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Is this stage 1 carb the real deal?

Discussion in 'The Mixing shop.' started by joshhirst13, Nov 11, 2012.

  1. joshhirst13

    joshhirst13 Well-Known Member

    Hey Guys,
    I found this carb & wanted to know if you guys think this is the real deal? It looks like it is to me. If so what's a fair price to offer for it?
    Thanks,
    Josh
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    joshhirst13, Nov 11, 2012
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  2. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member

    Date code is 0226. I belive this is a service replacement carb. Code letters after the casting number should be MD, although Im not sure if the replacement carbs have the same code. I see what looks like an upside down A
     
    CJay, Nov 11, 2012
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  3. techg8

    techg8 The BS GS

    although it is a service replacement stage1 carb, it is much more "real" than a restamped non stage carb.

    it will have an air horn with the secondary pullover enrichment holes positioned below the air flaps, not above. Thats part of what sets the stage1 carbs apart.

    theyre not getting any easier to find, and if you dont want a restamp theyre your best bet.
     
    techg8, Nov 12, 2012
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  4. joshhirst13

    joshhirst13 Well-Known Member

    Ok. So that being said. How much are these stage 1 service replacements worth ?
    Thanks,
    Josh
     
    joshhirst13, Nov 12, 2012
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  5. Stagedcoach71

    Stagedcoach71 Well-Known Member

    I paid 250.00 for a core on Ebay a few years ago. I was the only bidder.
     
    Stagedcoach71, Nov 12, 2012
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  6. joshhirst13

    joshhirst13 Well-Known Member

    So the date code is saying that it was made the 22nd day of 1976???
     
    joshhirst13, Nov 12, 2012
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  7. techg8

    techg8 The BS GS

    yes I believe that is correct for the date code reading.

    as for the $
    It wouldnt surprise me to see them selling for a few hundred when the buyer knows what hes got.

    I saw a tablefull of early 70s GTO core Qjets at a local swap a couple weeks age each tagged $300
     
    techg8, Nov 12, 2012
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  8. TORQUED455

    TORQUED455 Well-Known Member

    I was at Rochester Products back in the early to mid 80's. At that time, they had 3 main Quadrajet assembly lines. Two were for current production, and one was for service. The two main production lines, IIRC, ran 3 shifts mostly 7 days a week. They would set up and run literally 1000's of one particular part number. On the service line, they would set up and run limited amounts of a particular number. I can't recall if there was a minimum or not, but it seemed like they spent more time doing a change over than they did an actual run. I am pretty sure that they made extra carbs rather than fill any particular service volume order number. Those carbs ended up in a storage facility in a remote part of the Lexington Ave plant, and the location of each carb part number was kept in a computer.

    An older gentleman (engineer and Buick enthusiast) was able to find and "acquire" the remaining stash of NOS Stage 1 carbs, as well as any other Buick Quadajets that were desirable. This was in the mid 80's. We went on our separate ways and I don't know what ever became of him or the carbs.

    Although I spent a lot of time in that plant as an engineering student, I guess I never really appreciated what was being built and how it all happened. Looking back, it was quite an operation!
     
    TORQUED455, Nov 30, 2012
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