Your car was built mid to late Oct '76
Blue or orange block?
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Heel & Toe
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From: Ottawa
Blue or orange block?
Hey!
In the middle of complete resto on my 77.A few questions.
1 May sound stupid 77 vette orange or blue block?
2 The last owner painted the interior white,Can i remove the paint without damaging everything.The interior is out, and on my basment floor.
O they also painted the brown leather seats,everything done with a spray bomb.
3 I can't afford a trip to get the frame blasted or to get it dipped. I have been grinding and buffing down to the bear metal.No rust left on the parts i do.Will this be good enough.The frame is soild.
Any ideas help and suggestions would be good!!still learning alot from you folks.Good stuff here.
In the middle of complete resto on my 77.A few questions.
1 May sound stupid 77 vette orange or blue block?
2 The last owner painted the interior white,Can i remove the paint without damaging everything.The interior is out, and on my basment floor.
O they also painted the brown leather seats,everything done with a spray bomb.
3 I can't afford a trip to get the frame blasted or to get it dipped. I have been grinding and buffing down to the bear metal.No rust left on the parts i do.Will this be good enough.The frame is soild.
Any ideas help and suggestions would be good!!still learning alot from you folks.Good stuff here.
Drifting
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From: Halifax, NS, Canada
The very early '77 engines were orange as they were using left over '76 inventory. After the '76 inventory was used up then the remainder were painted blue. If your car was built during the first month of production then it could have been a red engined car. If you post the last 5 digits of your VIN or your date code we can make an educated guess as to the color it should be.
Safety Car
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From: North Easton Mass
Hey!
In the middle of complete resto on my 77.A few questions.
1 May sound stupid 77 vette orange or blue block?
2 The last owner painted the interior white,Can i remove the paint without damaging everything.The interior is out, and on my basment floor.
O they also painted the brown leather seats,everything done with a spray bomb.
3 I can't afford a trip to get the frame blasted or to get it dipped. I have been grinding and buffing down to the bear metal.No rust left on the parts i do.Will this be good enough.The frame is soild.
Any ideas help and suggestions would be good!!still learning alot from you folks.Good stuff here.
In the middle of complete resto on my 77.A few questions.
1 May sound stupid 77 vette orange or blue block?
2 The last owner painted the interior white,Can i remove the paint without damaging everything.The interior is out, and on my basment floor.
O they also painted the brown leather seats,everything done with a spray bomb.
3 I can't afford a trip to get the frame blasted or to get it dipped. I have been grinding and buffing down to the bear metal.No rust left on the parts i do.Will this be good enough.The frame is soild.
Any ideas help and suggestions would be good!!still learning alot from you folks.Good stuff here.
You could try laquer thinner to remove the paint, or maybe interior dye. Try it on an inconspicuous spot to see what happens before wiping it all over something and find out it makes a mess.
If you have cleaned up the frame you need to coat the metal to prevent further rusting. I like RustBullet because it's easy to use. Others like POR products. Spray something inside the frame also since rust tends to work its way from the inside out. I'm going to use chain-saw chain oil on the inside of my frame - it has paraffin in it so it will stick to the metal better than plain oil. Annual coatings are probably a good idea.
Rick B.
Drifting
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From: Halifax, NS, Canada
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1977 corvette engine color
hello,
some of the corvette geru's will have to cyfer the information for you.
i had a 1977 corvette that had an orange motor. it also had silver horn button and tele lever.
the build date on the trim plate was A 19. i am not sure actual date codes these are.
also the burglar alarm switch was in the left front fender.
thanks,
barry
some of the corvette geru's will have to cyfer the information for you.
i had a 1977 corvette that had an orange motor. it also had silver horn button and tele lever.
the build date on the trim plate was A 19. i am not sure actual date codes these are.
also the burglar alarm switch was in the left front fender.
thanks,
barry
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hello,
some of the corvette geru's will have to cyfer the information for you.
i had a 1977 corvette that had an orange motor. it also had silver horn button and tele lever.
the build date on the trim plate was A 19. i am not sure actual date codes these are.
also the burglar alarm switch was in the left front fender.
thanks,
barry
some of the corvette geru's will have to cyfer the information for you.
i had a 1977 corvette that had an orange motor. it also had silver horn button and tele lever.
the build date on the trim plate was A 19. i am not sure actual date codes these are.
also the burglar alarm switch was in the left front fender.
thanks,
barry
Which explains the nasty leftover '76 stuff on it..
Last edited by SEVNT6; Sep 27, 2008 at 11:12 PM.
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