Real/Restamp

[70 1/2 TA]

Here's another one

[70 1/2 TA]

Here's another one if it's any better. I'll try to get ACC. Pump boot pic for you as well

[70 1/2 TA]

Here's another pic of #. I'll try to get the acc. boot pic as well

[Ethan1]

 Cliff, it is on eBay.

 To the poster, try contacting the owner this carb for better photos.

[unruhjonny]

I was going to help by posting a link, but I couldn't find the listing in question.

[Ethan1]

 Here it is:

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-7040270-Ram-Air-GTO-Trans-Am-automatic-Rochester-Quadrajet-Carburetor-/111447910199

[70 1/2 TA]

I have sent him an email requesting more pics, hope to get them soon. I've been in contact with him since before he posted it on eBay so hopefully can get new pics to here so can see it before its gone. Thanks for all yalls he

[70 1/2 TA]

Better pic of Carb # an date

[70 1/2 TA]

Accelerator pump pic

[70 1/2 TA]

Another pic acc. pump rubber

[Ethan1]

 Looks like maybe the last digit might have been originally a different number, than the "0"?

[73ss]

I'd say re-stamp. Aren't the numbers supposed to be in line? the 7 & 0 look higher than the rest. date code looks tampered with as well.

What was the purpose of the rubber boot on the ram-air carbs?

[Ethan1]

I'd say re-stamp. Aren't the numbers supposed to be in line? the 7 & 0 look higher than the rest. date code looks tampered with as well.

What was the purpose of the rubber boot on the ram-air carbs?

 Common misconception. Just because the numbers were re-stamped, doesn't mean it is a "bad" or "dirty" carburetor. From the factory, when they stamped it, sometimes they didn't stamp hard enough. Also, the date stamp looks fine.

 Cliff knows more on the rubber boot.....

[Cliff Ruggles]

I've heard several theories about the rubber boot on the Ram Air units, and Pontiac Ram Air carburetors were the only carbs to use that set-up even though cheap over the counter kits come with the wrong pumps and the rubber boots and retaining ring for non-Ram Air units.  Well they used to, but those parts are all now discontinued.  If anyone has any rubber boots and retainers, contact the shop we are buying them.

One thing it does for sure is reduce wear in the airhorn where the pump shaft travels thru it.  Almost all Ram Air carbs that we build are super-tight on the pump at that area, compared to all others which usually have some clearance there from wear.

For sure the boot and retainer seal off that area, maybe the engineers knew something we didn't about having "Ram Air" on those engines and thought it might put a slight amount of pressure in the bowl and they didn't want any seepage around the accl pump shaft?  I can assure everyone reading this that Ram Air systems do NOT pressurize the bowl of the carburetor or cause a leak there, been running a real Shaker assembly on my engine for decades with zero issues in that area....Cliff

[73ss]

Common misconception. Just because the numbers were re-stamped, doesn't mean it is a "bad" or "dirty" carburetor. From the factory, when they stamped it, sometimes they didn't stamp hard enough. Also, the date stamp looks fine.

 Cliff knows more on the rubber boot.....

Ethan, You lost me on that one. Are you saying re-stamping was done at the factory? Example, If someone does a re-stamp on a Bonneville carb and then tries to pass it off as a Ram-air carb then that's wrong.

Cliff, Do you get any of these "correct" & high dollar carbs from e-bay and where ever in your shop? I would hope for 2 grand they should be spot on and not a butchered mess like the re-man units.