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Hi all, I did a search and found a post from 2003. There was a guy who switched his 1971 from the stock solid aluminum mounts to rubber mounts, which GM started in 1973. He said the ride was much better. Apparently it raises the car about a 3/8" or so. I could live with that. My stock aluminum...

Hello guys, I am thinking about possibly doing efi on my 540 big block build. Is it worth the hassle, I don't know at this point, what do you all think? My car is currently undergoing a frame-off, so everything is disassembled at this point. The biggest question I have is what has to be done to...

Hi all, I am still gathering parts for my resto-mod 1970. The car was a small block 350/350, and I am putting in a healthy 540 big block with easily 600 hp. I want it to look factory if possible so I am sticking to the fan shroud, stock fan and fan clutch setup. I purchased a griffin aluminum...

Has anyone used the centerforce dual friction clutch? I am building a pretty stout but streetable big block with 540 cubes, it will probably end up with 600 to 650 horse/tq. I have the lakewood scattershield already. My plan was to install a CF 12-inch dual friction clutch and a billet flywheel...

Hi all, The body is almost ready to remove from the chassis. My chassis has some rust and I decided to redo it. I am going to be installing a 540 big block, so all has to be right. Everything has gone great so far. I was successful on 7 of 8 chassis mount bolts. The only one which has given me a...

Hi all, does anyone know if a lakewood steel bellhousing will fit my 1970? There must be someone who has installed one of these, does it fit and how is the fit? I was told to install one with my big block motor in case the clutch disk explodes. I have heard different answers on this..The other...

Hi guys, I am going to be putting in a 540 big block in my car. I want around 600-650 horse, so the cam will probably be in the 240-250 range at 050, solid roller. How much vacuum is needed to keep the headlights and wipers operational or should I just hook them up to an external vacuum canister...

I am possibly looking to install cylinder heads with raised exhaust ports (Dart, RHS, canfields, brodix, etc) approx. 1/2" higher than stock. I have a set of hooker super competition headers with the 2 1/8" primaries and 3 1/2" collectors. Does anyone know if the raised exhaust ports will cause...

Hi all, I am just about to start building my 540 big block. I want to get a mild solid roller cam, just wondering how much vacuum it takes to run the brakes and headlights? For the cam, I was looking at roughly 240-250 degrees intake duration at .050 with 600+ lift. Perhaps I can choose a cam...

Hi u guys, Does anyone know if a set of hooker super competition headers for a big block will fit heads with raised exhaust ports? The heads I had in mind were the Edelbrock Victor 24 deg heads, the exhaust ports are raised .750 (3/4") higher than stock. If they don't fit I guess the headers...

Has anyone contemplated hot-dip galvanizing the whole frame in a frame-off resto or even other steel parts? And then painting or powder coating over that. It seems this would be the ultimate solution to preventing rust, since all parts of the frame would be protected. I don't know yet what the...

Hello guys, My big block 540 is coming along. I have the bare block (bowtie gen 6) and most of the rotating assembly. Motor will be built this summer. I don't know at this time when it will go in, there are some issues with my car's suspension that have to be fixed before putting this beast in...

Hi guys, I heard that the hedman headers with 2" primaries, pt #68090 do not fit a 502 big block? Is this true? I am currently building a Gen VI stroker big block for my car. I think header clearance has to do more with the cylinder heads, correct? If not using side pipes, which headers are the...

Hello everyone, I was thinking about swapping out the small block in my car with a built 540 big block gen VI motor (4.25 stroke, 4.50" bore), as my car is just a weekend hobby and not a daily driver. I am planning on using a gm bowtie block and all forged bottom end, hydraulic roller cam, mild...

Hello everyone, Now that I have driven my corvette around for the last few weeks, I have a better idea of what it's all about. This car is pretty fast for a small block, it revs like no tomorrow, pulls like a mofo up top but it does not have much low end torque. I found out it has a solid lifter...

Hello, I went to the DMV today for them to inspect the car for my registration. The guy who inspected it was looking for a vin tag somewhere inside the door jambs, under the hood, and all around the car and could not find it. The regular vin beneath the windshield was located and no problem...

I just received my first corvette ever, a 1970 t-top 4 speed. The engine block is stamped CEB1465 on the front pad. In the back near bellhousing it is stamped 3970010. I researched the 3970010 and found out it is probably a 4 bolt-main block/forged crank used in trucks and corvettes. I could...

Hello again everyone, My car is on the way. It has hooker sidepipes. The previous owner started it on the phone and it sounded awesome :D I heard that sidepipes are not legal in California, no matter what the decible level. Is this true? I guess I will find out soon driving it around...

Hello all, I am 41 years old and I just purchased my first corvette. It is a 1970 Stingray, 350 small-block, 4spd, a dark candy apple red (almost burgandy), aftermarket rims, sidepipes. I kind of wanted a big-block, but could not afford it right now....maybe later on. I am a big chevy fan. You...