---------------------------------------------------------- Corvette-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 03/13/03: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:11 AM - Re: `77 vette (Bob Di Meo) 2. 02:51 PM - Re: `77 vette (John Starn) 3. 06:21 PM - gear ratio (travis battreal) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:11:55 AM PST US From: "Bob Di Meo" Subject: Re: Corvette-List: `77 vette --> Corvette-List message posted by: "Bob Di Meo" I only changed the gears. The differential housing is the original. It costs more but I felt it was the least change. I went crazy trying to find the right driven gear to get the speedo correct. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Starn" Subject: Re: Corvette-List: `77 vette > --> Corvette-List message posted by: "John Starn" > > I was not trying to be a wise guy but part of your question was about > changing and/or interchanging things from different years. I'm not a purist > but there are guys that would "mark down" your car if ALL the numbers didn't > match. Did you change the gears or swap out the rear end "pumpkin ball". We > used to change out "pumpkins" in about an hour at the slalom track of the > day. If you don't have the original pumpkin can you get it back. The cars > code will tell everyone the color, HP, engine, ratio, tranny etc etc. All of > these things can mean money at sale time. Me ?, I loved all 7 of the 'vettes > I had but not one was "completely" stock with matching numbers when I sold > them. 3 were new and I still got more of each 7 of them than I paid for them > when I sold them. JACK Do Not Archive > From: "travis battreal" > To: > Subject: Re: Corvette-List: `77 vette > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:51:07 PM PST US From: "John Starn" Subject: Re: Corvette-List: `77 vette --> Corvette-List message posted by: "John Starn" Our club sponsor, a Chevrolet dealer, was willing and able to supply our club with several sets of the tranny speedo gears from 456 thru 308's. Of course we as club members had purchased several "pumpkin balls". I don't remember the color codes anymore but we had a small bag with them in it. Your car code will have the original ratio in it but it will take a real purist to jack up the rear, rotate the wheels and count the driveshaft revolutions. JACK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Di Meo" Subject: Re: Corvette-List: `77 vette > --> Corvette-List message posted by: "Bob Di Meo" > > I only changed the gears. The differential housing is the original. It > costs more but I felt it was the least change. I went crazy trying to find > the right driven gear to get the speedo correct. > > Bob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Starn" > To: > Subject: Re: Corvette-List: `77 vette > > > > --> Corvette-List message posted by: "John Starn" > > > > I was not trying to be a wise guy but part of your question was about > > changing and/or interchanging things from different years. I'm not a > purist > > but there are guys that would "mark down" your car if ALL the numbers > didn't > > match. Did you change the gears or swap out the rear end "pumpkin ball". > We > > used to change out "pumpkins" in about an hour at the slalom track of the > > day. If you don't have the original pumpkin can you get it back. The cars > > code will tell everyone the color, HP, engine, ratio, tranny etc etc. All > of > > these things can mean money at sale time. Me ?, I loved all 7 of the > 'vettes > > I had but not one was "completely" stock with matching numbers when I sold > > them. 3 were new and I still got more of each 7 of them than I paid for > them > > when I sold them. JACK Do Not Archive > > From: "travis battreal" > > To: > > Subject: Re: Corvette-List: `77 vette > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:21:25 PM PST US From: travis battreal Subject: Corvette-List: gear ratio --> Corvette-List message posted by: travis battreal No, I haven`t changed the gears in it, but it`s been on my mind for years. Not sure what ratio it is but it`s low. I`d like to slow the motor down for cruise speed `cause I travel a lot.