7042216 Q-jet needed

[ss396t6]

Julian date code of 1213 to 1274.

Thanks,
Scott​

 

[ss396t6]

Bump. For October 1971 built 1972 Corvette.

 

[shark454]

Good luck, it took me years to find one, coincidentally a similiar date. If you fine one, you can expect to pay a little for it. They are not to plentiful.

Mine was a Quadrajet built by Carter. It is dated J (September) 1971.

 

[ss396t6]

Thanks for replying. I go to local swap meets and look at carburetors, alternators, starters, etc for other people as my Corvette is about done. I still get a thrill out of finding the right parts even though it's for other Corvette owners. Let me know if you stumble across an extra. I know they are out there in storages or garages. If people don't sell them soon they will be so pricey no one will buy them. Like those L-88s.

Thanks,
Scott

 

[shark454]

I do keep my eye out for those dated parts, like the alternater. 1100544. They used that one in alot of applications, not just Corvette. So the higher prices are not necessarily justified, but those are the first ones gobbled up by the other vendors before the show opens.

 

[ss396t6]

Noting you also have a 454 I can see why. I have a 1970 LS-5 so we are basically looking for the same parts. 1100544 alternators aren't near as tough to find as 1100882s and 884s. When I bought my rebuilt/restored 3940960 water pump three years ago I paid less than $150 including shipping. I would like to find another one. I need a set of 1972 T-3s for one guy. A 1108400 starter for another. A 7040204 Q-Jet for yet another Corvette person. I figure that with enough eyes either one or all of these parts will eventually pop up. Are you looking for anything specific?

 

[shark454]

My 72 coupe is loaded and matching numbers, mostly. As I get into it more and more, I'm finding little things have been swapped. Like the radiator fan. It is a 454 7 blade with the extra extension, but the date (yeah, I couldn't believe it's dated) is a 74. The rally wheels are a matched set for a 69. I found an alternator dated oct 71 but that is the build date of the car so I guess I need an earlier one. The kick-down solonoid on the carb is a functional replacement. The radiator tag is missing, should be a MH I'm told.
I need a 287 coil, the steel vacuum advance line that runs along the intake/head seam on the pass. side of the engine. I bought a set of correct valve covers to replace the chrome ones I had.

I do have the original water pump, a/c compresor, trans, block, manifolds, distributor, and starter. I picked up a correct smog system and T3 bulbs at a swap meet once.

I drive the car, but would like to at least find the original bits, if I ever decide to restore it.
Good luck in your quest!
Mike

 

[ss396t6]

Wow. The luckiest finds was the smog system, now $2000-$3000 restored from Bill Hodel, and the 1972 only T-3s are a bit difficult but I have found them at salvage yards. Those dated tipped fan blades are hard to find. GM made service replacements through the early '80s but are no longer in production. Those had numbers on them that appear to be date codes but not. I bought a July 1970 one for my March 1970 built car and be darned if a January 1970 one didn't come up for sale on the Corvette Forum so I got it and then sold my July one to a guy who needed one for his August built 1970.
I thought the wheels on my '70 were 1970 AZs an then I discovered that the darn things are 1976 rallys. Depending on the dates on yours if you come across '72 rallys let me know about your '69s. NCRS doesn't judge the wheel date codes on the ones on the ground but only in the tub.
I'll check with a couple of sources on a 1971 July-September 1100544. I haven't dealt much with kick down solenoids. Is that the same thing as a TCS relay? The radiator tag is not a NCRS judged item according to what I've read on the NCRS Technical Discussion Board because they are often in a difficult place to be seen, fall off, or deteriorate.
Oh, boy....those 287 B-Rs are tough to find. There was a guy on eBay who told me he had one for $200 over a year ago and I cannot find that email. That was the last one I had known about. I believe that Dr. Rebuild has those steel vacuum lines unless you hope to find an original.
I have three sets of correct, dimpled chrome valve covers for the 1970 LS-5. There are specific characteristics I know to look for. I'm glad you went to the original painted valve covers. Do you have the dual snorkel air cleaner?
Okay, you need a September 1971 tipped fan blade and 1100544 alternator and rally wheels, a 287 B-R coil, a radiator tag MH, steel vacuum line, a carburetor solenoid. I'll keep a look out for you and will contact you from time to time when I find things. My direct email address is ss396t6@sbcglobal.net

 

[shark454]

Yea I think the TCS is the kick down solenoid. I do have a dual snorkel. I found an original 72 FM stereo with the round orange stereo light. The external amp is not working but I got all of it, very reasonable. Bill Hodel did take care of me a while back with the smog system. It wasn't NOS or show ready but I have a driver, He is a very nice man. I found my carb on ebay. I was the only bidder. It was from a guy who works at Chicago Corvette. I do have a 287 coil I paid $20 for, but is's shorted. I did carefully slice the top ring off and I might try to fix it but I'll still keep my eye out for a working one.

I keep on asking the folks at the show that make the reproduction lines, but they don't have an original vacuum line to work from. I thought about buying a line from Dr Rebuild and bending it myself, maybe down the road.

 

[ss396t6]

Bump. Got a false lead on the Corvette Forum.