NavFabs Cuban Spec 142

turvolvo_kid

Bought this 142 6 months ago, the b20 ran good but was down to 90 psi on cylinder 3 so i ripped it out and chose the cheapest option for me which is a carbed b230 using some penta carbs, relocated dizzy and mechanical fuel pump.

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Mounted it vertically and used the b20 sump and I'll use the b20 oil pickup or I'll modify the b230 pickup.

Then I'll look at the the alternative break booster setup that came with some Australian rhd cars to relocate the booster and brakes to the rh side.

Major Ledfoot

Nice going with the DIY B230 engine mounts. (I was lazy and got a set of Yoshifab ones).

The B20 oil pump doesn't fit into a B230, so you may need to cut down the B230 pump's oil intake stem so the B20 sump pan will fit over the whole shebang.

That whole brake booster setup with that huge relay rod is a major PITA, hey. I see it's eating into the space for your two Solex (?) carbs. In my 142's 16V engine plans, that relay rod is in the way of the head. So I'm also planning to move the booster over to the RH side, but the issue then becomes the space on the RH (driver's) side of the firewall. You can use the old (pre 72 model) long-arsed RH side brake booster in an NA application, but I need space for The Turbo there.

What's the story with the missing relay lever on the LH side? Seems most of your steering gear is MIA.

Hope to see lots more on this project.

turvolvo_kid

Major Ledfoot

Yea i couldn't work out how yoshifab decided on making mounts, wether it was using original b230 sump because the engine pitch needs to be less than 3° for the driveline to be happy. I actually spaced the whole k frame down 10mm to get some extra clearance and jacked the gearbox up to keep it under 3°

The oil pickup fits as is, but it could be fouling but it bolted right up, may need a better sealing for the pressurised side as the line is a bit loose fitting into the pump.

I dropped all the steering and suspension out to get powdercoated.

Another option for brakes is to run just a master cylinder with correctly sized bore and calipers and the master cylinder should fit up snugly. I will either source a longass rhd one or make one to work the with booster.

jamesinc

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