Wanted side draught inlet manifold

[Belinni]

Steel adapter will also fit other sizes of SU carbs, you are limited by the diameter of the opening in the Ruby manifold.

Robert drop me a pm if you are interested in one of the other manifolds in the photo.

[Tony Betts]

The ideal, marked 'WILMIL' on reverse, but Robert knows this isn't available as it has a future with me...

hi hugh, whats the "wilmil" ?

tony

[Hugh Barnes]

Dunno.. WILMIL seems to be stamped into it and there is another cast mark that looks like 'W M'... It does look like a pukka bit of kit and not an early manifold later amended...

   

[Rogerfrench]

Could it be William Mills? Foundries that cast all sorts of stuff including one version of the Lotus TC cylinder head, Jaguar engine castings, etc., etc.

[stuartu]

I am sure that Roger is correct. "Who's Who in Engineering 1922" has this entry:

MILLS, Wm., Ltd., Grove Street, Birmingham. T.A.: "Wilmil, Birmingham." T. N.: Smethwick 313/4 (2 lines). Established 1886. Incorporated as a Limited Co. in 1903. Directors: A. W. Tait, C.B.E. (Chairman), A. Jacob, Lt.-Col. S. H. Pollen, C.M.G. W. B. Rommel, W. M. Morrison, J. Taylor, J. W. Echevani. Sec.: R. H. Stoddart. Manufactures. — Aluminium castings for motor cars, aluminium alloys.

Regards,

Stuart

[Ian Williams]

The advantage of using a modified early inlet of carving one out of a Ruby Manifold is that you can fit a SU slightly lower alleviating some of the issues encountered with gravity feed fuel tanks when you use an integral cast Ruby manifold.

[Austin in the Shed]

I think Leafs solution does just that,the inlet cut out of a later manifold and turned upside down.

[Bob Culver]

An advantage of the style as Tonys is that space remains for an air cleaner. Can be made thinner and contersunk screws usesd
A year or several ago Ruairidh posted a photo of an adapter cleverly cut from a later manifold.

[Malcolm Parker]

The reproduction Ricardo aluminium heads also have 'WM' below the Patent information.  Presumably the original Ricardo heads were cast by William Mills?

[Robert Leigh]

Thanks to all who have taken an interest. I have now got a suitable manifold heading my way.