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Yesterday they had a guy come in and letter the passenger side to match the driver's side.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080701.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080709.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080710.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080711.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080713.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080715.jpg |
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Jerry and Rip will have the Chevelle down to the Bloomington Gold Survivor Show in St. Charles, IL tomorrow having it judged.
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Looks great. Are those Super Comp headers? New or vintage?
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They are the original ones that Jerry used back in the day.
Kurt EDIT: I guess I should say "I believe" they are originals. Jerry kept almost everything for that car. EDIT: Rip just told me that they are vintage headers. |
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Wow, the car is coming together nicely. Engine bay is looking real old school race-ready! What brand and size ar those rear slicks? Wheel offset? I noticed the oversized pulley for the alternator. Is that to reduce draw from the engine?
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Here are some pictures of Jerry's car at a dragstrip. It's hooking......that's for sure.
Kurt http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080683.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080685.jpg |
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Sam, I'm not sure what size the tire/rims are. The bigger pulley on the alternator was to keep it from spinning too fast at high RPM's. They don't charge real good at idle from what I've been told though.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MosportGreen66</div><div class="ubbcode-body">looks very nice... what paint did he use? </div></div>
Dan, the paint used on Jerry's motor was Seymour Paint. Rip wasn't real happy with it but it's all he had at the time. He said he usually uses with Bill Hirsch paint. Kurt |
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That thing is just killer, awesome.
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That is one really cool car..... Thanks for sharing the pics.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markinnaples</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That thing is just killer, awesome. </div></div>
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Boomer just sent me these pictures.
They finished the car today and it's ready for Bloomington tomorrow. http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080734.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080729.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080731.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080732.jpg |
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It's not the best picture but here is Jerry behind the wheel of his Chevelle after sitting in his garage since 1975. He said it felt like a new car.
Kurt http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080739.jpg |
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Wonderful! I think your photo conveys it all! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
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As does this photo [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...P1010108-1.jpg Dan |
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"LIKE"
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So cool, I would have loved to have stayed for the Survivor on Sunday just for this car.
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Awesome stuff.
Any details on the engine build and what it made on the dyno? |
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Eric, the motor was built to stock specs except for the intake. Jerry even had his original camshaft.
They got 410hp on the dyno. Kurt |
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Is that the set up that he raced back in the day (pre-tubbing) and he was able to yank the fronts with that? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img]
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Sam, I will ask Jerry but AFAIK, he had a different cam, distributor, and taller gears. I posted a picture of the cam specs that he had in the car at one time on a earlier post. I'm at work so I can't see it to tell you what the spec were.
Kurt P.S. TLC Restorations (Bob Rippberger) along with Jerry will be showing this car at the MCACN show this November. |
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Thanks Kurt. Glad to hear it will be at MCACN this fall!
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mockingbird812</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is that the set up that he raced back in the day (pre-tubbing) and he was able to yank the fronts with that? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img] </div></div>
Sam, I was at a car show yesterday with Jerry. He said he the car had a Crane Cam (621/646), Edelbrock TR-2 intake, headers and, here's the kicker, 5.36 gears. Here are a couple of pictures of our cars at the car show. http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/P1080858.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/P1080889.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/P1080861.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/P1080887.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/P1080888.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/P1080881.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/P1080882.jpg |
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Nice Looking Pair [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
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GREAT STORY I REALLY HAVEENJOYED FOLLWOING IT
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Very very nice,15 pages of excellence. Great story,great car,great group of guys.
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