Re: Our 1932 901

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2016/2/1 10:07:52

Lovely work, looking great!

The automatic choke linkage rod is available as a reproduction from Brian Joseph at Classic & Exotic and has been for some years. It differs a bit from yours in that it's a long sweeping arc rather than two distinct offseting bends. I know as I loaned him my original for the setup. The other link rod from the firewall to the carburetor is also available, either from Brian or from Packard Twin Six or both, though I don't know if it's the same rod you need given your conversion to downdraft.

I believe I see the Bijur line for the throwout bearing, are you going to keep it active or pinch it off and install a sealed bearing? When I replaced my throwout bearing I decided to go with a sealed bearing and pinched the line off. With the correctly sized drip plug there shouldn't be a problem but I wanted to avoid the potential of excess oil getting on my nice new clutch.