Eric's 1973 Stingray Corvette Project Part 2

[@jonpatterson6874]

Love the 73. Last year with a chrome bumper and the first year with the 5 mile an hour front bumper.

[@socialghost4400]

New video uploaded from corvetteben! ...stops everything and immediately press watch.....after video immediately smashes the like button for another fantastic job and great video by one of my favorite youtubers! 👍👍👍

[@axxelhammer2596]

Great job. I wish you lived close to me. I’ve been restoring my 73. I’m about to do an engine swap. It has the original block, not sure about the heads. I’ll hold on to them and rebuild it later. I love you channel. When I was younger I could wrench all day. Now I’d rather pay someone.

[@johnschutt9187]

As always, it's great to see you work on a Vette.

[@Shane-Singleton]

Nice job. Sucks about that plug in the intake manifold. Oh well. it's all together. always wonderful to see another 4-spd back on the road.

[@Dragonballguy270]

Yay another brilliant video, bringing vehicles back from the brink

[@grabir01]

I always use the original distributor and swap in the Pertronix Lobe sensing trigger. Good, accurate, reliable, and simple. I like simple. :)

[@Rock-Forehead]

Exhaust hangs a 'little low'. :D

[@grabir01]

I also use a 3 row with electric fans. You gain 15-30 hp and it runs so much cooler. Also.. You can install a thermal switch to run one or both fans for 5-10 mins after to stop the car. This prevents the carb from heat soak which is a terrible problem on the restarts when all your fuel gets boiled away from the heat soak. Also... An electric fuel pump near the tank will stop any engine lay downs during warm or hot weather as the fuel can change from liquid to vapor and under full throttle will cause the engine to lay down. You know when you have this problem because it never happens in cool weather temps. Big blocks are more prone to this as they make more heat.

[@stude1953]

Hope you'll let us know what it looks like when Eric's done with it.

[@jeffr0]

Another thorough job, Ben.

[@jerryuptmor2826]

This is gonna be a beautiful car. Well worth saving.

[@timothysolis1250]

Love your videos but I would love to see more of them

[@berghundkennel41]

You do very good work

[@eaglefit8239]

Great work

[@josephharrison3639]

Great video Ben! The engine looks good, sounds good, and drives good. How can anyone beat a score like this?

[@vicferrari9380]

Do some digging. Many labs test you will find say that Teflon tape has a excellent rating for use with gas. I put it on all taper pipe fittings. Give that manifold to a good welder and they'll fix it right up for the next job.

[@666design]

What a cool engine! . Let's exchange it with my RX-7

[@Pilottomsaunders]

Just found this channel and it's really good. I've had a dozen corvettes, including 8 C3s. You obviously know your way around a corvette, but just 2 nit picks; covering a pinhole with a clamp? Really? The other is from personal experience; never use nylon line for the oil pressure gauge. I've seen them melt, which is horrible twofold. First, it seals the line so the gauge stills reads ok, while the other end spews your oil out rather quickly. I learned how to rebuild a sbc at age 20 when this happened...expensive lesson.

[@carl_marks1626]

That will look nice with a fresh paint job. Good work on your part, the only crap was that damn intake manifold.

[@lilibethdoherty295]

Edelbrock air gap is the reason this happened, you will be amazed at the level of torque gained!!!!!!

[@iamrichrocker]

Eric..you gotta be getting excited...hang on, let Ben do a little bit more..be worth it...

[@davidmorrill2943]

Hope they paint it as well as your mechanic was done. Should look awsome 😃. BTW we did you prefer the 1973 model? Thanks.

[@tltsw]

Honestly a LS 1 would be the cats meow in this vet with FI.

[@tacoma5543]

Way to go Ben!

[@smokey4343]

Did you get the water temp guage reading right? I have a 78 vette that the sending unit won't fit (or read correct with another sender) with the Dart heads I put on it, so I guess i'll have to get a machine shop to turn down the sending unit to the right pipe thread size.

[@stevegarrett4869]

so if the master cyclinder is not for a 4 wheel disk car does that mean you get a ton of brake pedal travel and you have to push the pedal way down before it barely grabs? my 74 had that problem and I always wondered years after I sold it if the master cylinder was from the wrong car because my dad's 74's brakes would grab right at the top of the pedal travel.

[@lorenzoleal2661]

My 69 had the same problem and I fixed it by bleeding the brakes.

[@01Silverado]

Hi Ben, do you know where I might find a reasonably priced rack and pinion steering for a 1984 C4 Corvette?

[@calebkey2050]

I have a quick question, if you don’t mind me asking... When using a stock Quadrajet, is it typical for the idle speed screw to not have enough travel to idle low when using timing settings (significantly) more aggressive than what was stock? My cam card specifies a target initial timing of 14* BTDC, and I’m suspecting the transfer slots are not large enough to handle this much timing, as I’m seeing an idle RPM of around 850 with the screw all the way backed out. Idle mix screws are where they want to be, has a very nice strong idle, just a touch high on the RPM’s... Am I on to something here?? I have a nice Holley on the bench, just wanna make sure it is the carb before I commit to the square bore intake... Love your videos Ben! Greetings from your northern neighbors in Arkansas!

[@gilgameshismist]

Oi, painful. Glad the rest looks great.

[@angelrosado5218]

Hey Ben I have a question I have a 89 Corvette and sometimes not always when I punch to the floor it kind of hesitates but it's not a constant hesitation when I punch it it goes but then it hesitates and goes and hesitates and goes kind of like that only when I'm pedal to the metal driving normally it will not do it I'm thinking it might be the fuel pump starting to go what do you think

[@kentsimon2152]

It could also be a vacuum leak, the ESC or the ICM. I had hesitation like that on my 85 for years until a no start forced me to replace the ESC and the ICM (because I had a spare ICM) not sure which one was causing the no spark or the hesitation but after that they were both gone.

[@idontknow2293]

That manifold hurt ME and it's not even my car.😟

[@NoeCalvillomygoodness]

How much did you, or would you have charged for that kind of work? I feel like I always get taken advantage of when I take my car in, just because it's a C3, mechanics think I have funny money or something.

[@kerrmudgeon8302]

What's the loud whirring noise coming form it?

[@danswrld]

electric fans running

[@chadpukaite3775]

Two #2 cylinders?

[@fastdrive55]

Put it back in storage. - Waiting for the 1953 Oldsmobile...

[@m1garandm155]

now u ready to drive in a ravine

[@grabir01]

Typically I stay away from DUI's.

[@dateatorjr9671]

Just JB weld it, it’ll be better than new. Lol

[@vettegreaser6590]

That lower radiator hose is a pisser

[@brian25837]

Ben could you run your ads a little longer you don't give us enough time to read it through.

[@rustyshackleford2627]

Does everyone in your area bring you their corvettes to be worked on..?!?! Iv counted about a half a dozen or so corvettes you have worked on that are different peoples..?!?!

[@TheCorvetteBen]

Short answer is yes

[@ssan3257]

What is that annoying low pitched whining noise when the engine is running?

[@TheCorvetteBen]

Serpentine belt

[@KC-vp7wn]

Noisy fans, why not thermostat control them?

[@TheCorvetteBen]

They are controlled by a thermostat...

[@KC-vp7wn]

That's good to hear.... I've been looking @ a kit on Ebay, you get the 3 core aluminum radiator and fans for around $160 for my 74 Corvette. Thank you for all your videos..... They are motivating me to get mine back on the road. It's been sense 2010 and it's time to drive it again.