How original is this engine compartment??
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How original is this engine compartment??
Hi guys
Is this engine compartment original of a 1970 LS-5 454/390, seems to me the air intake and air injection reactor are missing :eek:
Other comments? :rolleyes:
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[Modified by m1982, 6:51 PM 1/26/2002]
Is this engine compartment original of a 1970 LS-5 454/390, seems to me the air intake and air injection reactor are missing :eek:
Other comments? :rolleyes:
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[Modified by m1982, 6:51 PM 1/26/2002]
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Re: How original is this engine compartment?? (m1982)
Highlight the image address, right click and "copy" then click the image tag on the bottom of the post. Then put the cursor between the IMG tags, right click"paste" and you are done. Hope that helps :seeya
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Re: How original is this engine compartment?? (82dukman)
here we go again....... :smash:
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[http://www.corvetteforum.net/c3/m1982//70-454-390.jpg]
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Re: How original is this engine compartment?? (m1982)
at last............just call me stupid :smash:
Anyway does the engine room seem original :confused:
I see no conventional airintake or A:I:R
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Re: How original is this engine compartment?? (m1982)
My $0.02 worth:
Looks close to original. The headers are not original. There was no air intake system. The dual snorkle air cleaner was not attached to anything. I do not believe that the '70 LS5 came equipped with A.I.R. I believe the first year that it came on the LS5 was '72 (mine is suppose to have it). I am pretty sure that it is missing the Chrome top shielding for the distributor. The brake booster cover shouldn't be chrome.
That is all I can tell from the pics. Here is a pic of my '72 LS5 that shows you the distributor shield (not exactly like '70, but close) and the exhaust manifold:
I hope this helps!
[Modified by QikStik, 3:56 PM 1/26/2002]
Looks close to original. The headers are not original. There was no air intake system. The dual snorkle air cleaner was not attached to anything. I do not believe that the '70 LS5 came equipped with A.I.R. I believe the first year that it came on the LS5 was '72 (mine is suppose to have it). I am pretty sure that it is missing the Chrome top shielding for the distributor. The brake booster cover shouldn't be chrome.
That is all I can tell from the pics. Here is a pic of my '72 LS5 that shows you the distributor shield (not exactly like '70, but close) and the exhaust manifold:
I hope this helps!
[Modified by QikStik, 3:56 PM 1/26/2002]
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Re: How original is this engine compartment?? (QikStik)
Thaks for the reply
I think the reason for the missing shieding on the distributer is due to the car was originally ordered without radio, since the also the wires are not metal covered but in plastic.
I think the reason for the missing shieding on the distributer is due to the car was originally ordered without radio, since the also the wires are not metal covered but in plastic.
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Re: How original is this engine compartment?? (m1982)
I would bet the red heater hoses are replacements...
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