DonnieP73

Since I'm a new member, thought I would tell about my 73 vette and what not to do. I ordered it new in August of 72. It was driven daily by me or my wife
until about 79. Driven off and on until about 92. Thought I was smart and covered it with a technalon car cover and tarp over that and it sat on drive
way beside my house undisturbed for 20 years. I traveled in my work and just never had time to drive it until I retired. Uncovered it and pushed it into
the new garage I had built after retirement. That's when I discovered that all metal had rusted on surface of all parts. Took me a whole month to open
the hood from under the car.
Now I am restoring the car from top to bottom. Have been working on it for about 1 1/2 years now. Engine was fine internally, but was bad on the outside.
I have cleaned and painted all metal on frame with POR-15. Too many other things I have and will do to list. Will post pictures as I progress.

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After:

Redwing01

Yikes ...
Those first pics almost brought a tear to my eye!
Congrats on bringing her back though, nice job!
Looking forward to more pics, best of luck on the resto.

rogman16

Great recovery!!! Can't believe how bad it looked before... Outstanding job... Look forward to following your progress...

Rogman

Ret.Horsecop13

WOW! That is some transformation! I'm glad you decided to bring your car back from the brink! Looks great and I look forward to seeing the whole car!

billcarson

wow what a difference! only c3 guy's know what you went through.come to think of it, even we don't know how you did it.

tzeller

You have done a fantastic job. That was some serious rust.

John 65

What a transformation ! Keep up the great work.

Bangkok Dean

Holly Mollie.............its amazing what you can do over the weekend.

80Baby

Wow! I thought my '80 was bad when I started it, but it didn't look as bad as yours. Nice job! Obviously you're doing a frame-off? Anyways, my kudos for saving another Vette from the scrap heap.

Les

I'm thinking it had to be a 3 day weekend.

OP, great job pumping life back into your Vette! Looking forward to seeing more pics.

Ibanez540r

Very impressed!


...is it just me, or are those rear strut rods bent?

71scgc

Severely

rvazquez

Very Well done, having bought the car new, it must be very rewarding to see it being brought back to its former glory.
Keep up the great work
Regards
Roy

Trae1976

That's some fantastic work, looking forward to seeing more!

calif phil

What a transformation. I will be watching for more pics.

Alan 71

Hi dp73,
Well that's quite a transformation!!!
I full well understand the work it took.
Good Luck as you continue!
Regards,
Alan

F22

Wow, I thought it was terminal too! Happy to see it coming back and we'll look forward to the finished pics.

Rebelrob

Very Damp/Humid down there in Louisiana.
Great recovery.... Keep up the good work.

MelWff

Do you realize both strut rods in the back are bent?

FLA-C3

DP73, great job you're doing on the restoration! If you would like to replace those strut rods, I have an extra set that came in a box of parts with my '73. You'll just need to sand blast or wire wheel them and add bushings. If you want them, they're yours. Just PM me your info and I'll sent them out, gratis for saving an old C3.