John Mcgraw
Well-known member
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2003
- Messages
- 816
- Location
- Austin Tx
- Corvette
- 1960 Roman red, 1959 resto-rod, 1965 resto-rod
Guys,
I am sorry for being so late getting some finished pics posted of the 59. I have just been working so many hours that I just never got around to it.
I have been driving it quite a bit, and have most of the bugs worked out. I am probably going to pull the exhaust system off next week and change the slip joint bands over to welded flanges, and will probably change over to some Hushpower II mufflers while I am at it. I have got used to the exhaust, but it is still pretty loud when you stick your foot in it. I really don't need to draw that much attention to myself. At 60 MPH in OD, the motor is only turning about 1400 rpm, and the exhaust noise is acceptable, but any serious acceleration will draw the attention to the boys in blue.
As expected, the 245 tires are completely insufficient for any serious application of throttle below about 30 MPH, anything below that will just light the tires up and make the rear end skate around a little. These are the largest that will fit under the wells, so I am just going to have to learn to live with them. I am starting to get the hang of how much right leg I can stick into it without breaking it loose, and the car is a blast to drive! It carves up the curvy roads like a go-cart, and the ride is pretty good. I had to raise coilovers up about 3/4" after the first few visits to my local gas station, and hitting the frame on the steep approach ramp. The car sure looked good down in the weeds, but as the pics show, it still looks OK.
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubgallery.asp?id_=339303
Merry Christmas, and a happy New Year,
John McGraw
I am sorry for being so late getting some finished pics posted of the 59. I have just been working so many hours that I just never got around to it.
I have been driving it quite a bit, and have most of the bugs worked out. I am probably going to pull the exhaust system off next week and change the slip joint bands over to welded flanges, and will probably change over to some Hushpower II mufflers while I am at it. I have got used to the exhaust, but it is still pretty loud when you stick your foot in it. I really don't need to draw that much attention to myself. At 60 MPH in OD, the motor is only turning about 1400 rpm, and the exhaust noise is acceptable, but any serious acceleration will draw the attention to the boys in blue.
As expected, the 245 tires are completely insufficient for any serious application of throttle below about 30 MPH, anything below that will just light the tires up and make the rear end skate around a little. These are the largest that will fit under the wells, so I am just going to have to learn to live with them. I am starting to get the hang of how much right leg I can stick into it without breaking it loose, and the car is a blast to drive! It carves up the curvy roads like a go-cart, and the ride is pretty good. I had to raise coilovers up about 3/4" after the first few visits to my local gas station, and hitting the frame on the steep approach ramp. The car sure looked good down in the weeds, but as the pics show, it still looks OK.
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubgallery.asp?id_=339303
Merry Christmas, and a happy New Year,
John McGraw