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Steves 65 Tri Power

  • Yup, the corrosion got all over.  When you do not protect these items they will corode.  Of course when I get done with them you will not notice the difference.  That is why I chemically remove the corrosion.

    • Yup, the corrosion got all over. When you do not protect th…
  • Of course there are lots of other dead give aways.  Like the throttle shaft cut off flush with the carburetor base plate.  You see this shaft extends out about two inches from the base plate for the attaching of the linkage to the outer carbs.

    • Of course there are lots of other dead give aways. Like the…
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  • On top of that there are other reasons not to utilize the main body and the base plate.  The main one is that we are working on a 65 GTO Convertible.  In this case there is no room to screw it up.  This needs to be correct.

    • On top of that there are other reasons not to utilize the ma…
  • Most carb shops would look at a base plate assembly like this and throw it away.  Well I can throw it into my tank and remove it in a couple of days and all this will be gone.

    • Most carb shops would look at a base plate assembly like thi…
  • Got to love electrochemical interactions.  Just wish I could do this will complete cars.  How nice it would be.

    • Got to love electrochemical interactions. Just wish I could…
  • Ugly Main Body.  It is now but it will not be shortly.  This is the correct main body.  You will notice that it does not have that Thermostatic Air Bypass valve in the back side of the main body.

    • Ugly Main Body. It is now but it will not be shortly. This…
  • Here is the bottom of the main body casting.  You can see from this picture that there is no Air Bypass Valve.  The older carburetors are quite obvious due to this.  Now some will tell you that they are correct for Automatic Cars.

    • Here is the bottom of the main body casting. You can see fr…
  • Well I guess that it is time to rob all the good useable items from this core.  I was hoping to get an OEM core.  Then of course I do not have to source out the hard to find components.  In this case I had to purchase another 65 Tri Power complete.

    • Well I guess that it is time to rob all the good useable ite…