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Lookin Good Pat! I remember when that car was on Craigslist about a year to year and a half ago up here in Nor Cal or was it central Cali? I showed it to my wife and told her we need another. Glad you got a hold of it and are making it right.
Lookin Good Pat! I remember when that car was on Craigslist about a year to year and a half ago up here in Nor Cal or was it central Cali? I showed it to my wife and told her we need another. Glad you got a hold of it and are making it right.
Thanks for the comment.
This one was on this Corvette Forum, in the for sale section. It was located in Clovis. I think it was March, or April of 2017 when I picked it up.
Just wanted to thank you for a delightful, two-coffee-mug morning read of this journey. Great story of skill and persistence. Nice way to watch the sun come up. All the best Pat. Impressive!
I had a problem getting my CC exhaust pipes to fit on the manifold without squeezing one side of the gasket. I ended up modify that end for a square fit on the donut gasket.. Have you installed the starter yet. 2 1/2" pipe gets close to starter but will work.
I spy a MagnaFlow Corvette Central exhaust system...Have the same unit on my ‘66 and it sounds awesome at 5800 RPM!
Are your arms and shoulders smoke checked from sanding?
Hey Matt,
That sanding and blocking is a lot of fun....NOT! I have the body done, but still have the doors, hood and deck lid to do. I'll get the body back onto the frame, and it will free up some of my shop. Then I'll work on mounting, gaps, and all those good things.
I did go with Corvette Central, but ended up going with the off road exhaust system. Hope it sounds good!
I had a problem getting my CC exhaust pipes to fit on the manifold without squeezing one side of the gasket. I ended up modify that end for a square fit on the donut gasket.. Have you installed the starter yet. 2 1/2" pipe gets close to starter but will work.
Hello Moxie,
Yea, I too had a problem getting the pipe to fit correctly up under the manifolds. Both sides were bent a bit too much. If you look closely at the pipe, you can see where I heated it up and pulled the bend back out of it a bit. I had to do both sides, but it worked out good.
Supposed to get a starter tomorrow, or over the week-end. Was hoping to find an original '63 starter, but it looks like I'm going to have to go with something else that will work.
You can use a thread sert and repair the exhaust manifold threads so you can use the correct studs, give that some thought before you put the body back on.
From the factory, the exhaust pipes are supposed to have an extension which sits inside the pipe and captures the donut and centers itself inside the exhaust manifold (both sides). When assembled correctly the heat riser will open unobstructed, do some internet on it, most aftermarket don't include it.
You can use a thread sert and repair the exhaust manifold threads so you can use the correct studs, give that some thought before you put the body back on.
From the factory, the exhaust pipes are supposed to have an extension which sits inside the pipe and captures the donut and centers itself inside the exhaust manifold (both sides). When assembled correctly the heat riser will open unobstructed, do some internet on it, most aftermarket don't include it.
Looks great!!
Thanks for the information Tim! I do appreciate it.
I don't think Chevrolet did this on the assembly line!
Pat
That's a great for keeping the lines strait. I'm doing a 65 coupe and noticed after I sprayed the feather fill it's tougher seeing the lines. Great progress sir. Always love seeing your updates.
11-02-2018, 08:09 PM
