Joey Pants 1960 Corvette Project
Welcome to my personal auto site. This site is a collection of articles, links and instruction for my reference with regards to my auto projects. This site will show the progress of my projects along with articles and information I find helpfull and interesting.
This is not my car but is an example of what I'm shooting for.
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 and any parts that had been removed. Putting the car back together was a challenge at times having not dissasembled the car origionally.
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.
Jim Meyer's 53 to 62 Corvette Chassis
A major trend for the last five years or so of transforming '53-'62 Corvettes into something fun and safe to drive with modern disc brakes, rack-and-pinion steering, and current suspension components is becoming an ever-increasing option for many Corvette owners.
How to Set Your Timing for Peak Performance
When you think about it, setting the timing at idle speed makes no sense at all: You don't operate your car at idle, and timing changes as the rpm changes. Fact is, the timing spec at idle speed is provided as a simple way for most people to set the timing, and is not a good procedure for optimum performance.
