subieman Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 I'd try ccrinc in Denver; I believe they rebuild the Hitachi's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 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...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBrumby Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 So your little carb advetures didnt work out? -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subieman Posted January 21, 2005 Author Share Posted January 21, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 A rebuilt one will cost alot, but not $650. Dunno where to go, dave got one from Roobuilders i think. -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 For $650 you can buy TWO webers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBrumby Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subieman Posted January 21, 2005 Author Share Posted January 21, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NV Zeno Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s'ko Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 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.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petersubaru Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 "recarbco" ...search with google..they remanuf..not just rebuild...and ready to pass emissions...more expensive, but you get what you pay for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Another vote for Kerry at Roobuilders here. Ive met him and he does great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Roo Builders, or SPFI CONVERSION! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85Sub4WD Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 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!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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