Your car is totally awesome. It is so encouraging to see it coming together as it should have been to begin with.

I'm not far behind with mine. I'm about ready to put the motor/trans in, but my honey do spring list keeps getting in the way!!!!!! HER garden, but I do all the work. Sheesh

 

Put some tire tracks in it.

 

Maybe I can drop in some corvette parts, add water and fertilizer, and get a new vette

 

Well guys she touched ground and rolled for the first time today and I'll give you a quick rundown...holy s@$! is the only term that seems appropriate ha beautiful loping idle on the bottom end and she just loves to pull!!! Only concerns now are that damn TA bushing that is now very obviously shot to pieces haha. I haven't put a full flogging on her yet but when she hits about 3000 rpm it's time to hold on and say your hail Mary! Incredible power and the center force clutch handles it all very well. A little bity but what clutch wouldn't be concerned the size of the springs in it ha. I cannot say enough about Matt Walsh and all the guys working for the Enginefactory.com crew. This motor looks like a work of art and runs like a bat out of hell! Gotta get that TA fixed tho it's a touch scary to drive with the tail end that loose. Also another shout out to Dewitts radiators. I can't say enough about the quality of their product. On a 90 degree day we idled the car out in the sun with the ac on and the car not moving and the temp never kissed passed 190! Unheard of before the swap and now we are producing a bit more heat with that 10:1 compression ha! Also a great fit when installing and sealing up. The quality of their welds is amazing as is the entire product. Truly a jewel in its own right. Hope to have a video from the passenger seat up soon!

 

 

I am so jealous!

Glad everything is working well. Thanks for keeping us up to date.

 

Any ideas on how the cut the ride height back down? Cutting a couple pounds from the engine compartment has made even these old springs sit high in the front.

 

 

Looks great!! more pics of the wheels please. Nice V wagon too

 

NICE!! That looks like Jacks in Medford.....:O) I still want to see her in person, great job!!

 

I kinda skiped threw Your Thread looks as though You are well on your way. As it looks like Your into a Trailing Arm project and I'm curios what Rear End You have. If its an Auto 81 Rear then the U-Joints arn't going to last long. If its an Manual Trans 81 Rear You should be OK as long as they high grade parts.

 

When I went to rebuild my 80', I just couldn't stay original with 195 hp. I went the path like you're on, making my vette the way it should be for a sports car. I'm constantly looking at things to upgrade I started with the frame, beefing it up, suspension VBP performance plus full kit, drivetrain, etc. Most of the things you can't see from a quick look.

Here's a link to my T56 6 speed swap, definitely made a world of difference paired with my 385 stroker and 370 rear.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...gs-list-7.html


Keep up the good work

 

great pics, I wish I could put a motor like that in Calif. in my 81, but you have be able to bolt on that dam smog.