Topic: Carburetor Restoration

[bryancobb]

Hi Fellas,

Kurt at CarbonTooters just shipped my restored carb back to me.  It will be here tomorrow.
I am VERRRY PLEASED with everything about dealing with him and am CONFIDENT that
when I put it on the car tomorrow, I'll be even more pleased.  And for only $117!!!

He sent me two pictures.  If I am looking for REEEEEAALY close accuracy, what would you
guys say as it relates to accessories and screws on the carburetor?  For instance, I am tempted to get the dashpot
replated with clear zinc if it is suppose to be?

[bryancobb]

AnYbOdY??

[bryancobb]

Looks like no-one wants to touch this with a 10ft pole.
How about this?

Does anyone have a good high-res color shot(s) of what a 66 C6DF-B looked like when it came new?

[gjz30075]

Bryan, here's a few shots from the Mustang Tek site.   Don't know if they're correct or not but they might help.
http://mustangtek.com/2100/C6DF-B.html

[bryancobb]

Thanks

[Bob Gaines]

You can really tell the difference between the heavily blasted porous surface on the body and parts in the first picture compared to the much smoother finish on the body and parts in the mustang tek picture. The smoother surface finish is the more desired effect. I am not good on two barrel linkage finishes but suspect inconsistencies between assemblyine and both examples.Bob

[ruppstang]

I do not know if it is any help but here is a picture of a 68 autolite 2100 that was restored by Pony Carburetors. Marty

[bryancobb]

Thanks,

Their carbs cost 4 to 5 times as much as Kurt at Tooters.  I put Kurt's on and slightly adjusted idle mixture and haven't had to touch it otherwise.

[C5ZZKGT]

Bryan, I am certainly no carburetor expert but I think that if your carb runs and operates well and you are satisfied with it then you did ok with Tooters.
-Don't know what your aim is for your car, but your stock air cleaner will cover it at shows so no one will notice or look at its finish.
-Like I said before I am one of many satisfied customers of Pony's, my carb was done over 3 years ago, and I have never touched it since my restorer took it out of the box & installed it.-it still looks pretty much like it did when it was first done.

[PerkinsRestoration]

Bryan,

A few pictures of a NOS 66 4V 6E date code for reference. Check out the gas filter. Your carb looks really good!

[Bob Gaines]

Take note of the carb body metal finish on BP's carb . That multi shaded finish is how a restored carb should look too in a perfect world. That multi shaded finish is next to impossible to duplicate once a used carb is sent of to a rebuilder for restoration where they bead blast the body . I haven't had a occasion to try soda blasting a body to see if it retains the multi shaded finish. I am still sick over the last one I had done buy a supposed knowledgeable rebuilder that came out looking like monotone. 

[67gtasanjose]

Take note of the carb body metal finish on BP's carb .  That multi shaded finish is how a restored carb should look too in a perfect world. That multi shaded finish is next to impossible to duplicate once a used carb is sent of to a rebuilder for restoration where they bead blast the body . I haven't had a occasion to try soda blasting a body to see if it retains the multi shaded finish....

I have thought of the same thing, maybe soda blasting. I think that 50 years of shelf patina is showing a little on BP's carb too. There's probably is no way to 100% truly duplicate what these looked like 50 years ago without getting hold of Marty McFly and his DeLorean to go back and pick up that pile of carbs that everybody was throwing away back in the day. Maybe somebody will again begin to mold new cases like what some of the Alternator resoration people are now doing for alternator cores, where good original cases are (nearly) impossible to find.

[Bob Gaines]

I have thought of the same thing, maybe soda blasting. I think that 50 years of shelf patina is showing a little on BP's carb too. There's probably is no way to 100% truly duplicate what these looked like 50 years ago without getting hold of Marty McFly and his DeLorean to go back and pick up that pile of carbs that everybody was throwing away back in the day. Maybe somebody will again begin to mold new cases like what some of the Alternator resoration people are now doing for alternator cores, where good original cases are (nearly) impossible to find.

I would take that finish as in the pictures any day of the week over anything you can come up with now.