Well, I used to do Buicks for years, then quit street rodding altogether for about 10 years, and noe I've been doin Pontiacs for about a year. A lotta fun. But I'm a big believer in junkyards, especially down here in TX where you can still find quadrajets and big heads. When I was younger (MUCH younger), I dabbled in "five-fingered discounts" at the "midnight auto supply", but as an adult wished I had kept all that stuff.
So, now I locate this yard in North TX that's just brimming with old Ponchos and '70 455 Buicks with the 800 Quads still on 'em. I went last weekend, found a good carb within the first five minutes, plus a good choke heat coil.
EXCEPT........$125.00 for the carb, and $35.00 for the coil. *Geez*
MORAL: Nowadays, they know what they got.
RULE: How bad do you want it?
Thank goodness for PY and E-Bay, and stuff like that. Double

P.S. You mention "Ram Air" at a yard today, and people just giggle and tell you to get the hell out [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

Well, I used to do Buicks for years, then quit street rodding altogether for about 10 years, and noe I've been doin Pontiacs for about a year. A lotta fun. But I'm a big believer in junkyards, especially down here in TX where you can still find quadrajets and big heads. When I was younger (MUCH younger), I dabbled in "five-fingered discounts" at the "midnight auto supply", but as an adult wished I had kept all that stuff.
So, now I locate this yard in North TX that's just brimming with old Ponchos and '70 455 Buicks with the 800 Quads still on 'em. I went last weekend, found a good carb within the first five minutes, plus a good choke heat coil.
EXCEPT........$125.00 for the carb, and $35.00 for the coil. *Geez*
MORAL: Nowadays, they know what they got.
RULE: How bad do you want it?
Thank goodness for PY and E-Bay, and stuff like that. Double

P.S. You mention "Ram Air" at a yard today, and people just giggle and tell you to get the hell out [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]