[C1] 59 Corvette body joints
#1
Instructor
Thread Starter
59 Corvette body joints
Im looking at replacing my qtrs with the gts 1.5 inch wider quarter panels, and it talks about removing my old qtrs at the original bonding joint.
Is there pictures or diagram as to where the original body joints are for my 59?
Thanks!
Is there pictures or diagram as to where the original body joints are for my 59?
Thanks!
#2
Safety Car
That's for C2s. That doesn't work on C1s. On yours you'll just have to make it work.
#4
Safety Car
I didn't use the GTS quarter panels, but below are some pictures of what the rear looks like after you cut off the old panels. The first picture shows the right rear panel cut out. The second picture is the new panel in place. I made my own panels and made them large enough so that they overlapped the original fiberglass several inches all the way around, then used resin to attach them, so no real bonding strips required on mine.
Charles
Charles
#5
Safety Car
I don't know if I would say just trim the panels and install them. I spent better than 3 days just installing and fitting the fuel door. Blow up pics 2 and 3 to see how I attached them with the bonding strips. I used 3M panel bond adhesive and it worked great