Building a C3 from Scratch
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Joined: May 2006
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From: Dayton, Ohio
how do you plan to align all the pieces properly. ther's so much slack in all the pieces (metal birdcage, sills, seat back area,roof, etc, and the main pieces of fiberglass such as the firewall) that has to be positioned in three dimensions, that i think it would be very difficult to build from scratch. these things were assembled on jigs when they were built.
jeff
jeff
Racer
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: yarmouth ma
dont go the route of "assembled car", get a vin# with a title.
I built my cobra replicar, the paperwork and title part is a royal pain, but cobras have no choice, atleast with a vette you can get an existing title.
I built my cobra replicar, the paperwork and title part is a royal pain, but cobras have no choice, atleast with a vette you can get an existing title.
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From: Springfield MO
St. Jude Donor '07
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Drifting
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From: Tampa FL
how do you plan to align all the pieces properly. ther's so much slack in all the pieces (metal birdcage, sills, seat back area,roof, etc, and the main pieces of fiberglass such as the firewall) that has to be positioned in three dimensions, that i think it would be very difficult to build from scratch. these things were assembled on jigs when they were built.
jeff
jeff
My main goal here is to have a "new" C3 ... I'm not really concerned with whether it's titled as a Corvette or not. I already own a fully restored 68, but I will always see it as a 40 year old car that should be cared for more than it's driven. That's just how I am about the chrome-bumper vettes ... I'd like to have a "new car" with some of the more modern upgrades while still looking exactly like the 68-72 from the outside and inside. Yet it would "feel" like a new car and not a classic, I wouldn't care about putting miles on it, etc. If I restore a car, then it's still a restored car to me and I'll be all meticulous about it like I am about my 68 ... I'm not really sure how to describe the difference, but if you know where I'm coming from then you know what I mean.
Instructor
Joined: May 2004
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From: Glendale AZ
www.factoryfive.com/gtmhome.html Not a Vette, but if you're building, something to consider. LS-7 power and 2500 pounds. Won't be another one in the neighborhood either.
