ianstaley's single build with VW plenum and Weber 32/32 dft

[ianstaley]

joedrum » Fri Apr 11, 2014 1:07 am[/url]":2yoog8u8]
hmmm looks great so you are going to hi rise it cool ... looks a lot better than my plywood plate LOL

Nothing wrong with wood Joe, I can't make **** outa wood and doing it in mettal is beyond my workshop, so I have to farm it out. But YOU Joe are one of the main reasons I started down this road of single carb. Thanks man. If you all click on the drawing it gets bigger.

 

[ianstaley]

Brian, if you take a good look (it isnt obvious) but the holes for the manifold are offset to the carb mounts, they are all M8 but drilled and tapped to a known depth. This will allow me to use bolts from each side, but I think a more elegant solution is to use studs I can then use nyloc nuts.
Ian

 

[ianstaley]

Just out of interest and understanding Joe, what do you mean by "high rising" the whole plate is only 1 inch thick.

 

[dan filipi]

From what I understand, ian your making this plate to center the carb correct?

 

[slabghost]

It's still an inch higher than with gasket alone. :whistling:

 

[ianstaley]

Two reply and one answer first question yes it does center the carb over the VW plenum and two yes it is a bit higher, but I am sure that if I hit it with the right hammer I can account for that :builder:

 

[joedrum]

oh thsts good it is higher ian...the further from the plenum floor the better

 

[ianstaley]

Adapter, the continuing saga.....

So today I went to pick up the new adapter, he then tells me that if I had bought 3 it would have been cheaper, well £80.00 really isn't that much in the scheme of things, so I rushed home got out the Nikon and took a few, what I thought was a nice gesture he gave me a plate he had spare that he did for a company about a year ago, so I want opinions on this plate, Chrome it or Gold plate it you can see it at the bottom of the adapter pics I have taken.. :grin:











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[slabghost]

Plate it whichever way you like. Will you be polishing or plating the carb as well?

 

[ianstaley]

The carb, hummm, don't see the carb but it is an idea...

 

[dan filipi]

Gold plate, yeah.
That's what I felt like doing to the first 4" alternator pulley I had made. Machinist charged way too much to make it.

 

[ianstaley]

well the drawing is on here with the dimensions to fit the VW manifold the way I want to do my conversion. I think I will go into the roof space and get the carb down and manifold and just loose fit and make some pics for you guys. as I understand there may be some slight differences between a European VW manifold and an American one. But hay, the drawing can easily copied and made bigger, it's original size is A4.

Ian

 

[AApple]

If this plate is aluminuminum, or stainless, just polish the heck out of it....it'll shine like chrome! :clapping:
Don't know where you would put it on the bike, tho. How big is it?

 

[ianstaley]

Hi it's 9.5" x 3" just under a 1/4" thick steel. not SS. I think it would look great on the ass end, in a small box and back lighted to show up at night. I just don't know what I will do with it, it was just a nice gesture from the dude that made the adapter.

 

[slabghost]

Might make a good man cave decoration.

 

[AApple]

Powder coat.... :good:

 

[ianstaley]

Now that's an idea too. So I am off to Palma de Majorca next week for a weeks holiday, so when I get back the new (used) frame is off to the blasters, I will then sort out any welding that needs to be done and maybe chop the front end ala Sparky. I still haven't decided to use (make) a set of springers, they really look great on some bike's but I am in two minds with the wing. If I keep the normal front end, then I will make up my own front rain guard and have it a bit like the old Indian's at the front.

 

[who444444]

just my 2 cents worth, it seems a springer front end looks best on slim bikes and not as appealing on a wider engine bike like our wings.
dave

 

[ianstaley]

who444444 » Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:57 pm[/url]":2rshficz]
just my 2 cents worth, it seems a springer front end looks best on slim bikes and not as appealing on a wider engine bike like our wings.
dave

I am sort of 70% against it, they look great on a Harley or any V twin, but on a boxer I am beginning to think that it would look like a bitta bike you know a bit from her and a bit from there and forcing it to fit. So a set of chromed fork bottoms would look a lot better. :thanks:

 

[ianstaley]

Okay so got the carb from out of the attic storage to fit the adapter just to see how it looks. Some pictures and some questions. Ian