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I was driving my 1972 home from a car show last night, when I heard a horrible sound coming form under the hood. By the time I could find a safe place to pull over, there was smoke coming out from under the hood. I popped the hood and saw that the pulley from my A/C condenser was smoking like...

Hi Guys, I have a 1972 Stingray that was painted bright yellow in the early to mid 1980s (originally it was Ontario Orange). It looks good from a distance but when you get right on top of it, the hood, and the tops of the front fenders are a little more dull than the rest of the car. I am...

Thanks for all your help guys! I ended up removing the "egg-crate" just behind the front driver's side wheel and had no problem reaching the hod release mechanism. I was also very lucky that the cable had not snapped, the hood just shut funny due to the flashlight. Once I got her open, she...

Could any 68-72 owner please take pictures of their hood release mechanisms, both on the hood and on the car? Apparently there are 2 'ports which I can stick a screwdriver through to release my hood, but I need to see a picture of them to see what I am looking for. If you don'y want to post...

Tritium 007, Thanks for the link. It does help me somewhat but it is shown on a '78. I think I have found the port on the passenger side of my 1972, but I am not sure what to look for on the driver's side. Could somebody take a picture of their driver's side release port on a 1968-72...

HELP!!! I cannot get my hood open! FIXED!!! Hi guys, I made a big dumb mistake today! I was changing the valve cover gaskets today and finished up and went to shut the hood. It was at that exact time that I saw my flashlight still under there. Well the hood came down but didn't shut quite...

This may be a dumb question, but where should I put my floor jack to jack up my car? I see the holes under the rocker panels where the factory jack goes for a tire change. Is that the frame rail? I don't want to put my jack up through the floor. Also, where is a good spot to put my jack stands...

Hi Guys, I decided to finally put the vette away for the winter, and because today was a nice sunny day I took her out for one last spin. I bought the car in Feb and it has always seemed 'clunk' when I put it into drive (yes it is an automatic). Well while I was taking it out today, it...

Rod here! The small bubbles (about the size of an eraser at the end of a pencil) are just about all over my hood. They are focussed near the center but go all the way from front to back and side to side. They do not seem to be consentrated over any particular part under the hood at all. As...

I just took a look under my paint bubbling hood and noticed 6 or 8 round spots on the back of the hood which look like they probably held down some sort of insulation. Just wondering if 72 Corvettes had some sort of heat protection/insulation on the bottom side of the hood from the factory? If...

I think it is not a Chevy Factory add at all, but an add from one of the companies that actually produced the hatch conversions. Just my two cents. Rod

So do you have a layer of insulation (like the silver heat barrier insulation) on the underside of the hood? My car seems to only have black paint on the underside of its hood. Rod

My 1972 Stingray (350 cid w/ 200 horses, not a big block) was painted back in the late 80's. It looks quite nice but the paint seems to be bubbling on my hood. I see the underside of the hood is painted black (which sucks up the heat) which cannot be helping. Has anyone else had this problem...

Hi Guys, I have a stock '72 Stingray and would like to keep it stock (or looking stock)with the exception of dumping the points. What kits are out there? Which would you suggest? Thanks. Rod

The 1972 Corvette that I recently bought does not have a t-top bag to put my roofs into but it does have the luggage rack on the rear deck lid. I have seen people put the roofs out back there, how do I do it? Up to this point, when I go topless I just leave my roofs at home which is not very...

Hi Guys, I recently bought a '72 Stringray which came with a set of Firestone WIDE-OVAL bias ply tires on it. I would like to keep these for shows but was hoping to get another set of 15x8 rally wheels and put radials on them for day to day driving. So here's the question: when looking for a...

Hi guys, I finally bought my first Corvette. A 1972 350 auto. It is in really good 'survivor' shape and I am really happy with it. I have only found one problem, the brakes. I have found that when I am driving around the work fine, but when I come to a traffic light and have to sit with...

I need shroty headers because I am putting the engine into my 1972 Blazer 4x4 and I have clutch linkage clearance problems. Rod

I am looking for headers (preferably "shorty" or "block hugger") headers for a 92-96 LT-1. I would like to find out any/all manufacturers of headers for this engine. Also, any advice as to which brands to stay away from would be good too. Thanks, Rod

Does anyone know if they make shorty headers to fit a 1990 L-98? That would make my life much easier. Would '92-97 shorty headers work on a '90 engine? Rod