1982 Restoration
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1982 Restoration
Hey guys, it's been awhile but I got a new project to play with on July 1st 2012. After 2 years without a Vette I picked up this 1982 with 88000 miles on the clock for $5000 and have started the process of disassembly. Here are a few pictures of what it looked like when I got it home and where I'm at now. The motor is a numbers matching along with the rear end but the transmission had been replaced most likely under warranty when the car was new based on the sticker located on top of the transmission.
I started this new thread as the pictures were moved in my Photo bucket account so they weren't visible anymore. I have owned this for exactly 13 months and have about 700 hours in the rolling chassis which is completed minus the AC compressor which is being painted. Everything has been refinished and rebuilt. Don't even ask what I have in it because the car will never be worth it, but it is done as close to NCRS standards as possible.
I started this new thread as the pictures were moved in my Photo bucket account so they weren't visible anymore. I have owned this for exactly 13 months and have about 700 hours in the rolling chassis which is completed minus the AC compressor which is being painted. Everything has been refinished and rebuilt. Don't even ask what I have in it because the car will never be worth it, but it is done as close to NCRS standards as possible.
Last edited by LS6 Motor; Aug 3, 2013 at 08:08 PM.
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Drifting
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You should name the car lucky because it is lucky you are showing it so much love. Should be great when it is done
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Well I'm definitely not Chip Foose, but considering I work 55 hours a week, I always make time for it. I have owned the car for 13 months and have about 750 hours in it.
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Here is the latest problem I'm working on and something that really needs to be looked before you purchase these cars because this part is extremely time consuming. These are pictures of what is left of the #2 mount part of the birdcage at the bottom of the door pillar and under the sill. This part also extends up to the #1 mount inside the fender and goes back to the #3 mount in front of the rear tire. All the fiberglass pieces were carefully removed with a heat gun and 3-in-1 tool. The car had water intrusion that ran down the A-pillar on both sides. I will have 25 to 30 hours a side and about $500 a side to make this repair look like nobody has ever been in here.
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Here are a couple more pictures of things that take time. Anyone know what the first picture is? It is the knock sensor shield. I called Vette salvage yards everywhere, no luck. A good good friend has an 82 she bought brand new so I borrowed hers and fabricated my own. Not identical but after it was powdercoated it's tough to tell the difference except for the gussets. The next picture is with the rear crash bar and energy absorbing material on, and the exhaust system installed. The exhaust was time consuming and took some modifying to get the tailpipes where they should be. The last is the tranny after it was rebuilt and installed with the motor.
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It's interesting that you say that, but to pay someone to do a restoration like this would be six figures parts and labor. Keep in mind this is a nut and bolt restoration including research and sourcing the correct castings etc. If you look at the time in this which is roughly 750 hours times a conservative $50.00 an hour that over $37000 in labor and it's only half.
