drdon Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Anyone have a good reliable carb rebuilder in mind? Planning a rebuild on my Stromberg EX-23 soon and would like to avoid getting scammed. ( fits 37 Dictator and CE.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Ash Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Try Harry Benchwick at Benchwick Carburetor in Youngstown OH. He has a FaceBook page. A friend just got an EX-23 rebuilt there, looked good enough that I sent Harry four EX-23 carbs (6-62 model from 1937 Dictators) about 3 weeks ago for my Indy car project. I just got an email that they are finished - pretty quick. Only downside is that he can only do yellow zinc finish on the bodies, not clear, but I can live with that. I’ll post photos in a couple of days when I get home from a trip. Here is a “before” photo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlightcoupe Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Dave Thibeault (T-bow) rebuilt the UR-2 for my '33 Rockne, but had to scrounge for parts. But he also can do the black zinc finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdon Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 Thanks friends. Gary: please send a pic of finished work- final color is important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbk Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) Send it to Dave Thibeault. He does a fantastic job on these. https://studebaker-info.org/Vendors/tbow/tbow0513b.html Edited February 10, 2020 by rbk (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Ash Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I had Harry send me some photos of the carbs. Color may not suit you but OK for my needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Ash Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) I think the photos that Harry Benchwick sent me make the carbs look more yellow than they actually are. The carbs arrived at my house today, so I put them on some bright white paper, took some pictures, then adjusted the color to get the paper looking white in Photoshop Elements to take out any residual color cast due to the fluorescent lights in my office. Here is a photo that captures the actual colors pretty well. The zinc bodies are more of a tan or olive than bright yellow. The cast iron bases look like the correct dull black. Otherwise, the appearance of all the parts looks good, clips in place, throttle and choke plates move freely. Edited February 13, 2020 by Gary_Ash (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbk Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Gary I have a number of EX-23 cores that would need rebuilding for sale. What did he charge you for rebuilding these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdon Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 Those are beautiful. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Ash Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Harry Benchwick charged me $175 per carb plus the cost of the rebuild kits. I was able to give him 3 correct kits that I had bought previously. There was one more that he could not use. so he charged me for a new one. A rebuild kit with gaskets, etc. now costs $60-$80. I think the charges are typical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbk Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Thanks Gary If anyone needs a nice rebuildable core , I have several for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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