I am looking at a 1962 fuelly car and need help with some key identifying factors in 1962 fuelly identification. Does someone have pictures of the firewall the "dimple" that supposed to fuelly car only and the speedometer opening?? Are there other key factors? I know about the washer bottle and heat shield mounted on the passenger side inner fender and the air box holes mounted on the driver side inner fender. Is there any other key things that may be hard to fake?? My email is matthew_lamer@hotmail.com. Thanks for your time.
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Re: 62 Fuelly Experts!!!
The dimple you are talking about is where the tack cable goes through the firewall. I believe that the mold had 2 dimples about 2" apart and it was used as a pilot for the cutting of the hole for the tach cable. One hole was for all carbed cars and the other for FI. The difference is that FI tach cable was on the other side of the distributor. I believe (don't remember) that the FI cable used the drivers side dimple leaving the passenger side intact. Generally fake cars just hog out the hole and make it oval instead of round. Another area to check is the blockoff plate for the air intake on the drivers side. An original car NEVER had screws for the blockoff plate that carb cars has. Look for a threaded holes (I believe 3).
Threads in the blockoff plate mounting holes and a hogged out dist cable hole, run don't walk!Comment
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Re: 62 Fuelly Experts!!!
I have a disassembled '62 fuel car. I'm very weak on straight axle knowledge and ESPECIALLY '62 fuelies BUT if nobody comes with the picture you need by the first of the week and you'll tell me EXACTLY what areas you want pics of I can help with it on Monday. The engine is out of my car but it's never been restored or modified so would be a good source if you still need it.Comment
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Re: 62 Fuelly Experts!!!
Here's a thread from the Corvette Forum:
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Re: 62 Fuelly Experts!!!
Years back our Pittsburgh Tri-State chapter had a judging seminar. We looked at a 62 FI body belonging to one of our members. He pointed out the tach cable hole info as the #1 thing to look for on an original 62 FI car.
Anything else worth checking out like like dimples, holes, shaft nuts, and other trivia items is not enough evidence for proof. If the firewall isn't right then the car is suspicious.
62 Fuel Injection has always had one mystery that I never really figured. Look in the Corvette Servicing Guide and you will see that there were 3 different nozzles used in a 62 FI.
Why would Rochester Products have used the tiny 283 Q12 nozzles in some units and R13's and S14 in others???
Why the variation in nozzles. I mean 62 was a 327 and yet RP used small 283 nozzles in some of them. Anyone have a clue?
Or am I robbing this post. If so let me know and I will delete this and start anew. JohnComment
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