New Guy
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 424
Likes: 3
From: Presently working under contract in Alabama
New Guy
Hello All
Just signed up here. Just bough my second Stingray.
My first was a 72, Pewter, matching numbers, auto. I had to sell that one back in the 90s when circumstances remedied it necessary.
Just bought my second. 1968 Bronze convertible, matching Muncie 4 speed. It does not have the original engine. Someone decided to stick a 454 in it alone the way. It appears to be a big block car by the added sway bars and the red line on the tach.
I would like to put this vette back to factory specs. Is there any way I can find out which 427 this vette carried? It has a 427, 390hp air filer cover, but those are easy enough to come by. I would greatly appreciate any direction and advice.
Thanks, Jerry.
Just signed up here. Just bough my second Stingray.
My first was a 72, Pewter, matching numbers, auto. I had to sell that one back in the 90s when circumstances remedied it necessary.
Just bought my second. 1968 Bronze convertible, matching Muncie 4 speed. It does not have the original engine. Someone decided to stick a 454 in it alone the way. It appears to be a big block car by the added sway bars and the red line on the tach.
I would like to put this vette back to factory specs. Is there any way I can find out which 427 this vette carried? It has a 427, 390hp air filer cover, but those are easy enough to come by. I would greatly appreciate any direction and advice.
Thanks, Jerry.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 1,093
Likes: 2
From: long beach California
welcome if you need any kind of help this is the best place to start. i have a sbc 79 so i cannot help much here. i am sure someone who can will chime in shortly. congrats on your purchase bronze 68 is a beautiful car. you should post a picture of your vert.
do you have a photo bucket account? if not get one posting pics with my questions and getting pics back in answers as a perspective has made my rebuild much much easier and more enjoyable
again welcome and congrats on the car
do you have a photo bucket account? if not get one posting pics with my questions and getting pics back in answers as a perspective has made my rebuild much much easier and more enjoyable
again welcome and congrats on the car
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 424
Likes: 3
From: Presently working under contract in Alabama
Thanks Jesse. I took your advice and uploaded a few photos.
Tell me what you think.
http://s1148.photobucket.com/albums/o564/Jerry_Crowe/
Tell me what you think.
http://s1148.photobucket.com/albums/o564/Jerry_Crowe/
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 424
Likes: 3
From: Presently working under contract in Alabama
Thanks Guys! I must tell you I am excited about getting back behind the wheel of a C3.
I sold my 72 in 1997 and have hated myself since.
I welcome any advice as to how or where I should search or look to see what was the factory correct engine for this car. I read that the St. Louis records are non-existent. Does anyone have a recommendation?
Thanks again and Cheers Lupigiato73!
I sold my 72 in 1997 and have hated myself since.
I welcome any advice as to how or where I should search or look to see what was the factory correct engine for this car. I read that the St. Louis records are non-existent. Does anyone have a recommendation?
Thanks again and Cheers Lupigiato73!
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 31,278
Likes: 4,372
From: Westminster Maryland
Hi Jerry,
I'm not too familiar with bb cars but I'll start the discussion by suggesting that the tank sticker will have the engine information on it.
Might the sticker still be there?
Also, the tach red-line is an indication... the 390 & 400 hp engines had a 5600 red-line while the 435 & 430 hp engines had a 6500 red-line. But the tach could have been changed at some point.
I think I'd first try to establish that it was in fact a bb car. Since the original engine is gone, maybe what it WAS isn't as important as what it IS, which looks to be a very nice 68!
Good Luck with your new old toy!
Regards,
Alan
I'm not too familiar with bb cars but I'll start the discussion by suggesting that the tank sticker will have the engine information on it.
Might the sticker still be there?
Also, the tach red-line is an indication... the 390 & 400 hp engines had a 5600 red-line while the 435 & 430 hp engines had a 6500 red-line. But the tach could have been changed at some point.
I think I'd first try to establish that it was in fact a bb car. Since the original engine is gone, maybe what it WAS isn't as important as what it IS, which looks to be a very nice 68!
Good Luck with your new old toy!
Regards,
Alan
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 38,923
Likes: 1,482
From: Southbound
Cruise-In II Veteran
I agree with Alan. You may find hints on the car about what its pedigree might have been, but you will want some type of factory documentation to prove it. Did any documentation come with the car? Can you contact the seller and see if he/she might have some of the paperwork?
BK3
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 424
Likes: 3
From: Presently working under contract in Alabama
Thank you very much. I grew up in Texas and Georgia. I am in Oklahoma presently. My work keeps me travelling from project to project.
I call Georgia home, but I am seldom there.
