With the body channeled over the frame the huge stock Zenith carburetors are too tall to allow for the stock hood to fit. I found a modern "American" side draft carburetor that will work height wise. A Carter model 714. Here I made new bases and welded them onto the original intake manifolds.
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Stock Intake with mount for Zenith carb and heat riser
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Stock vs. Modified. new mount fitted and heat riser removed.
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New mount made, ready for welding
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New lower mounting flange height, and Carter 714 side draft carb in place.
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Front view shows the stock Carb and intake will be too tall for the hood by about 3 inches!
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Side view of the too tall carb setup.
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Side draft Carter's with original ALF air filter modified to fit under the Auburn's hood.
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This is the correct Auburn 12 carburetor setup using dual Strombergs and this neat 2 into 1 casting with a single filter. (all neat and very rare now)
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Decal on the original Air filters. I like seeing all of the "Made in USA" markings on this
project.
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Working on the Carburetor linkage.
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Correct air cleaner.(Note the "5" slots, the space, then "3")