Converting new Dellortos to use old clamps - or not!

[olly]

So I've got my old and new SF1 carbs together and my cunning plan to remove the clamping part of the old carb and graft it on to the new looks pretty much impossible.



It seems folks usually secure the rubber with worm drive jubilee clips.
I'm not so keen on the way that looks but I'm struggling to find an alternative.
I'd love to have clamps that look like the originals but the rubber is 58mm and those clamps are 53mm (plus I'd need another two)
I found this sort of clamp with an Allen screw - zinc plated they might mellow in nicely....but.....

...they are 20mm wide and the grooves in the rubber are 13mm.
So, does anyone know anything about the original clamps on the carbs ???
or
Does anyone know of a narrower alternative to the clamp above or something else that would like better than jubilee clips?

 

[The Sock]

I don't imagine it would be cheap, but it should be possible to get some original (53mm) clamps ground out to 58mm. Replated, or not, according to taste.

 

[olly]

I don't imagine it would be cheap, but it should be possible to get some original (53mm) clamps ground out to 58mm. Replated, or not, according to taste.

hmmm....I wonder where I can get 4 of them from - I don't really want to alter what I have in case I find an economical way to repair the carbs.
I can machine the inside out without too much bother.

 

[The Sock]

EBay, where I also found these:

Malossi Dellorto Mikuni Amal 58-82mm Airbox Carburetor Clamp 8mm thin hose | eBay UK

Made by IDEAL, a beautifully thin (8mm) clamp suitable for large applications 58-82mm. Stainless steel construction.

www.ebay.co.uk

Put a couple of 13mm strips under them to fill the gap. Job done!

 

[olly]

That's the corrugated look I want to avoid - I already have jubilee clips like that.

 

[olly]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113722050972?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=113722050972&targetid=1141640585251&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006490&poi=&campaignid=12125450105&mkgroupid=122515168971&rlsatarget=pla-1141640585251&abcId=9300480&merchantid=113705660&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmcWDBhCOARIsALgJ2Qf-xjG1PwZrK-NK9qyO7_YrOreBe17vh1_7ksAd8y6yUkbSas2UAK0aAnx4EALw_wcB

hahaha... £38 each from Motalia and they don't even give you the screw - bugger off

 

[The Sock]

That's the corrugated look I want to avoid - I already have jubilee clips like that.

Put the grooved part toward the inside.

 

[sfcpiet]

Put the grooved part toward the inside.

Exactly. And turn the joints also between the inlets, just a smooth solid band remains visible from the side.

Things can be easy... if you try.

piet

 

[AJ]

Mikalor make good clamps for hoses. Maybe suitable?

 

[Legs]

Staintune make excellent clamps.