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Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
04-15-2024, 12:38 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 348
Posted By mrvette

I strongly suggest you do what I did some decades...

I strongly suggest you do what I did some decades ago to remove the Muncie from my '72 as I was switching to auto for the overdrive......overdrive stick shifts were VERY expensive in those...
Forum: C3 General
04-10-2024, 11:18 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 401
Posted By mrvette

My car value...'72 vette vert...

I need a decent valuation for my '72 vette.....there is NOTHING stock, except the chrome bumpers....pix from 6 years ago are online here....

paint has suffered the usual wear over the few...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-22-2024, 06:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 536
Posted By mrvette

Yer outta your mind, such a simple thing to...

Yer outta your mind, such a simple thing to notice when assembling, can't tell the brakes don't work right?? or are bound up by too much pressure/rod length?? it's an easy thing to...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-09-2024, 03:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 273
Posted By mrvette

My first swap was a 700 instead of the 4 speed...

My first swap was a 700 instead of the 4 speed stick shift.....and it was not a good swap gear ratio wise, engine would wind up but good at a typical traffic light shift 3000+ rpm and then get...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-09-2024, 03:28 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 998
Posted By mrvette

My '72 vert. got DPFI when I bought it, about 30...

My '72 vert. got DPFI when I bought it, about 30 years ago, and so being an old ET, it was no issue...I about doubled my mpg from the old Qjet.......at first it was an L98 intake modified to take a...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
01-25-2024, 10:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 516
Posted By mrvette

AND the ONLY thing stock about my '72 vert is...

AND the ONLY thing stock about my '72 vert is the chrome bumpers.......
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-26-2023, 04:50 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 543
Posted By mrvette

My car is a '72 convertible, and there are maybe...

My car is a '72 convertible, and there are maybe some minor changes between cars....BUT they are about 95% the same to drop the dash you need remove 3 screws into the area on bottom of...
Forum: C3 General
11-28-2023, 07:04 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,277
Posted By mrvette

About 31 years ago my '72 vert grew a couple of...

About 31 years ago my '72 vert grew a couple of 6x9 speakers in the rear vertical panel, and the backside of the speakers have a flexible plastic 'bucket' to keep water out.....worked fine, GOOD...
Forum: C3 General
10-17-2023, 01:50 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,560
Posted By mrvette

OH well, I have a 'new' AFB on a 'new' ...

OH well, I have a 'new' AFB on a 'new' Edelbrock intake, mounted to '91 vette aluminum heads on a 350 with L98 roller cam.....

SO FAR the thing starts and runs fine, but the idle cams are a...
Forum: C3 General
09-22-2023, 04:58 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 9,686
Posted By mrvette

WELL, then there are guyz like ME, I have owned...

WELL, then there are guyz like ME, I have owned my '72 vert/old show car for some 30 years....and the ONLY thing stock about it is the chrome bumpers.....MISS NOTHING!!!!

look up my handle, and I...
Forum: C3 General
09-14-2023, 12:28 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 3,192
Posted By mrvette

I have commented in other threads about...

I have commented in other threads about installing an '89 B body rack from a junkyard into my '72 350 auto convertible.....this was done before any kits were marketed, and in fact the ones I remember...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-13-2023, 02:07 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,258
Posted By mrvette

OP may want to scan old posts, as some 21? years...

OP may want to scan old posts, as some 21? years ago I put a rack in my '72 vert, witch beat all the commercial companies, I took some pix of my install and either posted or sent them to...
Forum: C3 General
09-09-2023, 07:25 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 3,980
Posted By mrvette

Another point to make about using electric at...

Another point to make about using electric at THAT TIME PERIOD.....IS that the Orient in general was not up to making cheap electric motors, and so they would have been more expensive......along...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-07-2023, 04:07 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 410
Posted By mrvette

Lets just say that 50 y/o frames are a tad tough...

Lets just say that 50 y/o frames are a tad tough to find, AND will cost a LOT.....

I swapped a frame on a chrome shark over 20 years ago....and the only frame around back then was partly rusted,...
Forum: C3 General
09-05-2023, 02:17 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 3,980
Posted By mrvette

Over 15 years ago, due to someone backing over my...

Over 15 years ago, due to someone backing over my '72 vette, I cut the headlight openings by 1/2 from the rear, already had to fixed tray version, non operating, and looking in junkyards I found a...
Forum: C3 General
09-05-2023, 01:32 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 6,184
Posted By mrvette

Hey man, I sent you a PM...... GENE SLATER

Hey man, I sent you a PM......

GENE SLATER
Forum: C3 General
09-05-2023, 11:40 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 677
Posted By mrvette

Some 25 years ago I removed my stick shift and...

Some 25 years ago I removed my stick shift and put in a 700 auto, and after a couple years I found that the only thing I really liked was the overdrive, I found the 1-2 shift was rather silly in...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-04-2023, 05:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 433
Posted By mrvette

I have a similar issue, a five year at MAX old...

I have a similar issue, a five year at MAX old 105 amp rated alt, serp drive, but on my '72 that has been modernized.....so the issue is that I have a much newer fresh battery in the car, and having...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
08-23-2023, 06:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 351
Posted By mrvette

OK looks as if you will need another idler pulley...

OK looks as if you will need another idler pulley with grooves in it, AND an opposite spring load so that the tension is on the inside of the belt......then your red diagram should work, BUT I have...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
07-26-2023, 09:32 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 870
Posted By mrvette

I built my own 200 4r many years ago, I question...

I built my own 200 4r many years ago, I question those case markings shown above. wonder if the case is good, but beyond that, the source here in Jax Fl. region for hotrod/HD parts was reasonable...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
07-21-2023, 06:45 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 743
Posted By mrvette

When I bought my '72, it had a repro bumper on...

When I bought my '72, it had a repro bumper on it, and after someone backed into it, the replacement was the same, damnit....the main part fits fine, about 1/2 inch from the plastic all across the...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
07-19-2023, 12:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,558
Posted By mrvette

No jut the stock p/s res.....works fine....

No jut the stock p/s res.....works fine....
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
05-12-2023, 01:54 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,764
Posted By mrvette

Many years ago, due to swapping my Muncie for a...

Many years ago, due to swapping my Muncie for a 700 then 200 4r trans, the cross support was cut out near each side, and the section was modified to open up the bottom 1.2 of the pipe openings, and...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
05-08-2023, 06:10 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,043
Posted By mrvette

Some 30 years ago, I bought my '72 vert, and it...

Some 30 years ago, I bought my '72 vert, and it had a show car paint job, and some nice body mods too.....then here in Floriduh someone in the bank parking lot, backed over the front end.....jacked...
Forum: C3 General
05-08-2023, 05:48 PM
Replies: 668
Views: 90,965
Posted By mrvette

MY '72 is GREEN machine and a daily driver, not...

MY '72 is GREEN machine and a daily driver, not that I drive it hundreds of miles, just convenient around town use.......on a CLEAR Floriduh day..........
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