Recent content by c3cvte

how does the bottom pully fit? Looks to me like it would be VERY tight. Did you have to dmodify the crossmember in the front or anything for clearence?

This might open a can of worms and can really be looked at from about a hundred different ways but here is my question. Why do people hack on their cars in dramatic ways? A coupe into a convertable? Lambo doors? I can understand regearing the rear end, repainting the car, or even replacing...

agreed. Most people check hoses and belts as part of a routine maint. but neglect to check other vital parts. Shifter linkage/cables can leave you stranded. or atleast stuck in 1 gear. tach cables can lock up and strip out your distributor. speedometer cables, and on and on. Had the tach...

according to the websites there is 2 ways they do it. 1 is a carb hat that just seals the air intake area. 2. Is a box that actually encloses the whole carb. magna charger doesn't want to tough anything that's carburated.

I have looked at a procharger (centrifigal) super charger. There is more then trimming some fiberglass as I have been told. I called a shop in Ohio that has done some of these and they said the bracket that mounts the supercharger puts it at a bad angle to the hood. The have fabricated custom...

I have a '72. I used to have to go in from the fenderwell just as the others have mentioned. Took out the AC so now no problems.

Ok this sounds very Shade tree mechanic but if anyone else has a better idea shoot. I have located vacume leaks by getting a large Mason Jar. Punch a small hole in the top and feed a vacume line into it. take a small piece of paper and light it on fire and throw into the mason jar. Put the lid...

I'm looking into the possibility of supercharging my '72 vette. I would like to keep everything under the L88 hood. As of now I have about 3'' of clearence from the top of my air filter to the hood. this measurement doesnt really mean anything because I will be changing the intake and could...

I have an 81 vette with the cool silver mirrored tops. I'm getting an 72 but the previous owner had a 1 piece top installed. Question is...is there a retrofit kit to put the 81 t-tops on the 72 and vice versa? Im aware of the earlier models having 2 locks and the later onces having 1. I found on...

Any body kits or ground effects are only as good as the parts you buy and the amount of $$ you put into the labor. Think about all the Hondas running around there where some kid bought the cheapest body kit he could get and bolted/double sticky taped it on. Looks like crap. Fiberglass and rubber...

Problem found! Drivers side rear wheel bearing. $90 tow bill and the cars back home. Now to fixing it......

The problem really comes and goes. Thats why it is so hard for me to put my finger on it. When I jack it up and play with it it doesnt make the sound. When I drop it back down it doesnt make the sound. I drive it smooth its still ok. I run the crap outta it its still ok. then all of a sudden it...

As for me my main consideration on my Vette was that it used to be my Dads. He found himself a '72 and wanted the '81 to stay in the family. Also he isnt doing the best in his health so it really gives us something to "bond" together with. We love to sit around and complain about the prices of...

Well as far as I see I have been getting a lot of good advice. The Idea of going to 3:73 or around there is not the best idea with an eventual 700R4 install. I would have a hell of a launch in first gear but I would be shifting into 2nd at about 15mph. Not what Im really looking for. I have to...

Well Visual inspection of the U-joints show they are ok. Nothing out of the ordinary. One weird thing was when under the car I would rotate the wheel back and forth the inch or so until they caught. I was looking for issues with the u-joints. The weird thing was that I could turn the drivers...