KevinG

*SOLD*

1969 Corvette t-top coupe.
Brief synopsis of this stunning ’69 Corvette: Original owner passed away in the 70s leaving it to his wife where she did some tacky modifications, It was later painted over the “Velvette” lettering above rear fenders. This corvette sat for years in the 80s/90s inside a barn in NY state. Original engine was not included in the sale to the first restorer. Body & interior was completely stripped and body pulled off the frame. Restorer #1 started a frame off restoration & later ran out of money for restoration which is when I purchased this corvette project, took over and completed the restoration.

Frame – Complete frame off restoration completed ~4,000 miles ago. Frame was fully sandblasted, repaired at doglegs from small rust area & completely repainted. Eastwood Internal frame coating was applied inside frame rails for further corrosion resistance, all new suspension components, nuts/bolts/hardware, composite rear leaf spring, bushings, etc. Stainless steel fuel lines along with new fuel tank and sending unit. Steering box was rebuilt with stainless flex joint coupler.

Body – Fiberglass body repaired in 2 small locations (trunk deck & door edges), completely block sanded for mirror smooth finish, painted in Ferrari red (Rosso Corsa) with House of Kolor black sparkle pearl hood stinger, re-chromed front & rear bumpers, Ecklers L-88 long hood (wiper door system eliminated), new emblems, new taillights, new taillight wire harness, rear fender flares molded into body, roll pan below bumpers blended into body for seamless look, new headlights, new sidemarker & parking lights, OEM chrome side vent inserts.

Engine – Blueprint 355 - dynoed at 417 HP to the crank, Edelbrock air gap intake manifold, Edelbrock carburetor, MSD distributor, MSD 6A digital ignition control, Dewitt aluminum radiator, upgraded alternator, new engine wire harness, completely new headlight vacuum hoses & diaphragms. Engine was professionally tuned by Maryland Speed & Performance. Allens stainless steel OEM sidepipe exhaust with Paragon OEM sidepipe chrome covers (loud but not too obnoxious). Always ran premium fuel and changed oil with engine manufacturer spec.

Transmission & Rear End – rebuilt 4spd manual munchie & rebuilt 3.08 rear end, New clutch, steel flywheel, all new Spiker u-joints on driveshaft & flexshafts.

Wheels & Tires - Brand new recently installed 15x8 front and 15x10 rear rally wheels with new trim rings and reconditioned metal OEM derby center caps. BF Goodrich 275 rear and 225 front tires.

Interior – Birdcage/A-Pillar RUST FREE & POR-15 anti-rust paint applied for future corrosion resistance. New dash wire harness installed. Sound deadening material installed throughout entire inside & door panels prior to interior being re-installed. New black cut pile carpet from Auto Custom Carpets. All new interior components from Corvette America installed including: lower/upper dash, center/parking brake console, t-top center & t-top pads, door panels, door handle controls, t-top & door weatherstripping, door hinge springs/exterior handles/key lock cylinders, ’77 steering wheel with saddle leather, saddle OEM vinyl seat covers mounted over sandblasted & repainted seat frames, saddle colored seatbelts. Custom audio rear compartment wall with 6.5” JL Audio speakers, 5 channel JL Audio amplifier, 10” W3 JL Audio subwoofer mounted behind passenger seat in custom fiberglass enclosure, 5.25” JL Audio component speakers mounted in front kick panels & Alpine Bluetooth cd/mp3 player. Viper alarm system with LCD 2 way remote control installed prior to interior re-assembly.

Car has not seen rain/snow/salted roads. Always stored in the garage and put away in winter months after the roads receive salt treatment. During winter months, battery tender continuously tricle charges the battery & the car is started up once every two weeks to clear out the carb from gas clogging the system.

Items needing attention: As the weather gets warmer and as time allocates, I will tackle as much of these as I can. passenger door lock gets "sticky" at times when using the key. New reverse light switch needs to be hooked up. Side windows need aft adjustments (doesn't meet t-top weatherstripping perfectly). Reverse lockout cable needs assistance by turning steering column prior to removing ignition key.

Over $51,000 invested between myself and restorer #1 not including hundreds of manhours. *SOLD* *SOLD* *SOLD* Will consider trades for a ’69 Chevelle.

New pictures taken 4/26















Frame pictures taken 4/2015 from being on the lift with parking brake cable relocation:








Entire birdcage painted in POR-15


All new wiring harnesses throughout entire car






Completed interior - saddle seats & seatbelts with black interior


With 15x8 front Rally & 15x10" rear Rally wheels (no longer have, picture for illustration purposes in case new owner wants Rally wheels).


Corvettes @ Carlisle show (3rd place '53-'82 modified class)



Custom Stereo setup:


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Fall 2014:

KevinG

Seat frames were sandblasted, then painted with POR-15 anti-rust paint. Corvette America seat foam & saddle vinyl seat covers were then installed by the upholstery shop in town.

SB64

Hey KevinG, a nice ad you put together showing a lot of what people want to see. This car looks like it would be a lot of fun to cruise around in. Good Luck!
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Tinee

Now this is a for sale add!!!!!! Awesome job GLWS.

KevinG

The rear subwoofer enclosure behind the seat is not permanent in case the new buyer doesn't like a little bass.

MDF enclosure in the early construction phase:


Fiberglassed the speaker ring to the actual enclosure:


smooth it out with body filler prior to covering with carpet:


Carpeted from the local upholstery shop who does phenomenal work


Fits inside the rear compartment pretty good


All done, time for some good tunes on the radio!

KevinG

Have a favorite cd you enjoy listening to? Perhaps an MP3 track on your phone/mp3 player? No problem at all with an Alpine CDE-138BT headunit.




Radio wiring harness had spade connectors soldering on which connected to the OEM dash radio harness easily - absolutely no splicing of wires on the new dash harness was done.


Sits nicely inside the repainted original gauge/radio bezel. And the sound...simply amazing! No longer limited to AM/FM radio only...

JimLentz

Nice!

Docbrock

Very very nice. I just spent all my spare change on an in ground pool with screen enclosure.

Docbrock

drool... but wait, I'm spending 75k on a pool

KevinG

No need for a screen enclosure , take that $ and put towards a sweet frame off restored '69

KevinG

How I purchased the car from restorer #1. You can see the frame work was perfect, but the body/interior needed a lot of attenion.

SB64

Hi KevinG the looks pretty good. Like you said the frame looks done and the inside looks ready to be done. What are you plans for this car. Just curious. Great pictures of another chrome bumper vette.
r

URUSAINA

My groin is tingling....

KevinG

'82 C3 wheels were installed which replaced the Rally wheels. Lots of wetsanding and polishing to bring them up to a high luster shine.

KevinG

Chrome bumpers front & rear, bumperettes and hockeysticks were all sent out for re-chroming. Rear license plate surround was replaced with a new one. While the side vent inserts were polished up to a high gloss finish (no dulling in the center sections).



Re-chromed rear bumper re-test fitted prior to final paint:

SB64

Hi KevinG the chrome pieces look nice. Were they don by someone in MD.
r

KevinG

The bumper piece picture was actually taken right before they were re-chromed. Hanlon Chrome Plating out of Richmond, VA did the work.

jesterjon12

Bump for a good restoration.

KevinG

New pictures of interior.

jw38

Beautiful car Kevin. MUCH better than a certain 69 Chevelle I recently looked at!

Good luck with the sale!