Re-stamped w parts
#523
Hi Mark from pics it looks legit , original integrity of casting looks unscathed . However 72 is not my year so I would check with Sam Grewal far as date codes and ect. He has vast pics to match with
#525
So sad, Just discovered another restamped carburetor from the same source. This guy is not on the net and knew nothing about what had happened. It really bothers me to see people get cheated like this.
#529
How about this one: real or fake?
Here is a rare assembly line installed carburetor for the 1969 Oldsmobile 442 with the w-30 option. GM # 7029254 with the broadcast code UB. This carb has no date stamped into base which is not uncommon. This carburetor is original and not a restamp or remake. Carb looks complete with the exception of the choke pull off which would be replaced on a rebuild. Throttle plates, choke plate and linkage move freely. This carb has been sitting a long time and will need to be rebilt/ restore. Inlet threads are good. Please look at all the pictures.
Here is a rare assembly line installed carburetor for the 1969 Oldsmobile 442 with the w-30 option. GM # 7029254 with the broadcast code UB. This carb has no date stamped into base which is not uncommon. This carburetor is original and not a restamp or remake. Carb looks complete with the exception of the choke pull off which would be replaced on a rebuild. Throttle plates, choke plate and linkage move freely. This carb has been sitting a long time and will need to be rebilt/ restore. Inlet threads are good. Please look at all the pictures.
#531
Agreed the 4 and UB look different relative to the other numbers, but the stamp image has poor depth of field putting all the other numbers in increasingly poor focus. In short I'd want to see a better stamping pic and for that matter all of the pics are five footers no nice crisp close ups that I would want to see before plopping down the 700+ price tag.
#533
Now for the real kicker. Both of these distributors are real and NOT restamps. They are for 70 350 4 bbl engines. One of these I found in a 1974 engine that was in a 70 convertible that sit in a storage unit in Indianapolis since the 80's. The other came from a Rallye 350 from Illinois and I bought that one in the 90's. I know both are real and both have the same date. The thing is, I have seen this same number with different dates that are completely different. Has anyone seen this version before? Like I said, I know for a fact these are real.
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#542
If you look close, The casting of the open face side don't even look right. Maybe there was more than one casting? I am not sure. The back looks good but not for that price
It should also have a #5 pulley on it and not a 7
It should also have a #5 pulley on it and not a 7
Last edited by jensenracing77; September 6th, 2018 at 06:42 PM.
#543
Not an expert, but would not want to gamble 1500.00 on this one.
Last edited by costpenn; September 6th, 2018 at 06:51 PM.
#544
Thanks guys for pointing out the differences.
I know there was some re-stamped parts being passed around on CO a few years back, and was curious if this alternator was one of them.
The fonts of these stamps do seem to be getting closer, so we can only hope that they never figure out how to incorporate these into a roll stamping.
I know there was some re-stamped parts being passed around on CO a few years back, and was curious if this alternator was one of them.
The fonts of these stamps do seem to be getting closer, so we can only hope that they never figure out how to incorporate these into a roll stamping.
#545
wow, I did not even notice the price, for that amount there is no way I would take the chance with the 55 NEG looking like that. As I said I am pretty sure mine have an unequal depth of stamp but not that instant of a change.
#549
It does look re-stamped to me. Hopefully, you didn't pay a lot. The vac can is aftermarket as mentioned, but they don't last forever. Underneath the advance weights...like if you turn the dist upside down...there's a number stamped. Your 3rd pic, that area. That's like the last 2 or 3 numbers of the part number of the shaft. That # would tell you if it has the right shaft for a 977.
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