quote:Originally posted by vyprgt2:
combing the provamo website, I found two other Mangustas (with vins about 30 and 60 higher than Lee's car), that also has throttle linkage on the passenger side of the car. One has the exact same spring bracket on the valve cover!
By the way, does anyone know of any vendor that sells Mangusta tire pressure stickers for the drivers side door?
Can you post those pictures here or at least post a link to them? I'd like to see those also.
To answer DenisC, yes, I can believe Detomaso did this, i.e., mounting the carb backwards. It is a simple solution to what would otherwise be a complex problem.
vvv here is a scan from Petersens "Complete Ford Book" dated 1972.
It is from an article about modifying the engine in a Mangusta. There are no details given about the car itself such as the serial number, owners name, or model year.
This is the passenger side valve cover. I don't see the extra tab on it for the throttle return spring that is shown in the above picture, for the reversed carb.
