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Hello, Just wondering if anybody knows of someone that is good at rebuilding the trailing arms in canada. Dont want to pay all that shipping and broker charges to cross the border.

I ordered interior door handles. But when I go to install them the screw goes in at the wrong angle. And if I use the one from the other door then it does not fit correctly with the grooves in the door. Do I have different year door panels or what????

I just put a new RR caliper and rear lines going from calipers to flex hose which i replaced last year. Also a rebuilt master cylinder. Now im not getting any pressure to the rear brakes. I have also bled the master cylinder twice so far. Is there a way or a need to reset the proportioning...

Hello, I was wondering if somebody could tell me where to get the plastic twist holders for the center cluster lights. I have a 77 and 3 of them are missing. Thanks PS i dont know what the name of them are. The lights goes in them and they twist into the casing and make contact with the...

I just finished replacing the outside door handle. At the same time I would like to finish installing the side mirror adjuster which was never done by the previous employer. Wondering if anybody has a tutorial or could instruct me as to where and how you install the bracket on the door for the...

Hi, Been trying to get my brakes going this last week. I bled the master cylinder, and bled all of the calipers like 3 times over. Still I have a very soft peddle and the brake light comes on. I have noticed that when I press on the brake pedal the engine rpm go up slightly by a couple of...

I am replacing my leaf spring. and got a new center plate and bolts. But the new bolts arent long enough to reach the diff cover. I tried jacking the spring up from the bottom got one of them in but cant get the other one in correctly. Can I use longer bolts. Or should I jack up the...

Hello, I bought a new leaf spring for my 77 vette. But the new is missing the flat plate at the top. Any idea if you can get the center bolt at leaf spring shops or is it a corvette only thing? Took the center bolt out of the old one but it broke on the way out. My plan is to take the old...

Hi, I have searched the forum on how to install seatbelts from a camaro 82-92. Now I have a 77 vette so it has the lap and shoulder belt. Is the install only for the rear lap belts. Or would the rear lap/shoulder belts work. Obviously I would prefer the lap shoulder belts. Thanks

Hello, Could anybody tell me the correct size of the bolt for the pulley and harmonic balancer. I dont mean the littel ones that connect to the harmonic but the center bolt that connects to the crank. I got these specs from a chevy dealer 7/16-20x 2-1/4" but it is a aftermarket bolt and...

Hello, I got an 8 inch harmonic balancer to replace the failing harmonic balancer on my vette. But I didn't think that there would be different sizes. Can anyone tell me if my new 8 inch can replace the stock harmonic. Its a 77 l-48. Thanks

I just got my leaf spring in today that I ordered from ebay. It is from a 76 (7 leaf spring). Didnt think about this but mine is a 77. Will the spring still fit. Im pretty sure they are all the same but just want to make sure. The spring is the same width. 2 1/4 Never did this operation...

Hi, I just lost all of my rear blake fluid in the master cylinder from a rusted line. Replaced all of the brake lines and bled them but now rear brakes dont work good. Should I bench bleed the master cylinder Im thinking maybe air got in there. Or any other ideas on what I should look for...

When I rev up the engine I have a high pitch squeel coming from the engine area. Cant pin point exactly where it is coming from. So i changed the belts and it is still there any idea what or how to pin point the problem thank you very much. Thinking either power steering or alternator.

Hi, My high idle takes for ever to come off. And most of the time does not idel at the correct speed (1600rpm) instead it will be at 14000 and when I blip the gas it will slowly rise to 2000 rpm and then back down to around 1700 - 1500. I know that when you blip the gas the high idle is...

Hey, Just got some new rims and tires. What's the widest tire you can put on a 77. The rims are deep dish and the tires are 275/60/r15. I also have 1 inch spacer's from my cragar's that I have on there now. ?????? Discuss among'st yourselves.

Hi, Ok im trying to change the front shocks and as I had figured I cant get the top nut off. The little square part that they give you to keep it from spinning now looks non-existant from using various different types of tools to hold it steady. Anybody got any other ideas other then...

Hi, I was changing my brake flex hoses on my car today and I noticed that one of the bleeder valves was broken off. Is there anyway that I can get the rest of it out or am I looking at buying yet another new caliper. It broke off flush with the caliper so I would have to drill it out...

HI, right click save target as... (44megs) I found this video on the internet. It's a british tv show and they do a review of the vette. You gotta watch it to see what im talking about. They keep bringing up the fact that the vette has a leaf spring suspension. I alsways thought that was a...

HI, I have a 1977 vette with the l-48. About 4 years ago i rebuilt the motor. Kept everything stock except for hooker headers and sidepipe's, aluminum water pump. removed air conditioning.(did not work anyways). What is the best way for me to go to get about 400 horsepower with this engine...