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Carb tops

Posted: Thu May 31, 2018 9:48 pm
by new to this
found out today that my Carbs tops touch the bonnet,how much can I take off the tops safely. My Carbs are HS 8

Thanks Dave

Re: Carb tops

Posted: Thu May 31, 2018 10:11 pm
by mahony
If there the Jaguar HS8's with the low dash pots or the original ST HS8's they should not touch the bonnet ( but I believe some Jag carbs have a higher front dashpot ) , pics would help :D

Here is a post about HS8's from the past viewtopic.php?t=26252

Re: Carb tops

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 10:45 pm
by new to this
I think they are HS8 carbs
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when the bonnet is closed they hit the bonnet frame,can i cut any more off,they look like some one has cut them before

thanks Dave