By the time this picture was taken, the push bar was gone. But there is one on the Red Corvette in front of it.
Baron the above picture is 67 and the pushbar was gone. It was there in 66 and 68 and 69 but they removed it for 67 for some reason. I have thought of calling the prior owner again and if and when I do I will try to remember to ask him why. As to Gianino's red car I never remember it with that pushbar but he had a vertical bar later on. As to how long Gianino ran with that horizontal pushbar is something I have no idea-just don't remember it (although my memory is far from perfect). Here is Kanners with the car at Motor City in 66 with the pushbar.
Gee, sorry I brought up the push bar comment. NOT!! Baron, If you really want to over do it, You could do the 4130 route, fish a wire through it and put license plate lights on the car side of the bar where no one could see them. A curved bar would make "push Car " work really hard to get the car to its final destination as the contact point would want to go to the furthest point of that contact.
All your fault ( and Sting Rays for posting the picture of the black 57 ). I have a couple things I am going to try to see what I like better. The good thing is I can always drill holes and bolt stock bumpers back on the car should I get tired of the push bar. I'll come up with something that will please me looks wise and give the back of the car a little needed protection. No license plate lights....makes it to easy for people to see the plate.
Been stopped once in 8 years in my 55 , and all the state cop wanted to see if my slicks were DOT approved. Could have written me up for numerous infractions, no # plate light being one of them. Fortunately they don't bother us old white-haired guys in these old cars ( and I know most of the local cops, although most of my friends on the department are retired !). Forty-five years ago, I would have been stopped and written up at least once a week.... yep, the good ,old days !
I hear what you are saying. I took the Black car out yesterday, 65 degrees here. Only the 5th time out this year. ( To many projects going on. ) Only car events and two cruise nights. Any way, I ran down the mountain to the intersection where it meets our main road. There was some construction there and a cop was there. ( I respect all police, Butch was one and my son in law is one, but cop is much shorter to type). Oh well, no seat belt on, too much work to do the 5 point. He pulls me over and says Hi Mr H......., You know you have to do some stuff , if you know what I mean. I say , no I can not do that. Come on he says. Get this I do not know who he is. He is about 40. I have lived in this town 36 years. I really try to live by the rule " You do not sh** where you Eat ". So basically I keep a low profile here. But I have broken that rule about every time I take the car out. So I leave the intersection slowly ( the racing clutch is really grabby ) and as soon as I get the car stable at, say 3000 , I nail it. The front come up about 6" instantly, no wheel spin, ( I had to get rid of the M/T Sportsman Pros because of wheel spin after the last modifications I did to the car, and now I use my M/T ET tires on the street ) The car went like it was at the track. Backed off after first gear. No tickets yet in the mail. I really love doing that stuff. Baron , you elude to being older, I always thought of you being young. Say 39/40. So how old are you?? PM me if you do not want it out there. I will be 69 next month, and still can out drive any one I have ever met. Jim
That made me laugh out loud this morning. I've taken a number of cops in Gloucester for rides in cars over the years. Good guys, and they get it. Now the new generation of police are in, and many of them I have know since they were kids, so for now, all is still good. Gloucester is an island, and I been fixing cars here for the last 45 years. So almost everybody knows me as the hot rodder who builds/has all the "cool cars". I'll be 64 in 11 days. Love to be 39 or 40 again, but I'll take each day as it comes. The good thing is I still feel good, no aches or pains, and I can still go to work everyday and like what I do. And off to work I go. Have a great day.
Picked my hood up this morning. I had a friend of mine ( Kelsey Martin) do the glass work ,bondo it up and get it in primer. Not that I'm lazy, but after doing all the same work to the last hood scoop, I didn't feel like doing it again, and I have plenty of other stuff to do on this car, so this worked out good. Here it is sitting back on the car. Next step will be bolting it to the hinges and getting it adjusted so it fits as it should.
i'll get the shipping cost for those valvecovers figured in a day or two, the wifey has been keeping busy!
Took a couple days off the Corvette to work on the "new" 62 Biscayne. Back to work on the Corvette Saturday. Merry Christmas to all !
After trying a couple different sizes for the push bar, I came to the conclusion that no matter what I did, it had an awkward to look ,so the holes are filled and waiting for the pair of used OEM bumpers I have coming for it before I drill the new mounting holes. The holes that originally were in the rear panel were too large and were not done very neatly. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained". Fortunately, not much time wasted.
Thanks to Scotty T, I now have nice set of chrome M/T valve covers on the motor. Thanks Scott. Look much better than the others.
They are made by Corvette Central. I worked on mine last year and no matter what I did, I could not stop the hood from binding up with the front body panel. The originals were poorly designed and pretty much played out after 59 years of opening and closing. ( spent one whole Saturday trying to make them work ! ) These are well made, fully adjustable and work great. You have to cut a couple of slots in the radiator support to install them, and I had to make a couple of 1/8 inch shims to raise the hood a little bit.
I think this build is great, you obviously have the vision and talent to pull it off. I'm in no position to say anything, but...gonna anyway. This is all about perfection, right? - Using those tiny air cleaners are like making an Olympic sprinter breathe through a straw...especially on a big displacement engine. I always think of zippy the pinhead when I see those for some reason. They look great, but functionally they're awful. Can you fit some taller elements or maybe a single large oval one that would give you more surface area for it to breathe? I know the scoop is the limiting factor there, and you just got a scoop setup that you like. - The Wilwood logos look out of place. I know it's the right piece for the job, but...get a finned cover made for it or something maybe? (And yes, I know I'm complaining in opposite directions...function over form in the first one, and form over function in the second...)
You are 100% right on the air cleaners, and also what will fit under the scoop. I will fab something up later, once the car is up and running, but for now they will keep anything foreign from finding it's way into the motor. I have spent a fair amount of time trying to find a dual that would fit, but no luck. As far as the center caps go, I been thinking about just painting them black. That will make them disappear, and look like stock hubs. Master cylinder will only be seen when the hood is open(and hopefully that won't be very often. Thanks
Hey Baron (Sparky), Love ALL the Chrome !! The Valve Covers Look Awesome !! "The Icing on the Cake" ! ......See You soon.
Without it kinda gives the front end a smoother, sleeker, more aggressive look. Besides, you have an emblem on the rear deck that'll let the competition know what just beat 'em!
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