Too rebuild myself or trust someone else do it?

Here's my dilemma. I have a Quadrajet carb off a 68 pontiac. The carb needs rebuilding for sure but I don't want to send it off as a core and get back some other carb. I want this exact carb sent back. Do most shops just swap out my carb for a future build for someone else or do I get mine back? I would prefer using someone from this board to do it if I decide to send out. Any suggestions? Or do I just spend a winter and rebuild the darn thing myself? I know it takes time and patience. I guess the rebuild is the easy part and the tuning is the tricky part. What to do? Also, I don't want to spend over $200 (my limit) for someone to rebuild it. Unless someone can convince me to send it to a trusted member for a build under $200 I'll just do it myself.

 

Larry, I'll take this reply as a positive endorsement.

Thanks

 

I rebuilt mine and it wasn't too hard, I had a machine shop do the bushings on the throttle plate though. When I installed it on my car it fired right up and ran great, no tuning required! :Brow:

 

What was the issues with the bushings that required you to need a machine shop? Is this a common issue I'll have to look out for? Also, thought about picking up the Quadrajet manual people talk about on this site as a helpful "How-to" tool. Seriously, are they that difficult or complex to rebuild?

 

they are if you want it to run perfect!

 

Call Ken @ Everyday performance. You will be happy. You will get YOUR carb back. Your car will run right. Your Carb will look like new! You will spend slightly more than 200.00 but its worth it.

 

I took a q-jet ('66 Pontiac) apart once to try and rebuild it. I ended up with a screwed up air horn and a baggy of random screws. All the parts fit nicely in a little box that went with the car when I sold it :laugh:

 

go to ken. you'll be glad you did. awesome guy, great product.
i will be using him for ALL my future carb work.

 

The throttle plate needs to be reamed out before the new bushings can go in, and I didn't want to mess it up so I had the machine shop at my school do it for me. If you're good with a drill press you shouldn't have any problem doing it all yourself. :TU:

 

Ken is the man!

 

There is a board member in ohio
Dan Adams I think is his name.
Awesome work.

 

What engine are you putting this carb on? The reason I ask is because if you are using a stock engine it is a good idea to put on a matching carb so there is no need to modifying the carb to match. If you need to custom build the carb anyways then this is not an issue... If you do this yourself get the Cliff Ruggles and Roe books for Q jets.

Ken is great, I agree!:beers2:

Another great re-builder is Carmantx BTW:Smarty:

 

Yes its a stock motor with only mild modifications. It has the spread bore intake and fits nicely. it'll fit perfect.

Think I may send off to Ken. Thanks for the input fellas.

 

I have only heard good things about Kens work at EDP.
http://www.everyday-performance.com/

If you decide to rebuild carb your self, check out my website:
http://Quadrajetparts.com
I carry just about everything for Rochester Quadrajets and 2G Two Barrel carburetors.

 

I took my old Q-Jet off a buddie's shelf that told me it was worthless, bought Doug Roe's book, and rebuilt it myself. The book went a long way towards providing an understanding on not just how to rebuild the carb, but how carbeurators work.

The list of secondary metering rods and secondary metering rod hangers is worth the book alone, IMO.

As for the guy that gave me the carb, he was pretty amazed that the car ran better with the Q-Jet than the Holley I had on it. I told him he wasn't getting it back.