[C1] 1957 Corvette
Drifting
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From: Minnesota
2023 C1 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (track prepared))
2019 C1 of Year Finalist (track prepared)
If you get serious about this car I'd like to see pictures of the placement of the FI emblems. Does it have the round accelerator rod?
Part of the cost that we estimated for adding the FI unit to it is having someone good (like Jim Lockwood) go through it before you put it on. Some folks on the CF are not fans of the old Rochester fuel injection, but my experience in owning and driving an original fuel injected '57 over the last 11 years is that fuel injection is no more problem prone than an old carburetor... IF you make sure it's in good health when you start using it. Then you leave it alone. They're a bit prone to percolation problems in extreme heat (so are carburetors), but Jim has some great revisions to help prevent that.
Sounds like a great car. A '57 built that late will have the under dash reinforcements that help prevent door sag.
Part of the cost that we estimated for adding the FI unit to it is having someone good (like Jim Lockwood) go through it before you put it on. Some folks on the CF are not fans of the old Rochester fuel injection, but my experience in owning and driving an original fuel injected '57 over the last 11 years is that fuel injection is no more problem prone than an old carburetor... IF you make sure it's in good health when you start using it. Then you leave it alone. They're a bit prone to percolation problems in extreme heat (so are carburetors), but Jim has some great revisions to help prevent that.
Sounds like a great car. A '57 built that late will have the under dash reinforcements that help prevent door sag.
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If that's a Real Deal EL engine, it's an extremely rare piece. It would be worth, IMHO, finding a correct FI unit for it (a 4960 unit) and installing it. Forget the Muncie vs T10; no one will see that. Ditto the rear end. But make it a real fuelie again. That's my $0.02, offered up for free.
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If you get serious about this car I'd like to see pictures of the placement of the FI emblems. Does it have the round accelerator rod?
Part of the cost that we estimated for adding the FI unit to it is having someone good (like Jim Lockwood) go through it before you put it on. Some folks on the CF are not fans of the old Rochester fuel injection, but my experience in owning and driving an original fuel injected '57 over the last 11 years is that fuel injection is no more problem prone than an old carburetor... IF you make sure it's in good health when you start using it. Then you leave it alone. They're a bit prone to percolation problems in extreme heat (so are carburetors), but Jim has some great revisions to help prevent that.
Sounds like a great car. A '57 built that late will have the under dash reinforcements that help prevent door sag.
Part of the cost that we estimated for adding the FI unit to it is having someone good (like Jim Lockwood) go through it before you put it on. Some folks on the CF are not fans of the old Rochester fuel injection, but my experience in owning and driving an original fuel injected '57 over the last 11 years is that fuel injection is no more problem prone than an old carburetor... IF you make sure it's in good health when you start using it. Then you leave it alone. They're a bit prone to percolation problems in extreme heat (so are carburetors), but Jim has some great revisions to help prevent that.
Sounds like a great car. A '57 built that late will have the under dash reinforcements that help prevent door sag.
Racer
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From: cumberland md
hi Todd,
the engine is stamped EL. And the approximate birthday of the car matches the engine stamp pad date. The car was built in August 57 and the engine in late June 57. But you’re correct, the originality is important to me. Also, thanks a lot for all your help along the way.
the engine is stamped EL. And the approximate birthday of the car matches the engine stamp pad date. The car was built in August 57 and the engine in late June 57. But you’re correct, the originality is important to me. Also, thanks a lot for all your help along the way.
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Engine stamp pad
attached is the picture of the engine stamp pad send to me.
