Who hasn't seen this one before?!

Shame I'm not off to the MIL's I'd like to see this uprated carb it's got fitted   

rich the mechanic wrote:Shame I'm not off to the MIL's I'd like to see this uprated carb it's got fitted   

Seemingly it's a "twin webber"   .... But he does state he's no "machanic" 

Logi wrote: Seemingly it's a "twin webber"   .... But he does state he's no "machanic" 

Where did you find that I could barely see the engine in the pic.

Asked him the question

Logi wrote:

rich the mechanic wrote:Shame I'm not off to the MIL's I'd like to see this uprated carb it's got fitted   

Seemingly it's a "twin webber"   .... But he does state he's no "machanic" 

I wonder how the LPG switch over would work   

It's a TWIN Weber, does both.......   

  I actually had a little chuckle at that!

You can tell by the original air intake elbow this is just total bollocks...

Lets hope the new owner turns up here yeah.

It's tempting to report it as a dodgy sale on ebay to save some novice a headache.

Ah, but, where would this site be without peeps with shit Hijets joining......?   

To be fair, it doesn't seem the worst wee van I've seen   

Maybe you just need to see it in person.

This van used to belong to Brendan, who used to turn up
on this forum a couple of years back. He called it the
'Starsky & Hutch van'.
He was into restoring classic cars, and knew what he was doing
with motors. He didn't have twin carbs on the 'jet when I was
friendly with him, but if he did fit them he would have done it
properly.
Redneck

I wonder what all that black crap on the rear passenger side is.

It's in Frome so I guess cow shit.

Its another Ex Fulham and Hammersmith council van I'd bet.

Mine was V478 KKJ - 8Bit-ash's is V325 KKJ Both being ex F&H council, both LPG.

This one is V462 KKJ

I wonder how many owners its had since being a Council runabout.

I remember seeing this on the Daihatsu drivers website a while back called 'Zebra 3' or some such like if I remember correctly. I always get a little worried when I see 'selling for a friend' or any variation on that!

" No Test Pilots Or Dummies " What a total Plonker. Twin Carb Weber ??? Even if it were possible to fit EFI would beat it hands down . Twin DCOE 40s would sound gorgeous and suck the Petrol Tank dry in Minutes . 

Sorry Redneck but in my opinion your mate was talking a load of Cows Pooh . You cant modify the Alloy Inlet manifold to fit them and making a steel one would take a genius . 
A downdraft Weber wouldnt give you the total choke area of the Fuel Injection even with something as big as a 40 DFA only had two 28 mil chokes.

Woody, I guess you mis-read my post. I said that when Brendan had
the van he did NOT have twin carbs on it but IF he did fit them, he
would have done a proper job.
I am sure the bodge-up that appears on the van is the work of
a later owner.
regards,
redneck

Humble appologies R.N. Definitely working far too many hours for an old Fart. Yes I did misconstrue your post . 
Although the basis of what I said I believe still rings true. You couldnt modify the Alloy Inlet to take Twin Forties as you have the cold start warm up wots its name ( you can tell its getting late) the map sensor and other bits of electrical and vacuum litter on there to deal with.
 
And the same goes for making a steel one. We have some very talented people on this Forum and I take your word about your friends abilities . 

I got mixed up with the twerp that put the advert on. How are you going to mount a Twin Choke Downdraught on the manifold and if you were clever enough to do so I would imagine the top of the carb would be halfway up through the drivers seat sucking in all sorts of unspeakable regalia.  `

I got mixed up with the twerp that put the advert on. How are you going to mount a Twin Choke Downdraught on the manifold and if you were clever enough to do so I would imagine the top of the carb would be halfway up through the drivers seat sucking in all sorts of unspeakable regalia.  `[/quote]

Want one NOW.

There is just no hope for you Logi is there?
Incorrigible until deaths door beckons !!