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Holley Carburetor restoration #1737565 01/24/15 01:57 PM 01/24/15 01:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 29 Valencia, CA K kpkube OP member
kpkube OP member K Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 29 Valencia, CA	Where is the best place to get a Holley carburetor restored?

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: kpkube] #1737566 01/24/15 02:08 PM 01/24/15 02:08 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,645 Phila. Pa. Mattax top fuel
Mattax top fuel Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,645 Phila. Pa.	An original equipment Holley or aftermarket? Restored as in made to look like new, restored to be exactly perfect for concours restoration, or restored just to work like new?

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: Mattax] #1737567 01/24/15 02:52 PM 01/24/15 02:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 29 Valencia, CA K kpkube OP member
kpkube OP member K Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 29 Valencia, CA	original equipment Holley Restored as in made to look like new. A member contacted me, and he does 100% concours quality for $399. Looking around to get an idea who's service to go with.

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: kpkube] #1737568 01/24/15 02:58 PM 01/24/15 02:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18,632 jersey shore F flypaper I hate Texas
flypaper I hate Texas F Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18,632 jersey shore	Bill Overcash maxwgn62 did mine the plating was the best i've seen and he helped me out alot with incorrect parts. he know's his stuff..

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: flypaper] #1737569 01/24/15 03:04 PM 01/24/15 03:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 29 Valencia, CA K kpkube OP member
kpkube OP member K Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 29 Valencia, CA	Quote: Bill Overcash maxwgn62 did mine the plating was the best i've seen and he helped me out alot with incorrect parts. he know's his stuff.. Does he have a website?

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: kpkube] #1737570 01/24/15 03:26 PM 01/24/15 03:26 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,645 Phila. Pa. Mattax top fuel
Mattax top fuel Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,645 Phila. Pa.	Fair enough. Probably a step down from concours is http://www.carburetorusa.com/default.htm They're in South Jersey near Philadelphia and as of a couple of years ago they did nice rebuild and I think refinishing on some OEM FSJ Motorcraft 2150s. See this thread at IFSJA forum for reference http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=80335&page=2 Quote: original equipment Holley Restored as in made to look like new. A member contacted me, and he does 100% concours quality for $399. Looking around to get an idea who's service to go with.

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: kpkube] #1737571 01/24/15 04:18 PM 01/24/15 04:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA 62maxwgn master
62maxwgn master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA	Quote: Quote: Bill Overcash maxwgn62 did mine the plating was the best i've seen and he helped me out alot with incorrect parts. he know's his stuff.. Does he have a website? This one not finished yet,PM me if interested. 8406564-P2180427.JPG (208 downloads)

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: kpkube] #1737572 01/24/15 04:32 PM 01/24/15 04:32 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,218 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,218 Bend,OR USA	Holley would be my choice They use to have a custom shop as well as factory rebuilt carbs. Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: Cab_Burge] #1737573 01/24/15 04:36 PM 01/24/15 04:36 PM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,906 IL, Aurora A ademon master
ademon master A Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,906 IL, Aurora	http://harmsauto.com

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: ademon] #1737574 01/24/15 05:11 PM 01/24/15 05:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard
ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	Thanks Ademon! Here's one I recently did. BTW, I think Bill does awesome work and he has my full respect as a competitor. 8406623-holley1After.jpg (184 downloads)

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1737575 01/24/15 05:32 PM 01/24/15 05:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada R RUNCHARGER I Live Here
RUNCHARGER I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	Ironically: I thought Holley's own recoating was totally NOT the same as original? Sheldon

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: RUNCHARGER] #1737576 01/24/15 05:43 PM 01/24/15 05:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard
ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	Holleys current process does not produce the same results as it did in the 60's/70's, I have received several sets of "done" carbs from them to re-restore to make them more accurate. Here is one example from Holley "as received". 8406645-HolleySixPackAsRecieved.jpg (316 downloads)

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1737577 01/24/15 05:43 PM 01/24/15 05:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard
ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	After I was finished with them 8406646-HarmsSixPacksAfter.jpg (286 downloads)

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1737578 01/24/15 07:06 PM 01/24/15 07:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA 62maxwgn master
62maxwgn master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA	Quote: Holleys current process does not produce the same results as it did in the 60's/70's, I have received several sets of "done" carbs from them to re-restore to make them more accurate. Here is one example from Holley "as received". From the "horses mouth",former head of custom shop, we use our dichromate solution as long as possible,the older it is the darker the finish it prodeces !

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: 62maxwgn] #1737579 01/24/15 07:12 PM 01/24/15 07:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada R RUNCHARGER I Live Here
RUNCHARGER I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	That's what I thought. Much better Scott. Sheldon

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1737580 01/24/15 07:31 PM 01/24/15 07:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 29 Valencia, CA K kpkube OP member
kpkube OP member K Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 29 Valencia, CA	Thanks, Those all look GREAT. I couldn't find anything on the Holley website about their restorations. Other people on some forums had issues with the Holley resto, and this was several years back. I do recall seeing Holleys resto site but this was sometime ago. Just inquiring at the moment to see what options are out there. Thanks

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: kpkube] #1737581 01/24/15 07:43 PM 01/24/15 07:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA 62maxwgn master
62maxwgn master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA	Quote: Thanks, Those all look GREAT. I couldn't find anything on the Holley website about their restorations. Other people on some forums had issues with the Holley resto, and this was several years back. I do recall seeing Holleys resto site but this was sometime ago. Just inquiring at the moment to see what options are out there. Thanks You will also in some cases get incorrect parts,if you look at the 6 pk carbs Scott posted you will see that the set Holley did has the incorrect choke pull.

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: 62maxwgn] #1737582 01/24/15 10:34 PM 01/24/15 10:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,655 western PA M mopar4ya master
mopar4ya master M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,655 western PA	You can not go wrong with either member mentioned above. Both stand up guys. Dan

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1737583 01/25/15 01:40 AM 01/25/15 01:40 AM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,019 Washington/Las Vegas 1971 Gran Coupe super stock
1971 Gran Coupe super stock Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,019 Washington/Las Vegas	Quote: After I was finished with them I visited with Scott Smith last spring for an hour or so, and I got to see his finished work in person. It is outstanding!! The pictures look great, but actually seeing the finished product up close is just amazing.

Re: Holley Carburetor restoration [Re: 1971 Gran Coupe] #1737584 01/25/15 11:29 AM 01/25/15 11:29 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,416 Abilene, Texas F fastmark master
fastmark master F Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,416 Abilene, Texas	I had a bud do two sets of Holley's for his AAR. Both were too dark, had incorrect parts and I had to fix one sets as the would not even run when he got them back.

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