<VV> 4 carb conversion kits question / answer / warning.

[N2VZD at aol.com]

anyone out there use the available 4 carb kits like the old bill thomas  
kits?
i have been kinda involved in 3 around here , and plan on a set for me  
someday. we have found a slight problem with these new version kits that  
probably did not show up in the old days.
the old kits had you replacing arms on 2 carbs , the new ones dont. so if  
you put stock unmodified carbs on , the arm on the right side extra carb 
will  hit on the adapter holding the throttle  open. this is not easy to see  
when they are on the car. you need to cut a notch in the adapter to fix 
this!.  not a big deal , but if you dont see it soon , the engine WILL over rev 
and  destruct quickly. if you plan on a kit (great way to get the super poop 
you  want!) let me send you a picture of modified and unmodified adapter. i 
am all  for this wonderful kit with it's improvements over the originals , 
but you need  to know this up front. i think it is the best way available to 
get that extra hp  with least "side effects?" for a street corvair. the fuel 
lines , linkage ,  choke linkage , etc are much better than the old 
original kit i had in the  60's.
i hope to post pictures of this problem , and installation on the  
cnycorvair website soon.
regards, tim colson      at the personal corvair  shop of fun!  and snow.
pictures of something? on request .