First start

[Sandyman]

Well done Bart! What a beautiful sound from an equally beautiful engine. Please post some pics of the engine.
Sandy

[Bart]

Hi Sandyman,

Here are a few shots of the engine.

1. As is arrived from the builder
2. With the headers before coating
3. As it is now

Its a bit of a mess with all the temporary wires everywhere but I was really pleased it fired up so easily. I confess I am loving the exhaust note

[BDA]

Pretty and congrats again for the first firing! 

[Sandyman]

Thanks Bart. It is a thing of beauty! Cant wait for more.
Sandy

[1970EuropaGuy]

Well done. What a great looking build you have happening!

[Certified Lotus]

Those headers are wild looking!

[Fotog]

Yes; looks nice.

I'm curious:  since Fed spec cars came with Stromberg carbs and the manifold is part of the head, does one get a European head in order to substitute Webers?  How does that work?

-Vince

[BDA]

I believe Elans, until the S4 Sprint, as well as the Lotus Cortina came with Webers so they might be a source as well as European Europas. There is a company in Washington state (I can't remember their name at the moment. I'm sure somebody will remind me.) converts Stromberg heads to a Weber head so that is an additional route to a Weber head. It ain't cheap but neither is a real Weber head.

[Bainford]

Yes; looks nice.

I'm curious:  since Fed spec cars came with Stromberg carbs and the manifold is part of the head, does one get a European head in order to substitute Webers?  How does that work?

-Vince

Yes. If you have Strombergs and want Webers, the common method of swapping is to change cylinder heads. Aside from casting changes to facilitate the type of carb, I believe the heads are identical.

I believe the place BDA is referring to is Omnitech Engineering, which can convert a Stromberg head to a weber head. They even claim that their conversion is superior to the standard Weber head, and provides better options for porting.

[jbcollier]

You can also fit flat-slide carbs to the Stromberg head.  When the throttle is wide open, there is basically just a wide open port with no restriction whatsoever.  They breathe way better than sidedrafts.

[BDA]

I believe the place BDA is referring to is Omnitech Engineering, which can convert a Stromberg head to a weber head. They even claim that their conversion is superior to the standard Weber head, and provides better options for porting.

That's right, Bainford. That's who I thinking of. They claim that with the much shorter runners, it's much easier to control the grinder and thus more accurate when porting.

[Bart]

My Webber head is indeed a head converted by John McCoy at Omnitech. There is a video on Youtube of John explaining his process and thoughts on the subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL0kcA2shRk