Recent content by damoroso

1981 Big Block for sale PRICE DROP I’ve posted about this build on this and other corvette forums over the last few years, there’s a lot about the build process, both the mechanical and the body/paint work. The car does need seat covers and carpet, they’re okay but could certainly be better...

I grew up in Conifer, and went to Evergreen HS, the place isn’t even close to the cool small mountain town it was, it’s sad really. After getting out of the Navy, I went back and worked at Rocky Flats that was between Golden and Boulder, right along the foothills. Beautiful, if you didn’t look...

Yep, me too...I don’t think Jeffco will even allow me to drive through that nut house, I’ll have to go through in the middle of the night with my car when we move!!:drink:

Ha! My brother lives in Bailey and we're going in the next year! Be glad your moving to Park County vs Jefferson County. The property taxes alone are half in Park Co.

So...as a few guys know, I finally got my car painted and back on the road. I was trying to make the Turkey Run in Daytona this year and well...nope. Turns out after getting it back from paint and put back together, I took it to get some gas in it, and the rear end felt loose. Got it home put...

Those really, really look good....what are you going to do about the tire rubbing the rack?

Well, got step 1 done to paint my car, the paint is stripped from the front end. Used a combnination of stripper, a putty knife and a razor blade. I found at least three layers of paint on the passenger side, but there only seemed to be two on the drivers side. What I'm not sure about is the...

I've been following this thread because as luck would have it, I'm gathering parts for a brake system upgrade now. A friend had two front calipers on a front axle he's using for his Model A hot rod and he doesn't want them, they happen to be SS sleeved C3 calipers. $25. I looked at the...

Okay, it's stupid hot and humid here, and I decied to do the front suspension on my 81. I was tired of fighting to get the coil springs back in so I sat back and came up with a different approach that works really well, is safe and easy. I was so surprised by how easy it was, I did it about a...

Maybe I can swing by this weekend, Sunday or so. Too high could be just as bad as too low...

Gene, Like we talked about, I think your best bet is to leave the diffy where the factory put it, and see what you can do about finding out where the trans slip yoke should be. That's the part you changed when you put the trans in, so it makes sense that the issue is there if it is in fact...

If you haven't used Rock Auto yet, I've found these guys to be outstanding with customer service. If you need any standard parts, these are the guys to use. I recently ordered a blower motor from them, and there were 4 choices I had. I picked the one I wanted, and sent the order. It was...

If you'd only used the book the first time... :lol: Glad you got it fixed though!!

NP! If you need anything else, let me know. As a matter of fact, I have a stock 81 diffy I pulled of mine a few months ago. As it turns out, it's in really good shape, 2.72:1, if you find you need one!

TT, According to my 81 manual, the pinion nut is torqued 200-220 ft. lbs. (AFTER the preload and everything else is set), The ring gear bolts are 45-60, bearing caps 60-70 and the cover bolts I didn't see called out.