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At Pro-Carb we recondition & restore carburettors to as new condition
We have a zinc plating process for the restoration of nuts & bolts, (see photos) etc

At Pro-Carb Tasmania we recondition & restore carburettors to as new concourse condition. Carburettors are dismantled, chemically cleaned, vapour blasted, flat surfaces machined, throttle shafts replaced or re-bushed depending what is needed & available, re-assembled with new overhaul kits & ran tested on test engines to ensure they function correctly. For restoration. carburettors & re-coloured,

steel work re-plated to give that new appearance
Other services available
Zinc plating, we can re-plate all your old nuts, bolts & car parts for your restoration project. Colours available are gold, blue/silver & black zinc.

12/04/2024

Well here we are enough is enough

THIS IS NOT ME
If anyone purchases a rebuilt carburettor in Launceston It has not come from me if it looks like this piece of crap.

I had a phone call from a mechanic the other day about a carby I supposedly reconditioned as it had come from Launceston & was all nice & shiny etc so he thought it was from me, complaint was the accelerator pump didn’t work.
After feeling obligated to rectify my so-called faulty workmanship (my words) I agreed to have a look at it & honour the man’s trust he had put in me in the first place.

Upon receiving the carburettor I removed a poorly, re-kitted, corroded piece of crap
(my words again)
True though, the accelerator pump didn’t work
After a quick look I could see that a ball bearing check valve had seized, it didn’t stop there though a nylon check ball in the pump nozzle was also faulty, pictured below shows ball de-laminating.
After a huge effort I was able to get the seized ball out, re-cut the seat, replace the ball & then replaced the nylon ball.
Tested the carby & pump worked as it should.

I then checked the rest of the carby out & found
float drop was wrong, fuel inlet pipe that does fall out on these carbys had been glued in with some clear epoxy & blue silicone had been used to plug missing choke linkages 🤷‍♂️
All in all it was a very poor job.

The pictures below show the adds on Facebook marketplace & the same on Gumtree as to where this carby has come from.

Be-aware that they are not mine, this is not the first carby that has come my way, it is the fourth with similar issues.

As I have retired, I know there is limited amount of people that know a lot about reconditioning carbys.
Do your homework before purchasing a carby.
25 years experience the add says well I suppose they are still learning but at whose cost ????

I will not rectify any more of these carburettors, you are on your own from now on if you purchase one.

I don’t like running people down but when it affects me & my reputation I will defend myself until the end.

Ricky Hunt. Pro-Carb Tasmania (retired)

29/09/2023

It has been a long time since I put up a post so I thought I’d do one, all recent builds

05/04/2023

Customers & Followers Please Note

Due to the high demand of my services I once again find myself in the position of unprecedented work loads & low productivity during the general work day.

I acknowledge that customers are waiting too long to get their carburettors repaired & others are being turned away due to excessive amounts of enquiry’s & drop ins.

Due to this we have made the decision once again to close our shop front & workshop from April 21/4/23 until 3/7/23 to clear the backlog.

That is to try & clear over 120+ carburettor rebuilds.
I will once again be working from home, no interruptions & phone calls.

As work is completed customers will be notified & arrangements will be made for collection or postage returns.

I ask that no new Jobs be forwarded during that time without approval as there will be no one at the workshop to receive them & some couriers will leave your parcels on the footpath.

Hopefully if this all goes to plan in July when I return to the workshop I will be able to take on a heap of new work for the last six months of the year before I retire.
Hoping you all understand the situation I find myself in.

Cheers
Ricky Hunt

Pics of recent builds

22/02/2023

Customers please note that we will be closed on Friday 24th February.
Sorry for the short notice & inconvenience.
Cheers Ricky

Some pics of a few recent builds

16/12/2022

Retirement is something we all work for !!

Over the last six months there have been rumours circulating about my possible retirement & closure of our business .

After a lot of deliberation my wife & I, have decided that 2023 will be the last trading year for Pro-Carb Tasmania.

It has not been an easy decision to make.

Pro-Carb Tasmania’s last trading day will be
December 22-2023

The workshop will be put up for sale, sold & retirement will become a reality.
Those that know me, know for years that I have said, when I was tired of having a shop front I would work from home.
This is now not going to happen.

Retirement will be retirement, that chapter of my life will be over.

I am giving you, my clients, friends, twelve months notice as I feel I owe you this for the ongoing support for the last 44 years in the automotive industry, in this state.

I’m not sure what the next twelve months will bring but I already have 74 jobs so far to be done next year.
31 jobs are only because these people already knew I was retiring & didn’t want anyone else to recondition their carburettors.

If this is going to be the norm this early it may mean next year may be very busy & I urge people to plan ahead on their projects if they want me to recondition their carburettors .

I promise you good people that I will continue to give you 110% on every job I do up until retirement day.

On behalf of my wife & myself we would really like to thank you all for the support over the years.

Christmas trading hours

Pro-Carb Tasmania will close 22/12/22
Re-open January 10/01/23

02/12/2022

Santa’s elves have been helping out to get some old school cool out to before Christmas.
Each set slightly different than each other.

Last picture of twin Strombergs for Holden Grey motor are for sale if anyone is interested. $1500.00.
Post anywhere in Aus.

30/09/2022

Bathurst is just a week away & it’s the last year of the so called Holden & Ford battle.

It is also Peter Brock’s 50th anniversary of his big win over the mighty V8 Falcon in his little 6 cylinder LJ Torana.

With this in mind we are heading off on a road trip to celebrate this occasion.

Pro-Carb Tasmania will be closed from 2pm Tuesday 4-10-22 & re-open Thursday 13-10-22

Any mainland clients that are attending Bathurst
that would like to catch up send me a message & we can arrange to meet up.
It would be great to put a face to a name.

Pictures of recent builds

15/08/2022

Well I am back at work
It’s been a tough few weeks, ended up with coronavirus pretty bad.

I have a big backlog to clear, so I ask for patience during this time & new jobs will only be added to the end of the queue.

To all the people that sent through messages of support & offered if they could help out in anyway

THANK YOU

25/07/2022

Customers please note

Due to some virus which is currently unidentified that I have caught Pro-Carb Tasmania will be closed for business until further notice.

Please do not send any freight in as there will not be anyone there to receive it.

If you need to contact me send a email [email protected], text me on 0427273027 or message this page.

I have lost my voice & it is extremely difficult to talk & I will not answer phone calls at the moment.

All messages will be responded to as soon as possible.

At this stage the virus doesn’t appear to be covid.
All tests have come up negative

Cheers Ricky

23/07/2022

Over the last 12 months or so I have been working with a bunch of car enthusiasts with passion & who would not take no for an answer.

After identifying a few issues I had with their style of carburettor, I said I would no longer rebuild these carburettors.

Not taking no for an answer they addressed my issues & supplied me with 2 old carburettors to dismantle/cut up plus a engine (yes a engine😲)
to test the carburettors on.

So Pro-Carb Tasmania is now one of a couple of business in the world that is set up to recondition & fully run test
CITROEN 2CV carburettors 🤦‍♂️

Not your average Aussie muscle car I know 🙄

The enthusiasm, the hoops, the length these guys have gone to, to have their carburettors reconditioned in Australia is truely inspiring.
Previously they were sent over seas.

I have currently rebuilt 18 of these carburettors this year which makes them more popular than the old Holden Stromberg. Go figure 🤷‍♂️

For those that don’t know a Citroen 2CV engine is a 2 cylinder air cooled 402 or 620cc engine.

13/05/2022

1940 Alpha Romeo 36D02 Triple Weber Restoration

These carburettors are extremely rare & were completely seized.
Owner painstakingly dismantled them & I was commissioned to undertake the restoration.
Some jets, all screws, accelerator pumps, chokes, throttle discs had to be made.
Throttle shafts repaired & throttle bodys bushed.
Carburettor throats had to be bored out & sleeve inserted to repair corrosion
This was the biggest & hardest job I had ever done.
Video of one carby running in comments.

11/03/2022

It’s official we are now closed & on Holidays

The last couple of years have been extremely busy, tough mentally & work load has been greater than I have ever experienced before.

So it’s us time & we’re out if here 🤣

I return back to work on Tuesday 5th April

A few pics of some jobs done last year & recently

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16 Holbrook Street
Launceston, TAS
7248

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