Old Carbs

[Kilgore47]

I have been rebuilding carburetors most of my life.  Started when I was about 12 (68 now).  Dad told me I could have the old lawn mower and I was determined to make it run again.  Got it to run. 

 

So I'm the carb guy in our group of car people.  The latest one to show up is a 1405 Edelbrock 600cfm four bbl.  This has been one of the easiest I've have worked on in a while.  It was fairly clean inside.  It is on a 1964 Impala SS.  The carb I worked on before the Edelbrock was off a 1969 Cutlass.  A Rochester 2bbl.  That thing looked like it had lived in a swamp for a couple of years.  It was in the trunk when he got the car and the trunk leaked so it sat in water for a while.  Took three days but I got that Rochester cleaned up and working.

 

I use an old cookie sheet so parts don't roll away.  A picture of the Edelbrock after cleaning and a picture of the Rochester before and after cleaning are attached.  Just can't resist trying to save old car parts.

[plymouthcranbrook]

You do good work.  I have done several one bbl’s and a couple of two barrels but the worst was a big Quadrajet.  I got it done and the truck ran better but what a job.

[oldodge41]

Nice work. Are the Edelbrock carbs similar to the old Carter AFB and AVS carbs? They look kinda similar. I always liked the simplicity of the Carter carburetors.

[sidevalvepete]

Very nice. Thanks for posting. The right tools, the access to parts, the knowledge around effective cleaning methods are the ingredients. Then comes the skills and awareness not to damage anything in the whole process.

You have obviously nailed it all. ?

[Tooljunkie]

I like carbs too. What i was raised on. First one was Dave’s 67 dart. Think it was a 170 slant 6. We rebuilt it and it ran. 
i have a edelbrock 1406. Same as the avs i think. Parts interchange. I picked up a carb from late 60’s and carb is similar to the 1406, makes jetting easier.