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MotoCarlo

I am finally through making my engine look like a 356 engine.
I built it out to a 1835 engine with cb weber venturi upgrade and added 2.25" velocity stacks...
It sounds great, and is about as powerful as I am going to get without making it a stroker. Really fun to drive - very reminiscent of the various 356s I grew up with - only more power. Just right for a traditional style roadster.

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10/15/172:10 PM

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ALB

Very cool Carlos!

10/15/173:56 PM

edsnovaBaltimore - BCW 52 MG TD Supporting Member

That is the bomb, right there. Nice job!

10/15/175:06 PM

molleur

Excellent!

10/15/175:18 PM

MotoCarlo

Thanks guys. (Ed you were an inspiration.) I could keep going with the corrugated breather tube, etc... but enough is enough.

Here are a couple more photos : before, after ,and a real one (red car).

(The"before" photo is actually after I rebuilt it and reworked the engine compartment ... It was really a sad little neglected car when I got it.)

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10/15/175:42 PM

*LongFella Supporting Member

Nicely done!

10/16/175:54 AM

aircooled(Bruce) Supporting Member

VERY CLEAN PRESENTATION !.............Bruce

10/16/176:50 AM

Gordon NicholsMassachusetts 1993 CMC Supporting Member

Carlos, you've done a great job. Here's another "A" photo, this one is a '58 that lives in my town, wimpy air cleaners and all:

Here's the dash of the same car. The knob sticking up to the right of the speedometer is a hand throttle:

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10/16/177:35 AM

Panhandle Bob'57 VS Supporting Member

Oh boy! Now everybody is gonna feel the need to add a hand throttle, real or faux.

10/16/177:52 AM

MotoCarlo

I love the patina Gordon. I bet it sounds great... Black coil ? 6 volt?

10/16/178:46 AM

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