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  1. hey mister

    Quadrajet Throttle Plate Bush Service

    This is the newly aquired 1705 8213. I Think I will nick name it, "Krusty".
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    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    This is probably the crustiest carb I've seen, ever. And I've been playing with carbs since I was about 12. My first was a REO lawnmower engine. Horizontal shaft. But mostly I played with motorcycle carbs. I hated those first gen Goldwing racks. So much so, I made an intake manifold for one and...
  3. hey mister

    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    I get them from 2 places, depending on what I need. Cliff's and The Carburetor Doctor
  4. hey mister

    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    This is the newly aquired 1705 8213. I Think I will nick name it, "Krusty".
  5. hey mister

    Quadrajet Throttle Plate Bush Service

    Good day group. This thread is in reference to having bushings installed in the throttle plate of a Quadrajet; specifically the primary butterfly shaft bore. But before I get too far into this, I need to make a couple of things very clear. #1- Read this entire post completely...twice...then...
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    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    Whoot hoot!!! CL comes thru again... Last night I picked a QJ with the exact numbers that is on my truck and original. It is all there but in desperate need of cleaning from years of sitting on a shelf. It will need bushings in the throttle plate. So for your edification, the rebuild will be...
  7. hey mister

    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    Good day group. This thread is in reference to having bushings installed in the throttle plate of a Quadrajet; specifically the primary butterfly shaft bore. But before I get too far into this, I need to make a couple of things very clear. #1- Read this entire post completely...twice...then...
  8. hey mister

    Rochester Quadrajet Woes

    So...for the most part I agree that QJ's are great carbs. However, one aspect has been over looked...wear. Specifically, throttle plate shaft/bore wear. More specifically, the primary butterfly shaft bore. If you can wiggle the primary shaft and see movement in the shaft, the shaft bore is worn...
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    Rochester Quadrajet Woes

    A year ago, I had never touched a QJ. And I had friends saying, "just put a holley on it." (Bad advise) I bought a couple books on QJ's. One was Cliff's. So over winter, I read the books, bought a couple QJ's off CL and bought rebuild kits. And over the winter, I rebuilt 2 of them for spares. It...
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    Old wheel bearing grease cans.

    I spotted this one in a local Wyan's auto parts. I kinda like it.
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    Old wheel bearing grease cans.

    Hey group, I have a couple of old wheel bearing grease cans. These were my dad's and are between 50 and 60 years old. I remember him using them on the trailer wheels. In my clearing out of "stuff" I ran across them. The grease has been mostly cleaned out. I have not completely cleaned up the...
  12. hey mister

    Candy store skore

    On my list of to-do's was an oil pan. And when I pull the motor to replace lower seals and gaskets, (at some point) why would one not put on a new pan? So it was on the list....well "was" noted. After checking the flange flattness and double checking fitment with a tech-guy, a new oil pan...
  13. hey mister

    Another score from the candy store.

    This was a 12 bolt semi float.
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    Another score from the candy store.

    The reason for the upgrade was not to do peel-outs. We plan on finding a decent 20' to 24' trailer camper and this is the puller. I do not have a heavy foot. Since I did not use any tool to tap the shims in I figured that by the time everything settles in, there will be an additional .003 in...
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    Another score from the candy store.

    I just remembered a question I had... Can the factory stock open diff have pieces added to it, in order to convert it to a limited slip diff? In other words: pop out the original open diff, swap / add parts to it and convert it to a limited slip /posi diff? ..and I don't mean welding gears...
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    Another score from the candy store.

    Update: I was gonna wait until spring to tackle the diff, but a warm streak was predicted for Fri, Sat and Sunday and I had the itch to get it done. After hitting the manuals and having watched a few swaps on the TV gearhead channels, I pulled the trigger. Got everything dismantled in a few...
  17. hey mister

    Another score from the candy store.

    Decided to hit the candy store (Summit) because it's been about a week. Haven't gone my normal frequency cause the demo shelves have been a tad sparse. Strolled down first isle but what before my wandering eyes appeared a posi diff. All this summer box after box of open diffs. Rarely a posi and...
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    Whatcha do with that...?

    I thought about that and it is what promped me to ask. Because one side thinks, "you bought the part you replaced and if that goes bad would you bolt the old part back on, or get a new replacement?" I'd get a new replacement, of course. Now the other side thinks, "Yea, but what if a potential...
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    Whatcha do with that...?

    Hey, Whatcha guys do with the old parts ya take off your project? I mean, the old manifolds, water pumps, alt. and the likes..? Is there really much call for the old parts? Thanks.
  20. hey mister

    First time "real" painting.

    Update: Original hood was unbolted and tossed aside, yep tossed. (That was fun..lol) The new-ish hood was bolted in and easily aligned. In spite of its few tiny flaws, it looks so awesome. Brought back memories of 20+ years ago, when it was 200,k mikes less.
  21. hey mister

    First time "real" painting.

    Update: I used a reducer in the clear after having been instructed not to. (and he wonders why he gets a run) I had not realized I reduced until long after dark. After talking to a couple collision guys, they said they always use reducer in the clear. NBD. I'm going to change my "spit happens"...
  22. hey mister

    First time "real" painting.

    Well...that was special. Hood is done and my brain is still doing 100mph. Shooting the color was completely different than the clear. Clear was like shooting water. With the color, my passes were spaced too wide and I moved too fast. With the clear, I moved way too slow. Ended up with a little...
  23. hey mister

    First time "real" painting.

    I know this thread has been side-tracked a couple times...guys, that's ok. You never know when somebody is learning from it. And that's what it's all about. This painting thing is freaking expensive and mistakes can be costly in both time and money. And it certainly doesn't help the confidence...
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    Bvllsh!t on craigslist.

    The ones I get a laugh out of is the campers. 3 or 4 years ago, they way over-paid for a camper. Went camping 1 season and realized every other dimwitt did the same thing and a campground fill of id10ts like them is not camping. So now they want to sell it for whatever they owe on it and because...
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    First time "real" painting.

    What does the data sheet say? It may take a special paint. I know in my R/C hobby days, (1970's) there was a company that put out a phenominal epoxy paint. K&B Super Poxy. I ran that thru my Paashe airbrush. And painted a flame job on my hovercraft. Good times.

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