Throttle bodies/parts

[swagaero]

Clare Snyder wrote:
> 
> >Clare-
> >
> >Good news and bad news...
> >
> >Good news is that the Mikuni and Bing carbs commonly used in
> >snowmobiles, ultralight aircraft, etc (2 stroke) have bores just
> >a touch under 1 1/4 inch (25mm actually).
> >
> >The bad news is they are slide type carbs, so no plate is in'em.
> >I have looked at them closely, and converting them to throttle
> >bodies does not look hard. The only problem would be the throttle
> >position sensor. Some type of linier pot would be needed. Again -
> >not hard.
> >
> >I have some spares. If you want one, I'd ship it in return for a
> >promise to see what you come up with...
> >
> >Clare Snyder wrote:
> >
> >> Anyone out there know of any carb or EFI system that uses 1
> >> 1/4" throttle
> >> bores? Looking for something to pirate the throttle plates out
> >> of to make my
> >> own throttle bodies. Would prefer if it was something
> >> relatively common in
> >> north america so there is a chance I can obtain them at a very
> >> good price,
> >> or even free!!
> >
> Thanks Ron, but not quite what I'm looking for. I am building the TB from
> scratch for a totally mechanical system - all I need is a set of shafts and
> plates (2 of each) It is a "2 barrel" system with the two barrels separated
> by almost 2 feet - Soob EA81. I sliced off a bit of the original SOOB
> manifold and made a plate out of it. I will braze a peice of oval tubing
> (high end patio furniture) on for the coolant passage, and a peice of 1 1/4"
> Aluminum Ridgid conduit for the throttle body. That's the basics, the
> details are even more fun!! I'm told an 86 - 89 Tempo/Topaz uses the right
> peices, so I'll be doing some scrounging next week.
> 
> Thanks for the offer.
> >
> >
> >
> >


do not use the patio furniture for the cooling tube to soft and will
break under vibratrrion fatique use 6061 

Steve 
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