Hello everyone!

[Slick]

My husband and I are new owners of a 1987 Power Ram 50 that needs a bit of TLC. We think the back end was originally gold in color and the cab was silver but it’s hard to tell since a previous owner sprayed some kind of rough texture tan paint all over it. It’s got a 5-speed with the 2H-4H-4L beside it. Someone put a (hopefully authentic) Weber carburetor on it and took out the whole EGR system, so we’ll have to see what else is going on under the hood lol

[85Ram50]

It's a 4WD. That paint is probably bed liner. Some folks who 4wheel paint the body with it to protect it and some folks just like it.

[geezer101]

Hi and welcome to mightyram. If the PO has gone to the effort to delete the EGR garbage and install a legit Weber, you're ahead of the loop. If the carb has 'Weber' cast onto the top cover and/or the side, it's genuine. If it's a weird looking blue coloured die cast metal and no distinguishing marks, it'll be a knock-off (ahem - a 'licensed copy'...) As with all noob members, ask questions and post pics :)

[Slick]

When I first touched it I figured it was bed liner lol. I know a guy who painted his Porsche Boxster with it which is crazy!

[Slick]

I’ll need to look at the carb closer. I took the air filter off while I was spraying Sea Foam treatment into it earlier today to see if it would help any.

[geezer101]

Bed liner...over bodywork...on a Boxster :eek: Did they guy need to make it heavier or something? I know the Boxster has a bunch of bad mechanical issues but wtf was he thinking

[B-Line]

Hello and welcome to the club!

[Slick]

I've uploaded a top view pic of the carb

[85Ram50]

The Weber would be cast into the body of the carb probably too the right of that picture. You might need to remove the 4 bolts holding the Weber air filter plate.