I picked up an inlet manifold to suit A14/15 ports for a single DCOE Weber on Thursday.
The manifold started life as a round port type, and the owner previous to the guy that I bought it from did the mods.
They did a very tidy job.
I feel lucky to own this.
 
While it will have a slight port mismatch to my GX head, Im going to run this as an inbetween setup until I can source a new set of HS4 SU Carbs to use on my A12T inlet manifold.

 
I also made up a heat shield for under my new inlet manifold today.

 
I thought I should make the effort as the majority of my manifold sits directly over the exhaust.

 
Another step closer, yay! 

I have made up a second throttle return arm/spring for the other side of my Weber.
 
I decided that a pair of weaker springs attached from each side would be better than 1 strong spring from just one side.
 
I ended up adjusting the bends on my manifold heat shield to achive a longer spring legth as well.
 
This extra distance has allowed the throttle travel to feel a little less ramped up as the spring stretches. (Achieved a more consistant feel throughout its travel)
 
I also made up a mount for my accelerator cable and a heat shield for under the fuel bowl.
 

Thanks D.
 
From what I hear this should have better low end response when compared to a single weber on a regular manifold.
 
Peter (the guy I bought it from) said he had both types of manifold on the same engine.
 
He said this one was considerably better for low end torque.
 
Carb choice is a hard one.
 
Long term im planning on using twin SU.
The Weber is a temporary set up to speed up my motor swap.

Today I decided to cover up the indicator wiring on the drivers side of my engine bay.
 
I simply covered it all up with a thin aluminum plate, painted the plate black and added a JNC sticker to the new wire hiding plate.
 
Im loving the cleaner look.
 

My wiring brain is about to become confused.
 
My future holds quite a few wiring projects...
 
Alternator relocation. (85A RB30 Bosch to feed all my extras). (still need to convert to V-belt)
Water pump/fan controler.
AC, controls & fan.
Heaterbox fan (Further into the future)
Considering moving my VDO tachometer to be pod mount beside my pod clock.... (maybe)
 
Im not going to make my wiring invisable, ill be happy with tidy-ish and in plain sight.
I agree with you... a simple engine bay is an amazing thing to see.
 
 
 
It is a very good thing to be able to see your old car living on with a proud new owner, even if some of their changes are not 100% to your liking.
 
Modding cars is a mix of budget, skill-set and personal-goals/taste.
It is always interesting to see how those scales balance out from one car owner to the next.
For my tastes I try to think... "will I like this in the future?" when deciding if I like it now.
I like to think that this thought process has kept some of my decisions in check.

crackin work as always Ash... 
I might have to get onto Aussie Post, 
all the bits you sent haven't arrived... 

Today I made up a bracket to mount an anti-deiseling-solonoid to hopefully have a second idle adjustment for when my AC is on.
 
I chose to use a standard A-Series one as I know it is up to the job in an engine bay environment. (Plus it was free because I already had one)
 
 
 
I still need to remake my throttle return lever to incorpoorate a tab for an adjustment screw.
The tab will mount approx where the green arrow is pointing and the adjusting screw will set a bottom limit stop against the needle part of my anti-deiseling-solonoid as shown by the red arrow

 
The anti-deiseling-solonoid has a step in the needle.
The plan is to use the larger diameter as my high speed idle stop (AC on) and hopefully the smaller diametter will miss the adjusting screw and low speed idle (AC off) will be adjusted as normal on the opposite side of the carb.
 
Pics show the two diameters with the soloniod on/off.
 
 
The solonoid simply screws into my bracket. (M12x1.25 thread)
 
I'll come back to the arm another day as Im feeling like getting out of the garage and simply having a lazy afternoon.
I'll also finish my bracket  when redoing my lever instead of leaving it as mill scale.
 
 
 
I also installed a new water suction pipe (Cut in half).
Dont worry, I have plans for the second half at some time in the future.

 
Plus I drilled/tapped my alternator bracket to accept a 10mm bolt to accomodate my RB30 Alternator, and also swaped the alternator pulley over to accept a V-Belt.
and installed a new oil pressure switch.

 
I'll probably redo the spacers on my AC compressor soon as the twin pulley on this A14 has wider spacing than the twin pulley on my old A14.
 
I want to use this twin pulley as it has a smaller wheel than my other one, then I wont have to worry about over reving the engine if the AC is on, and shouldnt see as much torque loss as i might with the bigger pulley.
 
Ash.

All of my windows except for one are the brown tint.
 
I sorted out belt alignment and kept the small twin pulley, so yay to that.
I also sorted a belt for my alternator and made my new lever with an adjustment screw.
 

Yep all coupes do and deluxe models that Ive come across had them.
Another reason why theres no other car like them.
I used to drive to the Great Ocean Road and see past the glare
and straight down into the bottom, clear and crystal.
I never tried Polarised sunnies but its horizontal just like glasses.
Never driven a car with such clarity through the glass it always
felt so comfortable compared to every other car with less headaches,
eye strain or red eyes from glary days etc.

Picked up a new clutch from ebay last week and had an A12 flywheel resurfaced today.
 
The shop did it while I waited... Legends.
 
Ill pack the flywheel up with one of those moisture absorbing packets  (like you get in new shoes etc)
hopefully  this will keep it from corroding prematurely.
I'll fit it when the engine comes off the stand and is going into the car.
 

 
I have also cleaned up my AC Idle bracket.