LarryH
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She's not a cherry pie, it was built in '71, registered as a '23 and drove hard and often by the two previous owners (i'm number 4). But it fires right up and runs good down the road. I figure i'll cruise it for a couple of years then tear it down and freshen it up.
It has a Corvette 327, tunnel ram, 800 cfm Holley, gear drive, Mallory Unilite distributor, built powerglide and a Corvette rear end (the po wasn't sure as to what year it is he just knows the engine and rear end are from the same car), vertical steering column and a T wheel. WB is about 100". It's running Centerlines (4x15's and 12x15's) and wore out 29x18.50-15's Micky Thompson's on the rear and no baffles.
Plans are to replace the Holley with a 600 cfm Edelbrock Performer carb (i'll keep the tunnel ram for now), replace the baffles (i like it but my 5 yo grandson thinks it's a little loud), change the rims to either chromies with baby moons or Summit Pulsar's. I'm going with something slightly larger in front like a 195/60. I'm not sure about the rear tire size but the rims will be 15x10's (unless my son can talk me into keeping the Centerlines in which case i'll put 15x6's on the front). I might chop the steering column down a tad and adapt it for a different wheel.
I'm not sure abou the rear end. I'm thinking either a 30" bed or a small flat bed with short oak sideboards. The 5 gallon aluminum gas tank looks cool but i'm thinking about something a little bigger. Maybe a small 10-15 gallon fuel cell tucked down in the bed. Tail lights will be either '59 caddy or '50 Pontiac. Two per side, one for tail/stop lights and one for turn signals. Since the bottom half of the windshield is cracked i'm thinking about going to a one piece windshield. The pics show a 2000 sticker but that's because i scraped off a bunch of the old stickers.
It has a Corvette 327, tunnel ram, 800 cfm Holley, gear drive, Mallory Unilite distributor, built powerglide and a Corvette rear end (the po wasn't sure as to what year it is he just knows the engine and rear end are from the same car), vertical steering column and a T wheel. WB is about 100". It's running Centerlines (4x15's and 12x15's) and wore out 29x18.50-15's Micky Thompson's on the rear and no baffles.
Plans are to replace the Holley with a 600 cfm Edelbrock Performer carb (i'll keep the tunnel ram for now), replace the baffles (i like it but my 5 yo grandson thinks it's a little loud), change the rims to either chromies with baby moons or Summit Pulsar's. I'm going with something slightly larger in front like a 195/60. I'm not sure about the rear tire size but the rims will be 15x10's (unless my son can talk me into keeping the Centerlines in which case i'll put 15x6's on the front). I might chop the steering column down a tad and adapt it for a different wheel.
I'm not sure abou the rear end. I'm thinking either a 30" bed or a small flat bed with short oak sideboards. The 5 gallon aluminum gas tank looks cool but i'm thinking about something a little bigger. Maybe a small 10-15 gallon fuel cell tucked down in the bed. Tail lights will be either '59 caddy or '50 Pontiac. Two per side, one for tail/stop lights and one for turn signals. Since the bottom half of the windshield is cracked i'm thinking about going to a one piece windshield. The pics show a 2000 sticker but that's because i scraped off a bunch of the old stickers.
