sjuliani88

Just got off the phone with one of the last owners, he bought it sometime in the late 70s after the car was stolen in the parking lot of the ford plant. He located the gang that stole the car and bought back the "Original" (according to the gang) drivetrain and rebuilt it and then sold it to someone in the NJ area sometime in mid 80s. From some paperwork i found in the car, the car was last inspected in 2013 at Polk/Burnett co in Ramsey NJ.

wmf62

it goes to the pcv in the top rear of the passenger side valve cover.
Bill

sjuliani88

Were there any options that were standard on the authentic fuelies that werent on the base models?

gbvette62

No. You couldn't get a Powerglide with a fuelie in 62, but otherwise FI cars were pretty much the same as other 62's.

There are some minor differences that can identify a real fuelie, from a carbureted 62, mainly to the firewall. FI cars had the washer bottle mounted on the passenger side of the engine compartment, and there should be no holes, or other evidence that a bottle was ever mounted on the driver's side. There is also a hole with a rubber grommet in it in the passenger side firewall, behind the hood latch. On cars with carbs, there is only a small dimple there, that is not drilled out.

I think the hole for the tach cable is positioned or shaped differently, on FI cars. Also, there is a dimple next to the tach cable hole, that's on one side for FI cars, and the other side with carbs. I can't recall the exact details of these differences, but maybe someone else here will chime in with better details.

sjuliani88

Did they also have a different leaf spring setup?

SIXTYTWO

No all 62 s had 4 leaf rear springs.

fsc66

Oil change was performed in 1993 at Stop N Glo in Ramsey NJ. Looks like they are still in existence:
http://auto-detailing-services.cmac....car-wash/9975/

I would take a trip there if you're local and see if they maintain old paperwork. You have the date of the oiled change and mileage, maybe for a $20 or so they will take a look and see who paid the bill?

Paul

sjuliani88

There is no pcv valve, the 68 327 camaro was a closed system and had holes in both valve covers. Any other way to compensate for the lack of a hole in driver side valve cover?

wmf62

I am not familiar with what the OEM 68 Camaro ventilation system looks like, but any viable crankcase vent system should have a valve in it. the only other 'easy' way to get fresh air intake through the system is to draw it in from a vented cap on the oil fill tube.

in your case the whole tube with the twist lock fill cap would need to be replaced.

Bill

jimgessner

You have made great progress since your original post. HOWEVER, ''Rochester #7017300 Fuel inject mani (57-59 sourced)'' I think you meant 7017360 not 7017300. Take a close look. It was used on most 62 FI cars. It could be the original unit per the info you discovered. Also inspect the metal air cleaner and see if it is the metal original. The attachment plate in the inner fender will confirm it was a real FI car at birth.

What is the distributor numbers ?

wmf62

Jim
you are correct, from the picture it's a smooth top plenum as opposed to a finned plenum and the choke assembly is on the side of the airmeter.

the aircleaner appears to be scratched and 'rusty' so I expect it is an original rather than a fiberglass reproduction
Bill

sjuliani88

Checked the passenger side, the firewall has a hole in it where the washer line run thru and i also found the metal plate and what looks like a heat shield) and washer bottle on the same side but i did find something resembling a bracket on the driver side too(4th and 5th picture).. Didnt find anything on the driver side inner fender, the air cleaner box is metal and has two hole on the fender where it mounts to. The car does have a FI emblem on the driver and passenger fender, secured with old screws(last) photo

sjuliani88

You were right about the fuel injec mani, The 6 was scratched so i misread it as a 0. (see photo)
Distributor tag readsee photo)
Delco-Remy
Model:1111011
Seriel 2f 12
Made in USA

from a quick google search it seems to indicate 62-63 corvette???

sjuliani88

Here is what the back of crankcase looks like and the valve cover. Its gonna be a pain getting that filler tube out, its sealed tight

wmf62

definitely not a 63.... 63 through 65 is an entirely different style



Bill

wmf62

not really... you can gently tap it side-to-side while wiggling and pulling or some people use a large long wooden dowel stuck down inside to wiggle it while pulling up on it..

you really need to change it...
Bill

sjuliani88

will do

sjuliani88

I've been getting some conflicting reports on this though, I've been told that the fuelies had an extra leaf and slightly wider rims.

JohnZ

Nope. The 5-leaf springs were a heavy-duty part available only by ordering over the parts counter, and the 5-1/2" rims were factory option RPO 276 from '57-'62.

sjuliani88

ok my cars got 5 leafs, rear end housing read 3725899 , 1 1558(or 9), T2
my second questions is, was there a gm car at the time that the leaf springs from a vette could have been interchanged with? My research shows only the 53-62 leafs to be interchangeable.