Thermoquad carburetor replacement recommendations for 72 cuda

[hsb shadow]

I started up my cuda last weekend and got it running but the carburetor I had rebuilt from a guy in Oklahoma has got problems and I was wondering what everyone else was running in their cars. The carburetor has a small vacuum leak at the base gasket even with that being changed twice. Also the throttle shaft was not bushed properly and there's a vacuum leak there. I have a Edelbrock on my 73 cuda which seems to work okay but I would like to be able to hook up all the appropriate lines on my 72 including the fuel bowl vent line. Thanks in advance

 

[Xcudame]

Find any 72 to 75 (and non-California 76) Thermoquad. They're pretty easy to rebuild. Check for worn throttle shafts before buying. If buying sight unseen, it makes it harder. I would think in Ohio, there's a lot of Thermoquads relatively nearby.

 

[floyd]

@hsb shadow - Is your car auto or manual trans?

 

[hsb shadow]

My car is an automatic. I went ahead and started a post on the fuel section since initially I didn't get much response on this one. I found a vacuum leak which appears to be in the base on the right rear mounting point. I make sure the intake was straight and I went up to summit and got some gasket material and made two gaskets from the fuel resistant material. That was a good way to kill a couple of hours. With the software material on top of the hard base gasket I'm hoping it compresses enough to seal it.