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ed455 · 01-14-2006, 01:10 PM

There was a question about powdercoating carburetors a couple of months ago. Instead of dredging up the old (and REALLY off-topic) thread. I decided a new one is in order. Here is what can be done with an eastwood (or Harbor Freight) powdercoating kit.

The bowls are (true) holley chrome float bowls with transluscent red over the chrome. The body is a bright zinc Holley replacement carb body (similar to the proform) with transluscent red over the zinc. The base plate and metering blocks are proform billet.

The color on the bottom picture looks like the body and the bowls are mismatched in color and depth, but that is not the cas. The zinc does not show quite the candied depth of the bowls but you REALLY have to be looking for it. The picture simply has the body in the center of the camera flash.

ed455 · 01-14-2006, 01:13 PM

Oh, and I have less than $300 in this carb.

*FormerMember* · 01-14-2006, 01:55 PM

Sweet, that was my thread. Want to do mine?

(I just want it black)

bucket · 01-14-2006, 02:02 PM

sweet!

Fred T · 01-14-2006, 08:02 PM

Just don't do that to a Rochester. They have a bad habit of warping.

01-14-2006, 01:10 PM	#1
ed455 Captain Ed Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Port Charlotte, FL Posts: 1,241	Powdercoating carburetor There was a question about powdercoating carburetors a couple of months ago. Instead of dredging up the old (and REALLY off-topic) thread. I decided a new one is in order. Here is what can be done with an eastwood (or Harbor Freight) powdercoating kit. The bowls are (true) holley chrome float bowls with transluscent red over the chrome. The body is a bright zinc Holley replacement carb body (similar to the proform) with transluscent red over the zinc. The base plate and metering blocks are proform billet. The color on the bottom picture looks like the body and the bowls are mismatched in color and depth, but that is not the cas. The zinc does not show quite the candied depth of the bowls but you REALLY have to be looking for it. The picture simply has the body in the center of the camera flash. Attached Images __________________ If you ain't bleedin', you ain't workin'! 1999 C3500 LS 7.4L Last edited by ed455; 01-14-2006 at 01:13 PM.

01-14-2006, 01:13 PM	#2
ed455 Captain Ed Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Port Charlotte, FL Posts: 1,241	Re: Powdercoating carburetor Oh, and I have less than $300 in this carb. __________________ If you ain't bleedin', you ain't workin'! 1999 C3500 LS 7.4L

01-14-2006, 01:55 PM	#3
FormerMember Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,051	Re: Powdercoating carburetor Sweet, that was my thread. Want to do mine? (I just want it black)

01-14-2006, 02:02 PM	#4
bucket Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 923	Re: Powdercoating carburetor sweet!

01-14-2006, 08:02 PM	#5
Fred T Cantankerous Geezer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bel Aire, KS Posts: 6,264	Re: Powdercoating carburetor Just don't do that to a Rochester. They have a bad habit of warping. __________________ Fred There is no such thing as too much cam...just not enough engine.

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