verskel

Ok, muscle freaks, how about this idea ?!? - I'm thinking of converting
my Big Block '68 vette over to a B.M. -phase III car ! :D
It's a LeMans blue cnvt. - paint the correct striping, get a white top (or else a hardtop & paint it to match)
However, there's a glitch - where can I find a racing flip-top gas filler cap ??? :eek:
Oh - yeah, my big block's not a #'s matching so I'm not hurting anything....
Chrome sidepipes (aftermarket) are a must and to get my accel. - My 3:08's are getting swapped for 3:70's ?
4:11's would be too steep for cruises (especially long Texas highways).
Whadya guys think ? ....it sounds cooler than a ZL-1 and I won't have to get an alum. 427 ! :p:

:chevy :chevy :chevy :chevy :chevy :chevy :chevy :chevy


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1Bad69

check out this post.... http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=143864 http://www.corvettefaq.com/c3/gasfiller/gasfiller.html


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Vettesic

Sounds like a cool idea to me. I remember a post of a CF member getting a GT cap for another car and converting to fit a shark. Maybe create a post on this topic for further info. They are expensive. I also think I saw them for a C4 or C5 in the Mid-America catalog. At the Motion website, there is a pic of a 74 BM Motion vette on a flatbed. You can get an idea of the infamous BM phase III stripe there. http://www.motionperformance.com Good Luck, L8TER, Paul


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69 N.O.X. RATT

Not more than 30 minutes ago I was looking at one of my Vette books and came across a picture of one of those cars I had not seen in a while. They are a really neat looking car, I would go for it. Very cool :cool: :chevy

Jughead

I'm buddy "B" in Dave's text. We got the aluminum fuel fillers from http://www.cobraaccessories.com
There are some pics at my site below too!




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verskel

Hey, thanks buddy - I'll try to get one of those cobra caps and following the diagrams for installation. It looks tricky but definitely worth it !
Wow, guys here in town will be amazed....and your '70 looks great.
:seeya :seeya :seeya :seeya :seeya :seeya :seeya

verskel

Check out the 'pic' at the top ! :D :D :D
That's my goal - :cool:
Paint scheme for my car will be a little tricky since it's a convertible.
Maybe I should get a hardtop ? :confused:
:flag :flag :flag

Jughead

I don't know how that'd look with a convertible. Maybe you should trade cars with me. :lol:

woodworkr

I was the member that made the adaptor plate for the Cobra Cap to fit a C3, I have had that cap on every Corvette that I owned. It was given to me over 30 years ago by a very good friend that ownd a 67 big block AC Cobra at the time. In my signature there is a link to my Yahoo photo site where you can find the plans for the adaptor plate.
JoeB

Vettesic

Joe, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed!! Went to your Yahoo photo site. Can't find the plans for the adapter plate. Thanks, Paul.

verskel

Yeah, 3:55's - got it.... <this is my first BB car> :D
...the best thing about Big Blocks ?!? - leaving people behind on the freeway ! :D :cool:

Hardtop is on the list... and my black top (see sig.) is getting replaced by a white one. Finishing touches incl. a white Hurst shift ****.
Thanks Joe for the link & template info. ---> I'll e-mail you when I start on it. :) ....oh, Baldwin Motion also provided 'slanted' back glass in the coupes for more luggage room - 'course a convt. hardtop has that, right ???
:cheers: