1966 Corvette L72 Light Refresh

[napa68]

I made my rounds late last week and over the weekend. I dropped the engine off by the engine builder, and he thought he'd be on it later this week. The transmission is out by Tom, and I would not be surprised if I hear from him today with his findings.

The washer for the commutator and of the starter came in, so I got that assembled.



The spark plug tubes and some other small parts turned out really nice with Evaporust in the ultrasonic cleaner.

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I then turned my attention to the distributor. The bushings feel good, but the end play was pretty sloppy. I had ordered in a Moroso shim kit and got the clearance from .075 down to .0085. I would have liked it a bit tighter, but with the shim stack I had at my disposal, this is where I could get it. The result was confirmed with a feeler gauge.




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After