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Old Mar 26, 2018 | 09:41 AM
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About to roll over 1000 miles!! Still getting used to it.
Mods to this '67 Elkhart/Teal: car started out as a rough body only
'95 LT1 350
T5 5 speed
'89 Fiero seats
Old Air Products A/C
AR Torque Thrust M wheels
Steeroids
Detroit Speed headlight and wiper motors
- oh yeah, and a cup holder...












Old Mar 26, 2018 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by DansYellow66
I really like this one. Super car.
I've driven it a few times...trust me.... it IS a Super Car.

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Old Mar 26, 2018 | 11:00 AM
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I would love to have seats like that. Looks awesome.
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Old Mar 26, 2018 | 01:30 PM
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Oh, we are going there..., OK,

From the filming of Wheeler Dealers TV show.



331 CI, pump-friendly 9.5:1 CR
K&N 14"x4" air filter, Corvette drop base and lid
Holley 600 dp, choke horn milled and blended, Primary - 69, Secondary – 74, Squirters - 21
1/2" Aluminum open spacer port matched to manifold, exterior polished
Edelbrock Performer RPM intake manifold, port matched, exterior polished with all extraneous castings and lettering removed
Homemade lifter valley splash shield to keep hot oil off manifold bottom
Manifold heat riser crossover blocked
Camel hump 1.94/1.50 heads hogged out to 2.02/1.60, pocket ported, port matched, pump-friendly hardened seats, 3-angle valve job
All porting and port matching performed by Juan Mendoza of Flow Technology
Cylinder bores clearanced to unshroud the valves
Comp Cams 1.52:1 roller-tip rockers
Crane Cam Vintage Muscle 327/350 hp cam, 222 degrees @ 0.05, 0.447" lift (with 1.50 rockers)
Doug Thorley headers, dechromed and ceramic-coated
2.5" mandral-bent exhaust (including tips), 2" cross-over just before rear axle
DynoMax stainless Ultra Flow mufflers
Millerspeed 1-1/2” Gilmer under drive belt drive system
Mallory Hyfire IV CD ignition box triggered off Accel points
Mallory high voltage chrome coil
Mallory spiral-wound coil wire
Mallory solid copper plug wires, ends soldered to wires
Champion plugs
37 degrees total ignition advance
Optima Yellow Top (deep cycle) battery with polished billet aluminum hold-down
Expansion tank polished
Carter high volume fuel pump
Melling high volume oil pump
Open breathers
Polished aluminum high flow water pump
160-degree thermostat
Flex fan with polished aluminum spacer
Polished aluminum one-wire 100 amp alternator
Header Power Bracket
Keisler TKO600 5-Speed
Hurst shifter
Guldstrand Sport Suspension with polygraphite bushings and solid aluminum rear end "locating kit"
Adjustable front sway bar
3.70:1 positraction with Big Block yokes
Front disks with dual master cylinder
Tilton 7-position brake proportioning valve mounted in easy reach under dash
Hurst "Roll control" (line lock)
Z-rated 225/60/15 Firestone Firehawk SZ50s on 7”-wide Western 30-spoke Turbine Wheels

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Old Mar 26, 2018 | 09:31 PM
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My 65 driver. Long hauled the HRPT 6 times. I don't consider it a Restomod. It's my Hot Rod that happens to be a Corvette.






The body mods were done in late 60s before I got the car.
67 BB hood
No front bumper
Six taillights
Small Flares

What I have done to continue what was started back then.
355 SB forged bottom end
Profiler Heads
225/225 .560/.560 liff hyd roller cam
Full roller 1.6 rockers
3X2 intake Roch carbs
MSD Dist/box and coil
American AutoWire HWY 22 harness
LED DLR/turn/brake/tail/backups
Seat heaters
Richmond 4+1 trans
LONG shifter
VBP full dual mount spring suspension package with SPAX shocks
Spreader bar
R&P steering
Fully welded and gusseted 78 frame
17X8 and 17X9 wheels 255/275 NITTO tires
C3 front spindles and hubs
Wilwood calipers SS hoses
2.73 posi rear with HD yokes
3" half shafts
C3 2 1/2" drive shaft
Fully welded and gusseted 78 frame
17X8 and 17X9 wheels 255/275 NITTO tires
R&P steering
Reshaped the tunnel and removed the stock radio and console.
Music is by Bluetooth only
Daytona Blue/Red interior
Blue canvas top with zip open rear

Tom

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Originally Posted by Sky65
My 65 driver. Long hauled the HRPT 6 times. I don't consider it a Restomod. It's my Hot Rod that happens to be a Corvette.






The body mods were done in late 60s before I got the car.
67 BB hood
No front bumper
Six taillights
Small Flares

What I have done to continue what was started back then.
355 SB forged bottom end
Profiler Heads
225/225 .560/.560 liff hyd roller cam
Full roller 1.6 rockers
3X2 intake Roch carbs
MSD Dist/box and coil
American AutoWire HWY 22 harness
LED DLR/turn/brake/tail/backups
Seat heaters
Richmond 4+1 trans
LONG shifter
VBP full dual mount spring suspension package with SPAX shocks
Spreader bar
R&P steering
Fully welded and gusseted 78 frame
17X8 and 17X9 wheels 255/275 NITTO tires
C3 front spindles and hubs
Wilwood calipers SS hoses
2.73 posi rear with HD yokes
3" half shafts
C3 2 1/2" drive shaft
Fully welded and gusseted 78 frame
17X8 and 17X9 wheels 255/275 NITTO tires
R&P steering
Reshaped the tunnel and removed the stock radio and console.
Music is by Bluetooth only
Daytona Blue/Red interior
Blue canvas top with zip open rear

Tom

One of my fav's!!


JIM
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Old Mar 27, 2018 | 01:48 AM
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Nothing special, but it has a few mods.




I made a wooden steering wheel for my ’63.




I added that aluminum plate on the waterfall.




Upgraded the dash with brighter bulbs and a new wiring harness.




I built the removable panel to secure items in the back when I’m away from the car with the top down.




I added side pipes.




New 383 Blueprint engine dressed with some valve covers I altered with paint and a PCV system.



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Old Mar 27, 2018 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 65air_coupe
I saw the title of this thread and was going to post pics of mine and now that I've seen the others, mine doesn't measure up!
No judging here at all.......just lots of cool and bad *** cars that really represents what happened to many of them when they rolled off the dealer lot.
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Old Mar 27, 2018 | 12:21 PM
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Tom Sky65

I got the same wheels based on your picture. Really like them.
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Old Mar 27, 2018 | 01:22 PM
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This is my 65 SBC 400 with Holly Fuel Injection, TKO 600, Musgeon Brake rear spring, Ridetech Shocks and Borgeson steering.
Dyno was almost 400 at the rear.

Can someone tell me how to rotate the pics. They are fine until I download them.

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Old Mar 27, 2018 | 05:05 PM
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Tom Sky65
I got the same wheels based on your picture. Really like them.

What size did you end up with?

Tom

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Old Mar 27, 2018 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by KC John
Nothing special, but it has a few mods.

.Upgraded the dash with brighter bulbs and a new wiring harness.

I love the early gauges. They look great nice a bright!

Tom
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Old Mar 27, 2018 | 08:38 PM
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I love the look of this car . Were mods done in the seventies like mine ?





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Old Mar 27, 2018 | 11:26 PM
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My 63 driver. Silver with non-stock silver interior...

Lotsa mods to make it more drivable:

5-speed Tremec,
Vintage Air,
serpentine belt system,
110 amp alternator,
L79 cam in original fuelie motor,
Tanks Inc, fuel tank with internal fuel pump (no engine-mounted pump), fuel regulator,
Dewitts electric fan, no belt driven fan,
67 four wheel disc brakes,
Steroids power rack and pinion steering,
bolt-on aluminum wheels with radials
Detroit speed headlamp door motor
LED lighting


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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 01:49 AM
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**Viewer warning**

I bought this a month ago, and it's being shipped from Texas next week.

1963 Charlie Stewart Corvette
632" SR20 all aluminum Chevrolet, 1,330 hp
Runs 7.40's at 185 mph off the stop. 9.90's at 175 in SG trim. 8.90's at 180+ in SC trim.
Other than the Corvette flags on the nose and tail there isn't one Corvette part on the car. But it kinda looks like one.






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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by toddalin
Oh, we are going there..., OK,

From the filming of Wheeler Dealers TV show.



331 CI, pump-friendly 9.5:1 CR
K&N 14"x4" air filter, Corvette drop base and lid
Holley 600 dp, choke horn milled and blended, Primary - 69, Secondary – 74, Squirters - 21
1/2" Aluminum open spacer port matched to manifold, exterior polished
Edelbrock Performer RPM intake manifold, port matched, exterior polished with all extraneous castings and lettering removed
Homemade lifter valley splash shield to keep hot oil off manifold bottom
Manifold heat riser crossover blocked
Camel hump 1.94/1.50 heads hogged out to 2.02/1.60, pocket ported, port matched, pump-friendly hardened seats, 3-angle valve job
All porting and port matching performed by Juan Mendoza of Flow Technology
Cylinder bores clearanced to unshroud the valves
Comp Cams 1.52:1 roller-tip rockers
Crane Cam Vintage Muscle 327/350 hp cam, 222 degrees @ 0.05, 0.447" lift (with 1.50 rockers)
Doug Thorley headers, dechromed and ceramic-coated
2.5" mandral-bent exhaust (including tips), 2" cross-over just before rear axle
DynoMax stainless Ultra Flow mufflers
Millerspeed 1-1/2” Gilmer under drive belt drive system
Mallory Hyfire IV CD ignition box triggered off Accel points
Mallory high voltage chrome coil
Mallory spiral-wound coil wire
Mallory solid copper plug wires, ends soldered to wires
Champion plugs
37 degrees total ignition advance
Carter high volume fuel pump
Melling high volume oil pump
Open breathers
Polished aluminum high flow water pump
160-degree thermostat
Flex fan with polished aluminum spacer
Polished aluminum one-wire 100 amp alternator
Header Power Bracket
Keisler TKO600 5-Speed
Hurst shifter
Guldstrand Sport Suspension with polygraphite bushings and solid aluminum rear end "locating kit"
Adjustable front sway bar
3.70:1 positraction with Big Block yokes
Front disks with dual master cylinder
Tilton 7-position brake proportioning valve mounted in easy reach under dash
Hurst "Roll control" (line lock)
Z-rated 225/60/15 Firestone Firehawk SZ50s on 7”-wide Western 30-spoke Turbine Wheels
Mike Brewer from Wheeler Dealer wanted to buy my '62 at the Seal Beach car show a couple years ago.







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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 03:13 AM
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This thread gave me a funny feeling in the pants.

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This thread's giving me a frustrated feeling in.... well some piece of clothing. I can't post pics of my modified/hot-rodded C2 until mid-May. Aaaaaghhhhh!!!!

(But have LOTS of cool subassemblies now)

As proclaimed by a famous politician..... "Awl be bach"
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Originally Posted by woodsdesign
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This is my 65 SBC 400 with Holly Fuel Injection, TKO 600, Musgeon Brake rear spring, Ridetech Shocks and Borgeson steering.
Dyno was almost 400 at the rear.

Can someone tell me how to rotate the pics. They are fine until I download them.
How's this??? Glad to help!
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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 09:37 AM
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New:

Saddle Tan/Saddle Tan leather
327/340 Manual

Now:

Chalk Red/Black vinyl
73 350 truck engine/original trans
Shaved emblems
Bubba hood clearance bubble
Aftermarket wheels
Six taillights


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