Flash Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 11 minutes ago, yoeddynz said: A few months ago I fitted the exact same carby setup and kit that you've got onto a 3y powered hiace. The kit came with a Ramflo filter (no less...) and although it works ok it lets through a lot of fumes and is slowly turning into a flammable time bomb. So the van is back in right now and I'm going to build a steel adaptor to suit the original low profile Toyota carb top hat. I'll report in with progress for ya. BTW- I had to mill/slot out two of the holes on the adaptor plate because it did not line up perfectly either. I made a manual choke cable using a bicycle cable that runs to a easy pull loop under the drivers seat. Thanks Alex. Yep, I had to use a reamer to open up a few of the holes in the adapter plate too. I'm keen to hear how you get on with the carb hat modification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Tiger Tamer said: Me again again again. I do have a worry about fiberglass and a Carby backfire. It seems it is in the firing line if you have a Carby back fire. If it is, it may pay to see how flammable it is. Of course i could have it all wrong still. I do appreciate your concern and do share some of your misgivings @Tiger Tamer. But the way that I look at it is that in the case of a backfire I'd be more likely to start a small bonfire if I was running a paper element filter no matter what the filter housing was made of. Back in the early 80s some of the English Fords that ran carbs (Escorts and Cortinas come to mind) were equipped with plastic air filter housings and those plastic housings would have had similar disadvantages. Having said this the resin I've used is particularly flammable so I guess that is something that I should be wary of. Let me do a bit more homework. There may be some kind of flame retardant that I can coat the inside of the housing with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 Maybe a liberal coating of something like this might do the trick @Tiger Tamer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Tamer Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Sorry, I am not trying to be a pita. I am enjoying your build and the effort you put into posting up your progress. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 10 minutes ago, Tiger Tamer said: Sorry, I am not trying to be a pita. I am enjoying your build and the effort you put into posting up your progress. Cheers No need to apologise at all @Tiger Tamer I've got no mechanical background whatsoever and this coupled with the fairly insular existence that I lead means that I rely heavily on my fellow Old Schoolers to bounce ideas off or seek advice from. So, I really appreciate and value your feedback and suggestions. Concerns raised are also greatly appreciated as it makes me question some of the decisions I am making along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Fibreglass worked for Mopar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 14 hours ago, Raizer said: Fibreglass worked for Mopar Good to know. Thanks heaps for sharing @Raizer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Just showed my daughter your pics for the interior. I think she likes it. She said it's kind of old-timey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 Hey @igor, clearly your daughter has impeccable taste. Thanks heaps for the feedback. We took a drive into town late yesterday and picked up the timber and the rest of the floor tiles that we need. I was wide awake by 5 am and spent an hour plotting and scheming. It looks good in my head. Hopefully it will look just as good in practice. Stay tuned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 I've just finished the steel carb hat/filter adaptor thingee. Waiting on paint to dry. It's basic and nothing to flash bit it'll work fine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 Thanks heaps for sharing @yoeddynz. Great job Alex ! I'll take function over fashion any day of the week. Please make my day and tell me that the new carby hat has got rid of the fuel fumes that those performance air filters seem to suffer from on the HiAces. The advantage of the HiAce is that with the engine cover raised you have clear access to the top of the carby, so it's easy enough to drop your newly fabricated hat onto the base plate that you have made. Unfortunately, with the Thames I have a portion of the cabin floor in the way that gives me a paltry 35mm gap between the top of the venturis and the floor so I have to make the box in two halves and slide them in on either side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Red and white is a classic brit interior option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 @tortron, yep typical brit look. I bet that Morrie smells of fish and chips or maybe mushy peas. Only issue with mine is that I keep sitting on my white driver's seat while I'm wearing my dirty work jeans. Gives me the mutters I tell ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 17 hours ago, Flash said: 35mm gap Ooooh that's small. This one I've made was 45mm tall, enough for the cross over bit of steel the centre bolt screws into clears the choke plates. It works fine but his carb smells, and it's running rich - suspect the float height is too high so probably prudent that you check the float height on your new carb is set right. I can't see how it's gone out though. Brand new carb and supposedly set up for the 3Y from the suppliers in oz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 Yep, she is pretty tight. Mine will be about the same in terms of overall height (45mm), but the only way to get it to mount up is if I split the bottom and sides into two halves. The top needs a funky cut so I can get at the bolts that fix the housing to the carby, so the plan is to use the top cover from my performance filter with two hold down studs to seal up the top. Thanks for the heads up re the float levels @yoeddynz. I got my kit from Procarb in OZ who also claimed that it had been setup by them before shipping. Mine was marked 3Y with a sharpie. Runs okay but does smell a bit fuely so I suspect I might need to make some final adjustments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I'll let you know what I find with regards the float heights when the van comes back in later this week or next. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 Thanks Alex. I'm keen to hear what you discover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otodat Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Interior is looking good flash, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 Thanks @Otodat. I'm pretty happy with how it's coming together. Got a few more hold down brackets to fit and also got to figure out a way of holding the couch backs in position so it doesn't fold down by itself or rattle about while driving around. I've got a plan in my head that I'll try tomorrow. If all goes well tomorrow, I'll start cutting the cushions to the correct length. I've got a 150mm thick foam queen size mattress that I'm planning to slice up. If that works out okay, then it's off to see the upholsterer later in the week. I haven't had any work done for a good few years, but I'm expecting to have to hand over a kidney to get the covers made. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Re: float heights. It's a tricky one to work out exactly what the height should be, where to measure it etc because there's so much conflicting info out there for the dvg carbs as these. But I took the top off his carb (interestingly - it had a neat little spring loaded holder at the bottom of the choke rod, manual choke, so no tricky circlips for me) and chhecked the float height. Possibly a tad high but yeah, hard to confirm. Anyway - I lowered it by about 1 or 2 mm and reassembled it. The owner reckons its crisper, smells less and seems better but I've told him to give it a bit more time and we'll see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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