1975 Plastic fantastic aka Corvette

[Scott Liggett]

You may want to redo the radiator so it's standing more vertical. Just a few degrees more vertical can mean 20* cooler temps.

[Deaf Bob]

Did you ever do your "track day"?
Or did the filter postpone it?

[SuperBuickGuy]

You may want to redo the radiator so it's standing more vertical. Just a few degrees more vertical can mean 20* cooler temps.

I don't have problems with temps. To make it more vertical would mean cutting a slot in the hood (and completely re-engineering the core support). I made the filler because the radiator install looked undone.

I am about ready to haul it down to the track.... maybe even next week Time is the issue right now

[Deaf Bob]

I don't have problems with temps. To make it more vertical would mean cutting a slot in the hood (and completely re-engineering the core support). I made the filler because the radiator install looked undone.

I am about ready to haul it down to the track.... maybe even next week Time is the issue right now

Drizzled here today... Damn that Vall.. Jinxed it!

[SuperBuickGuy]

it's dripping here.... and there's a porsche convertible in our parking lot with its top down - too bad, I don't know where the guy works - but he's a nice guy so I'd tell him if I knew.... wonder if he gets paged when his alarm goes off?

[SuperBuickGuy]

so got another bit done - I put the heim joints on the rear


and I have to figure out how best to do it on the front (note the tortured poly joint)

[yellomalibu]

In that last pic, of your "tortured poly joint," what is that thing on the lower side of the caliper that looks sort of like a bleeder?

[SuperBuickGuy]

I installed wilwood brakes, it has 4 bleeders per caliper - presumptively so it can be put on either side and in any position.

[yellomalibu]

See, I knew better than to think you could have put them on the wrong sides!

I wonder how many people try to bleed them with the wrong bleeder? A friend of mine recently replaced the rear calipers on his truck - put them on backwards, the bleeder was on the bottom. He had a hell of a time trying to get them bled before he realized what he had done... but at least now his brake system is thoroughly flushed with new fluid.

[SuperBuickGuy]

See, I knew better than to think you could have put them on the wrong sides!

I wonder how many people try to bleed them with the wrong bleeder? A friend of mine recently replaced the rear calipers on his truck - put them on backwards, the bleeder was on the bottom. He had a hell of a time trying to get them bled before he realized what he had done... but at least now his brake system is thoroughly flushed with new fluid.

we won't talk about putting the rotors on the wrong end

there is .100 difference in offset between the fronts and the rears - just enough to cause a lot of bad words to be said when you can't get the caliper to fit over the rotor.... especially since iRotor.com had the same part number on all the boxes.... nope, still don't like them

I'm a big believer it opening up the bleeders and letting it gravity feed...

On the skylark, it's first itneration with disk brakes the bleeder was on the bottom - it was either that or eliminate the driver's side shock.... so I gravity bled it, tightened the valve, the flipped it over and installed it - worked great

[Bob Holmes]

I'm a big believer it opening up the bleeders and letting it gravity feed...

Same here.

[SuperBuickGuy]

rear sway bar... what a PITA
the problem(s) the bar was bound up, and actually jacking the right side.... not good. Add to that problem there was little if any rear suspension because the bar couldn't go up. I took the bar off, and it drove - kind of - better, but I kept feeling like I was going to lift a front tire on hard corners.... so tonight I worked on it. As you read, keep this in mind - I'm completely changing the rear suspension to a guldstrand suspension; so this is temporary.

round 1
it's hitting the support that holds the rear differential up (maybe a half inch above at ride height)

round 2
move the heims to the other side

round 3 and 4
flip the sway bar over and notch the offending member

rounds 5-7
move the sway bar back, put a spacer between the sway bar, and heat the new contact point

round 8
cut more


now I have 2" of vertical compliance, and 4" of drop. the tab now hits the frame - but I can't shorten the heim because it would reduce the amount of travel. Anyway, I'll drive it tomorrow and see how it's doing - if it doesn't hit much, I'll probably leave it until I do the new suspension.

[Scott Liggett]

I like cutting stuff. Plasma cutters, torches, and cut off wheels all making pretty sparks. Oh my.

[SuperBuickGuy]

I like cutting stuff. Plasma cutters, torches, and cut off wheels all making pretty sparks. Oh my.

then you would have loved working in my dad's commercial kitchen manufacturing shop

[SuperBuickGuy]

well, took it for a spin - nope, so round 9 is welding studs to the sway bar.... now the only clunks are the pre-existing ones. woohooo

however, there's still much to do.... so stay tuned.