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Old Jul 25, 2013 | 08:47 PM
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Found this I think it was on one of the TV shows
Think how much it would cost to do the windows stainless,gaskets clips
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cant be cheap,but it looks cool
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Saw those advertised in the 70s Corvette magazines when convertibles were the "black sheep" and everyone wanted a coupe.
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Is there some kind of extension pipe so the '63 gas door will work to fuel a convertible from several inches higher up?
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The show where they restored that '63 and fabricated the hardtop was on the Velocity Channel last night. Apparently, they had or made a mold from an existing top and made the one on the car from that.

I think they charged the customer $62K for the restoration and they did it in 8 weeks. The guy got the car back in time for his wedding and he and his bride drove off into the sunset in it.

Oh, and they put a 350 in it and added disk brakes. Power steering, too, I think. After they built the car, they discovered the frame was bent so they had to straighten that. Apparently, they exceed the guy's budget by quite a bit because he had quite a look of shock on his face when presented with the bill.

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