Recent content by BlackBetty

Well I finally got to build the one of the cars I have always wanted, a 1963 Corvette Grand Sport. Only 5 Grand Sports ever built..and I don’t have a million +.. I was just about to pull the trigger on Factory Five's Daytona Coupe, when I spotted a company in a magazine I was reading. I ran...

Got the vette aligned today on a laser machine. I have a vbp performance plus setup with a grand am rack. To get the Front caster/camber in the acceptable range we had to take all the shims out of the upper control arm bolt on the firewall side and add 1/2" of shims to the upper control arm bolt...

Since the alignment rack was full at the tire shop, I decided to pull over to the co-op and get weighed. Several of my friends have used the scales and confirmed their accuracy. 3010 pounds with half a tank of gas. I will be shedding even more weight when I get rid of all the bumper supports...

Im mocking up my grand am rack right now. Im gonna do the 2 u joint setup like 69myway, mr. vette and a few others have done except I was gonna order some instead of get them from the junk yard. Can someone please give me the link to the right joints to order? From speedwaymotors.com or...

Forged sl4s or Billet sl4s? On corvette engineerings website they are the talladegas and the daytonas. http://www.store.corvettengineering....ewCat&catId=14 Give me a hand in deciding!

Had some difficulty last night priming the fuel system. My setup is-walbro gs392, c5 regulator with a prefilter. Took way to many cycles to get up to the fuel rail. I took the schrader valve out of the fuel rail and I thought the gas would come spewing out, but it didnt. Gas is definitely at the...

Only reason I ask is because the stinkin fuel injection hose is so expensive..its like 5 bucks a foot.. I picked up some regular 3/8 hose tonight. Gonna try and prime up the fuel system and check for leaks..its pretty cold outside tonight so I dont know how much work Ill actually get done.

Does the return line off the c5 regulator need to be fuel injection type hose or can it just be regular 3/8 fuel hose? I would figure its not under much pressure, but thats me. Any input?

Hot Rod Air Problem I rarely ever bitch about a vendor, but I am going to make an exception. 3 months ago I ordered their c3 AC kit. 3 MONTHS!! Going on 3 and a half! They ship me some parts about a month and a half after ordering my kit, but not everything. When I ordered this kit the salesman...

I thought about that, but thought it would be just as easy to make a bracket for the spot caliper. That is definitely a good concept though. I also thought about taking a block of wood- jam it behind the tire or maybe like a chain attatched to a rod that you drive in the ground ;)

Well the brackets looked nice! Keep me updated on your progess. I may pick up a set of those this week and see what I can come up with.

Wow that brembo setup of BBShark is great! TT do you have any cad files for those brackets you made? I assume they are for your normal c3?

Alright, Im trying to decide whether to go with stainless steel headers or get ceramic. Im going with Fbody headers on my LS swap. I just cant make up my mind. Its about 120$ difference, stainless being more expensive. Obviously stainless will outlast me, you, and whoever. The ceramic run a...

Before I typed "has anyone used one of these" I did a search and came up with this- http://vettemod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=824&highlight=wilwood+parking+brake I was thinking of making a bracket to mount one or two of them on the rear of my setup. Any thoughts? Anyone else done this...

So I picked up a pair of 2" JJs with zerks in the casing. Didnt like the way the poly bushings fit and figured I would try something different. So here it is. I had already installed the new poly bushings so I took a 2" hole saw and fit it around the bushing. I didnt use a pilot bit because the...