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Start a new thread searching for one of his rear sections in C3 General and post a WTB add in the Parts For Sale Section.
I’ve done both with great success when hunting for NOS parts for my 73.
You would be surprised what some people have sitting on the shelf waiting for a new home.
I just read a thread where someone posted they had a complete NOS Greenwood Wide Body kit, still in the original wood crate, stored in his garage he was willing to sell.
Hello everyone, it's been a couple of months since I last worked on the car and I don't know when I'll get back to it so I thought I'd post an update. I had really hoped to leave the headlight buckets in place as removing them and getting them re-aligned just sounds like way more fun than I was hoping to have but seeing as the header bar is separated from the hood surround removing the buckets is the only way to re-bond the header bar to the hood surround. I haven't been eager to jump into that so I started writing a blog post about (politics, edited) I expected that to be my typical one to two screenfuls in length but I kept thinking of things that would be good to add and it just kept getting longer and longer. I was wondering where to stop when I just decided I'm going to keep writing until I've said all I want to say and I'll see if I can/should shorten it up after that. I thought I was almost done when I'd written a little over half of what I have to date and I keep thinking of things I should add, so I really have no idea how much longer I'm going to be at it and in the meantime I won't be working on my Corvette - writing this essay is my highest priority right now. As I can only at best average about 2 hours/day on the computer without getting a long term headache and my brain doesn't work as well as it used (I have to think a lot to write a little) it's been pretty slow going. After 2 months I currently have what would be about 17 pages if printed on 8 & 1/2 by 11 paper at 60 lines per page. (Politics, edited)
There's not a lot to do to finish off this project but I don't know when I'll be back at it. (Edited). Of course I know I'd do far better selling it once it's done and there's not that much left to do so I'm not going to sell it for 10 cents on the dollar of what I've spent so far, which last time I added it up was 35K CDN (including the car), although that number may have been what I'd spent to date plus the cost of getting the aftermarket 69 front clip bought, delivered and glued on, I just don't remember . 35K spent though doesn't translate into 35k worth of stuff on the car as a significant amount of that money was spent on used parts that weren't up to snuff and I had to buy more, shipping costs and so on. The factory 225 hp L82 engine had bills for a complete rebuild when I bought the car with 60,000 miles but when I did a cold compression test the #1 cylinder was at 110 psi compared to 135 for all the others and the spark plug in #1 cylinder was heavily oil fouled unlike the rest of the spark plugs that were clean. The original oyster interior is in great shape but I have new silver door panels for it and new silver cloth covered seat cushions (I sold the oyster ones). I have pace car silver dye but it'd probably look fine with the silver door panels, seat covers and the remaining oyster coloured interior parts. It's got factory glass t-roof panels in nice shape, I have a Keisler remanufactured 5 speed manual trans, new clutch and pressure plate and all the conversion pieces needed to go from 4 to 5 speed that came with the kit. I have 2&1/2 inch oem style cast exhaust manifolds appearing new and a new complete 2 & 1/2 inch (quiet) exhaust system to fit them. I have new bare MerCruiser Vortec heads with 170 cc intake runners and 64 cc combustion chambers as well as a new Scroggins Dickey Vortec to Tuned Port Injection intake manifold, new Arizona Speed and Marine large tube intake runners. I have used TPI parts, wiring harness, fuel rails, throttle body, distributor, plenum and I don't remember what else. If I remember correctly the only things I don't have are the various TPI sensors and Vortec valve covers. I also have (as far as I know) all 68/69 Corvette front end parts less the fiberglass itself, some new aftermarket, some nice used. I have all three grills, NOS "hockey stick" grill trim, the higher cost aftermarket front bumper, the lower cost front bumperettes (which are very dull), used grill brackets, mostly new front bumper brackets although the centre horseshoe bracket needs the sheet metal triangles with the nuts welded to it replaced due to rust and front crossmember is a 68 with a couple of bolts broken off in it and a rust repair I did on it, the horseshow and front crossmember are far from as nice as the other new brackets I have but functional with a little work. I have 8 chrome 68/69 gill inserts although one is badly pitted the others are in driver condition. I have used rear 68-73 tail light housings, used rear 68-73 tail light lenses, driver quality rear bumpers, all 73 rear bumper brackets customized to adapt to 79 rear frame crossmember, new aftermarket license plate bezel.
I think it unlikely anyone is going to offer me enough to want to sell it but I know old Corvettes are selling at much higher prices than they were several years ago so on a lark I thought I'd tell you it's theoretically for sale.
Last edited by vettebuyer6369; May 3, 2023 at 12:41 PM.
Reason: Remove references asking for offers and pricing for sale in a non-sale section as well as political content
Closing for edits regarding political posts and sales in the General section.
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Re-opened. As in every General section, political posts and responses removed or edited. The discussion is welcome in the Politics & Religion section of OT.
Also removed is discussion of sales in a General discussion section. Please buy and sell in Cars For Sale, or by PM.
Priya,
It’s tough doing long term projects. It often seems to go on forever, and can be both exhilarating and frustrating.
Reading through some of your thread, you are to be commended for your stickability to your dream.
Only folk that have travelled your path would truly understand the ups and downs of such a journey.
I am 70 years old now, have been retired since I was 55. During this time, I have spent much of it building bucket list Corvette Projects that I have dreamt about for many many years.
I have learned patience beyond what I thought I could achieve, and yes I could have given up, multiple times.
I learned quite early in my journey, that you need to have a plan, both in terms of what you specifically want to achieve with your car, but also a reasonable time frame component.
I personally have found I can’t physically do as much as I once could, and that’s been bloody annoying.
I also found, it was better for me to break down the build into manageable modules, and then just concentrate on doing the task at hand the best you can, rather than getting stressed about the size of the overall job. I just do the job at hand, and keep doing this, until one day you run out of jobs.
My first build took me 8,500 hours over 6.5 years, my second over 12,000 hours over 10 years. I love what I’m doing, but Gee, some days, it’s bloody hard, but there’s nothing else I’d rather be doing.
Hang in there, do the best you can, and one day you will finish your car. I can tell you from experience, it’s a bloody fine feeling to complete a big build. Good luck. Hope this helps you
Priya,
It’s tough doing long term projects. It often seems to go on forever, and can be both exhilarating and frustrating.
Reading through some of your thread, you are to be commended for your stickability to your dream.
Only folk that have travelled your path would truly understand the ups and downs of such a journey.
I am 70 years old now, have been retired since I was 55. During this time, I have spent much of it building bucket list Corvette Projects that I have dreamt about for many many years.
I have learned patience beyond what I thought I could achieve, and yes I could have given up, multiple times.
I learned quite early in my journey, that you need to have a plan, both in terms of what you specifically want to achieve with your car, but also a reasonable time frame component.
I personally have found I can’t physically do as much as I once could, and that’s been bloody annoying.
I also found, it was better for me to break down the build into manageable modules, and then just concentrate on doing the task at hand the best you can, rather than getting stressed about the size of the overall job. I just do the job at hand, and keep doing this, until one day you run out of jobs.
My first build took me 8,500 hours over 6.5 years, my second over 12,000 hours over 10 years. I love what I’m doing, but Gee, some days, it’s bloody hard, but there’s nothing else I’d rather be doing.
Hang in there, do the best you can, and one day you will finish your car. I can tell you from experience, it’s a bloody fine feeling to complete a big build. Good luck. Hope this helps you
Thanks for the encouragement Aussie. I have this bad habit of running out of steam just as I get close to completing a project. You'd think I'd be excited about being close to done but no. 8,500 hours over 6.5 years is pretty impressive. It's been 8 years for me and I guesstimate I have about 3500 hours into this project.
Well, I did say I was retired, so that helps. Also it was a goal of mine to allocate time to build my bucket list dreams. Being retired, and planning your life is much easier when you don’t have to work, and there are less demands on your time.
Well, I did say I was retired, so that helps. Also it was a goal of mine to allocate time to build my bucket list dreams. Being retired, and planning your life is much easier when you don’t have to work, and there are less demands on your time.
LOL, I am retired. I haven't worked since '95, I'm just not a particularly driven person. I guestimate at best I can average about 10 hours a week over the course of a year.
LOL, I am retired. I haven't worked since '95, I'm just not a particularly driven person. I guestimate at best I can average about 10 hours a week over the course of a year.
Hmm!!,OK, guess that’s where folk are different. My approach and builds are off the wall and unique, I love ‘different’. I am driven by passion, madness, and still get excited about build possibilities. The big problem I have is that my old body can’t keep up with my head
Hmm!!,OK, guess that’s where folk are different. My approach and builds are off the wall and unique, I love ‘different’. I am driven by passion, madness, and still get excited about build possibilities. The big problem I have is that my old body can’t keep up with my head
Congratulations on being full of drive and enthusiasm
I hear you about old bodies, Doc says I have emphysema, I can only strongly exert myself for a few minutes at a time and then I need to sit down and catch my breath.
LOL, I am retired. I haven't worked since '95, I'm just not a particularly driven person. I guestimate at best I can average about 10 hours a week over the course of a year.
Originally Posted by Priya
Congratulations on being full of drive and enthusiasm
I hear you about old bodies, Doc says I have emphysema, I can only strongly exert myself for a few minutes at a time and then I need to sit down and catch my breath.
At the end of the day, if you wake up every day, you can get up, and your bum points towards the ground, that’s the first big win.
If you are lucky enough to do what you love, what ever your capacity, that’s bloody gold.
I sometimes talk about the '70 Torino I had so I thought I'd post some pictures of my other favourite car. Originally a bench seat column shift automatic, it had 351 Cleveland 4 barrel, 4 speed, 3.89 limited slip 9" rear end - it was scads of fun!
I also had this '60 Buick Electra 225. It had a 4 barrel v8, 401 cubic inches if I remember correctly.
