Rebuild carter, solex, or weber NEED HELP deciding

I have a no money limit but would like to keep the f134 because I already replaced everything around it. I plan to retain the original hard fuel lines that I just bought, but I am dumbfounded on what carburetor to go with. I was thinking weber because my dipstick isnt under the original and that its a minor bolt on upgrade however will my hard fuel line still attach and will my linkage bolt up correctly (cables, rods). should i chance it and rebuild the carter or should I just throw a solex on it. The carb sat for 15 years and i am just getting into the project. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Its a 1960 f134 cj5 willys. I want to keep performance and retain the original fuel economy if not better and I drive in the cold a lot, I also want all my original cabling to work ie choke and throtle. I already did the pertronix and flamethrower 2 coil and plan to run 235x85r16 on 16x7 wheels if that has anything to do with it.

 

A can of worms, anyone?

I'm a believer in keeping things stock if only to simplify parts and maintenance issues. Personally I've never had any complaint with the stock Carters, even down to 30 below zero. Get the right rebuild kit specifically for a CJ5! Worst case, if badly worn the throttle plate shaft may need to be re-bushed.

"Performance and fuel economy" are not words I associate with F-heads.

 

What Pete says x2.
Forums are full of Solex and Weber complaints.
Keep it stock, keep it simple.

 

There are a couple of guys that were rebuilding the earlier carbs that probably coudl handle your carb with no problem. Jim Wallace in Florida (He may have retired by now) was one, and Scoutpilot on the 2A and 3A pages also comes highly recommended. If you want I can PM you his contact info, or you can find it over there.

 

Here's my opinion on CJ modifications in general.

http://z4.invisionfree.com/CJ3B_Bulletin_Board/index.php?showtopic=2591

 

You may want to check this thread. <http://www.earlycj5.net/forums/showthread.php?101017-No-power-f134> (Post #14)

He got a good YF (major) rebuild at a place called A&G in Chicago.

 

Keep the carter and rebuild it, I don't care for the solex.

 

I agree, I have a carter and I have no compliants about Carter 1 bl Carbs, I rebuilt mine twice, then paid a carb guy to get it right. Do it nice or do it twice... or more .
I have heard bad things about the Solex carbs.

 

My 59 came with a solex when I bought it and I never could get it to work perfectly. easily flooded, weird choking, and just plain not original. switched to a yf 938sd and have no regrets.

 

I bought a new SOLEX instead of rebuilding my original Carter YF. It was the worst mistake of my jeep rebuild. It never ran correctly so I got my Carter rebuilt by a carb shop. Keep it stock.

 

I got the rebuild kit for the carter after hearing all the complaints. I just wish I had the skill to keep it steady at 60mph like my grandfather did when I was growing up.

 

The PO had installed a Weber on my F-134. The Weber doesn't have a butterfly choke just some kind of enrichment system. The motor would have to crank and crank before it would start in cold weather. I rebuilt the Carter and now it start right up regardless of how cold it is.

 

The problem I had with my original carter was the bushings were wore out causing a vacuum leak. These parts do not come in the rebuild kits. After rebuilding it twice, I still couldn't get it to work 100%. I finally broke down and paid a professional shop to truly rebuild and rebush it and now it works great. I think it cost me about $100 but it was worth every single penny.

 

I'm frankly surprised at the 100% "Carter" response here, although I am in that same group. Where are the solex fans?