62 Corvette Pure Stock Build

[bulletpruf]

Some buddies of mine are hardcore pure stock racers. They are making more hp with stock rockers than they are with all roller rockers except one particular brand and part #, so might actually make more power with stamped steel stock stuff.

[napa68]

I'm waiting for parts before I can really progress much further. The air cleaner is mounted, fitted the ignition shielding as well as installed the left hand exhaust manifold. I am going to wait until the car is running and I am happy with the injection before changing the rocker arms.

[L78racer]

Just a suggestion learned from running these early Vettes hard, but you'll probably want to put some grade 8 bolts in the water pump/ motor mount attachment to the block. When you start racing the car you will have to check them frequently for being tight. Put some spare water pump gaskets in your track tool kit too. Use the thinnest gaskets you can find with very little or no sealant. Otherwise they will just squirt out and leak. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]

[napa68]

Good point. Advice taken!

[napa68]

Scored a great deal from a friend. Used Dutchman axles from his 60 Corvette vintage race car (went to a Ford 9&quot Very stout compared to the originals.

[napa68]

Per the suggestion of a site member (67 442) I contacted Sparky's Carb Service in Milwaukee for the zinc plating I needed. The work was excellent, reasonable, and quick. Time for an update.

I reassembled the rear diff with the new axles and new bearings in the center section. Back on all 4



Reassembled the F.I. unit with aforementioned plated parts.







I fired the car up. Fixed a couple of small leaks....and it runs great, but could not get it to idle down (1700 rpm) Wouldn't you know.....the one thing I did not check..............the throttle body. The butterfly does not seal properly. You can throw a cat through the bottom side. Back to work!



I'll just keep plugging along

[Xplantdad]

Looks great!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

[RPOLS3]

Looks great Tim!

Jake

[72LS5]

Anything new with this build?

[bigjake]

Tim--Buy a couple of fuel pump cables. That was the weak point of the early fuel injection units. Back in the day they would break on a regular basis!