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Sounds like the noise went away with the valve cover off. It also looks like they have been hitting the valve cover. Do you have any noticeably loose rockers or rocker studs?

Sad thing to happen to such a great car. Tom

Welcome to the CAC. That first video sounds very much like a loose rocker arm. If you have a piece of hose or even a broom stick, put it to your ear and run the other end along the valve covers to determine which side it's on. It should be very audible. Next step would be to remove that valve...

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Welcome to the CAC. It sounds like a good setup for a strong street engine. It's hard to comment on the quality of the build without seeing, hearing and driving it. Tom

Orange wires in various gages are used throughout the harness. The rear window defroster is controlled by the pink wire (circled) next to and from the gages fuse. The gages fuse and the pwr accy (power accessory) circuit breaker power the defogger. My 81 has that same pink wire as you circled...

I googled the part number and got several sources. Here's one. Rock Auto was another but didn't show a price.

I think your best bet is to search in your father's old paperwork for anything related to the car. Even a service repair order should have the VIN. Once you have that you will have a fighting chance of finding the car. As for the 53, many of these cars disappear into collections for many years...

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Welcome to the Corvette Action Center. Tom

Sweet!

Sometimes you just have to show these locking lug nuts who's the boss. Tom

That was a good idea. Glad it worked out. Tom

I'm scared just thinking of driving that. Tom

That one sure is different. How did you get it off? Tom

The TPI intakes weren't known for flowing too well in a high-performance state. There are all sorts of runners and base plates made for the TPI system to increase performance. From what I have been able to find, the LT1 casting is better performing than the TPI above 5200 rpm but the TPI way...

Welcome to the CAC. Thanks for the information. The 40th was a special car. It would be nice to see the registry started up again. Tom

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Welcome to the CAC. That is interesting. I haven't messed with these much. It looks like the Tuned Port throttle body is in place. I'm wondering if all of the fuel and electrics from the Tuned Port are in place but just the LT1 intake casting has been changed. Might have been an attempt at a...

"Hello everyone, I live in Spain. My name is Saimón. I hope you'll forgive my language; this is my first post. I recently started using my first C4 from '84. So far, it's working very well. I hope you can give me some advice if I need it..." Welcome. That's a nice looking Corvette. I hope you...