Hardtop restoration Part II
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Hardtop restoration Part II
Well for all of you that have been around for a while may remember when I created this thread for all the Midyear hardtop restoration questions.. Pics galore..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-a...mbly-pics.html
Well then last winter I made the decision while redoing the interior to throw all caution into the wind when in the middle of the teardown I decided to do a color change.. Crazy right after I already had all of the saddle parts. Am I crazy? Okay don't answer that...
Now it's time to make the hardtop go from Saddle to Bright Blue...
So from this
To this..
Letting it dry overnight so I can put the headliner and trim back in tomorrow. Then I can pull the soft top so I can strip it and paint the frame. The next step is to get the Canvas top installed.. Oh the joys..
Needless to say I had to move the Vette out of the garage today with no seats in it.. That was fun.. I felt like a Munchkin..sitting on the floor and driving a stick is not fun... LOL
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-a...mbly-pics.html
Well then last winter I made the decision while redoing the interior to throw all caution into the wind when in the middle of the teardown I decided to do a color change.. Crazy right after I already had all of the saddle parts. Am I crazy? Okay don't answer that...
Now it's time to make the hardtop go from Saddle to Bright Blue...
So from this
To this..
Letting it dry overnight so I can put the headliner and trim back in tomorrow. Then I can pull the soft top so I can strip it and paint the frame. The next step is to get the Canvas top installed.. Oh the joys..
Needless to say I had to move the Vette out of the garage today with no seats in it.. That was fun.. I felt like a Munchkin..sitting on the floor and driving a stick is not fun... LOL
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Le Mans Master
Good man! When you do the soft top frame removal, clean up and soft top installation, please do it like the hardtop thread. I really need to do my soft top.
Don
Don
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Dave your original hard top rebuild thread was just as awesome as the one on your power steering rebuild.
I'm sure this hardtop redo will go a lot more quickly for you because 1) You've done it before and, 2) I hear Nassau Blue is a faster color than tan anyway!
I'm sure this hardtop redo will go a lot more quickly for you because 1) You've done it before and, 2) I hear Nassau Blue is a faster color than tan anyway!
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Dave, I'm just glad to see you back on the Vette, the forum, and off the Ford.
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Then I hover over the tech during the whole process. These scratch if you breath on them wrong.
But they sure are purdy.
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Fred, Yeah I was talking to Marshall about that but I'm not so enthused about leaving my car up there for three days.
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Dave,
I just primed all my interior trim. What BB paint are you using? Dennis
I just primed all my interior trim. What BB paint are you using? Dennis
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Also removed the soft top assembly so that I can refurb it. It's amazing how small it looks outside of the car. I also failed to paint the strip on the interior of the car that was white.. Man did I have to cover a lot stuff to do that..
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Wow, that softop assembly does look small outside the car. Did you have to mark the exact location of where the assembly was attached? Looks like there is a lot of possible lateral movement on that mounting.
I'm doing mine next!
Don
I'm doing mine next!
Don