Just that. I normally don't post a lot here, certainly not advertisement stuff as I'm normally too busy to bother with "drumming up work."
I'm just really proud of this project.
A member here sent me a 3259 which had been in a garage fire.
Honestly when I first got it, I was unsure there would be much I could do for it.
Pictures below
It took nearly a day to get it all apart as the fire fighting water had seized everything.
Took a good bit of heat and persistence to get the original throttle and choke shafts out.
I had to run the carb through my cleaning process 3-4 times before I could even begin to think about rechromating it.
That's magic! Well done. 8)
Amazingly enough, there were only three pieces I could not save.
Choke lever, choke fast idle plate, and the choke idle cam. Everything else was from the original carb.
Sadly, I could not get the carb up to my normal standard. I also suspect the chromate will not last as long on the castings as they were severely contaminated.
What this means is that over time the castings will become greyer.
Also amazingly enough, when I tested the carb out, everything ran perfectly (which I honestly had my doubts about)
Proof of these being the same part:
That is impressive work, well done
Wow.
Drew,
Can you rebuild Holley teapot carbs [from a '57 E-thunderbird]???
Steve
I would rather stick with 4160/4150 style carbs. I simply don't have enough time as it is to complete the work that comes in.
Quote from: kingchief on February 08, 2020, 05:36:47 PM
Drew,
Can you rebuild Holley teapot carbs [from a '57 E-thunderbird]???
Steve
Steve: we shipped a Teapot for our neighbor to a carb place awhile back. Ill check with them how they liked it
Thank you Jim.
Cheers,
Steve
Nice work
For those unfamiliar with Drew, he is a restorer that gives a damn about what he does not how MUCH he does. For example silver parts are silver and black accelerator arms and choke rods are black on early carbs like they should be. He has spent countless hours getting the right finishes . Not too "green" , not too "gold". His fine tuning ability is second to none.
Randy
^^^ About as solid a testimonial you will find in these parts.
Quote from: 2112 on February 10, 2020, 06:07:34 PM
^^^ About as solid a testimonial you will find in these parts.
Randy and many others were instrumental to this when I had a two year long thread testing out different chemical concoctions trying for different effects.
Those who gave constant feedback, often visiting my shop to give feedback on what they remembered the parts looking like in 1965,and the 100's who sent me carbs to restore when my technique was less than perfect are the real heros here.
Now on my third year, I'm still learning and improving, just trying to preserve a craft that would otherwise be lost during my lifetime. I am currently 41 years old and would like to continue doing this for as long as I can.
+++1 on what Randy said. Drew is definitely one of the best.
Quote from: GT350Lad on February 08, 2020, 02:47:39 PM
That is impressive work, well done
+1 frigging magic !!!
Drew,
Thank you again for taking on this project. I was not sure the carburetor could be saved as it had be sitting in that condition at least 15 years. The pictures do not fully represent how great it looks. You did a fantastic job resurrecting what many would call a lost cause.
Today, I gave it to the owner of the car it came from. The smile on her face made me feel great. It feels so good to do something unexpected for another.
We put the carburetor back on the car where it belongs!
Best,
Greek
That is some amazing work!! Thanks for sharing.
Good to see a brew in the pic too...those are needed now and then when working on these old cars and parts!
I work 84-115 hours a week offshore.
When I come home to work on Holleys it is to relax.
I am the grateful recipient of this carb. I want to thank Drew for his expert work.
Thanks to Greek for surprising me with wonderful gift. I never thought this carb
could be restored. Nice to have it back on 6S429 where it belongs.
Sue
Drew,
Can I contact you about a possible 4150 rebuild ?
Thanks,
Bob