[Cliff R]

"Maybe someone can explain why an original stamped carburetor or distributor sells for good money but restamps are a dime a dozen?"

Only poorly uneducated buyers are paying the big bucks for "fake" RAIII and RAIV carburetors. I've had scores of them sent here, a few are still out in the shop as the owner went another direction and didn't even pay shipping to have their expensive "restamp" sent back to them.

Also realize that there are a LOT of Service Replacement Ram AIr carbs in circulation, part numbers 7028276, 7029270 and 7040270. They bring good money but far LESS than an original dated unit with the correct Plant Code and Julian Date on it. Although politically correct for a Ram Air car auto or manual that's missing the original this still might take away from the value some, depending on what the new owner is wanting and expecting from the car.

I'd also add here that most of if not all the Ram Air carburetors on Chuck's RAIV cars will be the real deal, because I did them here. Over the course of 20 years or so Chuck hired me to restore Pontiac RAIV carburetors. For most of those years we never discussed who's cars they were for or where they were going to end up, just the engine details so I knew that they werent' headed for some ill-fated build where the owner dished the pistons and put a Comp XE-274 cam in it or some "whiz-bang" fast ramp short seating timing crap to supposedly bring back all the lost power (common practice) instead of the original high compression set-up and real RAIV camshaft.

I actually had no idea that he had a "collection" until a couple of years ago, and sort of put two and two together and figured that the carbs I'd been restoring for him had ended up on some of them.

Chuck NEVER sent a non-Ram Air carb here or asked me to restore a "restamp" or even worse restamp one for him. He knows enough about them to know the real deal from a fake and every single one sent here was for sure the real deal.......FWIW.......

[PAUL K]

Originally Posted by Cliff R

"Maybe someone can explain why an original stamped carburetor or distributor sells for good money but restamps are a dime a dozen?"

Only poorly uneducated buyers are paying the big bucks for "fake" RAIII and RAIV carburetors. I've had scores of them sent here, a few are still out in the shop as the owner went another direction and didn't even pay shipping to have their expensive "restamp" sent back to them.

Also realize that there are a LOT of Service Replacement Ram AIr carbs in circulation, part numbers 7028276, 7029270 and 7040270. They bring good money but far LESS than an original dated unit with the correct Plant Code and Julian Date on it. Although politically correct for a Ram Air car auto or manual that's missing the original this still might take away from the value some, depending on what the new owner is wanting and expecting from the car.

I'd also add here that most of if not all the Ram Air carburetors on Chuck's RAIV cars will be the real deal, because I did them here. Over the course of 20 years or so Chuck hired me to restore Pontiac RAIV carburetors. For most of those years we never discussed who's cars they were for or where they were going to end up, just the engine details so I knew that they werent' headed for some ill-fated build where the owner dished the pistons and put a Comp XE-274 cam in it or some "whiz-bang" fast ramp short seating timing crap to supposedly bring back all the lost power (common practice) instead of the original high compression set-up and real RAIV camshaft.

I actually had no idea that he had a "collection" until a couple of years ago, and sort of put two and two together and figured that the carbs I'd been restoring for him had ended up on some of them.

Chuck NEVER sent a non-Ram Air carb here or asked me to restore a "restamp" or even worse restamp one for him. He knows enough about them to know the real deal from a fake and every single one sent here was for sure the real deal.......FWIW.......

Good info Cliff. My point isn't questioning the authenticity of Chucks carburetors. I'm trying to figure out if it's not an issue to restamp a block, why would re-stamped carburetors sell for less money than an original? Also where does the restamping stop? Vin, firewall, frame etc..... A properly calibrated re-stamped carburetor would perform better than an original factory calibrated carburetor... So wouldn't that be a better choice for say a million dollar Chevelle that has a re-stamped original looking engine block.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Every detectable Block Restamp I ever see is an issue to me.
If you can't detect it - well you didn't get a chance to have an issue with it.
Houdini fooled us all I guess.
NEXT

I haven't heard yet that it was a consensually accepted practice in Pontiac circles.
But it definitely goes on , and on, and on again.
You better be DAMN good at it
I would say as far as Pontiacs , high majority are very poorly executed.
It hurts the cars pretty bad so far on ones that have been detectable.
Bad publicity is only good in Hollywood.

Another correct block/engine from another car that is untampered is a great and honorable honest replacement.
SR's can really be fabricated easier than any other.
They don't thrill me very often.
But they have become the path of least resistance / least controversy.
If they have pictures in bare cast iron that looks acceptable I would give them a rubber stamp approval.
Usually they don't have any pictures like that.

[turbo69bird]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

Another correct block/engine from another car that is untampered is a great and honorable honest replacement.
SR's can really be fabricated easier than any other.
They don't thrill me very often.
But they have become the path of least resistance / least controversy.
If they have pictures in bare cast iron that looks acceptable I would give them a rubber stamp approval.
Usually they don't have any pictures like that.

Try finding a usable WH that’s not being sat on , it’s not an easy task.

I’ve been watching and inquiring for years because I do consider that another great option.

But I know the as cast C118 is what the car was raced with ,,
Those cast numbers are what they are, an L67 and nothing else . May not have a WH or a vin for my car on it , but it’s a legit L67 and pretty much that part is un- fake-able/ verifiable .

My SR block is traceable to its original spot in Stephens race Stash as something was done to it that is verifiable as Is My RAV pro stock dual quad engine it’s the same way.
So I personally am pretty happy with my blocks/ engines options for my car .
Probably, Not such a bad problem to have which to use in your low milage Real RAIV car your RAII , RAIV or RAV I believe they call that “first world problems.” Lmao