A little crisper/louder sound and grab one more gear and that would make one of the greatest ring tones ever made!!!!
Thanks, it is really loud and obnoxious kinda like its owner.... it has 2 1/2 inch rams horns and 2 1/2 inch pipe back to the mufflers that are 14" long Porter steel packs. with 2 1/4 inch tailpipes. The Porter muffler co was only about a mile from here and was run by a buddy of mine Clark Babler. When the Porter mufflers were first designed they were packed with metal shavings from a lathe. Sometime in the 90's they switched from using shavings to using stainless steel wool. Being the diehard old stick in the mud kinda guy that hates change that I am, I asked Clark if I could get mufflers made the old way and he replied. "If you want em packed with shavings, you have to bring your own and pack them yourself" . So, that is what I did. for this car, The 40 and my Impala
I have no idea what year this one is, hopefully it fits in the theme of this thread. This is the only picture Ive ever seen of this car. Im curious to know more about it if anyone has anything they can share. Personally I like it, but Im sure its not everyone's cup of tea.
Hey thanks for that info! Ill have to go through my magazines. Unfortunately they arent in any sort of order.
I think I have seen that before picture. I think @396skip used to own that car (french lake auto parts)
Hello, Corvettes as we all know, are the epitome of fiberglass sporty cars. If one likes Corvettes of all kinds, then the term fiberglass should not be a hindrance to enjoying hot rod building in any way, shape, or form. Whether it is a set of fenders or a tilt front end, fiberglass made its incursion into hot rods and drag racing from the early days. As the need for speed equated to lighter weight cars, fiberglass, however “truists” see as an abomination, made its way into all aspects of hot rods and drag racing. Of course, it is no longer our simple fiberglass cloth over a mold and shape into a creation of sorts. Now, technology has made molds as clean as normal steel shapes and the new tech becomes a different sort of construction. No more glass cloth over a crack or body shape, using resin to cure and now the itching continues the process. Learning how to work with fiberglass was a real treat. The early boat builders that sprayed fiberglass resin/shreds and other stuff onto the bare hull forms gave us a good whiff of fiberglass in the air at our nearby house in the Westside of Long Beach. The boat industry took some of its cues from the early GM factory. We eventually went to the factories nearby and saw the process. What an interesting concept. Hand laid fiberglass in coats + curing + finishing, although the molds were slick as glass, to spraying a thick glob onto the surface to make a nice shiny surface texture. The early cars were like early boats, rub your hand over the inside surfaces and one could feel the layers of sprayed on fiberglass. But, the industry and methods have improved. The insides of fiberglass boat hulls are like a mirror finish and rarely, does any one see rough fiberglass cloth surfaces. Jnaki So, does early Corvettes with a tilt front end become a “bad guy?” or does the acceptance of such technology fall into the need for getting lighter in weight and more speed? Since most of advancement? In drag racing fell into becoming powerful motors and lightweight bodies, then fiberglass and now, the new technology composite are in place. If one were to be in the time period of early hot rods and drag racing there was all metal bodies plucked from a junkyard or found in a overgrown backyard neighborhood. All steel and usually a little rusty. The need for having the lightest race car for any class resorted to lightweight fiberglass versus solid steel components. For the street, steel was the original factory build. But, in times of lack of parts or availability of solid build fiberglass or composite parts, then plastic or that method is acceptable. Afterall, no one goes knocking on fenders if something is in question or who cares is the final answer… it is hot rodding in its own version as part of a large, but really small portion of the public, doing its best to enjoy hot rods or drag racing as much as one can fathom... But, with all of the technology and style points, did we have to see the oddball rear wheel cutouts on one of drag racing’s most prolific builds in a stylish Corvette? WHATTTT??? At least, if we were able to build our own version of the 62 Corvette, it would have looked like this one below: Nice clean lines and edges…YRMV
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