What's in your car?
CF Community Team
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 19,371
Likes: 5,250
From: Cape Cod, Mass.
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68 427/390. Turbo 400 automatic. 3:08 posi rear end. Stock suspension with Yokohama redline radials from Diamondback. Fun to drive 
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 3,233
Likes: 657
From: Thunder Bay
'79 with 383, Trick Flow heads, roller cam, Hooker headers, dual exhaust from Corvette Central. 700-R4 trans, 3.55 gears. Vette Brakes Grand Touring Suspension package, 255-60 BFG tires on rally wheels. Steeroids rack & pinion. Only complaint is the trans gearing is all wrong. First gear is way too deep. Overdrive is awesome, though.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 825
Likes: 0
From: Hanging out back with the dark horses. Wa.
81 4 spd car
.30 over block
edelbrock performer package, heads, cam, intake 750cmf
headers
MSD 6al
MSD dist, wires, cap and coil
pro balancer
factory ac
VBP performance plus suspension kit
slotted and drilled rotors
ss/ brake lines
all new steering, lines, pump, everything.
fresh midnite blue paint with lite blue pen stripe down the hood line
new inter.....seats carpet
einki wheels
box of reciepts, empty checking account
.30 over block
edelbrock performer package, heads, cam, intake 750cmf
headers
MSD 6al
MSD dist, wires, cap and coil
pro balancer
factory ac
VBP performance plus suspension kit
slotted and drilled rotors
ss/ brake lines
all new steering, lines, pump, everything.
fresh midnite blue paint with lite blue pen stripe down the hood line
new inter.....seats carpet
einki wheels
box of reciepts, empty checking account
Racer
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 476
Likes: 0
From: Easton PA
-late modle block, 385
-kb forged pistons
-pm rods
-eagle crank
-harland sharp lifters, 1.6 on intake
-airgap intake
-large valve e-tec heads
-edelbrock performer rpm cam
-q-jet, k@n
-high volumn oil pump, canton pan
-kieth dorton high volumn f/p
-aluminum water pump, dewitts rad, black magic electric,cooling fan, l88 hood
-rebuilt gm hei
-jet hot hooker super comp headers, h-pipe, magnaflows
-700r4 trans
-stock 3.55 diff
-vbp full susp. kit
-van steel stock steering componants
-stock rallys, bfg's 245/60 15's
-all redone stock interior
-kb forged pistons
-pm rods
-eagle crank
-harland sharp lifters, 1.6 on intake
-airgap intake
-large valve e-tec heads
-edelbrock performer rpm cam
-q-jet, k@n
-high volumn oil pump, canton pan
-kieth dorton high volumn f/p
-aluminum water pump, dewitts rad, black magic electric,cooling fan, l88 hood
-rebuilt gm hei
-jet hot hooker super comp headers, h-pipe, magnaflows
-700r4 trans
-stock 3.55 diff
-vbp full susp. kit
-van steel stock steering componants
-stock rallys, bfg's 245/60 15's
-all redone stock interior
Last edited by straub18045; Apr 3, 2010 at 08:42 PM.
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Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Crossville TN
1971 SB Coupe w/THM-400 tranny. All drivetrain components (except for U-joints, of course) are original to the car...and the car turned 200,000 miles in January of this year! The engine has one full rebuild [with factory parts] using .040" over pistons; one lower end refurb (bearings); and two head/valve refurbs over the years. The last one was done a year ago when I had to repair a blown head gasket. The heads were given to my mechanic for a full rebuild, anyway {even though he said they didn't really need it}. As far as I can tell from PO repair records, the tranny has never been out of the car and it still operates flawlessly. It does have some vibration that I believe is due to a worn charging pump/converter hub bushing, and it leaks a bit from the front seal. A full rebuild on that tranny is probably next fall's 'major work' project.
Race Director
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 19,610
Likes: 778
From: Forked River NJ
Yes it does. I upped the compression just slightly with the new heads and roller cam and so far it is running on pump gas premium. It has had a fuel injection system and a roller cam and bigger heads since those numbers were done so I'm expecting some more power.
