1973 t-top L82 - Marconi

After about 10 years of Platonic love, last summer I tought that right time was come, so I started to look my vette... found in agost near Los Angeles (chatsworth) arrived here in italy on november
here some pics of that day..

Now frame is black again.. with new fuel line and tank
the block is overbored to 0.060" and was repainted on original chevy orange

Nice work! I love seein' frame offs....gotta be careful though, makes me think about it myself, and with the egine and trans out now....hmmmm

Are you planning any modifications, or is this going back to basically stock?

No half measures there keep it coming!

Those little slits on the bottom of the cylinder bores are pretty common, they are little casting defects from where the cores sit together

Any modifications? yes of course
Engine:
BORE 4.06 in
STROKE 3.75 in (388 cid)
ROD LENGHT 6 in
Heads AFR 195cc CNC-Machined Intake \ Exhaust Runner and Combustion Chamber
CHAMBER VOL. 65 cc
GASKET THINK 0.039 in
PISTON Mahle Flat top, with two valve reliefs 5 cc
PIN HEIGHT 1.125 in
ROD RATIO 1.6 : 1
MAX ROD ANGLE 18.21 deg.
Holley 4150 HP 750 cfm Secondary Type Mechanical
Edelbrock Victor Jr. Intake Manifolds Height 4.580 in.
Hooker Super Competition Headers Ceramic coated
Primary Tube Diameter (in) 1 3/4 in
Pypes Race Pro Dual Exhaust Systems
Intermediate Pipe Diameter 2.500 in.
COMP Cams Xtreme Energy Cam and Lifter Kits
Duration at 050 inch Lift 230 int./236 exh.
Advertised Intake Duration 274
Advertised Exhaust Duration 286
Grind Number CS XE274H-10
TCI Breakaway Torque Converters
Diameter 10.000 in.
B&M Transpak Kits
MSD Blaster 2 Ignition Coils
MSD Digital E-Curve Pro Billet Distributors MSD-8394
Hughes Performance Transmission Rebuild Kits
Kolene steels, Red Alto race frictions etc

DAMN MAN!
Marconi -- did you win the LOTTO?
Very Nice work and a swell investment too. Quality Work!
Keep the pics coming too.

Cheers - Jim

phantomjock said:

DAMN MAN!
Marconi -- did you win the LOTTO?
Very Nice work and a swell investment too. Quality Work!
Keep the pics coming too.

Cheers - Jim

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unfortunately no :suspicious:

I will try to do my best

Christmas in Italy!!! Really, really nice stuff. Should be a great ride when you're done, and thanks for sharing your efforts with us! Like Jim said, please do keep the pics and the updates coming, it's always great to see what others with similar interests are doing.

Shit, you haven't messed around, have you? That's a ton of work in under a year :thumbs::thumbs:

saudivette said:

Shit, you haven't messed around, have you? That's a ton of work in under a year :thumbs::thumbs:

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One year for that work is a lot of time
too much time!

I had dedicatet few hours a day after work time
when my girl allowed me this privilege
more or less...
a week for interior
a week for remove and clean frame
a week for disassemble engine and trasmission

Nice work....I enjoy watching other enthusiasts progress. I try and not put time limits on my work, it becomes too frustrating when life and economic issues and other projects step in and throw everything off. As long as you are having fun and satisfied, that's all that matters IMO. Keep the pic coming!