Thanks to the both of you, it's quite an informative and entertaining discussion!
Just got my starter in the post and will get after making the darn thing run this weekend (lord I hope I don't have to rerun the cable from the battery or anything like that - hoping for at least one straight forward job!!)
Assuming the little Fiat works (and reliably), the plan is to use it to drive back and forth to work while the wife takes the Tesla. In the meantime, I have to finish the 7port on the Riley Elf (yay A-Series!)
Until then I'm saving ALL THE PENNIES
!!! Going to do a street able 700cc, nothing fancy just a nice reliable zippy motor
btw: Anyone ever look at these
Split Shaft 40DCOE progressive? They split the shaft and add a vacuum valve to make the side drafts a 2barrel progressive carb. Sounds kind of ideal.....
Oh, pic of my A-Series for fun!!
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