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New Arrival! Just wanted to share my new arrival! It is a 1971 Pro-Street Corvette. This car has allowed me the chance to fulfill a long time dream of owning and driving a truly "rowdy" street machine. The car has a definite attitude-it is an original big block Corvette. It currently has a 396...

The threads on the fuel/filter inlet stripped out on my Q-Jet. I abandoned that for a Holley which I have never cared for since installing. Can the threads be fixed in any way or is the Q-jet junk? I would like to go back to a Q-Jet for my '73. It performed great when I had it on. Is there a...

Jim, it is a pretty easy fix. I have just changed mine on my '73. I found it much easier to jack up the right side of the car, and remove the front wheel/tire so I had more room to move around (don't forget jackstands). I put a small glob of grease on the piston to hold it in place. One tip...

I am experiencing a leak with my t tops on my 73 Vette. It appears where the chrome t bar attaches to the rear of the coupe body the weatherstripping or caulking? has disintegrated, allowing water to trickle to the back, eventually running down either side of the interior. The water then escapes...

After replacing the rear end cover and going over the complete rear suspension, I took my '73 Vette out on the road. It ran fine for a couple weeks, but has now developed a noise in the front end. This occurs primarily when I am going in reverse and turn the steering wheel. When the front wheel...

I have just replaced the rear end cover on my 73 Vette....due to one of the ears cracking off (among other problems). I purchased a new cover from Muskegon Brake....which was delivered almost next day.....and went on with no problem. Thanks Muskegon Brake! Anyhow, I replaced everything in the...

Had the same thing happen to me. Just buy a tube of permatex and put a bead on the underside of the ring that is on the dipstick where it contacts the block. Just make sure to clean the area good.........apply a small bead......and push the tube back into the block. I haven't had any more...

I was in the process of replacing the spring in my 73, when I noticed one of the ears on the rear cover was cracked. Shortly thereafter, it snapped off. Nice! Anyhoo, I do need to replace the rear end cover with a heavy duty one. I am wondering if I can replace the cover with the rear end in...

I was going to replace the spring on my car.....but as I went to loosen the four center mounting bolts I noticed that there was a crack up the side of one of the ears. What is the best way to fix this, just to get me through the rest of the summer? The rear is coming out of the car this fall...

Before I start...I know.....I know......don't use a Holley. Well, I had no choice. The conversion from a Q-jet to a Holley 600 cfm was a major pain in the ***. One of the biggest problems was the throttle cable adjustment. Wound up having to fab my own throttle cable bracket, but thats a whole...

Well, I finally gave up on trying to figure out what is going on after having more fuel dump on me. Seems that the pump is still siphoning gas through the pump. I redid some of the fuel line for now, and am going to pick up a rubber hose line pincher. Seems that on some of the Vette's this is a...

Welcome, Chad! Congrats on your 1973 Vette. I did the same thing you did, and bought my 1973 Vette about 2 years ago because it just caught my eye. I thought I did my homework on the car, but that was before I found this website. It is amazing how much info is out there about these cars. It...

Thanks Craig.......I will have to let things dry out a bit and try it in the morning. That seems to make a lot of sense......I hated to go to the Holley, but the Q-Jet gave up to old age and decided to strip out the fuel filter threads. Oh well......I will let you know if rolling it over works...

I am trying to change the solid metal line from the fuel pump outlet to the carb due to a carb change. I went from a Q-jet to a Holley and now the solid line won't reach to the fuel inlet on the new Holley. I loosened the solid line up where it exits from the fuel pump to the carb.....and the...

Well, the problem with my "hotrod" was finally diagnosed. After going through all the obvious things to look at (i.e. timing, plugs, etc.) a more detailed examination revealed a major choke adjustment needed. Once that was done, the car had now developed a dead cylinder :puke and much concern on...

Thanks! It worked!

I am in the process of trying to set the timing on my 1973 Vette for the first time when I noticed the obvious. The battery hookups are not long enough to reach behind the seat. What do most people do to safely hook up their light without burning up the electrical system? Also, how do I set the...

I have been driving my 73' Vette for a couple of weeks now after taking it out of storage. It ran fine for a few weeks, and then seemed to idle very rough when I had it in gear. I have a 350/auto w/Lunati .477 lift cam. The car does have a "lopey" idle, but it got progessively worse at times but...

I have an issue with my 1973 Corvette transmission crossmember. Upon doing the "routine" underbody nut and bolt check, I found that one of the two bolts securing the crossmember to the frame on the passenger side was loose. Further inspection showed that the bolt was freely spinning around in...

:duh Duuuhhhhhhhh. Not a stupid question at all Dave. I didn't realize there was a separate flasher under the passenger side dash panel on my Vette. Thanks for the info and to the other board members that posted regarding this in previous posts. I am happy to report that I did find the flasher...