BJK1715

just read start to finish.
ANNNND....!!!!?????
11/14/17 motor was ready to run.........
then, NOTHIN?!!! WTF!!!

btw, what happened to the blocks & heads in the back of the pickup? (pg 24, post #465)

pleeeeeze update

leadfoot4

BJK1715

I wonder if he ever looked for/found a tank sticker? (highly unlikely considering what this car has been thru, right)

Don't think he ever mentioned any chassis VIN #'s. Would that give any useful info or not really? Frame vs dash?

just trying to give this thread a kick

Pvirg

Sorry I haven’t kept the post updated. Work has kept me hopping.
The General is coming along very nicely. Engine is ready to rock and was fired on a dyno to break it in. No dyno numbers as it was for breaking in only.

Had the radiator checked and it seems to have some leaks in the headers.
Questions

- are these aluminum radiators repairable? If so who and where. Part number in picture. Shop I took it to didn’t want to weld on it due to it being old aluminum
- replacement radiators, reproduction or Griffin? I hate to replace the original GM.

Brakes, fuel system, gaskets bearings..... all being checked and replaced where needed.

Hope to have it running over the next month!!!

Thank you for any and all help

Pvirg

The iron block was found to be like new cleaned up and ready to go (they thought it had under 100 miles on it if that) which confirms the information I was told. ZL1 block is waiting.

3X2

I wouldn't trust a 50 year old aluminum radiator. The thing has been heat cycled many, many times. Hate to see if let loose with your wheels in the air and all that liquid going under your rear tires. DeWitts makes a correct replacement.
https://www.dewitts.com/collections/...ation-radiator

BJK1715

woohoo!!! an update!!! keep them coming when u can, even trivial stuff, especially pics. just a cool story that many want to see to the 'finish line'.
THANKS!!!

leadfoot4

Good Point!!!

BJK1715

As long as you save original parts, you can always go back in the future. For now, go for function, reliability, and safety.

Brian74n81

Wow. Just killed my morning reading all this. Awesome story. You sell the other red vette yet?

Pvirg

I don’t own the other car and would like to purchase it to keep and show the two together. Will the cost of reviving the General it has slowed progress.

BJK1715

I thought the red tow vehicle vette had already been put on the market? Is the owner 'holding' it for you?
Your xtra aluminum ZL1 block should be a good down payment, right?

Pvirg

So the cost to replace the radiator with an exact duplicate is $1200A sure fitting Griffin is around $700. It just kills me and everything I have been doing to change anything from how it sits at the moment.
Am I being stupid for buying a $1200 remake on a drag car?


Thoughts

Pvirg

Unreal how easy it started. It wants to be alive again

Video file is to large to post. RATS

chazde3

Upload to youtube and post the link from youtube using the youtube button at the top right when you write a post.

Can't wait to hear it.

3X2

Do you want just a radiator or what was in the car in the time frame from which the restoration you are doing? The DeWitts, to me, is a copy of the original and you can buy the ink stamps to replicate what is now there. I can't speak og Griffiths, but the DeWitts in my 69 427 fit without any issues and runs cool. You have a piece of Corvette racing history. I'd make it as accurate as possible.

emccomas

This is an exciting thread; congrats on bringing this beast back to life.

I know it has been asked before, but I will ask again, can you post pictures of the engine pads for both the cast iron block and the aluminum block.

I know you said there are no numbers on the aluminum block pad; I would like to see the "grain" of the metal for an aluminum block.

FYI: I had the pleasure of judging the yellow ZL-1 coupe (NCRS) back in the early 1990s when it was owned by Ed Mueller.

I will never forget him jumping in that car and running down to the local convenience store because he needed something to drink.

skyhawk50

Wow! I just dropped down from the C4 forums to see whats happening down here. 2 1/2 hrs later I’m still reading this thread. Interesting read. Makes me want to dump one of my 4’s and by a C3.

OP, thanks for the good read. We all have the ‘Vette “sickness”.

Doug

Brian74n81

Not sure why anyone would own a c4.....

7T1vette

Now, now... Let's play nice, boyz...

All Corvettes are "good". Just, some are better than others.