All the help I can get

[ERAS3r]

Hi all

I am just starting to restore a 1971 Corvette 454 LS6 that I found in pretty bad shape in my mechanic's shop.

My intention is to restore the corvette to its original condition. It is a beautiful (will be) convertible of 40 that were built in 1971. The problem is that I am new and have no idea how to determine if the car is in its original configuration or some things have been replaced over the years. For example: engine and Tx.

The vin on this car is: 194671S118001

I need help knowing where in the web to find information about all the stamped numbers that can be found in different components.

Can someone give me some pointers?

Thanks

[Postsedan]

Eras3r,

Welcome. Fill out your profile, name, etc.

A good starting point would be here.... http://forums.corvetteforum.com/help-forum-31/

BTW.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/Postsedan/Postsedan2012/6-1.gif

Dan

[Tracker1]

http://www.yearone.com/yodnn/VehicleInfo...22/Default.aspx (http://www.yearone.com/yodnn/VehicleInfoDecoding/ChevroletDecoding/ChevroletEngineCodes/tabid/322/Default.aspx)

quite a rookie find! Congrats and welcome. Don't forget to drop the gas tank and check for the tank sticker - DONT REMOVE IT!!!! Just take close-up pictures of it.

[bergy]

That's really a valuable car. I would suggest that you have an experienced NCRS judge there when you drop the tank. Sworn certification (with lots of pictures and video) of the process is important. I'm more familliar with '67 corvettes - they don't have VIN#s on the tank sticker, so documentation that the tank sticker came attached to that car is important.

[bashton]

Congrats on the find and welcome to the forum.

I would recommend getting a hold of Al Wagner, owner of An American Classic, Ltd. in Wisconsin.

In addition to being a MCACN C3 Corvette judge, Al is extremely knowledgable and owns some very signifiacant Corvettes, including several LS6's. www.anamericanclassic.com (http://www.anamericanclassic.com)

Keep us posted on the progress!

Bashton
MCACN Managing Member

[TimG]

The only 1971 Corvettes that had a 6,500 redline were the LT1's and the LS6. The LT1's didn't have a rear sway bar. Both had 80 LB oil pressure gauges. The tank sticker is the ticket here. If the engine is gone and there is no paperwork, the car would not be worth restoring with out other paperwork.

[markjohnson]

One of the neatest and most overlooked Corvettes of all time, IMO. Really overshadowed by the L-88 monsters of 1968-69. Alumium-headed, solid-lifter'ed, aluminum intake/factory Holley carb'ed Rat Motor and the end of an era. It was all downhill for Corvettes after this one for several decades until horsepower levels started getting respectable again in the Nineties. Make a great Pure Stock car.

[1971ls6]

What is the build date, ls6 cars started late and Were built pretty close together, should have a smog pump. Ti ignition box in front of drivers inner fender, 569 intake , 074 heads, 512 block, large alternator pulley , no inline filter, they were in the Holley carb, 780 with down leg boosters, no ac