Features Corvette hot rods - picture thread

Thanks Enloe...got so wrapped up in racing that I totally forgot to take any pics.
Any of you guys ever get a chance to meet Enloe & his Son, you won't be disappointed!

 

Thanks for the pictures Enloe.
Dan the car looks great. Love seeing these old Corvettes on the track.

 

Hey Rat Sass, looking like it was a great day. But you are "killing me" ,What were your ETs and MPH??

I love it when a bunch of Old School Hot Rod/Gasser cars get together. Any problems with traction, clutch or any thing else? I probably can help. This how we do it. Jim

 

At the Gathering of the Faithful yesterday

 

Baron great looking car. Always good to see them modified to go fast.

Enloe thanks for the pictures and even better still to see Rat Sass with his car on the track.

Harry good story. Is the car still local to Flint?

Jim seeing your car pull the wheels never gets old with me.

 

Classic Vette with the front wheels in the air, kinda makes ya` feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

 

Sorry vetrod62. It's been a whirlwind of activity for me of late. Left the dragstrip & went to the last cruise-in of the year in Fort Payne, Alabama, where we had to unload again & repeat the process to get home. Sundays are Family day so here I finally am.

My car has a low compression 454 truck motor (1974 year model) with a flat tappet camshaft & now the tunnel ram intake & 2 tiny 450 Holley carbs. Other than the tunnel ram the motor/trans has been in the car for over 30 years & was freshened about 12 years ago & left in stock configuration.

My PB in the car was a 7.800 in Atlanta mid-summer. That was with a single 850 carb & the stock front end. Yesterday was the first pass with the straight axle & TR & it surprised me with a 7.37 @ 97.71 mph. Not staggering numbers but not bad considering that is with a 2.70 geared open differential rear. Times are eighth mile. Going to upgrade the Olds rear this winter with 35 spline spool & axles.Maybe then it will leave like yours...

 

Hey, that is a good base line. 7.37 is 11.24 in the quarter. Not bad considering gearing and and the open rear. The switch to the tube axle weight advantage should be about 2 tenths. The extra ET gain shows the the engine needs more fuel and better breathing.

Better gearing and some traction work, should get your 60 foot down to 1.50s, which is the easiest way to reduce your ET.

Still not sure of what transmission you are running?

There is still engine mods and starting light tricks to beat the competition. Let me know if I can be of any help.

I am planning to move South next year, so I may be able to hook up with some of you Vette Hot Rodders in the future. Jim

PS. As for you " Up grading to Olds Rear end, I am selling off all the extra 57/64 Olds/Pont parts that Butch and I collected over the years. ( yes, I have saved enough for my self. ) Which includes for sale 5 rear axle housings and parts. Ask me for advice on what you should need for your application. Jim

 

Good stuff Rat Sass especially with that gear.

 

Transmission is a 400 Turbo Jim & thanks for the help!

 

cool

 

Looks pretty good Moriarty and that grill looks better without the grille bar.

 

I always thot that '61 looked good with the stock grille, but that Buick grille looks really good in there.

 

I got it home last week, time to dig into her...

 

That is a nice one , I brt that you are excited to have it at your house. What are your plans for it?

 

yank the motor, rebuild, go through the brakes/fuel system. Still looking for a few more magnesium torque thrusts. Then drive it like my dad did....lets just say he never babied any of his cars

 

Found this on bangshift today http://bangshift.com/bangshift1320/...r-stock-action-and-pit-photos/#comment-126551



Sorry for the modern car

 

at what point in history did vetts go from being HOT RODS to Museum pieces not to be modified and MUST have matching numbers crap..that was a sad day for sure,, build them modify cut them up make them your own I'm SURE that's what Zora had in mind

 

I would say this Happened some time in the 90s and the other thing that drove it was that the restored cars were the ones that brought top money. At this point modified cars were considered hacked up or Bat mobiles. Bat mobiles were the ones that had heavy fiberglass modification. Back in the 80s it was uncommon to see original numbers matching or un modified corvettes. In the 90s I looked at one that was modified like this one and it was for sale for a long time.

 

I think even by the early eighties, stock Corvettes were selling for more money than a modified /race car Corvettes. And like most everything else, this was driven by the all-mighty dollar. The good thing is today, many of these modified Corvettes have risen in value, and in some cases, are worth as much or more than some of the stock ones.
And those of us who build / modify these old Corvettes ,that is good news. When the day comes that we have to let them go, at least we won't wind up giving them away for 10 cents on the dollar.
(And even if this weren't true, there is nothing I'd be doing any different on my 57. It is what I have wanted since the late sixties when I first saw Doug Jounis' Hayseed at NE Dragway...love at first sight! )

 

I agree Baron, the original cars were bringing more in the early 80s too but I didn't see any one doing NCRS style restorations until the 90s and that's when the difference in price got much bigger based on originality. It was amazing how few original numbers matching never modified cars that I saw in the 80s and how many never wrecked numbers matching cars that there are today. Now there are restored cars being modified so it seems like things are coming full circle. Again driven by the all-mighty dollar.

 

Jason, I remember those early Corvettes with that nose. As you may know it was a copy of the XP700 concept car done by styling at GM. I saw some post where there is one owner that is "restoring" his car with that nose. Good for him. Other than a big brake or big tank C1 Corvette I would not walk down to the end of my driveway to look at a NCRS restoration. I have seen hundreds. I actually like the idea that someone has actually put his own spin on the car and would definitely take a look at one today. Not saying I would do that myself but I appreciate it for what it is. These cars were modified back in the day and thank God some of us are still modifying them today. A 62 GTO Ferrari is one thing that should be left alone but an early Vette has a heritage of modifying them and if that means I get a bit less when I sell it then so be it. I am having fun in the meantime.

 

Yes Jim, it's nice to see one with some character instead of a restored car that is almost identical to every other one out there. I am interested in the Rochester Fuel Injection Units especially the ones that have been Modified by Bill Thomas and would like to learn more about what he did to them. It must have driven some people crazy in the 60s to never be able to beat another simularly optioned fuel injected car and never know why?

 

maybe you guys could answer a question for me. I was wondering if you guys knew the carb number for the Carter WCFB carbs that came on the factory dual carb set ups. There is a parts place that is going out of business and I thought I might try to buy up some kits for stuff I am planning on having in the future.

 

Depends on what year and horsepower rating you're looking for. The '61 Vette 283/270hp used carb #3182S on the front (2nd design) and carb #2614S on the rear.

 

Just came across this picture from the Ty-Rods eighteen years ago.

 

Baron I remember yellow was a popular color back then. I remember seeing a really bright yellow 62 that was pro streeted with tires so wide it looked way out of proportion. I guess there were some different trends in times past.

I just cut up a hood like that with the 427 hood scoop so I could get a decent hood frame for my latest project.

 

Baron that's my old corvette! I sold it 28 years ago, I did a body off resto-mod using all NOS stuff back when you went to Chevrolet parts and bought them. The hood was made by Custom Enterprises on LI they did all the work for Motions hoods. I only drove the car for one mile and that was to take the girl that bought it for a ride everything was brand new. I've been looking for the car for years now. And Jim I had taken thw 62 corvette hood bulges off of my hood to mount the 427/ ZL1 scoop

 

Got to love this site. You never know when one of your old cars are going to show up. Looks like who ever bought it from you took good care of it .