Recent content by cocobolo

Gary...many thanks for your PM and all the information. I shall read your suggested material to see that I do (or do not) have the correct housing. Will be here in just a few days. Again...many thanks.

About the 10:1 ratio being golden...I'm an old guy, and back in the day it was considered that 12:1 was the preferred ratio to leave the line with. With an automatic and a higher stall converter, this may not necessarily be the case. But with the higher gearing - say 3.08 vs 3.55 - it's all...

OK, thanks for that. I'll shoot him a pm. I did read about the grinding part, but there was little else of real value in the short article I read. Wasn't aware that the aluminum pumpkins were so weak. The current plan is for the 525 h.p. EFI LS3, but I'm going to buy the package later in...

Thank you for that. I'm going to put a Heidt's IFS in the car for a couple of reasons. It looks really good, and they have one specifically for the good old '35. Very simple weld-in setup. I can always use the '67 for a lighter project. There's a possible T-bucket in the far off future.

Hope I have this in the right section...? I bought a '67 'Vette IRS complete and it's going in a '35 Chevy. The plan is for an LS3, 4L70E in front of it. Original car weight is 2,600 lbs, and hoping to keep the finished project below 2,750 lbs. My several questions go like this: 1. If I...

Good morning everyone. Sorry I don't own a 'Vette, but I'm building a 1935 Chevy sedan and will be putting a '64 'Vette I.R.S. under it very soon. 3.73 posi and I don't know much else about it yet as I haven't physically picked it up. Sent here by Ralphy so that I can perhaps get some good...