Good news and bad news (for me).
Good News: I got the primary venturis out. They are absolutely being held in the bores by the screws underneath the white caps. Backing them out 8 half turns will release the chokes.
I knew the chokes had something physically interfering with their removal, because I could wiggle them around, and they would move slightly.
Bad News: The 28mm chokes I bought are the same size as the ones in car now! Dad gummit!
Somehow, I convinced myself the car had 30mm chokes in it! I think it was because of some of the paperwork I read (from back in 2005). I also thought I measured them, but I guess with not being able to remove them from the carb body, I couldn’t really get a good reading on them.
Now the question is…. Continue with the replacement of 4 more Venturi (for practice), swap the two back to the originals (to keep a matching set of 6), or drive it like it is now?
Dag Nabit!
Rocky