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Old 04-08-2012, 03:39 PM
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Default Re: 63 Corvette SWC L84 Restoration

time this weekend (and a little ambition) to tear into the 63. I snapped some pics along the way.

junk exhaust


ned to send the manifolds out to have the flanges repaired. I suppose Jerry McNeisch is the best choice




Data tag on the F.I unit


Intake casting and dates



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Old 04-08-2012, 03:48 PM
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This car has the original radiator support. It's rusted more than I originally thought. I'll just have to be on the lookout for a nice used one. Please contact me if you know of one.






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Does the radaitor support bolt in?
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Default Re: 63 Corvette SWC L84 Restoration

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GRNDNL</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Does the radaitor support bolt in? </div></div>

Yup! Thankfully! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]
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A little progress this week.

My 609 pump





stripping the oil pan



and my buddy Kevin checking the cam install




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Then the bad news................I do believe.

Is this from a rocker stud that is not installed straight?




It can't be normal............can it? I've never seen it.
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Stop by with the radiator support, doesn't look that hard to fix from the pics.

My green plow truck had the same thing with the rockers, some of the guide plates were wrong, still ran it for years like that.
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Possible bad (not square) grind on the top of the valve stem?
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The valve stem looks square it looks like the rocker arm is off center, could be bad rocker pushrod or pushh rod guide plate
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