The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop Carter W-1's. Deal or no Deal?

Wanting some opinions on these. I think they may be a little expensive, but if they match it could save some headache with searching for a matching set.

Check them out: Carter Carbs

Last year I bought a set here on the bolt in truck parts for sale for 35.00 each ,He had two , than rebuilt them myself for about 60.00 a kit so that price is not bad as long as they are rebuilt the way they should be ,I've come to realize that some things are better done by Me,It's easyer and cheaper to do and I know it's done right .That is a nice looking set,if You get some old ones and rebuild them You will understand how they work and rebuilding carbs is not as hard as people think just have to take you're time and read the shop manual.But that price is not that bad as long as the rebuiling was done right.

Pete

Thanks Pete. I have rebuilt a few carbs before, so that's no problem here. It just seems to be a real pain to find two that are the same. I just bought some from a fellow bolter and they look great, not 100% sure if they are the same though, there are some minor differences. Cause of those little differences I decided to shop on Ebay and craigslist and found these. Still seem a little steep in price though....hmmm...

I'd ask the guy what the model numbers are for both of them.

Well I asked him just that, well sort of, I asked if they were matching carbs. This was his reply, "carbs are built in pairs ,for show dual set-ups ,chech our feed back, ya can't do better ,thanks for lookin LENNY" That leads me to believe he got two cores and cobbled them together with some nice paint. Looking closely at the pictures the castings seem slightly different.

I bought a W-1 from him a couple years back. Put it on my Dads 40 and have been happy with it.

I suspect those are 216 carbs and won't bolt up to a 235 manifold.

If your looking for an exact match for a show truck, those aren't exactly the same, similar but looks like different casting years.
They're perfectly useable, but if you want it for looks, I would do as the other guys do, and buy them used and rebuild them yourself.
Of course the guy might be just using a stock photo and if you can get him to guarantee an exact matched set or a full refund including the shipping costs, then its not a bad deal.

I wouldn't be confident using them for a dual setup if the guy can't tell you what the model number is for both of them.

Any thoughts/experience of the W1s Chevsofthe40s sells?

chevsofthe40s carbs

Big Tee, I don't trust Chevies of the 40s. Here's why. When I converted my '36 Chevy Pickup from 4.11 to 3.55 gears I used a '37 Chevy car rear axle because it is the correct width and will take the 3.55 hypoid gears that were in some Chevys in 1950-54. While I had it apart, I replaced the seal at the front of the driveshaft/torque tube. The required seal has an ID of 1 1/32" (1.031).

Chevies of the 40s claims to have the proper seal for that application. I contacted them to verify the dimensions and when I squeezed them hard they told me the seal they are selling for '37-'39 Chevy applications has an ID of 1 1/16" (1.060). An incorrectly sized seal should not be offered to the unsuspecting public.

I found it unethical of them to try to withhold that information, particularly because it is a huge project to change that seal once the rear end is completed and installed.

I did some research in a seal catalog and found a double lip seal with the correct ID and got it from a local bearing supplier.

Buyer beware!