Cali,68,L-79

What do you think? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2466549172

(For those new to my treck to bring her back to stock...yes I know it's not a 68 carb)

P.S. and it's a "4 spped" :crazy:


[Modified by Cali,68,L-79, 10:45 PM 3/11/2004]

shoptek

I personally think it sounds good if you can get it for that price. I paid a bit less for my Qjet. Good luck!

Cali,68,L-79

Me to. So far with the intake all I get is

Intake Manifold

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OOPS FOUND THIS BOAT ANCHOR, POS



[Modified by Cali,68,L-79, 11:36 PM 3/11/2004]

R1234

I think the 68 and 69 carbs look identical except for the id numbers. I have a 69 300hp carb that Lars rejetted to 327 350hp specs. Runs like great. I paid 50.00 for a good core.

Cali,68,L-79

I'm looking for a 69. LARS said there is something wrong with the 68 carbs.

Shark Racer

Go for it. I just hope you don't get screwed like I did - I got a 79? carb that was completely bare inside. This one looks much better though.

-Steve

killain

All i got is that 74 carb which is no good number wise.

JBR

I received my 75 from e-bay on monday same day it left for Lars, At $24.00 + freight, Lars will determine if I lost $. The looks of that one is certainly better than the one I received. But looks ain't everything at least in some areas. :cheers:

GATOR454

Wow! how is this for timing?

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=774388

GATOR454

Oh Yeah. If you are not concerned about numbers, but want a stock look my nephew has a Q-jet and intake manifold from his 1980 L-82 that is available. He also has a NOS Q-jet that only had 50 miles on it before his bottom end grenaded. It might be nice to have the electric choke. If you are interested I can get numbers and photos

David

Cali,68,L-79

Those appear to both be auto trans carbs, were looking for 4spd. carbs number 7029207.

lars

Cali -
Just now caught your post...
That eBay 69 carb would be a good setup if you can snag it for a fair price. It's always hard to tell how bad shape these things are in, but count on that it's going to need a complete rebuild with a $20 choke pulloff, a $12 float, and about $20 worth of jetting parts to correct previous "creative" jetting done to the carb. It could also have stripped inlet threads which cost $50 to fix correctly. If you can get the carb in the $75 range, you would have a pretty good deal.

Cali,68,L-79

Well current high bidder we will see..

Shark Racer

Just curious- why are you looking for a specific carb if it's not matching your engine anyhow? The only difference between an auto and manual carb is (possibly) the addition of a kickdown bracket for the THM400. The auto would work fine...

-Steve

Cali,68,L-79

I would go for the 68 if it wasn't flawed and the 68 4spd. is what LARS told me to look for. Who am I to argue.

:jester

lars

Cali -
You can use any Chevy Q-Jet from 1969 through 1974. Avoid the truck carbs - they have lean-tipped primary rods. The only reason I don't like the 68 carbs is that they have a very short float pivot pin, tend to break the pivot pin retaining posts, and are very prone to stripped inlet threads. Since they are a bit unique, they also tend to fetch more $$. If numbers matching is not important, go for the '70-'74 carbs - they're plentiful and cheap. A carb off of a '72 350 Chevelle or Monte Carlo would run just great on your Vette. Auto or manual makes no difference in the performance of the carb.

Cali,68,L-79

LARS I'm bidding on http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2466549172

GATOR454

David,

Did you get the Carb you were looking for?

I found this web site while looking for something else. He has several '69 carbs listed. He also has a couple of intake manifolds listed 1-1968 and 1-1969.

http://www.geocities.com/vette6769/g...s-for-sale.htm

Cali,68,L-79

WOW GATOR!!!

That guy has everything under the sun!! Thanks. I got outbid on the E-bay carb I listed above.

gq82

If your willing to spring for a rebuilt/restored carb you might want to check these guys out. They have a great selection of correct dated carbs.
http://www.customrebuiltcarbs.com/


This is the hard to find (7041212) carb for my 71 that I got from them.