bike carbs on a reliant. or not?

[The North]

 Well i hacked the inlet manifold about as the photos show, i even ground out the carb adapter and flange as close as i could guess from the pictures. Set the carb up with the lift pin, it runs well, i do genuinely think it as more grunt dare i say torque,  but the most noticeable thing is the engine sounds different. i have changed nothing other than the manifold mods and was surprised by this. It seems to pulse / burble in the exhaust kind of deeper.
    Anyway i don't know why it does but it does, now is it a success? . A definite Yes. I do believe what they say about this mod is valid, If i could turn back the clock would i still do it, yes i would i had spare time and used it enjoyed doing it, and i think it is better.

And what is more i am going to carve out a old std 1300 ford crossflow manifold exactly the same style just to see if it as the same improvements there on the ford lump.

[fifer]

Glad you have found an improvement 
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[one arm bandit]

Well i hacked the inlet manifold about as the photos show, i even ground out the carb adapter and flange as close as i could guess from the pictures. ,Set the carb up with the lift pin it runs well, i do genuinely think it as more grunt dare i say torque,  but the most noticeable thing is the engine sounds different. i have changed nothing other than the manifold mods and was surprised by this. It seems to pulse / burble in the exhaust kind of deeper.
    Anyway i don't know why it does but it does, now is it a success? . A definite Yes. I do believe what they say about this mod is valid, If i could turn back the clock would i still do it, yes i would i had spare time and used it enjoyed doing it, and i think it is better.

And what is more i am going to carve out a old std 1300 ford crossflow manifold exactly the same style just to see if it as the same improvements there on the ford lump.

where is this lift pin ive been searching and never found it... did some hs2 carbs have it and some didnt??

[snafu]

see last post on this page

http://www.mankymonkeymotors.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=10883.msg138266#msg138266

[The North]

Well i hacked the inlet manifold about as the photos show, i even ground out the carb adapter and flange as close as i could guess from the pictures. ,Set the carb up with the lift pin it runs well, i do genuinely think it as more grunt dare i say torque,  but the most noticeable thing is the engine sounds different. i have changed nothing other than the manifold mods and was surprised by this. It seems to pulse / burble in the exhaust kind of deeper.
    Anyway i don't know why it does but it does, now is it a success? . A definite Yes. I do believe what they say about this mod is valid, If i could turn back the clock would i still do it, yes i would i had spare time and used it enjoyed doing it, and i think it is better.

And what is more i am going to carve out a old std 1300 ford crossflow manifold exactly the same style just to see if it as the same improvements there on the ford lump.

where is this lift pin ive been searching and never found it... did some hs2 carbs have it and some didnt??

 I think they all have a lift pin but could be wrong. The lift pin is located on the underside of the main carb body just to the right of the float bowl, and just forward of the left hand air intake bolt. its a small spring loaded pin, to set the carb get the engine idling at a normal tick over warm etc. then quickly lift the pin up if the engine revs drop and the engine stalls it is too lean if it rises and keeps on rising it is too rich. it should rise momentarily and return to a smooth strong idle quickly, then it is near enough.

[fifer]

Originally posted by One Arm Bandit ;
did some hs2 carbs have it and some didnt?? 

Yes ,as per pic below .

bike carbs on a reliant. or not?

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[one arm bandit]

yeah mines undrilled then like the picture, will lifting the piston with a screwdriver a tad do the same trick??

[The North]

Could be a bit unreliable on the stroke /amount of lift. I dont think it is an exact science the lift pin set up but it as always worked for me on the sus. Single sus that is, the twins are another ball park, a hose and listen then, i always found it hard  on the MGBs setting up the twins. As with all things experience wins the day. 

[spanners]

as you say some people found setting up the twin su,s a problem  but i got pretty good at it even on range rovers
must admit i havnt set a pair up fo a couple or three years,,