wisco8 Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 Would anyone be able to direct me to real photos of this carb. It is from the 1/25 Revell 1969 Dodge Charger kit# 85-254. I'm trying to do up the linkage and fuel lines. I looked but couldn't find a carb that is close to this design. Ignore the spring most likely its not right. Here is the carb in question:
Khils Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 Looks like a poor rendition of a Carter AFB... check with Fireball / Chief Joseph.....NO one replicates better than he does!!!
wisco8 Posted March 18, 2020 Author Posted March 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, Khils said: Looks like a poor rendition of a Carter AFB... check with Fireball / Chief Joseph.....NO one replicates better than he does!!! WOW!!! Thank you Kevin!! Now that is a carb that I will be ordering. Those are some fantastic details on that carb. Your the best Kevin!! Steve
Khils Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 34 minutes ago, wisco8 said: Now that is a carb that I will be ordering. I was just passing on what other forum members here have done for me. Be well & stay safe!
StevenGuthmiller Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 You absolutely cannot beat Joseph Osborne's offerings!!!!(Fireball Modelworks) I used a set of his Carter AFB 750s on a '65 Fury build, and a Rochester Quadrajet on my current '68 Olds. Fantastic stuff! Steve
Force Posted March 22, 2020 Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) Unfortunately the carbs in most kits are bad and don't look like the carb they are supposed to be, they work if they are covered by an air cleaner but most of them look terrible open with a few exceptions, the last kits AMT developed before the Racing Champions take over had decent carbs like the 1960 Starliner, the 1962 T-bird, the 1971 Plymouth Duster and a couple more. I don't like Holley 4500 Dominators Revell had in their Pro Stock kits that many use on their builds, they are very poor versions of what they are supposed to be and they missed the mark by far, and if you have been around the real ones as I have they definately don't make the cut, the Dominators in their Pro Sportsman kits are a bit better. But the best Holley 4150 and 4160, Rochester and Carter carbs available are the ones Joseph at Fireball offers, and the best Holley 4500 Dominator carb I have found so far are the one Futurattraction does. Expensive...maybe, but if you want the right look...you might have to bite the bullet. Edited March 22, 2020 by Force
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