Quickfuel throttle brackets on Mercruiser setup
 

I'm putting a Quickfuel M-750 on my 383 and came across a bit of a quandary. The bracket for the old carb goes across the back of the carb and then back and to port. The bracket has an extension where the remote starter solenoid bolts down just in front of the distributor. The Quickfuel can't use the original bracket because of how the back of it is shaped.
The available aftermarket throttle brackets appear not to have a really great spot on which I can bolt the solenoid fixture.
Have any of you solved this with a good looking and strong piece? Got any ideas?
I'm going to look some more, but at this point I may make up a brace for the solenoid and use one of the available aftermarket brackets.

I have the same quandry regardy the Aftermarket throttle brackets and my QuickFuel Setup. Considering different styles. Seems to be a number of choices and quality when it comes to brackets. (Wish I could handle all of them in one place.. The decision would be easy!)
Will be interested in what you decide..

I cut a stock merc bracket right next to the port side mount bolt so it clears the holley float bowl. I was intending to tie wrap or wire it across behind carb to keep from pulling forward, but so far it hasn't twisted with only 1 mount bolt. Works as an interim set-up.

I ordered a flat 1/4" thick aluminum Holley carb linkage plate from Ebay. It mounts at all 4 points under the carb and will need another gasket.

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/eXMAAO...wwC/s-l500.jpg

I think all I will need to do is flip it over and make up a mount.

The beauty of it is that it seems to go the right distance behind the carb to place the rear throttle cable mount. For the mount I am going to bend some steel so there is plenty of rigidity. Then the side of the mount that receives the pivot will be threaded with a tap as the OE mount is, so I can jam-nut it for a secure mount.
I wanted to stay with all steel, but the shape of this piece is as close to perfect as I have seen. If it's wiggly I can weld on a T or L shaped stiffener. Or I can bolt a strut rod to the intake manifold, I saw an unused mounting boss right below it that could work.
There are some other mounts that might work but they are long and narrow so they would deflect more easily. And there is a solid chrome steel design that goes under the carburetor like the one I ended up getting, but that one reaches way back and would probably need a little more cutting and fitment than the one I bought.

Dereknkathy you might be able to make a section to reach forward to the port front carb mount bolt and join that to the piece you have. You could copy the front half of the aluminum ones I have seen. Make it of steel and weld it up to the OE pivot mount.
My concern at this point is securing the solenoid plate that goes behind the throttle pivot. I think it will not fit the aluminum plate so I will need to make something. I will tell you how it turns out.

I had a problem with the QF hitting the bracket so I put a 1/4" phelonic spacer in there to solve my problem.

I'd do that but I don''t see a way to make the carb seal to the intake if I use the rear mounted Mercruiser bracket that came with my Weber carb.
I looked at it again today. Bought some metal stock. Got some flat 1" by 1/8" steel and some angle stock that's the same thickness. I can cut the angle stuff off and tap it for the pivot bolt which will mount on the rear tab of the spacer plate. And I'll heat up the flat stuff and hammer it into the shape I need for my solenoid bracket. Once they are fitted I'll either paint them or have them powder coated.
I"m going to wait for the plate before I fab anything so I can make it all fit together.

Worked on it today. It took some fitting. I had to move the holes out because the Holley pattern that was on the plate didn't match up to my square bore. I did that with a die grinder.
Also had to notch the port side of the plate so the throttle arm could move freely. And had to cut out a bit behind the carb so the accelerator pump arm would not hit the plate.
I used the 1/4" steel flat stock for the throttle pivot mount. Tapped it to size and it worked nicely. It even looks pretty good.

I still need to mount the solenoid fixture. Will do that on my day off Tuesday.
Then I'm back to buffing out my top surfaces. And a final cleanup.
After that, it's time to dunk.
Fingers crossed.