carburator...... anyone..
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carburator...... anyone..
i have a q-jet and a holley.... right now i would like to step up and get a nice looking carb but was thinking if there are any methods to cleaning/painting the old ones...i've cleaned it but it's still not all that impressive...... the rest of the engine is on it's way to being painted/chrome and don't want a dirty looking carb........ would it be stupid to paint it...... i would sell them if anyone needs them both...
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I've built a Holley carb for a buddy. I put it together from parts. I painted the body and bowls black. I put all that on a purple anodized Proform throttle body with 2 purple anodized Proform metering blocks. It looks sharp. You can have the the Holley parts chromed or buy them that way.
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Originally Posted by onaqwst
i have a q-jet and a holley.... right now i would like to step up and get a nice looking carb but was thinking if there are any methods to cleaning/painting the old ones...i've cleaned it but it's still not all that impressive...... the rest of the engine is on it's way to being painted/chrome and don't want a dirty looking carb........ would it be stupid to paint it...... i would sell them if anyone needs them both...
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Last edited by toddalin; Dec 14, 2004 at 12:21 PM.
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someone recently posted his method of re-dying his quadrajet, using craft store dyes and calcx manifold dressing. It came out pretty good. Do a search for carb refinishing or something like that. Joe
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I took a few pics of that carb I built for Grayhook:
http://f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/...=/temp&.view=l
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http://f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/...=/temp&.view=l
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Originally Posted by onaqwst
did u pic up the purple items at a store or order them...summit?
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Originally Posted by joe73vette
someone recently posted his method of re-dying his quadrajet, using craft store dyes and calcx manifold dressing. It came out pretty good. Do a search for carb refinishing or something like that. Joe
Found at craft stores in various colors.
Last edited by NHvette; Dec 15, 2004 at 12:22 PM.
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