CBX CARBURETOR SYNCHRONIZING GAUGES
I BOUGHT THE K&L 4 VACUUM GAUGE SET FROM "Z1 ENTERPRISES" AND THEN CONTACTED THEM AND ARRANGED TO PURCHASE 2 SEPARATE GAUGES INCLUDING ALL HOSES AND FITTINGS. ANY METAL PART CAN BE UTILIZED AS A BRACKET TO FASTEN THE 2 GAUGES TO THE WRACK. I USED 2 PCI DUMMY PLATES FROM AN OLD COMPUTER BECAUSE THEY CAN BE POLISHED TO A HIGH SHINE AND ARE THE PERFECT SIZE AND THICKNESS. THE SCREWS FASTENING THE GAUGES TO THE WRACK ARE TOO SHORT TO PASS THROUGH THE 2 LAYERS OF BRACKETS AND THE THREADED HOLES IN THE BACK OF THE GAUGES ARE TOO SHALLOW TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE EXTRA GAUGE. I DRILLED THE 2 HOLES ON THE PART OF THE PCI PLATE TO FIT SNUGGLY AROUND THE ORIGINAL GAUGE MOUNTING SCREWS AND USED "JB WELD" EPOXY TO BOND THE BRACKET TO THE WRACK. AFTER 24 HOURS THE BOND IS SOLID. I USED THE GAUGE MOUNTING SCREWS SUPPLIED WITH THE 2 EXTRA GAUGES TO MOUNT THE GAUGES TO THE PCI PLATES. THE 6 GAUGE WRACK OBVIOUSLY WON'T FIT INTO THE CASE BUT THAT IS A WORTHWHILE TRADE OFF. A CIGAR HUMIDOR CASE SIMILAR TO THE GAUGES CASE CAN BE ACQUIRED THAT WILL HOUSE THE LARGES GAUGES SET AND HAS FOAM LINING TO PROVIDE A CUSHION.
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO GET THE CBX SYNCHED WITHOUT GOING TO THE EXPENSE I DID BUT THIS IS A SUPERIOR SET-UP THAT ALLOWS MONITORING OF ALL 6 CARBS AT ONCE.