[DeTomaso] Intake carb base question.

[Larry Weston]

FWIW, my 3 degree tapered spacer leveled the carb and had the net effect of lowering the elevation of my 14” air cleaner slightly at the rear and raising it in the front. 
Enough to eliminate the interference I had at the deck lid. 

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> On May 9, 2021, at 11:54 PM, Doug Braun <doug351c at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> FWIW:  
> 
> A tapered carb spacer works to level the carb but it works against you if you're trying to make a large air cleaner fit under the engine screen.
> 
> The techniques I've seen to level carb flange of the intake are:
>     Fill the stud holes with JB weld, redrill and add heli-coils or 
>     Fill the stud holes via heli-arc, then re-drill and tap.
> 
> Also, you don't need to worry about leveling the intake if you convert to throttle body or port injection.
> After all, it's the non-level float bowls of a carb that cause a flooding problem under hard braking; fuel injection avoids this problem and improves drive-ability.
> 
> Doug Braun
> Blue 73L #5505
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso On Behalf Of Curt Hall
> Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2021 7:35 PM
> To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com; Joseph F Byrd, Jr <byrdjf at embarqmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Intake carb base question.
> 
> OR...instead of cutting the Manifold maybe get a Tapered Carb Spacer to level the the Carb? I believe Moroso makes a 5 degree Angled Carb Spacer.
>    On Sunday, May 9, 2021, 07:06:55 PM PDT, Joseph F Byrd, Jr <byrdjf at embarqmail.com> wrote:  
> 
>   I had a discussion with shop building 5177 last week.  (I've lost
>  interest and relying his abilities.)  Progress is VERRY slow
> 
>  The engine builder that abandoned the project a couple years ago had
>  found "the" ford aluminum intake, in his opinion, better than BT.  He
>  was onboard about making carb base level and re doing studs.
> 
>  Coming to now.  The engine is supposed to be complete EXCEPT, builder
>  didn't do any thing to intake.  During last week discussion with car
>  shop, he stated he want to "get measurements with engine in" (makes no
>  sense to me)
> 
> 
>  So, to my questions and request for info.
> 
> 
>  Wouldn't the machine shop instructions be mill carb base parallel with
>  head flanges (then Heli coil studs to be square to machined carb base.
> 
>  Is there anything I am missing?  Would anyone know of a pantera
>  shop/dealer my builder could talk to confirm the intake NEEDS to have
>  the carb base level. AND can be done without taking measurements in the
>  car.
> 
>  Or some good replies I could forward him _______________________________________________
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