Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

How to upgrade your Austin...and further......
Andrew1961
Posts: 64
Joined: Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:24 pm
Location: Telford

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by Andrew1961 »

Spotted at Goodwood yesterday on the SU stand. I wonder how much.....?
Attachments
Want one
Want one
SU.jpg (49.17 KiB) Viewed 821 times
jannie.52
Posts: 307
Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:18 pm
Location: South Africa - KZN- Richards Bay

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by jannie.52 »

wow..that looks mean
Andrew1961
Posts: 64
Joined: Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:24 pm
Location: Telford

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by Andrew1961 »

Oh yes.....was fitted to Swiftune mini engine
Dave Clark
Posts: 5896
Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:00 pm
Location: High Wycombe, Bucks

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by Dave Clark »

My initial reaction was that it was SU vacuum chambers on a modified Weber, but it is pretty obvious that it is a one off.

Some pretty fancy design and machining has gone on there and I suspect that there may be Weber chokes etc in there anyway.

Nick Swift is very competitive (and successful) and this shows both how inventive he is and how far he is prepared to go.

I wonder how this was assessed in relation to the regulations for that class ?

It must have passed or it would not be on show.

Any more pics please ?
Andrew1961
Posts: 64
Joined: Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:24 pm
Location: Telford

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by Andrew1961 »

Hi Dave
This was on the SU stand at Goodwood. They had several more on display so maybe a limited production run. Sorry no more pics
Andrew1961
Posts: 64
Joined: Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:24 pm
Location: Telford

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by Andrew1961 »

Its an SU DU6
Dave Clark
Posts: 5896
Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:00 pm
Location: High Wycombe, Bucks

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by Dave Clark »

So I was talking a load of old cobblers about Nick Swift - it,s terrible thing, getting old !

Must find out more about this.
Andrew1961
Posts: 64
Joined: Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:24 pm
Location: Telford

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by Andrew1961 »

It was on a Swiftune engine so could be worth a call
User avatar
gazza82
Site Admin
Posts: 5585
Joined: Sun Nov 24, 2013 3:39 pm
Committee Role: WebEditor
Location: Buckinghamshire
x 2
x 17
Contact:

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by gazza82 »

"If you're driving on the edge ... you're leaving too much room!"

Club WebEditor.

Cars: "Project 757" '59 A35 2-door bought in 1971 & Subaru BRZ SE LUX Auto plus "family fleet": Alfa MiTo, Peugeot 206, (Ex '98 Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 TS)
Dave Clark
Posts: 5896
Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:00 pm
Location: High Wycombe, Bucks

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by Dave Clark »

Bookmarked for future reference.
User avatar
gazza82
Site Admin
Posts: 5585
Joined: Sun Nov 24, 2013 3:39 pm
Committee Role: WebEditor
Location: Buckinghamshire
x 2
x 17
Contact:

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by gazza82 »

One small paragraph .. won't take long to read ... and main line is "no longer in production". Looks like it was designed for the Coventry Climax engine .. so Mr Slark is being very innovative!
"If you're driving on the edge ... you're leaving too much room!"

Club WebEditor.

Cars: "Project 757" '59 A35 2-door bought in 1971 & Subaru BRZ SE LUX Auto plus "family fleet": Alfa MiTo, Peugeot 206, (Ex '98 Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 TS)
roymck
Posts: 696
Joined: Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:26 am
Location: Haslemere Surrey

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by roymck »

The DU6 was fitted mainly to Coventry Climax FPF race engines . As time went on more power could be produced from a DCOE weber carburettor that would fit onto the same manifold. As they fell out of favour the spares back up and the knowledge required diminished.
The DU6 was a twin 1 3/4 inch carb.
As from 2016 it is going back into production along with a new DU4 1 1/2 carb. Don't expect them to be cheap though.
Andrew1961
Posts: 64
Joined: Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:24 pm
Location: Telford

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by Andrew1961 »

https://www.facebook.com/pages/DU6-carb ... 0112803436
Would you believe they have a facebook page....
Andrew1961
Posts: 64
Joined: Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:24 pm
Location: Telford

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by Andrew1961 »

I thought I didn't have any pictures of this...My old A35 van.It became mine in about 1983 as a swop for a MK1 Escort Sport and £100 my way. Never let me down(apart from regular master cylinder "attention". Went through the worst winters of the 1980,s as our only car, took us on Holiday and help carry the building materials to do up our our first house and the reason I now have an A30. RIP my old multi coloured van
Attachments
Back in the 1980,s with an old friend
Back in the 1980,s with an old friend
My old van.jpg (53.36 KiB) Viewed 739 times
User avatar
splott
Posts: 226
Joined: Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:17 am
Location: New Forest

Re: Back to the 1960,s and a word of Caution

Post by splott »

Just a question on the replacement master cylinder. If midget brakes are fitted with an after market master cylinder, is there any issue with the brake pressure holding the pads on? On the standard master cylinder this is overcome with a small hole being introduced..
FO - 1956 A30
Post Reply