1971 Corvette Hot Rod Build

[Arrowsmith]

Moving right along...

Hour and a half spent on the little red Corvette this afternoon. Everything is unhooked topside. Need to get the starter wires and exhaust manifolds unhooked and then drain the fluids. At that point I can get to work yarding out the Muncie. In case some are wondering… roughly 1/2 the fasteners were loose (even the tach drive cable...yikes). Somewhere along the line someone took the distributor apart and didn’t install any shims (don’t need them…right? ). Has about 1/4 inch of end play. When I started it before it idled pretty well but today when I winged the throttle it was breaking up right away. 😉....Hmmm..

Also, ordered a new crank and rods from Molnar today (Tom is a great guy and he's forgotten more about cranks and connecting rods than many in the business know). I already have a set of Mahle 4.500-inch bore pistons. Since I don't want to mix gas, this engine will be a little bigger than the LS6 converted to an LS7 I had in the blue Corvette. This one will be a pump gas friendly 509. It should amount to the same thing in terms of power.

Having fun...

[Xplantdad]

Way cool! Big block coming soon

[Arrowsmith]

Giddy Up, Giddy Up 509? L-O-L

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[dykstra]

Originally Posted by Arrowsmith

Giddy Up, Giddy Up 509? L-O-L

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That has a nice ring to it

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by Arrowsmith

Giddy Up, Giddy Up 509? L-O-L

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----Lots of nice really clean small block stuff to defray costs too! Bet someone here can use them....Bill S

[Arrowsmith]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----Lots of nice really clean small block stuff to defray costs too! Bet someone here can use them....Bill S

I hope so! Selling stuff usually finances a good size chunk of my builds.

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[Too Many Projects]

Since you are already going non original engine and a 509 BB to boot, Day 2 under the hood should be mandatory...

[Arrowsmith]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

Since you are already going non original engine and a 509 BB to boot, Day 2 under the hood should be mandatory...

😀 I sure can’t argue with that! But back in the day I was pretty attached to Chevy’s Green Pages (“High Performance Parts And Modifications”) manual that would eventually become the Chevy Power Manual. So I was never enamoured with Super Coils, fly air cleaners and so on. This car will be a mix of high perf Chevy and select aftermarket pieces just like my old one.