Project: Love 69 - My Corvette Build Thread

[wfo guy]

Nice!

[the dan]

As much as I want you to hurry up and get your wheels, I don't want you to be able to roll it outside... hurry up and get wheels so we can make engine noises. Motor soon?

[vette427-sbc]

Not my exact tire size, but close! These are 325/30/19... the rears will be 345/30/19 and the fronts 335/30/18.

The drysump stuff showed up today also, Aviaid 3 stage, 2.5 Gal tank. Getting everything mocked up to figure out plumbing and placement for the tank, filter and cooler

the_dan will be here tomorrow with my billet cap'd fuel tank that he fabbed for me, AND his truck so we can roast tires before he puts these ones on his truck

[vette427-sbc]

Fuel tank showed up this weekend from DMP Fabrication (the dan)... to say Im impressed is an understatement! The end caps are billet with integrated mounts to distribute the load and the center section sheet aluminum is one piece to minimize stressed welded areas. Its also braced/baffled internally for the Aeromotive Stealth in-tank pump. Weighs 26 lbs with the pump. The bottom side of the tank is angled to follow the contour of the quarter panel to help get rid of the rear "parachute" that these corvettes have. It came out to about 23 gallons.

[FLYNAVY53]

very nice piece!!

[vette427-sbc]

Some small progress with the oil system...
Remote filter mounted, and should be rather accessible through the wheel well


Pan and oil feed plate mounted

very nice piece!!

Thanks! shame it gets covered up with the body on it!

[ekmxryda]

Nice progress.
If you are looking to protect that nice new fuel tank I would recommend Sharkhide.

http://www.sharkhide.com/mpinfo.html

[vette427-sbc]

Things got crowded on this side of the motor quick!







The scavenge-out doesnt have the internal spring in it yet so it looks a bit flat in these pics...
Both of the -12 lines coming through the motor mount will be getting a heat sleeve and a titanium heat shield to protect from the headers.
The pressure-out from the filter housing will go forward along the frame rail to the oil cooler, then back up the drivers side to go into the block.

Nice progress.
If you are looking to protect that nice new fuel tank I would recommend Sharkhide.

http://www.sharkhide.com/mpinfo.html

Thanks! I was wondering how I was going to keep it looking like this with the saltwater-air around here. Nothing is safe from corrosion!

[FLYNAVY53]

Been following since the beginning but I may have missed it....what are the SPECs on the motor? I'm a big LS fan, but also love a good GEN 1 SBC. The '64 I'm building has the original solid lifter 327....leaning towards just rebuilding that and adding fuel injection...really need to start a build thread at some point. Anyway, love seeing the updates!!

[vette427-sbc]

Been following since the beginning but I may have missed it....what are the SPECs on the motor? I'm a big LS fan, but also love a good GEN 1 SBC. The '64 I'm building has the original solid lifter 327....leaning towards just rebuilding that and adding fuel injection...really need to start a build thread at some point. Anyway, love seeing the updates!!

Thanks! Its a Dart SHP 427, Dart 215 heads, hydraulic roller (have to dig up the cam specs). It made 595 on the dyno, Im hoping I can hit the 600 mark with some light intake porting, tuning and the drysump vacuum... Ive also wanted a 427sbc forever (hence the username!) and I came across this motor for a price that I couldnt pass up. The only reason This car doesnt have an LS is because I plan to have this car mostly completed to take a road trip down the east coast spring of 2019. The LS would have delayed that with the extra wiring, tuning and cost of parts. Ill build a nice N/A 427 LS based motor in my spare time while I enjoy the car. My current daily driver is 5800lbs and 140hp. I need something fast in my life again ASAP

PS start a thread on your 64!

[FLYNAVY53]

Thanks! Its a Dart SHP 427, Dart 215 heads, hydraulic roller (have to dig up the cam specs). It made 595 on the dyno, Im hoping I can hit the 600 mark with some light intake porting, tuning and the drysump vacuum... Ive also wanted a 427sbc forever (hence the username!) and I came across this motor for a price that I couldnt pass up. The only reason This car doesnt have an LS is because I plan to have this car mostly completed to take a road trip down the east coast spring of 2019. The LS would have delayed that with the extra wiring, tuning and cost of parts. Ill build a nice N/A 427 LS based motor in my spare time while I enjoy the car. My current daily driver is 5800lbs and 140hp. I need something fast in my life again ASAP

PS start a thread on your 64!

Very cool. I hear ya on the LS....my 1972 C20 Suburban daily driver has a 6.0 LS in it and the cost of wiring/fuel injection/accessories/exhaust was more than the cost of the motor.

Don't know what your plans are for your road trip next spring, but if you make it towards Norfolk/VA Beach, give me a shout. If you're coming south from Jersey, the Cape May Ferry then down the eastern shore of MD an VA is a beautiful drive.

[shortrack]

Thanks! Its a Dart SHP 427, Dart 215 heads, hydraulic roller (have to dig up the cam specs). It made 595 on the dyno, Im hoping I can hit the 600 mark with some light intake porting, tuning and the drysump vacuum... Ive also wanted a 427sbc forever (hence the username!) and I came across this motor for a price that I couldnt pass up. The only reason This car doesnt have an LS is because I plan to have this car mostly completed to take a road trip down the east coast spring of 2019. The LS would have delayed that with the extra wiring, tuning and cost of parts. Ill build a nice N/A 427 LS based motor in my spare time while I enjoy the car. My current daily driver is 5800lbs and 140hp. I need something fast in my life again ASAP

PS start a thread on your 64!

Is the Dart SHP a spreadrail block? Meaning, are the oil pan rails spread apart to make room for the stroker crankshaft? I have a Dart Iron Eagle 434 block and the pan rails are spread out from stock so a stock dimension pan wont fit. Im having trouble finding a dry sump oil pan.

[KacyZ28]

Thanks! Its a Dart SHP 427, Dart 215 heads, hydraulic roller (have to dig up the cam specs). It made 595 on the dyno, Im hoping I can hit the 600 mark with some light intake porting, tuning and the drysump vacuum... Ive also wanted a 427sbc forever (hence the username!) and I came across this motor for a price that I couldnt pass up. The only reason This car doesnt have an LS is because I plan to have this car mostly completed to take a road trip down the east coast spring of 2019. The LS would have delayed that with the extra wiring, tuning and cost of parts. Ill build a nice N/A 427 LS based motor in my spare time while I enjoy the car. My current daily driver is 5800lbs and 140hp. I need something fast in my life again ASAP

PS start a thread on your 64!

Are you still planning the east coast cruise and how far down are you going to go?

[ekmxryda]

Make sure you protect yourself, gloves, respirator, etc. if you go with the shakhide, the stuff is pretty nasty.
Would do it outside on a nice day so you can still work in the shop.

[wfo guy]

Most of us live in the reasonable budget world. One of my old friends used to say: it's no disgrace to be poor, just real unhandy. You're doing well.

[vette427-sbc]

I think 99% of the chassis and drivetrain work that should be done body-off is complete... Dry sump pump, pan, filter and thermostat are plumbed. Ive never heard of these guys Improved Racing until about a month ago but I really liked the look of their oil thermostat. Upon receiving it, the part looks very well made and its available in different opening temperatures. My Earls sandwich thermostat was only available in 180 and with the majority of my seat time being on the street I couldnt always get the oil temp up to 212. My Improved Racing one is 215*F






Trans is in for good... Bellhousing indexed to .002" I went with an ACT 10.5" billet steel flywheel. Weighs 12lbs with most of the material removed towards the outside. The clutch is a Spec 3+ with their billet aluminum pressure plate which is ~7.5lbs lighter than the standard. The whole assembly, clutch flywheel and pressure plate weighs 31 lbs



Body comes back home end of this week... I dont know if Im excited or scared to start bodywork!

[vette427-sbc]

Picking away some small projects while I wait for some space to clear up for the body in my shop...
Titanium heat shield for the oil lines:

[vette427-sbc]

Changing gears a bit, time for the body to get prepped for frame marriage...



Wheel tubs getting cut out for proper clearance... This car will be lower than most C3's and still have ~2.5" for suspension compression.
Prior rubbing... Notice it also rubbed on the top!


Cut out the offending area, Ill be making a foam mold to raise the arch and get rid of the inward taper

[Shawn0331]

Beautiful build! crazy to see the how much its changed over the years as you click through the pages. I do have one question for you, I could be wrong but it looks like the rear diff is actually higher than the trans? if so im in the same situation and was kinda worried about drive line angle of the transmission being angled down. From everything i read you need to match the angle of the trans to the rear diff. Whats your idea or plans with your setup as far as driveline angle?

[vette427-sbc]

Thanks, Shawn! Im doing my best to make this thing "future proof" so that I can enjoy it once its done instead of wishing that I did something better a year from now (wishful thinking)... Ive BEEN ready to put some miles on this car again.
The diff pinion angle is still technically the same as the trans. The motor sits pretty low and the diff has been raised. As long as the driveshaft is seeing the same angles, I dont think it cares what end is up.