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Old Aug 21, 2015 | 12:26 PM
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Got my motor today. Blueprint 396. Figured you guys would enjoy some pics.






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Old Aug 21, 2015 | 12:33 PM
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Nice, what are you doing for a hood?
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Old Aug 21, 2015 | 12:34 PM
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Brave soul working on that barefoot LOL

Wishing you the best of luck with it!!!

Let us know how it runs.
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Nice, what are you doing for a hood?
Stinger hood from corvette America
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Old Aug 21, 2015 | 12:36 PM
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Brave soul working on that barefoot LOL

Wishing you the best of luck with it!!!

Let us know how it runs.
Definitely. It was coffee hour this morning when it arrived lol.
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Best of luck with it and the install.
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I think you're going to enjoy that. I really like my blueprint 383.
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Old Aug 21, 2015 | 01:09 PM
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Hope it fits under the Stinger. My Stinger added about 1" over the stock 80 hood.

Love the Led Zep poster too.
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Hope it fits under the Stinger. My Stinger added about 1" over the stock 80 hood.
I'm praying it does. If not maybe it will be close enough to where I can get a short cleaner
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I think you're going to enjoy that. I really like my blueprint 383.
What kind of fuel pump did you go with. And balancer/ flywheel?
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Best of luck with it and the install.
Thanks man
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Originally Posted by vannmike
What kind of fuel pump did you go with. And balancer/ flywheel?
I used a Edelbrock mechanical fuel pump. But I can't remember which flywheel or balancer. I called blueprint and talked to them and they told me what year and which vehicle I needed to order them for. for example I think they told me 1987 El Camino for the flywheel.

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Originally Posted by Jet Tech
Brave soul working on that barefoot LOL
Wishing you the best of luck with it!!!
Let us know how it runs.
Barefoot! I thought that was his right hand!?!

vannmike.......that's a sharp-looking engine....keep us updated.
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Originally Posted by havesometo
I used a Edelbrock mechanical fuel pump. But I can't remember which flywheel or balancer. I called blueprint and talked to them and they told me what year and which vehicle I needed to order them for. for example I think they told me 1987 El Camino for the flywheel

Does that edelbrock have a return line?
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Originally Posted by vannmike
Does that edelbrock have a return line?
No return line. But everything works fine.
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Here's a link to some ideas for return fuel line.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...d-by-lars.html

Here's a picture of what mine looks like. The picture was taking just after installing it. No new pictures but I did a lot of clean up after this picture was taken.

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