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had same problem I had the same problem on my 78 L82 engine . I opted for a power plus crosswind manifold and 650 squarebore holley with mechanical secondaries.Also machined off the choke horn, as it really does not need one here in brisbane Australia,as doesnt get that cold. Managed two...

fellow vettenatic Bought mine from a fellow vette fanatic from sydney. Australia. Was totally original except right hook. [we drive on the correct side of the road] Tracked her down thru vette car club over here. The gent that had her ,kept her in her own three car garage, fully fitted...

going aint da problem I recently personalised my old78 to a interesting 500+ hp, and have found that going is not the problem , stopping the dammed thing is. As for rice burners at 3000 rpm in third gear the only thing i see [usually] is their headlights. True they are classics and no...

watch out for the steering wander hi mate ,i too have a low miliage 78 , i purchased 18 months ago. by the way mine is a right hand drive [we drive on the proper side here in aussie land] i picked her up in sydney and drove her home to brisbane approximatley 700 mile when i left it was great...

Just bought new ones for my 78 I just got rid of my T/A, and fitted new yokohama avids, 255 rear and235 on the front for the same reason ,rubbing on inner guard. Excellent tire though soft ,great performance not so good for longevity. Odd part is I had to bring them in from the states as there...

close to stock My 78 is a fine example of a stock L82, from the outside and inside cab apperance, however i am working steadily away at building my own little sleeper. so far ive managed to squeeze 340 horses out of the original motor according to the dyno, and it still looks stock. Next year...

steering wandering Paul, i had a similar problem with my 78, i replaced all front end bushes with teflon new shockies and 245 T/A radials. very little difference. Recently after being resigned to a life of bump steering and constant steering adjustment i found someone who new how to do a...

Has anybody out there fitted a Vortec supercharger blown thru the carby type to a l82 78 vette without changing the bonnet. Any advice would be appreciated as I really would like to have a go at this myself. regards Ernie:cool

Love mine** Ron, Im not sure how many original silver/charcoal 78s made it down under but they are as rare as rocking horse dung here. Keep in mind only 3500 vettes have made the pacific crossing. Is yours an original car or has it been restored. By the way, im in queensland, and we drink...

great to take the kids to school as well Your right it does have both, not sure why but it gets out of shape really easily about 1/4 of the way down the 1/4 mile at willowbank raceway. Traction is the biggest problem, yes it does get the front elevated very easily. cheers ernie:beer

I went to my nieces wedding on the weekend, and being the little revhead she and her new hubby are they had a interesting couple of wedding cars which i thought you would appreciate. regards ernie:beer The car is a Holden Torana,GMH in australia made them,this one is around 30 years old...

Any of you guys got any pictures of woodgrian dashes for late model C3s. I have been thinking about giving my 78 a new look.How hard is it to fit and does it look any good. Some pics would be great. Thanks in advance regards ernie.:beer

no roll over could be as simple as loose battery terminal regards ernie

hi rocket are you agreeing or vice versa with me. my 78 is 340 hp and a contender for a 12 second 1/4 mile. id still call her a muscle car.

muscle car myself i would call my 78 a muscle car first and sports car second. sports car to me says good handling, and theres alot of work needs doing to a stock 78 to get it to handle. which leads me to the point that a muscle car doesnt have to handle it just has to go like the clappers from...

yes that is a alternative i gave some thought to as well but the cheese and kisses would have had my gangoulies in a sling had i done any more than thought about it. the super is a lot less expensive and who needs a airconditioner anyway. regards ernie

good evening peoples [at least it is over here] my 78 is getting the droops in the rrss end and am thinking of having her resprung, is there a specific height from the ground to say the rear bumper that she should be. also how much trouble is it going to be to remove the rear spring should i...

superchargers and bonnet space check out vortec super chargers web site. i admit my 78 is a carby model and would be different to a injected model but there is some interesting bolt on units that will fit under a stock bonnet with some forethought and imaginitve plumbing. regards ernie.

small chage good gain bolt on a small blower, instant power, at a reasonable cost. just beware to much compression could cost you a rebuild. regards ernie

still looking heidi, glad to here youve found the wing you were chasing, good luck with the arm twisting. the wing you have picked doesnt have a picture of it on a car so im not sure if its the one im looking for, so if you happen to come up with one please post it on the site, for that...