Now that I'm getting close to being finished, I decided to go through my boxes of old parts and stuff. I've saved more than I thought, nearly everything I ever took off. I even found my window sticker, a little metal credit card looking thing, and some little rings with the key codes on them.

My question is this: The original Quadrajet and intake manifold from my 350/300 have been sitting in a box for 30+ years, and don't look very good. I like my Holley and Edelbrock set-up, and I'll keep that on the car, but I was thinking of having the Quad and manifold restored just so I could say I had them.

Does anyone think this is worth doing? Would it add some value to my car? I don't know what it would cost. The Quad looks a "tad" more complicated than my Holley so I don't think I want to try that myself. The intake is pretty grungy, how could I get that get cleaned-up?

Anyone know someone who restores carbs to close-to-new condition?

Thanks.

The "metal credit car looking thing" is your Protecto Plate or "PoP"-- it is important and a major find--as is the window sticker. The PoP tells you when your motor/trans/rear axle were built and lists some of the options that were orginally on your car. A great thing to have for verification purposes.

I wouldn't restore the carb and intake but would keep them somewhere safe in case you ever want to do a numbers matching restoration.

Got any pics?

Yes, I think hanging on to them would be a good idea :thumbsup:

The Intake can be cleaned up with some degreasing solvent and a little "elbow-grease" ;)
You might even consider having it "Hot Tanked" by a local rebuild shop or Bead-Blased by a local provider of this service.
I keep a 5-gal bucket of older 'Carb. Cleaner' (I designate the oldest bucket I have as the parts cleaner one) around and will put one end of a maniflod in it for a few days and then turn it around to get the other end - then rinse and repaint for that 'like-new' look.

I would send the carb to a good reconditioning provider, like Sean Murphy - http://www.smicarburetor.com/ - to have it rebuilt and reconditioned to like new look.
The prices for these services are well worth your investment in your cars value.

Finding correct parts in the future would usually cost way more if you decide to redo your to stock some day ...

Here is where I had mine done. http://datedcomponents.classicjunkyard.com/
I haven't tried it yet, but it sure looks nice.

Thanks guys! I'll check them all out. I'd let the carb go since I don't need it right now. But it looks pretty shabby, a lot of corrosion starting to accumulate and such. I'd hate for it to become junk while it's waiting for some attention. Appreciate all your input.