Vehicle Description
This Corvette recently underwent a complete restoration, including a high-end engine rebuild with the installation of a high-rise manifold, as well as high-output oil, water and fuel pumps. It's equipped with hand-crafted Edelbrock heads, roller rockers, high-performance COMP cam and MSD ignition. To accommodate the high-rise intake, a new 427 hood was installed. This power plant is driving a new Tremec 5-speed manual transmission with 3.73 gears in the rear end, and a handmade and balanced driveshaft. The car sounds great with its custom-built Hooker headers and 3" working side pipes. This car sits on a custom-made set of 17" billet retro-Rally wheels with new Michelin sport tires. It has all-new suspension coil springs and Bilstein shocks on all four corners, and composite transverse leaf springs with performance 4-wheel disc brakes. The interior features rolled and pleated leather and new carpet. Of special note is the nickel content of the SBC 350ci V8 block. General Motors alloys all of its cast-iron blocks with a certain amount of nickel, and at one time cast them with a far higher nickel content than it does today. The high nickel content made the block stronger and more resistant to wear. This car was recently dyno-tested at 425hp to the crank at 410 ft/lbs of torque.
