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Offline Nurse Julie

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Manifold bands
« on: February 17, 2015, 09:45:03 PM »
Hi Chaps
I'm trying to find some of the metal bands that attach the carbs to the manifold at the front and the air box at the back on my 400/4. At present there are just ordinary stainless jubilee clips there but although they do a perfectly reasonable job, I don't like them and they have got to go. What I understand is that originally they were black with a screw through to tighten them. DSS do a substitute but they are approx £5 each and I would need 4 of 1 part number and 4 of another, therefore about £40 in all. Does anyone know of a similar band that is available at a lower price ?.
Ta in advance
Julie :-* :-*
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Re: Manifold bands
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2015, 09:49:42 PM »
Don't have an answer to your question... just to say mine are silver, not black. Don't know of there were variants. Hope someone had an answer


 
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Re: Manifold bands
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2015, 09:58:04 PM »
Im sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong Tom  ::) ::). Maybe I'm thinking that if the DSS ones are black then the original were black also. Believe it or not but I have found some in shocking pink, jade green, sunrise yellow and purple but no black, how weird is that  ;D ;D
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Re: Manifold bands
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2015, 10:00:18 PM »
Go for shocking pink Julie, nobody would want to nick it, plus it would make a girly owner statement! :))
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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2015, 10:07:09 PM »
That's true Hairy. With matching nail varnish and pink bike boots it would look like a bloody dolly mixture going along the road  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Manifold bands
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2015, 10:10:57 PM »
not 100% sure about the 400,but all the 500/550 I have seen have black/charcoal colour clamps,

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Re: Manifold bands
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2015, 10:14:42 PM »
That's what I understand as well John but I'm told the 550/550 ones are too big for the 400 which is a shame. How was the Gammon Shank ?
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Re: Manifold bands
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2015, 10:18:18 PM »
As I say, can only speak as I find. Here's mine with silvery things just about visible

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Re: Manifold bands
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2015, 10:19:57 PM »
Also I distinctly remember when stripping my varnish blue F1 back in the day they were silver.
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Re: Manifold bands
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2015, 10:20:17 PM »
Quote from: Nurse Julie on February 17, 2015, 10:14:42 PM
That's what I understand as well John but I'm told the 550/550 ones are too big for the 400 which is a shame. How was the Gammon Shank ?

 very tasty ,with Uncle Bens egg fried rice,so simple to do,even an old geezer like me did it
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Re: Manifold bands
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2015, 10:21:06 PM »
Try cruzinimage on ebay julie
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Re: Manifold bands
« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2015, 10:25:43 PM »
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Re: Manifold bands
« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2015, 10:29:56 PM »
Oh yes, thay are stainless steel, well I never. But they are not the horrible jubilee clips I have, maybe I just need the stainless clamps with the screw through the bottom, I think they may be called 'T, bolt clips or something like that. I will look again.
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« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2015, 10:31:35 PM »
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Re: Manifold bands
« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2015, 11:59:13 PM »
Why not spray the clips black for now until you find something more suitable
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