Anybody ever have a carb rebuilt by Pony Carburetors?
http://www.ponycarburetors.com/main.asp
Specifically...
http://store.freeretailer.com/defaul...1000002+show+3

They want $369 for a plated restoration of an Autolite 4300, to top of a '68
Ford 427. I rebuilt the carb myself and... bad news. It's the first time I
ever attempted rebuilding a carb, and I obviously didn't do something right.
It was a bit of a mess from the get go, as some of the parts identified in
the rebuild kit were missing on my carb. I took it out tonight and the
thing was misbehavin' over 2500 RPMs.

Once back at the launch I took advantage of the street lights to yank the
carb. It's now sitting in my garage waiting for attention.

Douglas St. Clair wrote:
Anybody ever have a carb rebuilt by Pony Carburetors?
http://www.ponycarburetors.com/main.asp
Specifically...
http://store.freeretailer.com/defaul...1000002+show+3

They want $369 for a plated restoration of an Autolite 4300, to top of a '68
Ford 427. I rebuilt the carb myself and... bad news. It's the first time I
ever attempted rebuilding a carb, and I obviously didn't do something right.
It was a bit of a mess from the get go, as some of the parts identified in
the rebuild kit were missing on my carb. I took it out tonight and the
thing was misbehavin' over 2500 RPMs.

Once back at the launch I took advantage of the street lights to yank the
carb. It's now sitting in my garage waiting for attention.



Glad you got the starter squared away.

I have not looked at the links, but Pony is the cream of the crop - I
went to college down there @ Morrisville, not far from them, and their
reputation precedes them. Do you really need a plated carb, though?
You might want to check again with someone local for a
rebuild/reassembly - although it's getting difficult to find carb techs.
The 4300 is a pretty simple unit with few adjustments.

Rob

Their response on plating...

"Yes, that carb is a large venturi Autolite 4300. We do our own in-house
plating and that 4300 is supposed to be gold like a Holley. So, our
standard restoration runs $269.50 and will look like bare aluminum or the
plated version, which runs $369.50 and is gold in color. We recommend
plating your carb if you are in a high humid area or marine application
because the bare metal parts will start to rust almost immediately. Both
restorations get the full on re-engineering treatment. And yes, We are
looking at 2 weeks turnaround, possibly quicker."

"trainfan1" wrote in message
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Douglas St. Clair wrote:
Anybody ever have a carb rebuilt by Pony Carburetors?
http://www.ponycarburetors.com/main.asp
Specifically...

http://store.freeretailer.com/defaul...1000002+show+3

They want $369 for a plated restoration of an Autolite 4300, to top of a
'68
Ford 427. I rebuilt the carb myself and... bad news. It's the first
time I
ever attempted rebuilding a carb, and I obviously didn't do something
right.
It was a bit of a mess from the get go, as some of the parts identified
in
the rebuild kit were missing on my carb. I took it out tonight and the
thing was misbehavin' over 2500 RPMs.

Once back at the launch I took advantage of the street lights to yank
the
carb. It's now sitting in my garage waiting for attention.



Glad you got the starter squared away.

I have not looked at the links, but Pony is the cream of the crop - I
went to college down there @ Morrisville, not far from them, and their
reputation precedes them. Do you really need a plated carb, though?
You might want to check again with someone local for a
rebuild/reassembly - although it's getting difficult to find carb techs.
The 4300 is a pretty simple unit with few adjustments.

Rob

Douglas St. Clair wrote:

Their response on plating...

"Yes, that carb is a large venturi Autolite 4300. We do our own in-house
plating and that 4300 is supposed to be gold like a Holley. So, our
standard restoration runs $269.50 and will look like bare aluminum or the
plated version, which runs $369.50 and is gold in color. We recommend
plating your carb if you are in a high humid area or marine application
because the bare metal parts will start to rust almost immediately. Both
restorations get the full on re-engineering treatment. And yes, We are
looking at 2 weeks turnaround, possibly quicker."


It makes sense. You are still getting a great carb for less than the
price of a new Holley marine unit...

Rob

I talked to Rick @ Pony Carbs today. He talked me into a 4100, and from
what I've read they know how to get the most out of this model. The total
for core & rebuild with plating is $420, and they'll give me $50 for my old
4300. In the end, this will cost the same as rebuilding my old 4300.

He said the only benefit to sticking to the 4300 would be matching numbers,
etc. If I didn't care about true originality (I don't), that I'd see a vast
improvement in moving to the 4100. Enough said - I'll take it.







"trainfan1" wrote in message
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Douglas St. Clair wrote:

Their response on plating...

"Yes, that carb is a large venturi Autolite 4300. We do our own
in-house
plating and that 4300 is supposed to be gold like a Holley. So, our
standard restoration runs $269.50 and will look like bare aluminum or
the
plated version, which runs $369.50 and is gold in color. We recommend
plating your carb if you are in a high humid area or marine application
because the bare metal parts will start to rust almost immediately.
Both
restorations get the full on re-engineering treatment. And yes, We are
looking at 2 weeks turnaround, possibly quicker."


It makes sense. You are still getting a great carb for less than the
price of a new Holley marine unit...

Rob