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Leigh 454:
I bought a 71 Stingray 454 earlier this year in the US & shipped it myself. It landed in Sydney a week ago Saturday. Got the import clearances done, quarantine, GST paid & collected it Thursday. Changed the headlights & seatbelts Thursday night, blue slipped Friday & registered.

Just a few minor problems to sort...the AC was decommissioned & converted to R134A in the US but looks like they left the bolts loose on the compressor mounts and it nearly came adrift yesterday - the AC compressor clutch is now unserviceable & will have to be replaced, and I thought all I had to do was get it re-gassed!! The heater is on all the time & doesn't seem to want to turn off!!

The previous owner put new period tyres on it when it went up for sale, Goodyear F70 15's 2 ply nylon. I haven't driven far but think I will look for some steel belts, as the handling is a little to be desired. Happy for recommendations here as the car is pretty immaculate, matching numbers & don't want to detract from originality.

Looking forward to my first club meet :-)

Leigh

bfit:
Nice looking vehicle Leigh
welcome to the forum,
Bfit

Scott:
Nice.

Cabin heat:  First, install a manual valve on the heater hose to stop hot water getting to the heat exchange.  The rubbers in the heater box perish and let heat into the cabin.  There are also about 50 other places where hear gets form the engine bay into the cabin.  There's a bit of info around regarding this.  Spending some time chasing these down will help the issue.

Leigh 454:
Cheers thanks.

rosco:
May not be the heater at all
ARCHIVED ROAD TEST
Despite its tire weaknesses, the Corvette is a superior automobile in all departments of handling. Like the man said, the machine is excellent, but the car's functional applications are limited. In addition to the aforementioned storage deficiencies, it is full of minor irritants—many of them the responsibility of the stylists, not the engineers. To begin with, limited interior space makes things very hot indeed, the glories of "Astro-Ventilation" notwithstanding. With that great lump of hot iron mounted a few inches on the other side of the firewall, BTUs pour over the driver and passenger in unpleasant quantities, even at cruising speeds.

It really does get hot in there.
I am not a fan of putting a stop valve in the heater line at all.
Check to see if the heat collar is in place over the transmission, if Chevrolet thought it was nessecary to put it in you know it was needed.
If it has been restored correctly it should not have any holes that let the hot air come in
, have a look and see.
You have a big block separated by 3 to 4 mms of fiberglass from you, not to mention that you are sitting over the exhaust pipe.
The privlage of owning a old classic.

Rosco

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