Help me set up these Webers, Basic Weber questions Options

[MikeK]

Hi friends. I'm currently installing some Weber clones on my 70 and have run into some issues. I'm using a CB linkage and filter bases. I tried installing the carbs with the linkage to the rear of the car, but the drop links hit the torsion springs used on the trunk. I flipped the bases so the crossbar is towards the front of the car, but the linkage needs to rotate counter-clockwise (see photo) in order to operate the carbs. I guess I could run the throttle arm on the top of the linkage and pull it that way, but I would prefer the arm to be in the down position. I was thinking maybe a custom cable which would be longer and come in from the back or perhaps some kind of lever to reverse the rotation?

I don't know, but I'm sure this has been dealt with in the past. Just looking for an elegant solution. As a side note, tall air cleaners most definitely don't fit the passengers side.
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Thanks in advance.

[NARP74]

Maybe if you move the pressure regulator you can get something like this to work,
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=350016

Also, OP is at altitude so carb suggestions might be different, jetting sizes etc.

[MikeK]

Maybe if you move the pressure regulator you can get something like this to work,
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=350016

Also, OP is at altitude so carb suggestions might be different, jetting sizes etc.

I'm not fully set on where the reg is going to be located, but I would have to use a push-pull linkage to make that work, and those suck. Too bad Gene Berg didn't do T4 stuff. Their linkage is top notch!

I have a friend who's a Wizard/Savant/Machinist who has driven Weber's daily for decades. He confirmed that the jetting is a decent starting place for what I'm doing up here at 6000'. We tore down the carbs together and compared/exchanged components with some real Weber's and he was pretty impressed, especially for as cheap as they were. They needed a little finessing, but they look like a good value for the money.