Marcos Maniacs

You might want to look into this company.
http://www.prirace.com/induction.htm

They adapt Kehein <sp?> racing carbs to automotive use, making their own manifolds.
Cost is on par with or cheaper than Webers, and LOT cheaper than adding digital injection.

I suspect your Volvo six would not be that different than the Triumph GT-6 conversion 
they already do.
As a bonus, the Kehein conversion is lighter and more compact than Webers.

I may end up with a set of these on the Alfa 2.0 I intend to put in my own car.

--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "mgacoupe1959" <mgacoupe@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for all the great info on the carbs. ( it seems nobody posts 
> for a while then a flurry of activity)  It seems that this may be 
> more difficult than anticipated, I had thought that since there are 
> some Volvo racers that there would be a performance parts source, on 
> the other hand most probably race four cylinders ( I know of a 
> pretty fast P544) and rarely six. In West Virginia we're known for 
> our ingenuity ( OK, were known for other things but I can't mention 
> those) so this may call for bailing wire and a Four barrel Holley 
> 600cfm.
>  My poor old Lotus Europa came with two Zenith Strombergs, but a few 
> years ago I made a rather simple steel plate  as an adapter and now 
> it has two SU HS4s, so this may be an option.  The reason I'm 
> thinking about this would require a post longer than War & Peace so 
> I might get in to that later ( I'm a slow typer)
> Actually I went to see Hayes about a JPS Twin Cam Europa, but the 
> Marcos was there and I bought it a few weeks later without even 
> driving it.  I was concerned about the very large puddle of 
> transmission fluid, but after driving it some the leak magically 
> disappered, and I've really had more problems with the brakes ( a 
> spongy pedal, and they don't work too good) but Hayes was kind 
> enough to send me some rear wheel cylinders and this helped some. 
> Also I do have a chassis vibration so I'm contemplating new round 
> black things with holes in the middle but I have the original Marcos 
> wheels with the fancy emblem cast into them and I cringe thinking 
> about someone putting those on a tire machine.
> I called Hayes this morning and asked him about the homemade 
> spyder.  He thinks it probably has more than 1000 miles on from the 
> general condition.  Apparently the previous owner ( in some circles 
> this is referred to as the DPO, despised previous owner) thought the 
> car was too hot so he cut off the top. Hayes has the top and rear 
> screen.  He was kind enough to give me the chassis number, which is 
> simply 8006, no prefix or engine designation, although it has an 
> Essex V6.  Nor is there a paint designation, but it does indicate 
> that it was built in 1971.  Also, if anyone cares, the 58 Magnette 
> was the same one sold at VIR last October.
> If you use enough Rain-x and go really fast the water just beads up 
> and goes away, a comforting thought as you hydroplane into calamity.
> Also, totally not Marcos related, I'm getting excited because next 
> week I'll be heading to Gatlinburg TN.  Every five years the New 
> England MG T register, North American MGA register, the MGB club, 
> and MGC club have a joint meet.  I'll be taking the TC, which 
> doesn't have any brakes either but you can't go too fast in it 
> anyway.  It has two speed wipers too, slow and stop.  But you can 
> fold down the windscreen and collect plenty of bugs as you smile 
> away.  Anyone interested should go to www.mg2006.com  Although I'll 
> take the TC I plan to hang out with the MGA's, they're all from 
> Michigan and know how to party .
> Enough rambling
> Later
> Michael
>