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Old Oct 28, 2016 | 03:54 PM
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Here is my 62 Vette.was building it with a 355 gen 1 engine but that has made way for a5.3 lm7 gen3 block with gen4 crank rods&flat top Pistons which should put comp around 9.1 so may mill the 317 heads to get around 9.5 to go with the.P1sc procharger I have.plan to top it off with an ls6 intake and possibly Holley HP efi system the rest of the drivetrain will be a built th400 going to a new 9"ford with 3.50.1 Detroit locker on a 4 link running on a 275 drag radial
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Cool. Don't see too many heavily modded old Vettes'. 62 was obviously a very unique year too.
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That is awesome! Love all the fab work on that chassis.
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Love that year. Wish I could actually fit in one
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Very nice build going on here. I am thinking about doing a similar 4-link to my 59 C1. How long are your top 4 link bars center to center aprox. (if I may ask)?
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Very nice build going on here. I am thinking about doing a similar 4-link to my 59 C1. How long are your top 4 link bars center to center aprox. (if I may ask)?

will get you the measurement over the weekend
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Very cool project

likewise with the 55
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No plan the top bar is 19-3/4"
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Did you make the chassis yourself? Looks great!
What's the exhaust made from..sanitary tubing?
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Did you make the chassis yourself? Looks great!
What's the exhaust made from..sanitary tubing?

a friend modified the chassis+made the exhaust from 2.5 stainless tube
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mocked up procharger
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Beautiful work love the c1-c2 vettes they seem to be a little bit easier to modify than the c2
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Great job! Thats got to be a rare beast in the UK.
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mounted some gauges+fitted hooker headers
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