Don Stocker,
I had a '54 Corvette for two years and foolishly sold it to get a '60 FI Corvette. Mine ran great. Considering what time and technology was at that time ('55-59) it was really a good concept. A buddy of mine found a complete side draft setup at a Auto Swap meeting in Pleasanton, CA and took it home and installed that on a 261 he had worked over. It is still in his first series '55 Chevy 3100. It had the Power-glide behind it too and is a good combination for a street driver. If you can find one of these setup for a reasonable price I'd tell you get it. I do know a technician in my town that is a side draft carburetor ace. He has people from all over this nation sending their to him to rebuild. He has the knowledge, tools, bench set up and contacts for parts.
Normbc9
