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qjet carb resto
Guys what do all you nut and bolt hardcore resto enthusiasts do about restoring a qjet for show quality? Replate? Im just too picky to leave mine alone and it bothers me to see it in the shape its in? And I need the finish to be durable for a lot of driving. Merry Christmas
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Re: qjet carb resto
Bryce,
If you're restoring a Q-Jet, I assume the truck is close to stock. In my opinion the Rochester is the best carburetor for a SBC. If you want it to perform well, you must get Cliff Ruggel's book on them. I've worked on these Carbs for decades but it was only after I read his book that I really became familiar with them. As far as getting it to look good IMO all you have to do is give it a thorough cleaning and maybe a bit of polishing with a Dremmel. There is a Rochester Re builder in Colorado that can plate and make it new again but I've never tried them. Hope this helps. |
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Re: qjet carb resto
I'd give Sean Murphy a call and see if he could help.
http://www.smicarburetor.com/testimonials/
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Re: qjet carb resto
Some say that the original color is yellow bichromate and others say that it is more of the silver color. What is correct for our trucks?
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The Easton Co. makes coatings and paints to match all of the original stock engine colors. Check 'em out. The link to Sean Murphy is a good one. Check him out. For a full on restoration... it would be money well spent. As the ol' Q-jets have some issues after 45 years of service. Gary
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This carb was a rusty ebay junker, that I had restored by Sean Murphy.
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^ I really like his work
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That... looks... almost as cool as a Holley!
![]() j/k... ![]() That is one cool lookin' Q-jet! That's definately the route I would go if I was to ever use a Q-jet again. Gary
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Re: qjet carb resto
Here's my carburetor that was rebuilt by a shop in Florida. I'll have to go back and pull the receipt for the contact information if you're interested.
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Check out the Eastwood catalog, they used to have a product that replicates the factory finnish, don't remember what its called though. Joseph
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Re: qjet carb resto
Okay guys... He's asking for restoration input...
![]() The first pic by turf mcspray is what I remember new qjets looking like. If you want them done right, have an expert do it otherwise you won't be happy. |
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If you are....reaalllly picky, then don't attempt it by yourself. As the guys say send it out to the pro's, pay the dough, and that will give you the very best all around result both function and appearance wise. ![]() Good Luck. Coley
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Re: qjet carb resto
Thanks fellas I think Im going to give Sean Murphy a call for a qjet
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Here is the last one I did. I use Eastwoods Bronze carb spray on the bowl & air horn. I use die cast aluminum paint on theb throttle body. For the linkage I use Ford green engine paint.
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Here's mine. I painted it with the paint from Eastwood.
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Re: qjet carb resto
It could be Daytona Carb. 386-427-7108. They do a good job.
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i was told by ruggles, that it is a plating method. he puts several old carbs in a tank with yours (completely disassembled) and the plating sticks to your carb...just sayin
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He's a very busy man, can be difficult to get ahold of, but worth the wait. I don't care what any of my Q-Jets look like, just what they run like............ |
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Yeah well, I thought the thread starter was looking for information on finish. Maybe I read it wrong.......
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Re: qjet carb resto
I remember the yellow-ish chromate finish from when they were new. Does that help? The spray-on finish looks nice but from a purist standpoint, and if someone is going for a concours quality, I don't think that anything but an OEM look is gonna cut it. I'm not knocking the appearance, but questioning whether someone who wants theirs to look original, will want to merely spray it, even though it looks very nice.
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just bought a nos quadrajet, and i would say it is more of a olive drab green. cant take pics rite now...but, i agree the restored ones posted earlier look great
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