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Old 09-05-2008, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by jdh421 View Post
Dont forget that little ball stud on your AFB. You should be able to unbolt it and bolt it to the center carb to hook your throttle bar to. Most Tri powers came from A-Bodies and had a little nub to hook the accelerator cable to. It will not work on the big cars. The ball stud is a must. You will LOVE the tripower on your big car ( not the mileage however). Jeff
You will also need one that has at least a 3/16" + shoulder on it. Hard to find, but you can make one. IME without this, the rod is not at the correct angle to the carb., & it causes Probs.

My end carbs leak occasionally, but no other issues on mine. I rebuilt the whole mess myself with no issues. Had to take it all off a 2nd time to go through it all again to get it exactly right. It is cool, but I think the right 4bbl romps better. Not the same eye candy or war wooping when you open it up though.

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