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Old 08-04-2017, 07:22 PM
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Just bought this baby. 1st time Vette owner. 1 owner amazing condition all original 60000 miles went to pick it up in Florida. It's back home now in Texas getting ready for its first classic car cruise night.
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Old 08-04-2017, 07:23 PM
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Old 08-04-2017, 11:32 PM
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These past few days have been spent removing the rear bumper cover and stripping the paint of the rear section of the car in preparation for bodywork and a new fiberglass bumper cover in the 80-82 style. I'm still considering installing a 1970 Dodge Charger fuel door. We shall see.
Still have to finish striping the right quarter.
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Old 08-05-2017, 07:31 AM
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Removed my engine, new one on order

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Old 08-05-2017, 02:19 PM
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Simple stuff. No engine builds, frame off restorations or the like.

A forum member pointed out that my valve covers were on the wrong sides. Once noticed it bothered me but was easily fixed for about $13 with a pair of rubber Fel Pro gaskets - installed dry as recommended.

I took the time to work them over on a buffing wheel and got everything all nice & shiny. Warmed up and seemed fine. Then not far from home the driver’s side gasket slipped and made a burning hellified mess all over everything. I don’t think I tightened them up enough. Looked like the Red Baron just shot me down.

Then just for fun it dieseled annoyingly as I went to shut it off, telling me I have more fiddling to do with idle speed and timing.

Got the mess in my brand new driveway cleaned up, got the cover back on, got the car back in the garage with a big cardboard diaper underneath.

Going to drink beer and stare off the deck with the dog for the rest of the afternoon…..
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Old 08-05-2017, 03:24 PM
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Slowly putting my steering column back together today.

Installed Speed Direct's hood prop. See it here...

https://cmc.speeddirect.com/items.as...atus=0&Tp=&Bc=
Old 08-05-2017, 05:28 PM
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Cleaned and painted the wiper trough.

Old 08-05-2017, 05:48 PM
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I got my Bow Tie Overdrives 200-4R onto the locator dowels and snugged down the bolts.
Re-bent the cooler lines and attached them.
Taking the rest of the day off.

I'll do the drive shaft, cross member and torque converter to flexplate bolts tomorrow.


Old 08-05-2017, 05:52 PM
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Removed dash harness.

Next up, repairing damaged floor/firewall/tunnel.
Old 08-05-2017, 07:37 PM
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Drove it for the first time since June..........Been to damn hot!........
Old 08-05-2017, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Maymyvettelive4ever
I cleaned it up and admired it...
That's a good looking car in a nice garage!
Those mugshots on the wall reminded me of the time Prince got nabbed in Jackson, MS for trying to steal the megaphone from a Delta airplane as he was flying into town for a show with Rick James.


Old 08-05-2017, 08:57 PM
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I'm re-installing both rear bumpers on my '73. Just had them re-chromed at Librandi's.

I got 9 of the 10 bolts screwed in that hold them on, but one of the last bolts (the corner bolt that screws into the outer bracket) just will not cooperate. I even tried to loosen up the bolts that attach the outer bracket to the frame, but that doesn't help. That outer bracket is just not centered in the hole of the car body. It could possibly be the bolt itself, but it doesn't look stripped to me.
Any ideas?

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Old 08-05-2017, 11:11 PM
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Its no longer a body off restoration. We are back to having a connected body and chassis! On to putting all the parts back on.
Old 08-06-2017, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Crimson Thunder
Cleaned and painted the wiper trough.

That looks good, makes a big difference.

Great idea for my next clean up list. Looks like a reasonably small task that has a large effect.
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Old 08-06-2017, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 76bomb
That looks good, makes a big difference.

Great idea for my next clean up list. Looks like a reasonably small task that has a large effect.
Same here, I need to do it as well. That area looks terrible on my C3.


Yesterday I started removing the weatherstripping from the pass side t top. Just like when I started the driver side t top months ago the sky decided to drop a few drops of rain on me as I ripped into the job. Someone up there must like messing with Corvette owners
Old 08-06-2017, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Street Rat
Slowly piecing my T&T steering column together.


Boy, are these a pain in the *** or what?????
Old 08-06-2017, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Bart K
Boy, are these a pain in the *** or what?????
Yes they are.

I could do it again.

I just hope that I don't have the opportunity.

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Old 08-06-2017, 08:11 PM
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Rebuilt my spindles and assembled to new trailing arms. Nice way to spend a Sunday!
Old 08-06-2017, 08:37 PM
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Default I was bored and it was too cold to work in the garage so.....

I started totalling up a list of things I have done to my '70 coupe since I bought it in Oct 2012. The list is now over 100 items never in my imagination did I think I was going to get this deep into a car considering it was a runner and road worthy when I got it.
Old 08-06-2017, 09:38 PM
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Don't ever do that! Seeing how much you've spent can lead you to harm yourself! Put down the spreadsheet and back away slowly!


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