Build A 60 guy’s first 40, lichen & rust - 1969

[60 40]

Looking good and those running lights are really well priced for what you get. I'm never sure what to expect when I have to buy OEM stuff sometimes It's way less than I think it's going to be and then others it's just silly expensive.

Something really satisfying about replacing lighting and how the bling contrasts with a weathered vehicle.

 

[MDH33]

You might have interference with the old style oil filter and the 2 barrel upgrade. They are a lot wider than a 1 barrel. I know you were considering the dual master cylinder upgrade as well. Replacing the oil filter with the downward angled more modern replaceable filter might be necessary. I posted a pic in that othe MC thread for reference.

Mark A. @65swb45 sells nice repros of both the throttle cable bracket and return spring bracket you'll need for that early 2 barrel.

 

[CruiserTrash]

You might have interference with the old style oil filter and the 2 barrel upgrade. They are a lot wider than a 1 barrel. I know you were considering the dual master cylinder upgrade as well. Replacing the oil filter with the downward angled more modern replaceable filter might be necessary. I posted a pic in that othe MC thread for reference.

Mark A. @65swb45 sells nice repros of both the throttle cable bracket and return spring bracket you'll need for that early 2 barrel.

Thanks for the tips. In that other thread I think I did identify that the oil filter housing & dual circuit MC would be a problem. I hadn’t thought about the carb though. I’m hoping a spacer will do the trick. Worst case I’ll go to the bracket for a modern filter, but I’d like to keep this early style one if possible.

@Pighead In your photo it looks like the holes are different sizes. I hate I’m talking about is the threads in the carb. I haven’t found anything that fits in there yet.

 

[Pighead]

I hate I’m talking about is the threads in the carb. I haven’t found anything that fits in there yet.

The banjo goes to the fuel return line and comes out of the top of the carb, fuel inlet goes through a little adapter into the side of the carb, looks like m10 fine in the carb...
This is a 10/'73 carb

 

[CruiserTrash]

The banjo goes to the fuel return line and comes out of the top of the carb, fuel inlet goes through a little adapter into the side of the carb, looks like m10 fine in the carb...
This is a 10/'73 carb

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Ah ok, that makes a lot more sense. I’m coming from the 60 world, where the fuel pump does the “fuel return” work and there’s only one line to the carb. So on the earlier carbs there are two lines between the pump and the carb! Thanks for the photo.

 

[Pighead]

So on the earlier carbs there are two lines between the pump and the carb!

Almost. One line from fuel pump to carb, return line goes straight back to the tank. You can use a later fuel pump, with the return built in, if you don't want to run a return from the carb. You can forget about the return line entirely, it seems, many people do.

 

[CruiserTrash]

Almost. One line from fuel pump to carb, return line goes straight back to the tank. You can use a later fuel pump, with the return built in, if you don't want to run a return from the carb. You can forget about the return line entirely, it seems, many people do.

Good info, thanks. I’ll have to go inspect my engine bay tomorrow - kind of cold out today. Is there a hardline stub somewhere that the carb return attaches to? Or is that a continuous hardline from carb to tank?

 

[Pighead]

Is there a hardline stub somewhere that the carb return attaches to? Or is that a continuous hardline from carb to tank?

The return hardline from the carb pretty much follows the feed line down to the fuel pump area where a soft line takes it back to the tank, but this is on my 55. 40s probably different.

 

[MDH33]

On my '69 it only has the single fuel line, no return. Instead of the return, there's a plug in the top that has a filter screen in it. The connection to the carb is like pinhead showed. Adapter with an acorn crush fitting instead of a banjo.

 

[CruiserTrash]

On my '69 it only has the single fuel line, no return. Instead of the return, there's a plug in the top that has a filter screen in it. The connection to the carb is like pinhead showed. Adapter with an acorn crush fitting instead of a banjo.

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Mine has the plug nut in the top too. I should take it out and see if it has the filter screen in there.

 

[CruiserTrash]

Long time no update! I've bought and received almost all the wire I need to carry on with the harness build. I cannot find green wire with an orange stripe, however. One company called Sherco lists it on their website - I placed an order and then nothing for weeks. I finally reached out and got the response of "yeah the green/orange you want is on backorder so we haven't shipped your entire order. We have no idea when we can get that." So they're holding all of the wire I ordered, including other color combos, with no ETA. If I can find G/O wire elsewhere, I'll have Sherco refund me for that and ship what they have. I should note that I'm not trying to buy a 500-1000' roll.

Anybody have any leads? I'm looking for 14awg TXL or GXL.

 

[sadovnik]

Long time no update! I've bought and received almost all the wire I need to carry on with the harness build. I cannot find green wire with an orange stripe, however. One company called Sherco lists it on their website - I placed an order and then nothing for weeks. I finally reached out and got the response of "yeah the green/orange you want is on backorder so we haven't shipped your entire order. We have no idea when we can get that." So they're holding all of the wire I ordered, including other color combos, with no ETA. If I can find G/O wire elsewhere, I'll have Sherco refund me for that and ship what they have. I should note that I'm not trying to buy a 500-1000' roll.

Anybody have any leads? I'm looking for 14awg TXL or GXL.

Mark Baker AKA @Coolerman had it. I've bought that exact color from him in the past. On his fancy web page select "Wire by the foot"

 

[CruiserTrash]

Mark Baker AKA @Coolerman had it. I've bought that exact color from him in the past. On his fancy web page select "Wire by the foot"

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Derp, I should have thought of that. I’ve chatted with him about wire sourcing before but it’s been a while. He buys big rolls and then cuts off incremental amounts for us common folk. Anyway, thanks for the reminder!!