Recent content by 74blackvette

I have new heads,Intake,carb,distributor etc etc.basicallt the whole top end is new,local shop is talking $2000 to rebuild my engine.which is old and tired (it’s 50 years old it’s did it’s time lol) and I can get a crate short block for 3500 brand new with forged crank etc...to me it’s a no...

Recently had my almost new cam and lifters fail in my l82 motor...given the engine is old and unknown kms I’ve decided to order a crate sp/zz partial engine however I had just redone my whole top end (dart shp heads,dome etc etc) wondering if anyone can tell me what from the original motor will...

Mine currently has the turbo 400 aswell.im going to switch to a od trans once I get the car back from paint...but now I hear there’s also an issue with my vacuum advance...put a cam intake heads and holly carb but apparently I have an issue somewhere so I’ll have to get that addressed first

im in the digby area,a lot of good info! Reason I was looking to go with the 200r4 is I’ve been told that will just go in no modifying anything which sounds easy ha ha,I would love to go manual transmission but the cost is more than I’m willing to spend. My 74 is my first vette but I hope to get...

Has anyone (and I’m sure they have) swapped thier 3 speed auto for a od trans? If so what trans would bolt right in and what additional parts are needed.I talked to a local trans shop and they want 6000 to do the od trans and 12000 to put a 4 speed standard....I thought these prices were both...

love the side pipes...my wife not so much haha she burnt her leg pretty bad the first and only time she got in the car.i ran them open for a couple monthsit was quite loud but I like loud.ended up putting sts baffles from the states.they showed the highest retained hp without restricting...

Right on! I’ve done a lot to mine in the short year I’ve had it...needed a lot of work,a lot of mechanical things.this year I have all the things to do heads,new l88 hood and the rims and tires will look much different than the day it came home haha.here are some progress pics!

No pics yet,car is still in storage so I didn’t put the new wheels on it yet,just long enough to make sure they would work haha.i will post some when I get it out!

i purchased 1 1/4” and 1 1/2” spacers,I will be using the 1 1/4”.give the clearance I need at all points (betaken bracket has already been moved previously). The tire barely sticks out past the fender so 1 1/4 works all around,keeping the 1 1/2” spacer as I think I could go to an even wider tire...

my 1 1/2” spacers should be here this week,once I get them I will try those and update!!

E brake bracket has been moved and tried a 1 1/4” spacer it’s not quite enough

Apparently I cannot get the right bs on a 17” wheel they tell me,5.56 is the only backspacing available unless I go back to a 15” rim which I’m not.they will work with a 1.5” spacer/adapter so I’ll go that route

ok thanks!!!

It’s looking like my new rims are 5.56 bs which doesn’t work,I’m thinking I need to go the forged rim route with 4” bs to make it work

So I just received my brand new 17” tourque thrusts only to find they don’t fit on the rear....they are 17x8 with a -11 offset in the front and they appear to fit no problem the rear is a 17x9.5 with a 8mm offset and hit the trailing arm before the studs are all the way through.i think they...