Carbs

[Alan Roehrich]

Alan,
The cost of the "Right" part is sometimes crazy. Bob & I are building a 69 Vette & have been buying parts for about 3 or 4 years. (Bob is selling my excess inventory & old race parts to fund it) There are a couple of things that got to our pocket book. One was the "Right" hood & the other was the "Right" carb. We had the "right" heads, but they were worth so much we sold them and used the money for the 401 repalcement heads & a few other parts. Way back when we started the project Bob spent a lot of money for the "Right" manifold. Now since NHRA has allowed some more repacememt parts we can buy a cheaper manifold that works better. Bob actually did buy one on E-bay at about 1/4 the cost of the "Right" manifold.
This will probably be the last car I bulid so Bob & I have decided to take the high road & build it with the best parts we can or cannot afford. It is nice that NHRA has allowed all these replacement parts. I can only imagine what it would cost to build one of these "Rare"collector cars as a stocker. Maybe the new Sportsman series NHRA can move forward and address these & other cost issues. Well enough of the ramble. Still cooped up in the house, sick.. just need a racing fix or to talk about it....
Thanks, Travis for the real scoop!
:--)

Adger Smith

Adger,
Bob and I have spoken at length, several times, over the past year or so. Having hunted most of the same parts, we know EXACTLY where you're coming from. We hope to see both of you at the track soon.

Travis, thank you for the clarification. It is appreciated. We do not yet have a spare carb for this combination, so if we'd gone the wrong way, we'd not have been able to swap carbs and race, we'd have been trying to borrow one or going home.


Alan Roehrich


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