My wife and daughter came home from shopping and said "We got something for the Corvette" needless to say I was shocked because I consider myself lucky to get tolerance for the project.
Anyway here is what they bought for the car:



Technically it is 41 years old but the day is right,,,10/04/67

BTW as you can see the car is stripped of paint. Big job but glad I did it. The hood is the wrong one so I didn't strip it and will sell it in the spring. All glass work and repairs are done except the front end.

 

Very nice Al. I guess she supports the project after all , the next thing will be the girls wanting their own set of keys

 

Hi AW,
Not only did they buy you something, they bought you something you can display with PRIDE!!! 40, (or 41), is a number you can be proud of!!!
The car looks good; I love pictures that show the process.
Regards,
Alan

 

your wife and my wife need to get together for a beer........

 

Alan,

The body really looks good and the dolly is awesome.

And I forgot! My car has the same birthday! Thanks for the reminder!

All the best!

JOE

 

Interesting design. Yours? My compliments! Looks like it's capable of bearing a lot more weight than just the body.

Engineering solutions using wood are always good to see. What's happening with the frame?

 

To be clear the paint was removed via sandblasting with a mild blaster. It took 25 hrs!

The design of the dolly is mine and unique in that I jacked the body up off the frame. Then I built the dolly under the car while it was above the frame. Then I just pushed it forward out of the garage. That is why the center is free from any bracing etc.
I bet it could bear literally a ton of weight. I know it didn't have to be that stout but it was really an economic decision as I tried to use as much scrap I had around the house as possible. The cross members are actually 6x6 from my old porch. If it goes back down easily then I will provide more specific details on this dolly.





SNOW!


The frame? I'd say it is looking good.



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Actually there is a lot more progress than this as the chassis is completed, engine rebuilt. When It gets too cold I will stop working on the body outside and go back to mounting the engine and trans., then the body goes back in the garage to be put back on the chassis. If I get that done by Christmas then it will be a year since the body came off. Pretty good progress if I do say so myself.

 

Yea, when Joe says the same birthday, he means it. Our cars were literally next to each other in production!!

Happy B-day to yours too Joe!

 

Hmmm, never thought of that. I guess we need to be careful what we wish for!!!

 

Great update Alan, I really like the way the car is turning out, and the frame looks perfect! For information on the car that preceded his down the line update below.

I believe I have finally got the thing to idle right (Factory L-88 Cam) and run cool (Thank You Tom DeWitt) , so timing, radiator caps (new ones) and perfect coolant mixture seem to make the car what it is supposed to be. Cylinder heads and other temerature points reading 180 all day, 94 F ambient temps and 5 stops around the city running errands and picking up folks. Now to the alignment shop!

As an aside I am using "Sierra" Coolant, a propelene glycol (green) versus Prestone Ethelene Glycol. The reasoning is from a Classic Auto restorer Magizine newsletter that demonstrated it would run cooler as the Propelene rejects heat faster than the "standard" Ethelene products and it has superior aluminum protection. I do agree it seems to reject heat, . Its a "greener" coolant and best of all it protects the Aluminum heads, intake, radiator and water pump. Try it!