary to bake that VHT junk for proper adhesion/heat resistance. It makes for an awesome coating when done right, though. The oven method has worked well for me in the past.

[freshtiva]

You're doing a bang up job !! You know we are going to have to race B6s if you come visit the ranch again ? Just for fun