Offenhauser intake - choke issue

[MichaelD]

My recently acquired 65 Dart GT has an aftermarket Offenhauser intake manifold and a stock Carter BBS carb. The Offy intake does not have a provision for a (divorced) choke as a result the choke plate is just flopping around. Is there a common solution to this issue? I was thinking and electric choke might work.

The previous owner installed a manual pull cable but it really doesn't work very well.

Any advise appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Michael

 

[AJ/FormS]

When properly installed the cable choke works very well......... but you are stuck kindof babysitting it for 3 or 4 minutes.
IDK why a guy would swap out the stocker tho. If you plan to drive it in the winter, I'd slam a stock intake back on there.

 

[Garrett Ellison]

BBS, as in single barrel? Are we talking slant six here? Wouldn't that be on the exhaust?

 

[MichaelD]

BBS, as in single barrel? Are we talking slant six here? Wouldn't that be on the exhaust? View attachment 1715437072

I failed to mention that the stock exhaust manifold has been replaced with headers.
-Michael

 

[Garrett Ellison]

Well in that case I would say a manual choke, but it may be possible to spot weld a choke well shield from a small block between a pair of header tubes and use a choke thermostat assembly from a small block. A couple of nuts on the bolts to hold it together. This is providing your carburetor has the choke vacuum break and accompanying linkage in place.

 

[RustyRatRod]

You've also still managed to forget to mention what the HELL we're workin on here.

 

[AJ/FormS]

BBS, as in single barrel? Are we talking slant six here? Wouldn't that be on the exhaust? View attachment 1715437072

good call, I'm kindof stuck in SBM mode