u/KingOfAllFishFuckers

Got this about 5 minutes ago as of posting this. I already have a large Lincoln arc welder, and a Hobart mig and tig welders. Super curious how this cheap little arc welder will perform. Occasionally I need to make a repair on my tractor or trailer, or other price of equipment, and sucks to have to haul the big heavy stick welder and my generator out, especially if it's something small, preventing the thing from moving. Like a few weeks ago, I had to do that to my tractor when a linkage arm broke. It would have been so much easier to just run an extension cord (110v outlets are all over my property, 220v are not) and use this little guy to make the repair.

But even for those who want to get into welding, or want something for basic repairs, this would be a really good starting point. You could weld some decent steel with it, maybe around 3/8" thick. Depending on the material, and thickness, might take multiple passes. If it actually works as intended, it would definitely be useful to have.

So doing my rounds, looking for car parts, stumbled across this throttle cable bracket, and because I know old muscle cars inside and out, this listing caught my eye, as I know for a fact, this particular design will not fit 4150 (holley) carburetors, only edlebrock. The picture was strange, as the listing photo clearly shows exactly why it wouldn't work.

(for those who don't understand, the carburetor in the image is upside down. The bracket supposed to go on top of the mounting tabs, but it can't as the big fat rectangular thing (fuel bowl) is in the way, edlebrock carburetors don't have this bowl there, so it's weird they showed an image that proves the very listing itself wrong).

Then just happened to see a suggested listing on this vine item, for the same exact bracket, and was just going to order the vine one to have a spare, and wanted to see what other reviews were on the other listing, as I do use edlebrock carburetors from time to time. Then noticed the reviews, had the exact same image. The vine listing stole that image a customer posted on another item, showing why it wouldnt work on a 4150 carburetor, photoshopped the quick fuel logo out, and used it to create a listing, ironically using the image proving why it doesn't work.

Plus, the description on the item makes no sense.

"TCB-40DQ Throttle Cable Bracket Fit for 4150 & Edelbrock Carburetors, Billet Aluminum Stainless Steel Carburetor Bracket & Springs Set"

This part is billet aluminum, not stainless steel. Even the design is dumb, as the return spring holes are on the wrong side lol. Pure trash.

Even more dumb is this note on the listing:

"Note: Does not fit Edelbrock 1406 carburetors. The Edelbrock 1406 (a "square bore" carburetor) and Holley 4150 are two different mainstream carburetor types with completely different mounting flange bolt patterns and designs. An additional adapter is required."

This is also wrong on so many levels. Holley and edlebrock carburetors have the exact same bolt pattern. Side mount throttle cable brackets work on either one no problem. And even stranger, they specifically mention edlebrock part number 1406??? Every edlebrock carburetor (1405, 1406, 1905, 1906, etc) are all identical in size, shape, and bolt pattern. Not to mention there is no adapter to make a throttle cable bracket bolt down any different. Their note makes zero sense which is why I think AI played a role, because when it comes to car parts, AI is basically just a 5 year old toddler using Google. I feel like AI stole some bit of info about some brackets require an adapter to make certain transmission kick downs work, and simply misinterpreted it. The two different mounting patterns, again I think AI found a tid bit of info about how a completely different type of carburetor, known as a spread bore, or possibly a small Rochester 4 barrel, uses a different bolt pattern and requires an adapter, and AI just misinterpreted it.