This is the rear of the intake with plates attached. Instead of having a carburetor mounted at each point, a straight piece of PVC pipe will run to the stock aluminum "elbow" and into the head. You will notice that the perch for the accelerator wheel and choke are ground off. I may end up grinding off the "foot" at the bottom of the picture as well.

The Holley 2110 is almost a perfect fit into the stock air box opening. A thicker piece of nylon will be cut and utilized as a mounting plate between the carburetor and intake.Stay tuned for more developments!

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Second Mock- Up

Over a year since suffering a brain cramp and coming up with this weird and wonky thought about throwing out the metal and embracing polyvinylchloride, the second mock-up is made and ready for fitment!

Ain't she pretty!!?? A mug only a mother could love, huh? The original air box is the silver hunk surrounded by the slabs of white stuff. The slabs are 1/2" nylon "blocks" (similar to what cutting boards are made of). The intake runners shooting off to the sides are simple 1& 1/4" PVC pieces cut to 4 inch lengths. The blue goo is good ol' RTV blue silicone sealant. The challenge to making this thing, and keeping it running is to turn an "everyday" (leaky) air filter housing into an airtight assembly. Hence, the tube of blue goo...

Side shot giving a better view of the carburetor flange. The stock air filter housing has two bolt holes sunk in at opposing corners which normally hold the air filter assembly together. After cutting the dimensions of the flange, a good friend, Big Ed (and one HELLUVA Harley builder), drilled a hole into each corner. He then countersunk two bolts (the blue circular spots) into the stock bolt holes and then double threaded two flange bolts on opposite corners (bolts sticking up). The carburetor came with a very heavy, cast iron intake flange, making fitment of the carb to the nylon flange "do-able" with only two bolts.

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