Hi all, when i bought my car the guy was good enough to include a set of 175 triple su's, rebuild kits and even a book on rebuilding them. Now that i have the car RWC and registered i am looking to get the 202 (spare motor) in and i want to run the triples. My question is what is the best way to clean them up before i do anything else? As you can see the carbs and manifold look pretty crappy. Research has me looking at everything from soda blasting to CLR to Coke (the drink kind ) I'm sure some of you guys have travelled this road before.
Clean up of triples?
#1
Posted 11 January 2018 - 10:26 AM
#2
Posted 11 January 2018 - 10:28 AM
#3
Posted 11 January 2018 - 12:16 PM
Yep water blasting/ hydro blasting is the go. Did up some Webers a while back, they cam \e up fabulously.
#4
Posted 11 January 2018 - 06:21 PM
Yep water blasting/ hydro blasting is the go. Did up some Webers a while back, they cam \e up fabulously.
Did you re-colour the webbers after the hydrablasting ? For that original look.
& yep hydrablasting is the only way to go.
#5
Posted 11 January 2018 - 06:35 PM
Thanks guys, hadn't heard of this. Will see if i have someone local that does it.
#6
Posted 11 January 2018 - 06:40 PM
#7
Posted 11 January 2018 - 07:30 PM
No didn't bother as going on to a race engine, extra weight and all that LOL
#8
Posted 11 January 2018 - 08:16 PM
How soon are you doing the triples mate ? Gary
I will probably be doing them within a few weeks
#9
Posted 05 April 2018 - 09:47 PM
#10
Posted 06 April 2018 - 01:07 PM
#11
Posted 07 April 2018 - 10:35 AM
By the way, fyi they are not SU’s but Strombergs. Common mistake, but XU1’s had Strombergs. Is that a genuine Holden manifold too?
Thanks for the correction, very new to the Torana world and learning all the time. Unsure as to the manifold, is there a way to check where the carbs and manifold started life?
#12
Posted 07 April 2018 - 10:51 AM
This would be a good starting point - remove the air cleaner assemblies and note any numbers stamped into the face of carbs where the backing plates mount.
Depending on the numbers present, you may get a few private messages through the forum asking if you want to sell them .
#13
Posted 07 April 2018 - 11:01 AM
Edited by Pollarized, 07 April 2018 - 11:13 AM.
#14
Posted 07 April 2018 - 11:11 AM
Thanks for that Kockum, had a look and two of them are stamped 949 TA and one is stamped 949 TB
#15
Posted 07 April 2018 - 12:13 PM
Ok - a matching set of early 72 LJ XU1 carbs on the genuine Holden manifold [ after market manifolds don't have the firing order on them].
Worth big bucks - I hate seeing people get ripped off .
Approx value in my opinion - $ 1,OOO , NO BULL.
#16
Posted 07 April 2018 - 12:19 PM
I should also point out that I have my late 73 matching set and therefore have no interest in possibly buying these.
#17
Posted 07 April 2018 - 06:42 PM
Thanks for that Kockum, had a look and two of them are stamped 949 TA and one is stamped 949 TB
Middle & outer 2. & i don't think they're worth a fortune unrestored, there's quite a number of hours in restoring them completely to a concours or near concours finish. I'm not talking about your adveridge joes type job.
#18
Posted 07 April 2018 - 07:11 PM
Yep, a lot of dough to be spent on them to be ready to bolt on.
949 TB should be the vac line carb. NO1.
949 TA - carbs 2 and 3 .
#19
Posted 07 April 2018 - 10:46 PM
I sold a set of these for 1000 bucks near on 10 Yr ago
#20
Posted 08 April 2018 - 09:44 AM
Ok - a matching set of early 72 LJ XU1 carbs on the genuine Holden manifold [ after market manifolds don't have the firing order on them].
Worth big bucks - I hate seeing people get ripped off .
Approx value in my opinion - $ 1,OOO , NO BULL.
Nobody will be getting "ripped off" as they aren't for sale. Was just curious, thanks for the help.
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