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After years of trouble-free driving, my '65 has suddenly started to "miss" terribly. When I start it up, it seems fine, but as I get about a mile down the road, it starts to miss, and if I come to a stop it will die if I don't keep giving it some gas. I just put in a new set of plugs and drove...

My 65 stopped showing fuel level a couple of years ago, and I finally got around to having a new fuel gage installed while the car was in for some more major stuff (I usually do minor stuff myself). Now with the new gauge, I half-filled the tank when it got below a quarter-tank to see what...

I searched for information with no luck before writing this post. I have a 65 Stingray with only the ignition key. I have been told that a Chevy dealer could provide me with a new key if I gave the VIN number. The Chevy dealer told me that they only go back to the 1990's with old key specs...

Hello, It's been awhile since I've been here, but that's because everything is OK. I just replaced the radiator in my 65 small block vette because the existing one had a very slow leak, and no one in my small town could fix it. Can anyone tell me where I might sell the used one? It is in...

It's been years since my gearhead days, but I have a 65 Stingray with a 327 smallbock, highrise, tube exhausts, and a "Holly". In my former life, I had a 327 powered Chevelle with a "Holly 650 Speadbore" on a similar engine setup which I dearly loved. The Holly on my Corvette doesn't have any...

I tried searching forums, but found no answer. My 65 speedometer works for the first few seconds the car is moving, but within a quarter mile or so it drops to zero and stays there. I thought I would ask for hints before I start the long process of removing the control panel, etc.

I just spent a couple hours trying to figure out what is making a particular light on my instrument panel do what it is doing (and has been since I got this 65 in 2004). Saving you the gory details of getting a car that has been wrecked three times and worked on by who knows who, There is a...

Hello, I just figured out that I am missing a flame arrester inside the air cleaner of my 65 (it has a lot of 66 and aftermarket parts in it, including the air cleaner, etc.). I found the item in Corvette America P/N 22389, and in Corvette World P/N 3784. Is this thing actually important...

My 65 has no spare at present, and I am considering making a bracket and mounting a modern, lightweight, "Instant Spare" under the car in the space occupied by the original spare. Has anyone done this before? How did it work out? Thanks, Bo

I'm putting a formerly abused 65 together, and just found out that they have something called "Static Collectors" inside the dust caps. What are they, and do I really need them? As usual, Thanks for your help, Bo

Can you tell me about how many 65 SB convertables are out there? Not how many were made, but how many are left on the road? Thanks, Bo P.S. I'm still working on the front end problems from previous post; I'll let you know....

Hello again, Some of you already know that I am an old gearhead who regretably had to have another person rebuild the frame on a 65 convertable for me, as I did not have the equipment nor the expertise to do it myself. Living in Minnesota at the time, I suddenly had the opportunity to move...

Hello, My 65 is nearing completion, and the interior will be going back together soon. While I'm at it (this is a rebuild but not a restoration), I'd like to upgrade the radio. I have seen a couple of aftermarket AM/FM/Cassette players that are made to "Bolt in". Has anyone had any...

During a discussion about old Vettes, a man who owns an auto parts and paint business asked if my '65 had a large gas tank. I'm not sure what the actual volume is, but I know that i was surprised at how much gas it held the last time I put some in (the car is being re-framed at the moment)...

I apologise if this doesn't belong in this forum, but I just saw an article in the Sunday paper stating that only 185 of the 1953 Corvettes were sold because of their original price (about $3,700). 1) Is this true? 2) Does anyone know how many are still around? Thanks, Bo

1) Assuming I am going to put tube headers on my 65 small block, I have seen ads for JET HOT HEADER COATING, "Guarenteed for life of your car". Is anyone familiar with this stuff? Any comments? 2) Ads for exhaust jackets claim under hood temperature reduction up to 70%. Do they do any...

Attached is a copy of a letter that I e-mailed to every news station in Minneapolis, with no results. Perhaps someone inour group could enlighten me (and the rest of us) regarding this subject. I did a search in CAC for E85 topics and found two; One was mine from a way back, and the other was...

In a previous question about building a 327/300 HP for the street, Tom recommended a Crane cam with a GM P/N 12353918 with the following specs; Duration at .050 lift 214, exh 224 lobe cl 112 lift int .442, lift exh .465 Kit $136.75 At any rate, I just received a new Summit catalogue in the...

Be forewarned; This stuff is 30 years old! According to my memory, and the section on spark plugs in my book "How to Hot Rod Small-Block Chevys" by Bill Fischer and Bob Waar (my copy if dated 1972), the Chevy is noted for "eating" plugs (page 61, first paragraph). From a previous forum, you...

It's Sunday afternoon and I just read an article on roller rockers in the recent issue of Vette magazine (for some reason, they sent me a complimentary copy), and proceeded to go to CAC and read about a years worth of discussions from you, the people I trust the most. The article states that...