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Joey Pants 1960 Corvette Project
It's been in the family since the mid seventies. My uncle Clarence purchased the car and began to dissassemble it for restoration. After his passing my dad, my brother and I began to bring the car back to a drivable state first replacing the wiring. The engine top end was replaced with Edelbrock and Holley componets.
Herb Turner's 1960 Chevrolet Vette Rod
Herb Turner's '60 needed remedial bodywork-including removing an "extra" front valance-before it became the looker you see here.Corvette is another word for adventure. That can describe where they've been and who's owned them before, or where you're going with them, and what you have to go through to get them to look as good as Herb Turner's '60.
Super Chevy Small Block Test
If you have even an ounce of Bow Tie blood, you will immediately recognize the three names presented above as nothing less than legendary small-blocks. During the muscle car era of the '60s and early '70s, this trio carried the torch into battle for their respective displacements. Sure, the fuel-injected version of the 327 was rated 10 hp higher than the carbureted L76, but both shared the same internal components.
Art Morrison's 60 vette
The low slung silver Corvette brought to the event by Art and Craig Morrison is simply stunning to look at. In fact, it was so nice we were actually surprised that the Morrisons didn't flinch at accepting the invitation to let us beat the tires off of it. While the car had been done for nearly a year, it hadn't gotten out on the track much at all, but that was about to change.
327 CI Chevrolet Engine - The Iron Butterfly
Dust off that lava lamp, dig up those old tie-dyed T-shirts, and resurrect that vinyl copy of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, baby, cause we're setting the Way-Back Machine to the year 1967. Back then, big-blocks were exotic beasts that only the affluent enthusiast could afford. For the masses, it was 283, 302, and 327 small-blocks that prowled the streets. The 350 small-block was brand-new that year and had yet to gain a following. Among those street-savvy small-blocks, the 327 enjoyed the most popularity.
Neo-Retro 327 - Modern V-8 Power with 327 Looks
Despite the fact that a 350 crate-engine package is one of the most popular engine selections for street rods today, the little V-8 was also the hot ticket back in the day, almost as soon as it hit the streets. Nobody can argue with the nostalgic vibe generated by a 283 or 327 dressed out with finned aluminum valve covers, multiple carbs, a chrome oil-fill tube, and all the other little touches that scream 1959.
How to tune a Holley
Holley carbs have been used by hot rodders for many decades now. Holley offers a very tuneable, modular carb design, yet it's surprising how few people understand the basic tuning principles and procedures for these carbs. This tech paper will discuss some basic tuning procedures and techniques to help you get your setup optimized a little better.
