I'm 63 & have always been into MG's...in fact, I have 20 of them in my garage along with a 380SL. I've always looked at Corvettes out of the corner of my eye thinking I would like to own one but never took the plunge.

Well, a couple of days ago I bumped into a '77 L82 with a bad motor, some fiberglass damage but a great interior. Don't know its complete history but it was last on the road in '97 & has been sitting inside a shop since then.

I had my bodyman check it out (he works on lots of 'vettes) & he proclaimed it restorable - frame, birdcage, floors show no rust; it'll need a new front bumper. Right now, I'm stripping all the crappy red paint that somebody put on it 20 or more years ago - taking it down to their crappy primer; then, he's gonna take it down to the original paintwork, repair all the fiberglass damage & clean up/paint the engine compartment.

Then, I want to use my 350 trans (after going through it) and an '86 Corvette TPI engine a friend of mine has had sitting in his shop for awhile....it has everything that was attached to it in the car along with the its wiring harness & computer.

So, I need to figure out who can take the TPI wiring harness & transmission & convert it to work in my '77.

And am looking forward to learning about Corvettes in general.

 

congrats on the vette. i don't know any thing on tpi but i'm sure it's not that hard. heres a bump for you.

 

Since you have the complete engine with harness and computer it shouldn't be a big deal. You'll need to run an electric fuel pump that is on/off with oil pressure or timed relay for safety. The TH350 is fine but the 700R4 is a popular upgrade too.

These guys are pretty well known for harnesses and swaps.

http://www.azspeed-marine.com/fuelinjection.html

Your body is all SMC so make sure you use epoxy resin for your repairs too.

 

Welcome. Congrats on the 77.
68-77 are similar & there should be room behind the pass. dash panel for the TPI computer.
There is some 77 info. on my website you might find interesting.

 

Scott youre 100% correct.. New Guy, welcome aboard!!! Do your self a favor and use a harness from AZSPEED or you can go with one like Street and Performance sells... Itll be the best money youll spend and they will help with questions... Plus it looks so much better.... We wont do the factory harness conversions, did one and only one that way.. All others have been aftermarket!!~!!!!

 

Good to see you wandered over here!

 

Ganey: How do I get to your website?

tony

 

Tony
Click on in sig.:
GANEY Corvette Forum Site

Also you can look at a member's profile for the website.

 

Got it - thanks!

 

Try Jims Performance. He has alot of TPI stuff.

http://www.jimsperformance.com/

 

Thank you very much!! Just talkec with Jim & he's pointing me in the right direction...his services also seem reasonable so I'm gonna take advantage of them & send him my TPI harness & computer.

Ain't this place great?!?