I'm in the market for a rebuilt Hitachi carb for my 84 wagon. Roo-Builders I heard is good... anyone else have an opinion?

I'd try ccrinc in Denver; I believe they rebuild the Hitachi's.

buy a kit and pay attention to what you are doing.....it is not that hard as long as you lay out your parts in a clean environment and finish in the same day you start...the key is to clean clean clean.and to pay attention to what you are doing.i guess that would be keys......

urm yeh but dont think its easy to rebuild one, i have heard of ppl rebuilding them like 3 times b4 they get it right. They seem to be a bit tempremental.

So your little carb advetures didnt work out?

 

-Brian

I already tried to rebuild the carb myself. I put it back together and installed in on the car today and it's still running like crap. I took my wagon to the local mechanic and he said these old carbs start to break down over the years and it's best to just replace it. He wanted $650... so I figured I can do it myself.

i guess i have just been lucky all 10 times i have done it.the first one i did was not a hitachi,yet it still went alright.i have rebuilt three hitachi's in the past six months and the only trouble i have had with them is figuring out where to start with the fuel to air ratio.then i looked it up and found that it was like most other carbs i have ran acrossed.two turns out after lightly seated.i am no pro that is for sure.that is just what i have experienced.....thanks, brian

A rebuilt one will cost alot, but not $650. Dunno where to go, dave got one from Roobuilders i think.

 

-Brian

For $650 you can buy TWO webers!

yeh you might want to consider a webber if your looking for a bit more power but if u live in Cali or another 'nazi' emmission state i dont think they will let you

yeh you might want to consider a webber if your looking for a bit more power but if u live in Cali or another 'nazi' emmission state i dont think they will let you

Yes I live in where I have smog testing, unless I would go webber.

I got one from Roo-Builders a couple of years ago, and shop owner Kerry was very helpful when I had questions after install. I believe the price was around 200 or 300 bucks. Highly recommended.

 

Roo-Builders can be contacted through CCREngines.com, they share the same building, and there's a link from CCR's website.

 

IIRC, Fred at Independent once told me they get carbs from RECARBCO, in or near Oakland.

dont, I repeat dont get a hitachi rebuilt by holly. I bought one ($400) through napa many years ago and it was junk, i had to send it back to holley as it was dumping gas out of the butterfly. They actually lost track of it for a while and finally sent it back rebuilt, again. I had to pay shipping for a warranty repair. I tried using it but by the time the 90 days was up it was running quite badly, so i bought one off a local guy that had salvaged it off a motor that stuck a rod through the block. I cleaned off the oil and soot, threw it on, and it ran really well.

 

I recently pulled the holly rebuilt one apart, very shoddy work.

 

anyway, my two cents.

 

Alex

 

P.S. the dealers can still get new ones, but they are a grand.

the dealers can still get new ones, but they are a grand.

Hehehehe 1000, how many old soobs can you buy with that? I figure two or so with lots of other spare parts.

Gotta love the stealer ship..

"recarbco" ...search with google..they remanuf..not just rebuild...and ready to pass emissions...more expensive, but you get what you pay for

Another vote for Kerry at Roobuilders here. Ive met him and he does great work.

Roo Builders, or SPFI CONVERSION!

The reason I did an SPFI conversion is that my parts cost was $160 and installing it was far less aggrivating than rebuilding the Hitachi.

I tried at LEAST 5 times and could not get the Hitachi right.

Not that I don't have carb expierence, I've done Webers and Holleys with no problem at all and countless lawnmower carbs, but I couldn't get a blasted Hitachi to work!!!!