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I'm back from the garage....not pretty, but stout repairs......I'll grind the air bubbles out after it cures and fill in the divots........I didn't takes pics of every area or step in the repair.
I'm using a mirror to see the underside in order to glue the cloth in place to cover the gouges/add strength to the channel...........
Filling in the gouges.................................
Cutting cloth and mat in different sizes as needed.......................
Filling in where the radius needs to be............................
Last edited by doorgunner; Mar 16, 2018 at 05:05 PM.
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C3 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2016 C3 of Year Finalist
Hey Dg I'll send some pics along this saturday of my radius.
Did you or the PO put in your shoulder harness and is that harness setup that makes your harness do a 90* turn up near the decklid from a different year?
Hey Dg I'll send some pics along this saturday of my radius.
Did you or the PO put in your shoulder harness and is that harness setup that makes your harness do a 90* turn up near the decklid from a different year?
RR thanks. I put aftermarket over-the-shoulder seat belts in myself.
The kit came with everything I needed except the shim to hold the mechanism vertical.
I located the mechanism down low with the 1/2" shim between it and the carpet to keep the belt from binding on the carpet and to hold it vertical so it would work properly.
I went straight up and installed a swivel guide so the seat belt would turn 90* toward the seat.
Then I installed the belt guide on the side of the seat so the belt would go across my shoulder.
I had the swivel attached to the deck lid bracket that the locks grab before I "unbonded" the lid from the body. Now I need the bracket for the lid mechanism to work properly.
I will move everything 2" closer to the seat so it wont interfere with the deck lid locks. I will also rivet a metal plate with a weld nut behind the channel and another plate to the fiberglass wheel well for safety/support to hold the swivel and the mechanism.
Last edited by doorgunner; Mar 16, 2018 at 05:27 PM.
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C3 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2016 C3 of Year Finalist
Thanks for the info DG. If you still have the little compartments in the floor back there remember the doors can hit you seat belt retractor, mine do and wont stay open, kind of a hassle
Thanks for the info DG. If you still have the little compartments in the floor back there remember the doors can hit you seat belt retractor, mine do and wont stay open, kind of a hassle
Good to know RR.
I did more work to the deck lid channel since it wouldn't cause any problems. (The previous body man ground 45* angles on the entire edge of the deck channel). I sanded the fiberglass I applied to rebuild/strengthen the channel and applied the main layer of body filler to the right and left sides of the channel. There are a few small divots to fill in but I managed to get decent top edges. The edges are hard to see so I drew arrows pointing to them........
Passenger-side channel top edge..............................
Driver-side channel top edge...............................
I still need to sand the channel across the back of the deck and add body filler to get a sharp edge.
Once I get the radius from you guys I can make a radius tool out of the correct size tubing/glue sandpaper into the inner curve/sand the correct radius onto the top edge.....that's the plan.
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Last edited by doorgunner; Mar 17, 2018 at 06:40 AM.
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C3 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2016 C3 of Year Finalist
good idea. maybe you"ll get lucky and some wooden cove trim from HD or Lowes will be the radius you need. I'll try and find some thing common that matches the radius so you can easily reproduce it
good idea. maybe you"ll get lucky and some wooden cove trim from HD or Lowes will be the radius you need. I'll try and find some thing common that matches the radius so you can easily reproduce it
I'll look for some tomorrow once I know the radius
Hey your can of resin is growing hair just like mine was. Your really getting the swing of things as you progress with either VPA or mat and cloth. We might get done with our projects eventually and meet up for donuts!
Hey your can of resin is growing hair just like mine was. Your really getting the swing of things as you progress with either VPA or mat and cloth. We might get done with our projects eventually and meet up for donuts!
R
Brace yourself R.......I'm really trying to get the "rear half" to the painter in the next week
I also have a roadtrip planned to South Florida in September. I'll get with you about the "nose section" you have....I think some members have come up with a safe/cheap way to ship it since I will need it once the car comes back from the painter.
I'm just hoping the PTSD stays dormant and the spine stays intact!
(I'll be back later this morning/been up since 3 a.m./couldn't sleep)
Last edited by doorgunner; Mar 17, 2018 at 06:53 AM.
If you are doing the drive, I put my nose in a 5 by 9 u haul open trailer. Tied it down good. No issues. Shipping? I think it is too flimsy to ship in anything less than a plywood and pallet board case.
I also have a roadtrip planned to South Florida in September. I'll get with you about the "nose section" you have....I think some members have come up with a safe/cheap way to ship it
If your trip brings you anywhere near Orlando, I`d LOVE to meet a celebrity in person!
When we bought our front clip, we found the cheapest / easiest way was to strap it down on a car trailer. We set it on those foam blocks they use to haul canoes on a car roof, gave it a nice soft ride. We only had to bring it about 40 miles, but I`d have felt comfortable taking it cross country like this.
That's about how I had it in that 5 by 9 U-Haul trailer which you could rent one way in Florida and call it back and just drop the trailer off without having to haul the trailer both ways. Or own the trailer ahead of time.
Brace yourself R.......I'm really trying to get the "rear half" to the painter in the next week
I also have a roadtrip planned to South Florida in September. I'll get with you about the "nose section" you have....I think some members have come up with a safe/cheap way to ship it since I will need it once the car comes back from the painter.
I'm just hoping the PTSD stays dormant and the spine stays intact!
(I'll be back later this morning/been up since 3 a.m./couldn't sleep)
Tony don't worry about the front end parts. If you still need them I will deliver them if you buy the donuts! Will get with you as to when.
I'll look for some tomorrow once I know the radius
DG
I stripped that area by hand and the radius on mine was minimal, to the points it's a sharp edge...so to speak.
And....the angle from the top edge down is different all around the opening. I was very careful when sanding to stay away from that edge to maintain the edge.
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