Three... two... one... lift off!
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From: Charlotte NC
Taking the time NOW is better than having it all together and driving and enjoying it and then having to deal with it.
DUB
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 1,052
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From: Woodinville WA
Freshly primed holeless rear
Very nice and great work going on. Two things. I hope you marked how many shims you had on each body mount for reinstall. Also, great job on the windshield removal. Make sure you get the 3/8 damming foam when you reinstall the windshield. There is now a youtube video on C3 Windshield installs. Again nice job.
Thanks for the youtube tip. I watched your 12mn video tonight. Nice job with your windshield.
You're being too kind VETFEVER. Thanks.
I have seen a firewall barely flex when the system was initially installed......but a year later....the firewall is actually MOVING when the pedal is pressed. It does depend on the era of Corvette...but I do agree with you.
Taking the time NOW is better than having it all together and driving and enjoying it and then having to deal with it.
DUB
Taking the time NOW is better than having it all together and driving and enjoying it and then having to deal with it.
DUB
Latest progress: last week-end, I put down a couple coats of epoxy primer in the rear section of the passenger compartment. It will need more sanding and priming to get it to the level I want. I bought the 3M PPS system for my small gun and it made it real easy to shoot at any angle.
Thanks for taking a peek!
Last edited by RBrid; Aug 30, 2016 at 10:55 AM.
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Thanks HopCorvetteman - yes, I bagged the shims for each body mount. I will start by putting those same numbers and see how the body fits.
Thanks for the youtube tip. I watched your 12mn video tonight. Nice job with your windshield.
You're being too kind VETFEVER. Thanks.
We agree DUB.
Latest progress: last week-end, I put down a couple coats of epoxy primer in the rear section of the passenger compartment. It will need more sanding and priming to get it to the level I want. I bought the 3M PPS system for my small gun and it made real easy to shoot at any angle.
Thanks for taking a peek!
Thanks for the youtube tip. I watched your 12mn video tonight. Nice job with your windshield.
You're being too kind VETFEVER. Thanks.
We agree DUB.
Latest progress: last week-end, I put down a couple coats of epoxy primer in the rear section of the passenger compartment. It will need more sanding and priming to get it to the level I want. I bought the 3M PPS system for my small gun and it made real easy to shoot at any angle.
Thanks for taking a peek!
RVZIO
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Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi RB,
Awfully nice looking work!
I copied this from my post to your thread 2-1/2 years ago… and it looks like it's still true for you.
"It's not a race to see how fast you can do it... it's about enjoying restoring a car."
It appears this continues to be true for you!!!!!
Regards,
Alan
Awfully nice looking work!
I copied this from my post to your thread 2-1/2 years ago… and it looks like it's still true for you.
"It's not a race to see how fast you can do it... it's about enjoying restoring a car."
It appears this continues to be true for you!!!!!
Regards,
Alan
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 1,052
Likes: 389
From: Woodinville WA
Thanks Zio - it's actually all photoshopped 
That's true Alan. If it was a race, I'd be dead last. Hoping you will be able to recycle that post again in another 2 1/2 years.
Thanks for the kind words JC, and welcome to the forum!
Well, what have I been up to in the last couple weeks?
#1: glassing+VPA'ing the outside of the 6 holes I had plugged in the rear.
#2: started to strip the rear clip. I'm using Aircraft Fiberglass Paint Remover and it's working nicely on the original paint. I'm down to the primer, which is a whole different story to remove. I was told to cover the stripper with cellophane but it turned out to be more work than help. On my way to the stripper again tonight...
Thanks for taking a peek!
Hi RB,
Awfully nice looking work!
I copied this from my post to your thread 2-1/2 years ago… and it looks like it's still true for you.
"It's not a race to see how fast you can do it... it's about enjoying restoring a car."
It appears this continues to be true for you!!!!!
Regards,
Alan
Awfully nice looking work!
I copied this from my post to your thread 2-1/2 years ago… and it looks like it's still true for you.
"It's not a race to see how fast you can do it... it's about enjoying restoring a car."
It appears this continues to be true for you!!!!!
Regards,
Alan
Thanks for the kind words JC, and welcome to the forum!
Well, what have I been up to in the last couple weeks?
#1: glassing+VPA'ing the outside of the 6 holes I had plugged in the rear.
#2: started to strip the rear clip. I'm using Aircraft Fiberglass Paint Remover and it's working nicely on the original paint. I'm down to the primer, which is a whole different story to remove. I was told to cover the stripper with cellophane but it turned out to be more work than help. On my way to the stripper again tonight...
Thanks for taking a peek!
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 1,052
Likes: 389
From: Woodinville WA
Less blue, more grey: the fall has arrived
My vette and the Pacific Northwest sky are in sync. Less and less blue, more and more grey. And that's a good thing, considering all my scrubbing efforts.
Rear clip stripped? Check.
Front clip stripped? Check.
Front wheel wells stripped? Check.
12.8 grams of muscle build up? Check.
87000 brain cells annihilated by chemicals? Check.
The quarter panels aren't stripped - they will be replaced by flared ones (2").
Next step: glass in the luggage rack holes.
Thanks for taking a peek!
Rear clip stripped? Check.
Front clip stripped? Check.
Front wheel wells stripped? Check.
12.8 grams of muscle build up? Check.
87000 brain cells annihilated by chemicals? Check.
The quarter panels aren't stripped - they will be replaced by flared ones (2").
Next step: glass in the luggage rack holes.
Thanks for taking a peek!
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 1,052
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From: Woodinville WA
Fiberglass returns to dust
Otherwise I might run out of cells before the car's completion...
Thanks sir. Hope you're making good progress with your '68.
I have started to grind down perfect fiberglass and it breaks my heart. This has been the best tool for the job so far - 80 grid sand paper:
Thanks sir. Hope you're making good progress with your '68.
I have started to grind down perfect fiberglass and it breaks my heart. This has been the best tool for the job so far - 80 grid sand paper:
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 1,052
Likes: 389
From: Woodinville WA
9 fewer holes
And voilà. No more antenna hole. No more luggage rack holes. No more gas cap dip.
I also stripped the outer side of one door. Chugging along, one baby step at a time.
I see more stripping in my future.
Thanks for taking a peek!
I also stripped the outer side of one door. Chugging along, one baby step at a time.
I see more stripping in my future.
Thanks for taking a peek!
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 1,052
Likes: 389
From: Woodinville WA
Shot the door
We love our plastic pigs, aren't we Ed?
Made good progress on the passenger door. Stripped, sanded, treated with rust converter & primed. The inside was then top-coated in black.
Driver door is receiving the same treatment now.
Also primed some front bumper brackets, outer seatbelt brackets and door shims. If only we could get a makeover like this too...
Thanks for taking a peek!
Made good progress on the passenger door. Stripped, sanded, treated with rust converter & primed. The inside was then top-coated in black.
Driver door is receiving the same treatment now.
Also primed some front bumper brackets, outer seatbelt brackets and door shims. If only we could get a makeover like this too...
Thanks for taking a peek!
Race Director
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From: SoCal Twin Turbo, Any Questions?
St. Jude Donor '06-'07
Not sure how I missed this project till now. IT took me two hours to go from the first post. (Don't worry, I counted the hours as "research" on my project time clock)
As others have said, You have impeccable attention to detail. You have given me a new standard to shoot for (and miss).
I will be subscribing and following along. You are about a year ahead of me, from my calculations. Keep up the awesome work, its an inspiration.
As others have said, You have impeccable attention to detail. You have given me a new standard to shoot for (and miss).
I will be subscribing and following along. You are about a year ahead of me, from my calculations. Keep up the awesome work, its an inspiration.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 1,052
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From: Woodinville WA
Same process, same result.
Thanks for following along guys. I'm getting a good dose of motivation & inspiration from you and other builds on this forum too. Bob, your build is awesome, you'll have an ultimate C3 with that rolling chassis.
So I tackled the driver door next. Same treatment: stripping, rinsing, grinding, sanding, removing the excess adhesize along the edges, treating the interior with rust converter, cleaning, masking, shooting with epoxy primer, and black top coat inside.
So I tackled the driver door next. Same treatment: stripping, rinsing, grinding, sanding, removing the excess adhesize along the edges, treating the interior with rust converter, cleaning, masking, shooting with epoxy primer, and black top coat inside.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 1,052
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From: Woodinville WA
Cross member goes to the dental hygienist
Next I addressed the transmission cross member. It needed a lot of cleaning - we're talking tooth pick and tooth brush kind of cleaning along the welds. Grinding, sanding, cleaning, etc... I prepped it well inside and out. But then it got too cold to paint with epoxy primer so I just treated it with rust converter and will paint it when the body gets off the chassis again, probably 18 months from now.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 1,052
Likes: 389
From: Woodinville WA
New and old goodies.
A few goodies came before Christmas: Shiny engine mounts (polyurethane), shiny door strikers. A brand new driver sport mirror, a used passenger mirror from a forum member which needs some restoring.