Post your before and after pics!!!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,084
Likes: 14
From: Airdrie Alberta
My 2 year journey so far, still some more to do but i'm on the road!
What a mess, rusty frame, fuel, brake linesrusted, all rubber shot...
still space to move around...
Previous owner said it had been in storage for 15 years....where?
I think this is going to take longer than the winter I had planned for the project
Rusty rocker channels...oh my...this didn't show up until after the body was off and a few hits with the hammer
My guess is this car sat over wet grass for a while...
New rocker channels installed, all underbody supports replaced or sandblasted/refinished
Replacement frame from a 73, rebuilt L82, M21, Stainless brake, fuel lines, 460lb front springs, Addco front/rear sway bars, 255-60-15 BFG tires, Poly suspension bushings etc...
Body Drop day!!!
Only a few million things to hook up and adjust!!
Runs, sounds and drives like a Corvette should...
Magnaflow exhaust, Headman Headers, 268XE comp cam, Performer intake 3.70 , M21 L82
What a mess, rusty frame, fuel, brake linesrusted, all rubber shot...
still space to move around...
Previous owner said it had been in storage for 15 years....where?
I think this is going to take longer than the winter I had planned for the project
Rusty rocker channels...oh my...this didn't show up until after the body was off and a few hits with the hammer
My guess is this car sat over wet grass for a while...
New rocker channels installed, all underbody supports replaced or sandblasted/refinished
Replacement frame from a 73, rebuilt L82, M21, Stainless brake, fuel lines, 460lb front springs, Addco front/rear sway bars, 255-60-15 BFG tires, Poly suspension bushings etc...
Body Drop day!!!
Only a few million things to hook up and adjust!!
Runs, sounds and drives like a Corvette should...
Magnaflow exhaust, Headman Headers, 268XE comp cam, Performer intake 3.70 , M21 L82
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,289
Likes: 3
From: East Waterboro Maine
Ok, I'll play. I haven't finished my ride yet, so I'll post my progress so far:
Chassis:
Engine & Tranny:
Birdcage:
Firewall:
Underbody:
And there you have it, nearly 700 hours of labor summarized in about a dozen pictures.
Chassis:
Engine & Tranny:
Birdcage:
Firewall:
Underbody:
And there you have it, nearly 700 hours of labor summarized in about a dozen pictures.
Last edited by Maine Vette; Nov 29, 2008 at 12:32 PM.
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