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Thrusterman

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  1. Just an update. The Strombergs needed a good overhaul (in my opinion) so I purchased a pair of reconditioned HS6 carbs. They've been fitted and barely tinkered with and the old girl has never ran so sweetly. Not fussed about extra speed but she pulls superbly and is much more responsive. I'm a happy bunny! To be honest, a big part of the running problem I think was down to the lack of heat shield, there's a lot of heat coming off the stainless manifold. I haven't fitted one yet but have had no issues with the new carbs. Not going to go much further with it other than tidy up the porting and gas flow the intake. The head will come off over the winter as I don't know if it has been converted for unleaded and I may get the crankshaft balanced at the same time. Then I think it's off to Tom Airy (thanks Haggis) to get her tuned. Might be ready for a couple of shows next year!
  2. Ha ha. If you read the line that followed, that would be my excuse to the wife for justifying spending money on it!
  3. I'm based in Farnham, Surrey Pete. Thanks for the link. Cheers for all the advise, looks like I have a bit of researching to do and decide how far I want to take things. A little more power along the way would be nice just to keep up with todays traffic. That would be the excuse anyway!
  4. Yes, shame he is not closer to me too. Do we have a 'go to' equivalent in the south?
  5. The distributor has been one of the biggest issues. Having tried numerous new caps and a recon distributor, all caps seem to have a larger OD to the distributor body ID. I ended up whittling one down to fit but still rattles about a touch but it runs much more reliably. Maybe I just need to find some good advice on tuning the current Stombergs and I'll enjoy driving it in its more reliable, standard form for a while whilst I plan power upgrades!
  6. Thanks Clive. The car is purely for the road. I'll look into EFI and make a decision from there!
  7. I'm looking at possible carb upgrades for my Mk3 GT6. Having been put off the idea of fitting Weber carbs, I'm looking at triple Strombergs. Can anyone on here advise as to whether it's a good or bad idea, have they done a similar conversion etc? Any mod would have to be a simple 'bolt on' as I want the option to return to stock in the future. Thanks in advance
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