1966 Chevrolet Corvette on 2040-cars
Templeton, Iowa, United States
For more details email me at: leesapostert@netzero.net .
Listing my 1966 big block 427 vette originally a 427/390hp. I bought this car 1997, amazing how time flies, but now
as my fiancée and I are starting a family it’s time to part ways with the car.All the parts listed (like suspension) have been done with less than 500 miles driven since they were installed.
You can see it has the 67 stinger hood on it and a wide body; these were done long before I had the car. I don’t
have any extra parts besides what is on the car and listed.
Detail time. The engine was freshly built last year. All the engine components have less than 300 miles of use. The
engine was dialed in on a chassis dyno for air fuel ratio after the rebuild. The engine is wild, make no doubt
about it! I wanted to keep the spirit of the 427 (high revving all engine) and replicate the performance of the old
L88 style engine. It makes right around 600 crank HP at 6500 RPM, built by Midstate Machine in Des Moines. The car
runs on E85 ethanol currently, I love E85 – cheap fuel at the pump that can support a ton of compression! All the
parts that run E85 can also run gas, you would just have to rejet the carb, be sure to do that and monitor the A/F
ratio if you switch back to gas!
Here are the engine details:
· Block is a G 5 8, so it’s a 1969 4 bolt.
· Transmission is a M22 rockcrusher, case is 71-74 date. Internal gears are newly replaced.
· Centerforce clutch. Blow proof bell housing.
· Rear differential has new Richmond gears and hardened side yokes. 3.70 .
· Lunati forged crankshaft.
· Custom Ross Racing pistons.
· Manley H beam rods.
· Edelbrock performer RPM rectangular heads with matched air gap intake.
· 825cfm custom holly carb for E85. ½” fuel lines with all 8 AN fittings.
· Holly black fuel pump.
· Matched comp cams custom grind hydraulic camshaft with their short travel hydraulic roller lifters and
matched valve springs.
Cam has .620 lift and duration @.050 is 248, 256.
· Hooker Super Competition Sidemount Headers 2233HKR with 4” side pipes, chrome. Spiral Turbo Specialties
baffles mounted in the side pipes.
The headers are 2 1/8” primary tube diameter.
We tried several others, but they all killed the power on the dyno. These were the only ones we could find that had
enough flow.
· Be Cool aluminum radiator and fans. Meziere electric water pump.
· MSD distributor and ignition with tach drive.
· Right around 12:1 compression, E85 ethanol compatible fuel pump and lines.
Stainless Steel Brake Company C2 kit with polished 4 piston calipers and slotted rotors.
The main wiring harness is new, steering box is rebuilt.
Centerline wheels, fronts are Eagle GSC 255/45R17, rear Nitto NT555R Tire 315/35R17 drag radials. The Nittos are
well balanced for the car, with a rolling start they generally spin just a bit before grabbing tight.
Offset rear trailing arms, Mid America Motorworks Performance Suspension Kit – Stage 4 – that includes 360lb
composite rear monospring, front coils, Blistein shocks, heavy duty adjustable strut rods and tie rod tubes along
with polyurethane bushings. Also has the aluminum upper control arm upgrade.
The interior is in good shape. It has the original AM/FM radio. It worked fine, but we disconnected it a few years
ago, it should work just fine but I can’t guarantee since I have not tested it recently. Headlights raise and
work.
The heater core no longer fits, so it’s gone. The paint has a great shine and looks good from 10ft away, but
there are many cracks and chips and spots on various places over the car. I tried to photograph examples the best I
could. A paint job was always on my list, but never happened.
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