Ebay- "flywheel-forward marine Hemi specific" Lath
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:58 pm
Found on Ebay - Rare 'flywheel-forward
marine Hemi specific' Latham blower!
Check this out. I just spotted this on ebay. It's a vintage Latham supercharger - rare enough in it's own right, but this was one is supposedly a reverse rotation unit specifically for a Chrysler marine hemi and intended to be driven off the flywheel. The vender - with verification from the original owner of Latham - claims it is one of very few made, specifically for the Canadian Coast Guard for use in some hemi powered pursuit boats. If true, this has got to be one of the "rarest of the rare" marine hemi hop-up items. By the way - I'm not the vender - I just spotted the item on ebay and am passing the info on to the group, so please don't e-mail me with questions about. I'm only the messenger.
mart
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Ebay item number 320015352202
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LATHAM-S ... dZViewItem
Description:
"This is a Lathum Supercharger Model 21-AL Serial #001376. This has been stored for thirty years in a friend of a friends garage. That was over 30 years ago. Apparently it had not been run a lot. It has 4 corvair turbo charger Carter YH carbs on it. With it are some mounting brackets I guess for the Hemi engine. It appears to be in excellent condition , the bearings and rotation is good and sound. I suppose this blower could be adapted to other engine applications for that nostalga look.Neat looking supercharger for anyone wanting to run something different. I have not taken it appart so it is being sold as is, and based on its history , appears to be a good unit.Feel free to ask any questions and I will gladly try to help. I have just received some updated history on this unit from the owner of the Latham Supercharger Company and it is as follows and I quote: " This unit was originally purchased by the Canadian Coast Guard for pursuit boat usage. It was for a Chrysler 392 Hemi marine engine. As was the standard marine setup back then, they drove off the snout of the engine so the flywheel was forward.As such accesorys run off the flywheel and ran backwards.This blower is that way. It is a reverse rotation unit and cannot be used for automotive type engines. The clue is in the front mounted idler pulley,you can see that the load of the belt would be on the wrong side. There is an L in the model or serial number to note this. The market for this is in the vintage boat market where they use the original engine installation. It would be period correct."
marine Hemi specific' Latham blower!
Check this out. I just spotted this on ebay. It's a vintage Latham supercharger - rare enough in it's own right, but this was one is supposedly a reverse rotation unit specifically for a Chrysler marine hemi and intended to be driven off the flywheel. The vender - with verification from the original owner of Latham - claims it is one of very few made, specifically for the Canadian Coast Guard for use in some hemi powered pursuit boats. If true, this has got to be one of the "rarest of the rare" marine hemi hop-up items. By the way - I'm not the vender - I just spotted the item on ebay and am passing the info on to the group, so please don't e-mail me with questions about. I'm only the messenger.
mart
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Ebay item number 320015352202
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LATHAM-S ... dZViewItem
Description:
"This is a Lathum Supercharger Model 21-AL Serial #001376. This has been stored for thirty years in a friend of a friends garage. That was over 30 years ago. Apparently it had not been run a lot. It has 4 corvair turbo charger Carter YH carbs on it. With it are some mounting brackets I guess for the Hemi engine. It appears to be in excellent condition , the bearings and rotation is good and sound. I suppose this blower could be adapted to other engine applications for that nostalga look.Neat looking supercharger for anyone wanting to run something different. I have not taken it appart so it is being sold as is, and based on its history , appears to be a good unit.Feel free to ask any questions and I will gladly try to help. I have just received some updated history on this unit from the owner of the Latham Supercharger Company and it is as follows and I quote: " This unit was originally purchased by the Canadian Coast Guard for pursuit boat usage. It was for a Chrysler 392 Hemi marine engine. As was the standard marine setup back then, they drove off the snout of the engine so the flywheel was forward.As such accesorys run off the flywheel and ran backwards.This blower is that way. It is a reverse rotation unit and cannot be used for automotive type engines. The clue is in the front mounted idler pulley,you can see that the load of the belt would be on the wrong side. There is an L in the model or serial number to note this. The market for this is in the vintage boat market where they use the original engine installation. It would be period correct."