Hi, I have just purchased a Porsche 550 recreation built on a Skoda 136 Rapid chassis and engine. Unfortunately the rear clam shell sits very close to the carburettor  and the air filter has been removed.

I have been advised that a single DCOE 40 Manifold and carburettor will allow the air filter to be fitted sideways.

Does anyone know where i could find one of these, also if there are any specialist Skoda parts suppliers still trading parts for a 1989 Rapid.

Thanks

 

P.S I am new to this forum and this is is my first post

@Watchy - What carburetor are you presently using? A Weber DCOE is almost certainly not designed to take a filter box for a Jikov carb. Also, at least some DCO manifolds are "up and over" designs which place the carb on the opposite side of the engine to the exhaust, and it doesn't sound like there is clearance for one of those.

 

You might be able to get a slim pancake filter or a K&W foam one on top of a downdraft carb, particularly if your kit has a functional cooling grille above the engine.

22 hours ago, Watchy said:

Hi, I have just purchased a Porsche 550 recreation built on a Skoda 136 Rapid chassis and engine. Unfortunately the rear clam shell sits very close to the carburettor  and the air filter has been removed.

I have been advised that a single DCOE 40 Manifold and carburettor will allow the air filter to be fitted sideways.

Does anyone know where i could find one of these, also if there are any specialist Skoda parts suppliers still trading parts for a 1989 Rapid.

Thanks

 

P.S I am new to this forum and this is is my first post

 

Banham produced a straight manifold that comes out of the head and fits a Weber 40 DCOE which allows clearance however your chances of finding a used one these days are probably slim. A company like Bogg Brothers in North Yorkshire (or many other fabrication places) will be able to make you something though. I think if you join some of the more active Skoda groups on Facebook you will find there are 3 or 4 other Banhams out there and you'll be able to get pictures of what they have. It's also worth advertising on there as quite a lot of people have stocks of parts and you never know someone may have something suitable lying in their garage. You definitely don't want the up and over Skoda Manifold that Ken mentions, that will never fit. 

In terms of spares I don't think there is anyone left in the UK running a business anymore (Paul Wyatt under the name Skoparts International has gone again I think) - but in Germany Skopart.de is a great source of things.......he has parts catalogues in English and a simply vast range. Another German company called Ossttimer.de also do Skoda stuff but they are a bit less reliable! Some places in CZ will also post to the UK but off the top of my head I can't think of them and often they don't take anything other than foreign money transfers (no cards or Paypal)