Nikki pics request
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Rotary Learner
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Nikki pics request
I would like to see peoples nikki carb projects. I think seeing pics of all the ways these carbs can be done would influence others to stay with them and rework, paint, polish, strip etc for future projects. Ive been putting mine together and by the time im done ill have 40 hours into it and already wanting to go another route. So hopefully ill have a pic of it completed by the end of the day.
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I would like to see peoples nikki carb projects. I think seeing pics of all the ways these carbs can be done would influence others to stay with them and rework, paint, polish, strip etc for future projects. Ive been putting mine together and by the time im done ill have 40 hours into it and already wanting to go another route. So hopefully ill have a pic of it completed by the end of the day.
If you're newer to the board look up Sterling and Yaw carbs on Google. They did amazing work but they are both retired as far as I know.
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Rotary Learner
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I know of sterling, yaw, cobra and so in but I want to see the ideas others have came up with. How clean a carb can look or custom one can be. There is 50 good threads of 1 random idea but id like to see every carb in one thread filled with pics. What someone can do as a backyard project or with a mill.
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From: Chino Hills, CA
I spent a little over a year reverse engineering and rebuilding my own Yaw/Sterling style carb. Not easy by any stretch of the imagination. Here is what I ended up with.
-Removed all emissions, choke, fast idle linkage
-Removed OMP tubes
-Mechanical secondaries
-Thinned throttle shafts
-Double gasketed accel pump diaphragm
-Full holley air bleed kit to allow tunability
-Removed unused linkages from throttle shaft
-Increased the diameter of both the primary and secondary venturis
-Trimmed and polished the booster venturis
-Plugged all extra ports and holes with set screws/jbweld
-Smoothed out the air horn
-Used button head cap screws with Red locktite to hold in the throttle butterflies
-Modified the accelerator pump nozzle and banjo bolt by opening up all holes to a larger size
-Rx-3 floats
-Grose jets
-Removed all emissions, choke, fast idle linkage
-Removed OMP tubes
-Mechanical secondaries
-Thinned throttle shafts
-Double gasketed accel pump diaphragm
-Full holley air bleed kit to allow tunability
-Removed unused linkages from throttle shaft
-Increased the diameter of both the primary and secondary venturis
-Trimmed and polished the booster venturis
-Plugged all extra ports and holes with set screws/jbweld
-Smoothed out the air horn
-Used button head cap screws with Red locktite to hold in the throttle butterflies
-Modified the accelerator pump nozzle and banjo bolt by opening up all holes to a larger size
-Rx-3 floats
-Grose jets
They were new old stock. Some guy on the forum was selling carb junk in the classifieds section and mentioned that the had a couple sets of grose jets. I was lucky enough to buy the last one he had. Think I paid $30 for them. I haven't been able to find anyone else that sells them. They are one of the few rare parts that I actually own.
If anyone needs help reverse engineering their own carb, let me know. I am happy to provide any details that I can. I had a heck of a time figuring some of this stuff out, so I'll try and share my knowledge where possible.
Mr. Glazedham, Your work was an inspiration and guide for my own stripped Nikki. Thank you!
Mr. Glazedham, Your work was an inspiration and guide for my own stripped Nikki. Thank you!
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From: Chino Hills, CA
I've squirreled away sufficient carb parts, I think, to tackle building a stripped performance Nikki. Now all I need is the motivation, which can be hard to come by knowing that I'd just have to pull it off again in a year to smog the car, then put it all back.
Grrrr.
Grrrr.
Racing is life.
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From: Road Atlanta
I spent a little over a year reverse engineering and rebuilding my own Yaw/Sterling style carb. Not easy by any stretch of the imagination. Here is what I ended up with.
-Removed all emissions, choke, fast idle linkage
-Removed OMP tubes
-Mechanical secondaries
-Thinned throttle shafts
-Double gasketed accel pump diaphragm
-Full holley air bleed kit to allow tunability
-Removed unused linkages from throttle shaft
-Increased the diameter of both the primary and secondary venturis
-Trimmed and polished the booster venturis
-Plugged all extra ports and holes with set screws/jbweld
-Smoothed out the air horn
-Used button head cap screws with Red locktite to hold in the throttle butterflies
-Modified the accelerator pump nozzle and banjo bolt by opening up all holes to a larger size
-Rx-3 floats
-Grose jets
-Removed all emissions, choke, fast idle linkage
-Removed OMP tubes
-Mechanical secondaries
-Thinned throttle shafts
-Double gasketed accel pump diaphragm
-Full holley air bleed kit to allow tunability
-Removed unused linkages from throttle shaft
-Increased the diameter of both the primary and secondary venturis
-Trimmed and polished the booster venturis
-Plugged all extra ports and holes with set screws/jbweld
-Smoothed out the air horn
-Used button head cap screws with Red locktite to hold in the throttle butterflies
-Modified the accelerator pump nozzle and banjo bolt by opening up all holes to a larger size
-Rx-3 floats
-Grose jets
