I posted some pics

[Erik S. Klein]

The more time I spend at the CAC the more I like this place.

I've "discovered" the gallery and decided to post some more pictures of my car there, just for giggles.

Hopefully this link will work to jump right there. If not I'm sure you can just click on Gallery above.

 

[72LT1Steve]

Erik...Well the "link" worked as I got to gander at the photo's of your ride. Very nice.

Steve

 

[Rowdy1]

Nice Job Bro

Very nice, I like the car & the pictures

 

[JonM]

 

[7T2 LT1]

Great Pics of a nice rare ride!!

 

[vettedoc]

Wonderful photos. Great car Erik

 

[Don&Kelly]

Good pictures - very unusual the way they are shown inside a rear view mirror .. I llike them ...

 

[Daryllawman]

Great Pictures of a Great Vette........

 

[KOPBET]

Eric,

Hopefully the only stupid questions are the ones that aren't asked, so here goes. I am not familliar with your vintage of vette. Please explain what "air coupe" means and what is the lock in the back for? Alarm?

 

[Erik S. Klein]

Eric,

Hopefully the only stupid questions are the ones that aren't asked, so here goes. I am not familliar with your vintage of vette. Please explain what "air coupe" means and what is the lock in the back for? Alarm?

The 1970 to 1972 LT-1 motor was a performance option from Chevrolet which sported solid lifters, 4-bolt mains and a dual plane, hi-rise intake manifold amongst other features. The result was near big-block performance from a lighter small-block engine.

The downside was that the LT-1 produced much of its power at higher revs and, with solid lifters, was able to rev higher then the hydraulic lifter engine options. GM worried that this higher reving would result in thrown belts and/or damage to the AC Compressor so they would not sell the LT-1 with Air Conditioning.

Near the end of 1972 they had a change of heart and produced a small number of LT-1s with Factory Air. In order to "remind" the owners of these cars that they shouldn't over-rev the car they replaced the 6500 RPM redline tach with a 5600 RPM tach. There were reportedly 286 such cars produced with about 1/3 as convertables and about 2/3 as coupes.

The keylock on the rear is for the factory alarm. This item became standard in 1972 as a replacement for the fiber-optic indicators that were discontinued.

I hope this helps!

 

[KOPBET]

Thanks for the explanation.

 

[LIRacer]

Nice ... very nice. I have the same car with factory AC. Also sunflower yellow (crappy name for a Vette color, huh? Should be "Studly Yellow") but I am painting it back to it's orginal color of Steel Cities Gray (Studly Steel Cities Gray). I am also installing Hooker pipes. I noticed you have what look like '69 pipes on it and you have closed the rear exhaust outlets. Did you Glass them? I like the white tail. I am painting a ZL-1 / Motion Phase 3 stripe on mine.
Anyway, nice car.

Bruce

 

[blocker44]

Nice pics Erik.

 

[Erik S. Klein]

I noticed you have what look like '69 pipes on it and you have closed the rear exhaust outlets. Did you Glass them?

This car was delivered from the dealer with the sidepipes (stock '69 exhaust), wheels and paint as it is today (although the car was repainted once about 12 years ago). The exhaust cutouts were gone long before I owned the car.

I am pretty sure they are fiberglass, but I can check next time I get a chance. For all I know the dealer took a rear clip from a '69 and put it on this car. . .

I'm still considering returning this car to NCRS stock someday so I'll need to figure out what has to happen to the exhaust, etc. eventually.

 

[MidShark]

Erik- Very cool pics. Nice job. I hope to figure out how to get photos on here soon.

Should be "Studly Yellow") but I am painting it back to it's orginal color of Steel Cities Gray (Studly Steel Cities Gray).

Dang! Now you've got me thinking that instead of Mille Miglia Red, my paint color should have been called "Manly Macho Red".

Dick