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Post by real57vetteguy on Sept 7, 2011 11:05:21 GMT -5
Yes that is exactly what I need
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Post by real57vetteguy on Sept 6, 2011 16:07:46 GMT -5
1965 442 post car.
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Post by real57vetteguy on Sept 6, 2011 13:48:15 GMT -5
Thanks for the info! My Drivers side window regulator was removed from the car when I bought it, I have a good regulator and glass but the bracket that actually holds the window and guides the rollers on the regulator is missing. I cant find one anywhere I look, Any ideas?
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Post by real57vetteguy on Sept 4, 2011 21:22:21 GMT -5
Recap on my posts, the vacumme was routed wrong, timing was a bit low. I put the factory manifolds on and have drove the wheels off of it. The 330 runs decent, its got really good pull from 20-70, I'm not a big fan of the 2 speed but in due time I will change it out. The one BIG thingthat I can say is that the more I work on and drive the car the more I LOVE it. I stripped all on the inside exposed metal today and put 8 coats of primer, a lot of wet sanding and re painted/ buffed it, looks great. I have a guy coming tomorrow to look at my interior and pricing putting true leather in. I am going to order carpet and sun visors in the next week, I am also going to meet up with an old friend which little to my knowledge has a small olds "scrap yard" locally and supposedly has several 455's. I am trying to figure out what the mystery "D" in my vin number means, I dont think my car ever had any chrome plates in the door area, what I do find interesting is that I found the previous owner, which claims to be the second or third owner, they claim they knew both previous owners and that the motor is original but has been freshened up, which might not be true, but it is beyond the shadow of a doubt a 330, the car also supposedly had 130k original miles, that could be true, the trunk pan is really clean, there are no rust issues, the car still has the original interior and its nice, clean but dry very dry! I have been under the car up and down and it is a true 442, the other thing I cant figure out is that the side chrome pieces that have the 442 emblem on my car are all chrome, they show no signs of ever being painted, but all the 65 cars i see have painted to match the body color peices with the chrome outer edges? Has anyone converted their car to power windows? Ok after all my rambling, again I want to say, you guys have been a wealth of help and I greatly appreciate it!
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 25, 2011 19:13:27 GMT -5
I think my first step is checking the timing, I have noticed after the engine is warm sometimes it turns over slowly as if the timing were off. What should the timing be set at on a 330 ?
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 25, 2011 18:49:48 GMT -5
Well I got the car out for another drive tonight. The Carb on the car is a Edelbrock 1405, 500 CFM. After I thought it was fixed earlier today I checked the plugs which were all caked with black (fuel) residue. I replaced the plugs and took off, the car ran a bit better that the last drive. After about 30 minutes again it started loading up with fuel at low RPM's, as long as I am driving a constant 30+ MPH it run great and has good power, the minute I start though town, and red light to red light traffic it will stall out unless I throw it in neutral and keep the RPM's up a but. This carb is less than a year old I have adjust the air/fuel screws correctly which only affect the carb at idle, and I moved the acc pump linkage to the lowest possible setting (lowest fuel setting)?
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 25, 2011 14:11:58 GMT -5
I have it by passed, but if im understanding you correctly I need to pull it from inside? Will I have to do anything on the firewall side?
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 25, 2011 11:15:17 GMT -5
I pulled the edelbrock apart, gave it a good cleaning, put it back together, adjusted the fuel/air screws and moved the accel pump linkage to the top setting (less Fuel) and it ran pretty good, if I am sitting at a red light and start to take off it has 1 slight miss then takes off and runs out quite well, but it does that every time. I took it on a 20 mile drive today and was happy with it until I noticed Antifreeze dumping into the floor UGH heate core is shot. I have an assembly manual, but it doesnt tell if I need to remove the core from the inside or from the firewall, I also heard something about having to remove the fender? any suggestions? Also when I popped the hood there was oil all over the underside of the hood and carb, it looks like there is a fresh oil leak around what i assume is the sending unit at the fromt of the intake, its a fitting with a wire attached to it right beside the water neck?
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 23, 2011 21:36:15 GMT -5
i dont care about color
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 23, 2011 20:05:02 GMT -5
i dont know how sizes run, if they run small 1 xxxl if normal 1 xxl and also need a medium I'm 6'5 240? message me payment details and i will pay immediatly!
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 23, 2011 19:58:28 GMT -5
I probably didnt explain it correctly, the Edelbrock on it is dumping way way WAY to much fuel into the 330, so I wanted to put the stocker back on but the ball will not come out, so i need to find another stock rochester, or just slap a small (450) cfm carb in it. any suggestions?
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 23, 2011 19:54:39 GMT -5
CARB UGH the 330 in the car has been upfitted with a edelbrock, best i can tell its at least a 600 cfm. I got the original rochester but the needle/ball float is stuck, and i have had myself plus 2 carb guru's and 2 machine shops work on it, it IS NOT coming out. any suggestions of what carb to put on the 330? keep in mind this is a temp motor, I just want to enjoy the car for about a year until pulling the motor for the 455 Leave the 4GC in a box, that's all it deserves. Pardon my ignorance but what does that mean exactly?
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 23, 2011 19:45:07 GMT -5
CARB UGH the 330 in the car has been upfitted with a edelbrock, best i can tell its at least a 600 cfm. I got the original rochester but the needle/ball float is stuck, and i have had myself plus 2 carb guru's and 2 machine shops work on it, it IS NOT coming out. any suggestions of what carb to put on the 330? keep in mind this is a temp motor, I just want to enjoy the car for about a year until pulling the motor for the 455
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 16, 2011 12:42:33 GMT -5
Do you have any left? I need a XXL and large
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 12, 2011 10:25:58 GMT -5
This is what I had in mind!
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 11, 2011 21:33:08 GMT -5
thanks for the help. I have decided to run 18 x 8's all the way around, If some could held me with back spacing i would greaty appreciate it
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 11, 2011 7:01:06 GMT -5
I always try to search the forum before asking questions to avoid the same topic over and over but I cant find a straight forward answer. I am about to order wheels/tires for the car. I did find a few discussions about wheel/tire size but nothing that really answered my question. I am debating 17" or 18" wheels, I have a wheel picked out and I am leaning towards 18". I would like to run the widest wheel/tire that I can in the rear, but I want to make sure Nothing rubs in the front or rear. The company that makes the wheels I have chosen only makes a 18x8 & 18x9.5, can I run this combination on the car, or should I run 18 x 8 all the way around, also what is the correct backspacing for front and rear to squeeze those under the car?
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 9, 2011 19:39:11 GMT -5
A little update: drivers side header gasket started leaking again, im pulling the headers to put on stock manifolds. I am missing a lot of window trim, (the parts that keep the window from flopping around) I need to find this! The guys who helped on the Vette are going to come up and help me get a punch list of parts together, I am no body man. the goal is still to make the car a good fun family driver for now, while I find and buy the build parts. I think afthe talking to my rod shop buddies i will end up converting to power windows, disc maybe all 4 or at least up front, still debating 700 or 200 tranny, air cond, and 455 edelbrock head motor. I'd like a custom dash with more modern guages, and custom seats, door panels and center console.
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 4, 2011 20:11:50 GMT -5
Got my copperseal gaskets in, had to rig a good upper radiator hose since the 330 is an oddball. but it turned out nice, put the new dipstick in, noticed it didnt even have a thermostat so I put one in. took it for a spin and it still needs carb work but actually does a little better. the more I wrench on this car the more I am getting very attached to it, had a buddy stop by tonight and ofer me double what I had in it but it was an easy decision not to sell it.
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Post by real57vetteguy on Aug 4, 2011 9:45:36 GMT -5
thanks, to everyone for all the help. I have some good copperseal header gaskets ordered, an assembly manual and the cheap chrome dipstick. I have done a ton of googling the past few days looking at parts and options, I think I have located a 70 model 455, I also found a 425, and I'm not sure if buying the 425 is worth it just to have a steel crank, I would have to pay 400.00 more for the 425. I cant see where a steel crank is really needed for a street engine, I have read a lot of build ups where the srock 455 crank and stock rods were used with nice high end pistons, aluminum heads and a good intake and carb that products 450+ hp and tons of torque. On another note I have seen a couple of pictures of stainless or carbon fiber guage clusters that replaces the entire factory guage cluster but I dont know if someone actually makes these or if each one I have seen is totally a custom build?
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