69 vette roadster
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 6,247
Likes: 471
From: Glen Allen, VA
I would custom rod anything I had short of an original L-89 or L-88. I would not do anything that is not reversible even to a matching numbers base engine automatic, so it could always be returned to stock if someone down the road wanted to.
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,562
Likes: 2
From: Spring Texas
I don't believe there is such a thing as an original L88. They were basically race cars. I have located several cars over the years with L88 credentials, and all were missing original block. Most had heavy mods to bodies (roll cage, flares, etc.) and suspension. Some of the better documented cars I know of, (the 67 Gulf racer) do not to my knowledge have the original engine. Disclaimer - to the best of my knowledge.
Orville
Orville
Thread Starter
3rd Gear
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
Thank's for you Input
I've own this car for 16 yrs
when i first found it it was painted disco colors ong/red/green with tigers Painted on the hood
I took the front end off (it had molded hdhlghts & big wheel well flare)
so i got a plastic molded stock looking frontnd glued it on
Do you know were i can get a stock one piece original
(not eklers) fiberglass front end for a "69"??
took my car to a local rally here Washington state A few yrs ago was talking to a guy while he reachd up under my front tire to feel for the fibergass seam wich mine didn't have.
I know it's not stock so I should be bothered but it does & I will do a body off resto starting with the body work first
Any Ide were i can locate one ?
Thank's
I've own this car for 16 yrs
when i first found it it was painted disco colors ong/red/green with tigers Painted on the hood
I took the front end off (it had molded hdhlghts & big wheel well flare)
so i got a plastic molded stock looking frontnd glued it on
Do you know were i can get a stock one piece original
(not eklers) fiberglass front end for a "69"??
took my car to a local rally here Washington state A few yrs ago was talking to a guy while he reachd up under my front tire to feel for the fibergass seam wich mine didn't have.
I know it's not stock so I should be bothered but it does & I will do a body off resto starting with the body work first
Any Ide were i can locate one ?
Thank's
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,562
Likes: 2
From: Spring Texas
I don't think they are a sponsoring vendor, but try this
http://www.tracyvette.com/fiberglassc3b.html
http://www.tracyvette.com/fiberglassc3b.html
Drifting
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 1,634
Likes: 2
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the World
I think the spelling is Semershein, Jim. He makes original looking replacement panels. I have one of his radiator shrouds and it looks original. I got it at Carlisle. He is the only one I know of making "correct" panels.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 1,957
Likes: 0
From: Chico Ca
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 1,038
Likes: 3
From: Clinton IL
Originally Posted by usrtool
If you had a 1969 chevy vette convert L71 not the # matching bb
would you restore it or custom rod like black one in catolog Vette brakes product
would you restore it or custom rod like black one in catolog Vette brakes product
Are you talking about this car?? If so, I think I would do the same....
http://www.mcspeed.homestead.com/fil...T_COVER_3D.JPG
BTW---talking about a disco paint job. This is what this car looked like when I first saw it in late 1999.
