I have a 68 car built in Oct 67. I found a 3919803 intake but am having trouble finding the 7028219 carb? Is there another number the carb might go by ie. 4MV or something? Or is this carb just that rare? Is there a NCRS replacement? Thanks for your help...

 

Hi Neighbor!

The 7028219 was for a 327/350 S/T.

Early C3 carbs are hard to come by. And yes, you need to search for it by number and date code.

I am sendng you a PM.

 

Try Hemmings Motor News, that's where I found my 7028219 with correct date code for my 68 L79.
Wasn't cheap and then had to be rebuilt on top of that but it is factory correct and runs great.
Kurt

 

Chicago Corvette may have what you're looking for, but at most likely an outrageous price. Depends on how bad you want it. Good Luck! :Seeya

 

Chicago Corvette ??????
Be sure you know the price BEFORE you pay.
Prices change after the transaction, as I recently found out and was promised a refund of overcharge, which I still have not received despite repeated promises by owner.
Read the thread on the NCRS web site posted by OTHERS, not me
Kurt

 

The correct numbered 68 carbs are rare and expensive. I THINK (not 100% sure of this) the reason they are rare is that in 1968, The corvette numbered carbs were only used in corvettes. In the 1969 model year the carb numbers that were used on corvettes were also used on other 1969 Chevys so there are many more of those carbs floating around.

I would be very careful about paying a lot of money for a carb that has the "correct" number stamped on the side. It isn't that hard to stamp a number on a carb - I might even do it myself! But if you have the car judged the judge might tell you that you have the correct number, but it does not look at all the way it is supposed to, and therefore deserves a big deduct.

There is no other carb that will get you full credit in NCRS judging, but there are ways to minimize the deducts. You will have to research that one. I remember a guy being very proud of having a correct date on his wrong number carb. I believe he got less than a full deduct, so his strategy worked to a certain extent. Another guy got to a regional and somehow noone noticed at his chapter meet that his carb had no date on it at all. He suffered an unexpected full hit at the regional meet. These are just my fuzzy recollections. I don't really enough to advise you on what to do for NCRS judging, just be careful paying for a carb!