[GTO JOHN]

What do you folks think of these 7040273 carbs? I'm looking for informed input from guys in the know about these types of carbs.

I'm wondering what might be wrong or incorrect if I were to buy one of these carbs and put it on a restored 70 Judge 4spd. I know you guys can pick apart anything on ebay so let's hear it before I think about spending money.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-...spagenameZWDVW

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/pts/649262282.html

Would you buy one of these carbs? or wait to find an original for who knows how much$?

Thanks, John

[LPete]

I think everything they sell is a restamp. Their ads used to say that, if you read closely. This eBay ad says he offers "rare carburetor reproductions", which I think is eBay-speak for "restamp".

[brians]

That guys carbs are actually hilarious. It looks like he is finally cleaning them and calling them “reproductions” now??

It was not to long ago that he thought the plant code was the specific block code, so he was stamping them with whatever block code was for the “new” application.


If you want to go this route - get your own carb and restamp it then have it restored by Cliff or a shop knows what they are doing. Atleast you will know what you got.

Suggestion - The 7028276 SR carbs don’t usually go for more then a couple hundred used. Get one of them and have it rebuilt or restamp one of those. It would be much more correct in my opinion.

[6d7gto]

Ugh!

[1971/455/HO/4-SPD]

Run far far away from those carbs!!!

[JasonD]

It's funny how he does the carb bodies in silver then does the throttle plates in gold. It's the exact opposite of what it's supposed to be.

[keith k]

The castings all have features that give them away as incorrect for a 273. The auto trans vac port on a manual carb is a nice touch, too.

[TEG]

In a more general sense, I think its perfectly reasonable to buy a carb, make it as close as possible to an original 273, and maybe place a mark or "repop" somewhere on the body so it never appears that the carb would be used to fool someone. I think its ridiculous to spend $3,000.00 or more on a carb. Guys, I have to admit the numbers thing has gotten to me a bit. I wonder how many of these cars were incorrect on Day 2.

Go repop, save $2,500.00.

Just my opinion.

[OVERULD]

If you want an OEM numbers and date code correct carb, pay the going price for it. If the rest of your car is numbers matching, you won't lose any value by paying for the real deal carb. If that stuff is not important to you, then go with a repop and save some money, but make sure it is clearly marked as a repop so someone down the road is not misled by it. That would be the right thing to do.

BJ

[6d7gto]

I agree with Overuld. You can't hardly go wrong in buying a 'real' rare carb if you have the rare engine/car to put it on. You'll more than make up the cost in added value to your collector car. Probably why they're so expensive. In my opinion, re-stamps are a waste of good money and a waste of a good carb. By the way, there's a 7040273 on Ebay right now (item #180240383949). Appears to be the real deal. To be sure it's genuine, I always ask the seller for all pertinent casting and secondary stamping numbers before bidding.

[Half-Inch Stud]

Perhaps an unrestored $15 junkyard Q-Jet sitting atop a nice Judge looks better than a shiney re-stamping.

Dirty old penny versus a shiney new penny.