BlueMyMindC4

Excited to get my 89 out of storage and give her a makeover. Been busy buying parts. I bought the car last year and wasnt in great shape, the interior was rough and the exterior had a backyard paint job done on it. First pic is of it now, good from far, far from good. New door trim panels, found some used seats in great shape, have nice good used console platics, new floor mats, new weatherstripping, new tires, new hooker headers and y pipe, picked up a nice acrylic top, and the last pic shows the paint chip of the color i plan to paint it, c7 laguna blue. I will keep this thread going with my progress as i go for those interested.

Dt86

Sweet cant wait to see your progress. Always nice to see these cars given a resurrection!

biker4ever

3JsVette

I'll be following the thread and I'm anxious to see the color change as that C7 Laguna blue is beautiful.
Good luck going forward.

JD Shredds

Awesome dude. I love threads like this, and I'm excited to that laguna blue on there. Good luck and have fun.

BlueMyMindC4

Well i got the car out of storage today and into the shop. Did a fiberglass patch to the drivers quarter, a previous owner decided to delete the antenna. I dont mind it gone but i could tell there was work under the paint and had fine cracks so i ground out the old work and layed some fiberglass down. Not much but its a start, also my first time working with fiberglass. Went well i thought. Is two fiberglass mat layers enough to work over? More progress to follow....

shootnstarz

Dang, did he delete the antenna by cutting out the panel to get to it?

My 89 needs antenna repair too, not looking forward to that.

Rick

BlueMyMindC4

Haha no i dont think so, im guessing the delete was done when the panel was damaged in the same area, cracks spread far thats why it ended up being so large

The Green Hornet

The corvette body panels are made of SMC and not compatible
with fiberglass resin.


http://www.tech-cor.com/AutoResBulle...0-1/1990-1.htm

BlueMyMindC4

SMC compatible resin

ccrvtt

Like your choice of color. Admire the ambition and look forward to progress updates. Are you going to keep the rims? They look great to me.

BlueMyMindC4

Thanks. Yes i plan to keep them, they suit the car well imo

The Green Hornet

BlueMyMindC4

Got a little more work done....

BlueMyMindC4

Gotta love finding old body work and having to fix it, almost ready for primer...

Dt86

Youre moving right along! When are you expecting to finish?

BlueMyMindC4

I hope to be finished in a month. I got to work on the hood today, i knew it would be the worst part of the job as its been bubbling and cracking all over the top. Started stripping it with 80 grit, wasnt enough... Switched to 40 grit and still painfully slow. I have never sanded anything like this, like sanding a rock! And i found the cause of the bubbling paint... 10 layers on the hood! I spent 5 hours sanding and im still not done... Painfull but necessary

Dt86

WOW! Just WOW! Did I say WOW!?! You got your work cut out for you man!

biker4ever

know how you feel have that many on the one am working on now. Not just the hood but whole car

yaknow

will be watching your progress, good luck with your project