1964 Corvette Coupe

[brickwhite]

I had 3.08 gears with a Wide ratio Muncie.

I know she's going to scream more with the 3.73 than a 3.36 but may be a little more fun to drive.

[FLYNAVY53]

you'll be fine....I drove mine from VA to TX with the close ratio muncie and the 3.73s....RPM was obviously on the high side, about 3K at 75 mph but the Corvette Central exhaust with the MagnaFlow mufflers was amazingly compliant. Really smooth and mellow, even cruising at 3K for hours on end.

[brickwhite]

Finally back at it....

Heres the new steering wheel installed
Attachment 163980.

I know it was a while ago, I was wanting to use a 69 steering wheel also, I bought one and noticed it does not sit flush on the boss like the original. How did you get it to fit and not make the horn honk?

Did you have to bend the horn contact or shim it?

[FLYNAVY53]

Assuming your '69 wheel looks like this:



You need a shim that looks like this:



I got mine from a Corvette Forum member a few years back....Tom Shelby (Sky65). Dont know if he has any left, but if he doesnt, allegedly a standard plastic light switch cover from Home Depot is the exact thickness you need to make your own shim. I think Id be inclined to take some measurements, draw it up in CAD, and send the file to Send-Cut-Send and have them cut it out of the proper thickness of aluminum before I'd use the plastic light switch cover.

[brickwhite]

Thanks! I'll contact Tom


Update Tom had another!!

[brickwhite]

Did you get those body mounts replaced?

[FLYNAVY53]

Unfortunately not yet. The project kinda stalled over the holidays and we’ve been surprisingly busy this spring. Hoping to get back on it shortly .

[brickwhite]

Now?

[brickwhite]

Any updates?

[FLYNAVY53]

Any updates?

no, unfortunately not. I just completed a nine month welding course at Universal Technical Institute, so that ate up a lot of my time. We’ve also decided to pull the kids out of school/daycare and Im going to do the home school thing while my wife continues to work so my free time is going to be pretty limited. That being said, now that Im not getting up at 0430 to make it to class every morning, Ill be more inclined to put in a few hours each night on the car after the kids are in bed….so hopefully we’ll see some progress here shortly.

[Steve68]

Ah yes dad duties,

I raised 3 girls, 2 of them middle and the youngest, started cheer in Pop Warner, then all through elementary, middle, and high school, both on Varsity, then competition and travel cheer,

This is why my car never got finished, still slowly working on it, but there all gone, even the wife,

[brickwhite]

Greg,

Question about your PowerSteering setup.

Did the GEN typeII pump come with the Pulley, and is there a difference on the what PS pump adapter you use?

You said you used detroit Speed adpater on the 327.

Think these will work -


- Borgeson Corvette Power Steering Kits 999031
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/brg-999031

-Racing Automotive Group Power Steering Pump Mounting Brackets PSP115RD vs the detroit speed one.
- https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rau-psp115rd

- Not sure what pump you chose, I just picked one on Summit,
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rau-pspa002
Racing Automotive Group Power Steering Pumps PSPA002 with a V-belt

[FLYNAVY53]

The type II pump did not come with a pulley as the normal LS set up uses a ribbed belt as opposed to the old school v-groove belt. I believe the pulley I used is from All - Star Performance.

It looks like that is the correct power steering box.....though I didnt purchase the kit, I just bought the box then fabricated my own lines.

The Racing Automotive Group bracket appears to be similar in design to the Detroit Speed bracket I used.

[brickwhite]

this one comes with a pulley.

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Alumi...ey,487211.html





I know the issue most of the time with adding pulleys is the belt alignment.

Is this the std PS unit by itself?

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/brg-800108

[FLYNAVY53]

I can only speak to the accessory drive on the Corvette 327, but I was able to get everything to line up perfectly but running the power steering pump off the front groove of the crank pulley, then running the water pump and alternator off the rear groove on the crank pulley. I fixed the alignment with the alternator pulley by swapping the factory Corvette pulley to that of a '69 Z28, which was shorter.

[brickwhite]

Do you remember what A/N Fittings you had to use on the PS unit?

I assume it's an adapter of some type.

I think I found them.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/clp-605anf-or

[FLYNAVY53]

It was…I dont remember the exact size but you can google “GM type II power steering pump AN fitting” and find what you need.

[brickwhite]

I can only speak to the accessory drive on the Corvette 327, but I was able to get everything to line up perfectly but running the power steering pump off the front groove of the crank pulley, then running the water pump and alternator off the rear groove on the crank pulley. I fixed the alignment with the alternator pulley by swapping the factory Corvette pulley to that of a '69 Z28, which was shorter.

Greg,
You swapped the Alt Pulley from a 69 z28?

[FLYNAVY53]

Greg,
You swapped the Alt Pulley from a 69 z28?

Yes, here's a pic of the pulley installed on the factory alternator. The stock Corvette piece is twice as thick with the groove for the belt double the distance from the nose of the alternator.

[brickwhite]

Greg,

Working on a brake issue on my c2,

Did you have any concerns when you moved to -3an hard lines with a 37 degree flare for your brakes?

I'm thinking of going the same route but there are some articles about single flare brake hardlines etc etc.