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<blockquote data-quote="ARlife4me" data-source="post: 2948059" data-attributes="member: 105694"><p>I've been trying to find the pic of a '65 stingray I did all of the mechanical and electrical on (no body work). It didn't have the 327mfi in it, just replaced before me with a 350. 1st year for 4-wheel disc brakes and 4-wheel independent suspension. This was my project car the year I started mechanic school. Rebuilt the engine (don't remember all the specs) by adding 2.02 heads, 650 (vacuum secondaries), electronic distributor w/mechanical tach drive, mid-range cam, 9.5/1 pistons and ? intake. 2nd quarter was on to brakes and front-end. SS 6-piston calipers, realigned front end, replaces the front coils, replaced the rear leaf, realigned the rear suspension. The only class I didn't work on it was automatics (Muncie 4-speed). The B/FE instructor wanted to go for a test run in the 1/4 to see how it handled? He stated to me that the '65 wouldn't run straight enough with the rear independent suspension. I was up for the challenge! Got the car straight, the tires straight and wheel set just right. Went thru the 1/4 without hands on the wheel as it ran straighter than a straight edge. Time was 12.3 @ 112mph. Not fast, but decent. BTW, I didn't like what Chevy had the caster and camber settings at (1/4-1/2) on the rear so I set it at 0. The fastest I went in that car was 137 as any faster it would start floating/drifting. Back in '86 I outran a 427 Chevelle, 911 Porsche and a 455 T/A.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ARlife4me, post: 2948059, member: 105694"] I've been trying to find the pic of a '65 stingray I did all of the mechanical and electrical on (no body work). It didn't have the 327mfi in it, just replaced before me with a 350. 1st year for 4-wheel disc brakes and 4-wheel independent suspension. This was my project car the year I started mechanic school. Rebuilt the engine (don't remember all the specs) by adding 2.02 heads, 650 (vacuum secondaries), electronic distributor w/mechanical tach drive, mid-range cam, 9.5/1 pistons and ? intake. 2nd quarter was on to brakes and front-end. SS 6-piston calipers, realigned front end, replaces the front coils, replaced the rear leaf, realigned the rear suspension. The only class I didn't work on it was automatics (Muncie 4-speed). The B/FE instructor wanted to go for a test run in the 1/4 to see how it handled? He stated to me that the '65 wouldn't run straight enough with the rear independent suspension. I was up for the challenge! Got the car straight, the tires straight and wheel set just right. Went thru the 1/4 without hands on the wheel as it ran straighter than a straight edge. Time was 12.3 @ 112mph. Not fast, but decent. BTW, I didn't like what Chevy had the caster and camber settings at (1/4-1/2) on the rear so I set it at 0. The fastest I went in that car was 137 as any faster it would start floating/drifting. Back in '86 I outran a 427 Chevelle, 911 Porsche and a 455 T/A. [/QUOTE]
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