Need info on 1964 chevelle

[Big D.]

I have a 230 inline 6 where would I get a 1bbl carb. and a radiator at? What size of carb. fits on the intake?

[alshane]

i work on and restore chevelles quite a bit but i have to admit that the 64s and 65s i know very little about, but i use original parts group (www.opg.com) yearone.com and alittle place called johns classic cars based out of georgia to get my restoration parts. Yearone has a great tech support team and has helped answer my questions and have even kept me from ordering the wrong part a time or two. i hope this helps you.

[Scrapper]

i would rebuild it if it was me.but if you got to have more power because the carb was the problem with these i know i been around the 230,250,283,307,350 anyway that's the route i'd go is rebuild it. don't take oe to anther carb..

[MrPbody]

The 1-bbl. carbs for Chevy 6s are virtually identical over several years. Calibratino can vary due to geographics and emmission standards. VERY simple carb to rebuild. If worse comes to worse, order a reman from your local parts store. IMO, for the most part, the "mom and pop" stores will get higher quality remans than the chain stores. NAPA is the exception to that.

Jim

[Scrapper]

on the 230 and 250's were hard to set the choke right.

[Big D.]

Is their a manual choke set up that I can use instead of the heat spring choke?

[MrPbody]

It would be difficult, but I'm sure NAPA would have a "conversion" kit. Getting a service manual and setting the automatic choke isn't rocket science. It's fairly straight-forward. The Chevy manual would be a LOT more helpful than a Haynes or other cheepie from Advance...

Jim

[MagicRat]

A choke conversion is actually quite easy to do; I have done it several times.

One needs to go to a farm or industrial supply store and get a 'universal' choke control kit. This consists of a knob, a wire control cable inside a wire housing and some brackets.
The knob and bracket can be placed beneath the dash and the wire routwed through the firewall. One can drill a hole for this, or use an existing, plugged hole, if one is available.
On the carburetor, one can disconnect the rod that allows the automatic choke to move the choke blade, then attach the cable to the blade itself. Also, the cable hold down bracket is attached to the carb base or intake manifold. Some creativity or fabrication may be required to get these last 2 steps done. You may need th shorten the cable, too.

So, you will end up with a reasonably neat installation, and , if done right, it can be easily reversed so the auto choke can be used in the future.......

I do agree with MrPbody; the auto choke can be made to work quite easily and IMO is preferable to a manual choke.

[Scrapper]

no not manual choke unless you want to run a cable to the carb...

[highlandlake]

I second (or third) the motion to rebuild your existing carb. They are quite easy and the carb kits are available on E-Bay for a reasonable price if you can't order one from your local parts store.

Just be patient, have good lighting and and array of things like small nose hobby pliers, Q-Tips, and some absorbent paper to lay your parts on. A kitchen or dining room table is best but tends to start fights with the wife. Do it anyway when she won't be home for a couple of hours.

Just observe carefully the order of everything as you take it apart. Take digital photos as you go to help with reassembly if needed.

good luck, I don't know a good source of radiators.....

[Big D.]

I only found from the company BE COOL a radiator for to much anybody have one around ? Plan on a rebuild carb. which I have rebuilt carbs before just common noes not really old ones lolol. The car just needs to be depenable for now.

[DAB77]

Check with your local radiator repair shop. The radiator can be recored using the original tanks and brackets. Or, google Spectra Premium Industries , they carry a lot of complete replacement radiators

[highlandlake]

Big D.,

Here's an example of what you can do with your 230. I removed the stock intake & exhaust from mine and replaced it with an Offenhauser dual carb set-up and Langdon split exhaust.

I kept all the original componets including the Rochester single barrel, which is a very nice dependable carb.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...lake/230-1.jpg

[Big D.]

Very nice highlandlake.I need a brake booster is their one I can pull out of another vehicle?

[Scrapper]

you'll probably have to order one on that year..