My 1979 Corvette
jeffbayley
January 11, 2010
Description:
I purchased this 1979 Corvette in September 2008 locally in Australia after it had recently been imported form California. It's original engine and gearbox have already been replaced with a stock reconditioned 350 chev and Th400 box out of an American small truck rated at approximately 165hp! So i quickly replaced the cast iron heads with Corvette aluminium 113 heads, upgraded to a beefier cam, new lifters, double row timing chain, harmonic balancer, roller rockers, hooker headers and twin 2.5inch exhaust. I have a complete TPI setup ready to go on, however i am thinking of going straight to the Holley stealth ram setup instead. The Corvette is now registered after a 1 year effort to replace most of the interior, rubbers, wiring and many other small parts. As with most projects, i dont think i will ever be completely finished, i already have another long list of changes and upgrades that i want to undertake.
I purchased this 1979 Corvette in September 2008 locally in Australia after it had recently been imported form California. It's original engine and gearbox have already been replaced with a stock reconditioned 350 chev and Th400 box out of an American small truck rated at approximately 165hp! So i quickly replaced the cast iron heads with Corvette aluminium 113 heads, upgraded to a beefier cam, new lifters, double row timing chain, harmonic balancer, roller rockers, hooker headers and twin 2.5inch exhaust. I have a complete TPI setup ready to go on, however i am thinking of going straight to the Holley stealth ram setup instead. The Corvette is now registered after a 1 year effort to replace most of the interior, rubbers, wiring and many other small parts. As with most projects, i dont think i will ever be completely finished, i already have another long list of changes and upgrades that i want to undertake.
