Series 3 SU carb conversion

Hello
You have helped me before and I am hoping you can help me again.
I have bought an SU conversion kit for my Series 3 Lightweight but I am having trouble sorting out the linkage since the instruction sheets are very dark and not clear. I have to remove the bracket from the bulkhead support. Is the pivot assembly with the shortened arm then bolted back on through the top hole left by the bracket? Can anyone send me some close ups of the pivot assembly and the linkage. I would be very grateful. Thanks.
Nigel

sinnalegin said:

Hello
You have helped me before and I am hoping you can help me again.
I have bought an SU conversion kit for my Series 3 Lightweight but I am having trouble sorting out the linkage since the instruction sheets are very dark and not clear. I have to remove the bracket from the bulkhead support. Is the pivot assembly with the shortened arm then bolted back on through the top hole left by the bracket? Can anyone send me some close ups of the pivot assembly and the linkage. I would be very grateful. Thanks.
Nigel

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I don't have any pictures, but seem to remember that you need to use a cable instead of the rod linkage with SU carb.

Think @Colthebrummie or @kermit_rr might have SU on a Series.

sinnalegin said:

Hello
You have helped me before and I am hoping you can help me again.
I have bought an SU conversion kit for my Series 3 Lightweight but I am having trouble sorting out the linkage since the instruction sheets are very dark and not clear. I have to remove the bracket from the bulkhead support. Is the pivot assembly with the shortened arm then bolted back on through the top hole left by the bracket? Can anyone send me some close ups of the pivot assembly and the linkage. I would be very grateful. Thanks.
Nigel

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This might help:

https://www.hnjengineering.co.uk/pages/products/hnj2286su4cyl/hnj2286su4cyl.html

Follow the page down to 'Fitting Instructions' and see the PDF link;

https://www.hnjengineering.co.uk/pages/products/hnj2286su4cyl/LRO_HNJ_Carb_Feature.pdf

Turboman said:

I don't have any pictures, but seem to remember that you need to use a cable instead of the rod linkage with SU carb.

Think @Colthebrummie or @kermit_rr might have SU on a Series.

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I do, yes. Made up an adapter to the manifold so it sits at about the right angle, limited by the bonnet closing then made a bracket and nobbed about with the linkages so would work with the cable

kermit_rr said:

I do, yes. Made up an adapter to the manifold so it sits at about the right angle, limited by the bonnet closing then made a bracket and nobbed about with the linkages so would work with the cable

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Thought so.

Still in shock from the prices in @Dippypud 's link, and that is without a carb!

I used to buy a whole Series for that in the 80s!

That price is insane!! Made mine up from bits and pieces and some enthusiastic welding. Works just fine

I dont have a SU carb, mine is a Zenith. I looked at the conversion once cos I do like SU's but it seemed to much of a faff and I decided keeping the old bus as original as possible was preferable to me. Any job that takes longer than an hour is too much
for my limited attention span

Col

Colthebrummie said:

I dont have a SU carb, mine is a Zenith. I looked at the conversion once cos I do like SU's but it seemed to much of a faff and I decided keeping the old bus as original as possible was preferable to me. Any job that takes longer than an hour is too much
for my limited attention span

Col

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Apologies. For some reason, I thought you had an SU.

We just have a Solex, which was original. My philosophy is the same as yours, Minimum Effort, Maximum Dinners!

I've still got my solex too, in working order including the preheater. It's a quick swap to go back to how it should be

I had a SU on my 2a in the 80's but then got into 4x4 trials and found it did not work so well at the silly angles one gets to doing such stuff and went back to the Zenith.