Topic: What do you plan to do with your C3 this winter?
in Forum: C3 General Discussion
I plan to get the parking brake working. Of course, first I have to get under it and see what parts I need to order. Real soon now...
I had new parking brake shoes, drums, and cables replaced on mine, and it still does not hold on just a slight hill. I use both the parking brake along with putting it in 1st or reverse gear to keep her from running away. . .
I wonder if there is something else I should be looking at in order to make the parking brake more solid. It is adjusted so the handle is only about half-way up when pulled hard.
I'm new to this site/club. My mostly original 327/4sp convertible '68 made a noise and quit running.
I always thought if the original engine went kerplunk (that's what it sounded like) I would consider my options. I am considering what to do when I get the diagnosis...rebuild the orig 327/300 and keep it as much of a survivor as possible (never been graded), follow my teenager still in me (part of the reason we all play with these things) and go with a 383 stroker/new 5 spd gearbox, drive axle etc and throttle body fuel injection, go with that same line of thinking but add significantly more to the budget and go with an LS conversion, new 5 spd gearbox, etc etc etc. I can help but hope a little bit that the oig threw a rod, cracked the block and I am forced to make some "more power" decisions. Has anyone got any feelings/experience about the Holley throttle body injection system vs full on LS conversion???
Signed...torn between my budget and more power
I don't know about the 300 hp 327, but I had a factory crate 327/360 hp in a 62 Chevy Nova, and that was an awesome motor -- high RPM, gobs of power. I'd take something like that over a 350 -- at least in a light car like the Nova. On the other hand, the LS is a powerful and robust motor.
My understanding of the 5 speed trannys is that they are quite a bit larger than a 4-speed, and probably require some cutting of the trans tunnel. . .
I plan to get the parking brake working. Of course, first I have to get under it and see what parts I need to order. Real soon now...
I had new parking brake shoes, drums, and cables replaced on mine, and it still does not hold on just a slight hill. I use both the parking brake along with putting it in 1st or reverse gear to keep her from running away. . .
I wonder if there is something else I should be looking at in order to make the parking brake more solid. It is adjusted so the handle is only about half-way up when pulled hard.
If you didn't replace both cables (main cable and crossover cable) then you need to verify that they're not frozen inside their housing. That was a problem in the rust belt when people didn't use their parking brake regularly.
Did you use a stainless steel parking brake shoe and hardware kit?
1973 L-82 4 spd
Lifetime MemberAs a possibility, cables stretch, so they may need to be adjusted underneath the car. Very easy to get to. If the inside handle comes all the way up with little resistance, that may be your next project.
I had new parking brake shoes, drums, and cables replaced on mine, and it still does not hold on just a slight hill. I use both the parking brake along with putting it in 1st or reverse gear to keep her from running away. . .
I wonder if there is something else I should be looking at in order to make the parking brake more solid. It is adjusted so the handle is only about half-way up when pulled hard.
If you didn't replace both cables (main cable and crossover cable) then you need to verify that they're not frozen inside their housing. That was a problem in the rust belt when people didn't use their parking brake regularly.
Did you use a stainless steel parking brake shoe and hardware kit?
I did get the all stainless kit for the brake shoes. The washers that hold the springs down in the kit I got were not machined right and would not hold onto the little rod that they twist onto, so I had to get those at a parts store. You'd think for the price they charge they would at least work correctly. . .
I wonder if I need to adjust the slack adjusters at the brake shoes?
New front carpet and install new leather seat covers, (Corvette Americas)
After having done this back in 1994 when I first got the car, I thought it was time for a refresh.
I bought the seat covers and carpet from our friends at Willcox.
Brian - NCM Lifetime Member
73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
Magnaflow Exhuast System
