James Vette
CCCUK Member
Drove with the tops off of course. Should I be driving in Drive or in 3rd gear for normal roads? I don't really understand automatics yet.
What have YOU being doing or are you planning to do with your Vette?
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Drove with the tops off of course. Should I be driving in Drive or in 3rd gear for normal roads? I don't really understand automatics yet.
Nassau65
CCCUK Member
Put it into D and just drive. That’s what an auto box is for. Glad your enjoying it.
Nassau65
CCCUK Member
Looks good, but it’s crying out for the yellow factory wheels
James Vette
CCCUK Member
GCorvette
CCCUK Member
So far I have been doing a mix of both auto driving and some manual shifting.
It certainly feels better shifting up through the gears from a standing start than say going down through them into a corner, but I have done some third to second.
Whatever suits your style or mood I say.
James Vette
CCCUK Member
All door functions now work. Mechanism is fully cleaned out and dry. Cut new door card film out and taped it on and door card now back on. Funny how this will all come off for the respray anyway but I'm happy I've learned the ins and outs of the door. We did remember to put the clips back on the rods.
CaptainK
CCCUK Member
I had my 68 Vette out on Thursday last week. I needed to go shopping for A LOT of stuff prior to the Easter weekend and family coming to stay etc. So I looked at all my available cars - Ford Focus, very practical, 5 door, big boot etc - Mitsi FTO - 4 seats, fairly big boot considering its a coupe - and finally the Vette, which we all know has not a lot of storage space.
So I figured, lets set myself a challenge - can I fit all the shopping into the Vette? So, one large bail of sawdust, two medium size bails of hay, one very large shop at the supermarket (overfilling the large trolley), and a visit to the farm shop to buy another large bag's worth of stuff. I had to be creative with the packing, but yes, it did all fit in, much to the amusement of other people out shopping.
So if your other half says your Vette isn't practical, I've proved them wrong. Alas, I forgot to get a photo of the Vette all filled up with stuff. Still, the missus was amused by it all.
So I figured, lets set myself a challenge - can I fit all the shopping into the Vette? So, one large bail of sawdust, two medium size bails of hay, one very large shop at the supermarket (overfilling the large trolley), and a visit to the farm shop to buy another large bag's worth of stuff. I had to be creative with the packing, but yes, it did all fit in, much to the amusement of other people out shopping.
So if your other half says your Vette isn't practical, I've proved them wrong. Alas, I forgot to get a photo of the Vette all filled up with stuff. Still, the missus was amused by it all.
antijam
CCCUK Member
I'm afraid this is one of those posts where a picture would be worth a thousand words.......I had my 68 Vette out on Thursday last week. I needed to go shopping for A LOT of stuff prior to the Easter weekend and family coming to stay etc. So I looked at all my available cars - Ford Focus, very practical, 5 door, big boot etc - Mitsi FTO - 4 seats, fairly big boot considering its a coupe - and finally the Vette, which we all know has not a lot of storage space.
So I figured, lets set myself a challenge - can I fit all the shopping into the Vette? So, one large bail of sawdust, two medium size bails of hay, one very large shop at the supermarket (overfilling the large trolley), and a visit to the farm shop to buy another large bag's worth of stuff. I had to be creative with the packing, but yes, it did all fit in, much to the amusement of other people out shopping.
So if your other half says your Vette isn't practical, I've proved them wrong. Alas, I forgot to get a photo of the Vette all filled up with stuff. Still, the missus was amused by it all.
Forrest Gump
CCCUK regional rep
That is something I have on my list of “would like to do one day” things. Keep us posted on how that goes please.
Do you still have an air filter shroud in place, and is your cowl cold air flap in situ and still solenoid operated? Both of those are gone from my car.
I did contemplate a nasa duct (or pair of) on the hood might be an easy way to get a decent amount of air straight to the vicinity of the filter. I’m just not sure if I want to cut holes into the hood.
James Vette
CCCUK Member
Vetman
CCCUK Member
Vetman
CCCUK Member
My 75 had a 14” air cleaner when I got it and no trace of the factory system. This seemed a pity not to use the cowl cold air induction. I found the flap solenoid was defunct so removed the flap and solenoid. I made my own version of the air cleaner, without the two warm air snorkels, so used the cowl cold air only. I did wonder if I had restricted the total air flow available and so harboured the idea of the additional forward intake. I obtained a 76 snorkel intake and a flexible duct piece and I am now making the bits fit the 75. The main issues are the 75 radiator shroud is deeper than the 76 so needs to be modified. My cowl induction air cleaner does not have a forward snorkel to connect to the 76 ducting. The underhood insulation fasteners threaten to stab the 76 bits. I will post again with photos in due course.
teamzr1
Supporting vendor
I did some in depth testing using my 99 C5 as a testpig as to effects of quality of hot versus hot air into the cylinder charge
As we know the hotter the airmass brought into the cylinder the worse the charge is, that is an ill effect to performance,
if causing engine knock, or leaner AFR
Mush worse for vehicles that have an engine controller that yanks timing and torque out when knock and AFR occur due
to air/fuel in cylinders being bad quality
We also know that heat raises and that under hood temps are quite high and hotter in some areas than others
In this example, I use a thermal measurement tool that allows up to 5 K type thermal probes concurrently
Probes were placed at:
Master brake cylinder
One of the ignition coils
Case of waterpump
Left fuel injection rail
Exhaust primary for #3 cylinder of header
Test then were recorded when engine at idle, at 40 MPH and then 60 MPH
So you can see where it was the hottest and at what engine mode
Temps are in F and not C
I then made a cold air box that covered a Blackwing aircleaner and put a slot in the radiator shroud so that only outside air was being taken
into the intake manifold
This allows far better quality airmass into the cylinders which greatly reduces engine knock, and then I even was able to adjust the fuel trims
for the cooler airmass and add some timing which increased the torque and allowing leaning AFR
So if adding or making a cold air box system (get away with pre C4s as no engine controller)
Do not design in so that the air is swirling, where at idle the air temps is higher than ambient of weather, and cannot allow water from being brought in and hydrolocking up the engine
You notice I shaped the cold air box so that it was sealed completely so not getting any heat soaked air from engine bay
Wanting to keep everything in the engine bay cooler I then modified the hood and using nature allow outside cooler air flowing in the engine bay and then ports that takes the hotter air and the outside air flow pulls that heat out, so the engine bay overall is much cooler than when stock
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teamzr1
Supporting vendor
Here is my test results in testing no thermal protection and then using silver and then gold to reflect heat for a cooler
air and fuel charge to cylinders that starts with some type of cold air box for the aircleaner
Thermal Reduction
air and fuel charge to cylinders that starts with some type of cold air box for the aircleaner
Thermal Reduction
Mike W
Busy user
I agree, and I do plan to get the Antera wheels I have on it painted at some point.
CaptainK
CCCUK Member
Indeed. When I went out on the challenge, my plan was to photograph everything after each shop, to see the build up of stuff. Alas, I was so busy rushing around and so forth that I completely forgot. I only got a photo of all the stuff after I unloaded it in my hallway. Not very interesting I know.I'm afraid this is one of those posts where a picture would be worth a thousand words.......
plastic orange
CCCUK Member
Today i fitted a set of Hel braided brake lines. As the car is 21 years old I thought it was about time, although the ones i took off looked ok despite being originals.
Pete
Pete
