Parts & Sourcing

While we try to buy American-made whenever possible, some of our items are made in Europe, or we source metric-grade metal from Europe — such as for the butterflies (throttle plates).

Every year the list of items we manufacture increases. Shafts, pump cams, pump levers, and more are all made in local machine shops. Other items we make in-house: pump links, pot metal repairs, and welding of throttle levers.

Custom Machining

Having a full machine shop means we can do quite a bit of custom machining for high-performance applications — reboring throats and venturis particularly.

Shipping

We ship via USPS Priority Mail insured, requiring a signature on receipt. We’ve found this to be more reliable for us than either UPS or FedEx. If you have another preference, let us know.

We ship with open-cell foam packaging and have had fewer issues with this method. If you have any feedback on our packing technique, we’d like to hear it.

Our Approach

We do not troubleshoot carburetors when they come in. All carbs are fully disassembled, cleaned, and gone through thoroughly in the restoration process. We do not just worry about this problem or that one — everything gets addressed.

Parts Sales

We sell a limited number of parts: Solex jets, individual gaskets and seals, needle valves, and springs. Solex floats are NLA (no longer available).

For most parts, we are now referring to Stoddard or ALFA1750 on eBay as they carry a wider selection of individual replacement parts.