No Going Back now. 70 LT-1

[Too Many Projects]

Wondering where a clean frame could have come from unless a totaled car ? Have you had the replacement frame checked for square and plumb on a frame rack ?

[big gear head]

Did the Vette frame get the VIN stamped on it like the Chevelle?

[Ralph Spears]

Yes,The Corvette had the VIN stamped .

[Lynn]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

Wondering where a clean frame could have come from unless a totaled car ? Have you had the replacement frame checked for square and plumb on a frame rack ?

I thought the same thing. I don't have a frame rack, and i don't have a perfectly flat surface in my shop.

What I have done is check if for square every which way. All good. Anything that could be measured for square, I measured. I figured if it was in a wreck, SOMETHING would likely be out of square.

[Too Many Projects]

Originally Posted by Lynn

I thought the same thing. I don't have a frame rack, and i don't have a perfectly flat surface in my shop.

What I have done is check if for square every which way. All good. Anything that could be measured for square, I measured. I figured if it was in a wreck, SOMETHING would likely be out of square.

Sounds like it is good. I had the advantage of working at a frame shop and took all my frames there to be measured on a rack. Since he sold out 2 years ago and I don't work there anymore, the next car ('70 Chevelle) will need to go somewhere else and cost me money...and I know that one needs work...

[Lynn]

Originally Posted by LT1vette

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Not an easy task you are getting yourself into. There are shims at each body mount. When you remove the body mount, DON"T lose the shims.

Yup. Eyes wide open. I knew is would be a challenge.

All the shims are simply thick aluminum washers on this car.

All are corroded to some extent, with some being worse, and several are in pieces. When aluminum corrodes, it swells.

Most of them still have remnants of paper tape that I assume helped hold them in place.

The ones that aren't swollen all mic at .385. The rest; who knows.

[Lynn]

Original nodular iron flywheel. Dated Dec. 69, which about right for my Feb 11 built car.

[Lynn]

Oops. Forgot flywheel pics.

[Lynn]

Original trans tag and stamps.
The first digit on the tag is a 3. Covered up with grease.

[Lynn]

Holley Carb. Apparently, the original was swapped out somewhere along the way.

This one looks pretty grimy, but it ran perfectly. No hesitation; no flat spots.

Has correct metering plates. 6333 & 4519.

As you can see, this one is dated fourth week of May, 1970, so not original to my Feb 11 car.

I was told by a member here that this is actually a very desirable date code. Same carb was used on 1970 Z/28 with manual trans, and on the Yenko Deuce.

I will probably send it off to Eric and have it restored. Will then ask a ridiculous amount of money for it, and hope to parlay that into purchasing a Dec 69 or Jan 70 carb.