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(just reviewing DUB's method now, I remembered I just did one hole in the middle to hold the plate in place and was able to get the front and rear holes in the mirror base to align to get the screws in. I think I did it this way to make sure my middle hole would be under the mirror base. Lots of variations here, but the principle is a clever one!)
I think you're onto something here! It looks like I could cover the big holes by doing this and only have to fill the one small hole in the front. I've ordered mirrors with mounting brackets so I can mock everything up and make a plan. Appreciate the tip!
Spent my time finishing up body working my doors and finishing them up. I got my mirrors in on Friday so I can locate and mock up the brackets to determine ho much glass work on the holes has to be done:
It was then time to work on the last few pieces I had left to sand down:
I got one top fully stripped and blocked. I starte removing the SS trim molding and some of the screws stripped, so I get to fight that with an easy out today..
I've been looking for a reasonable deal on an LT-1 or BB hood that's in reasonable driving distance and finally found one 3 hours away. The seller couldn't tell me much about it, he was cleaning out his father's shed that used to restore Vette's and sent me a video with a full inspection: looked great! So I made an offer and plans to make the trip there today. To my delight the hood was an OEM BB hood from a '71 in perfect condition! Seller threw in a metal '71 headlight bezel too and sold me a Holley 3310 (rebuidable core) for another $50. So a good haul for $550 total today! Took the wife along and we had lunch on the coast an did some sight seeing on the way home, it was a fun adventure! Now I have the final piece of the puzzle for my LT-1!
Fitting and strengthening up the center of my aftermarket hood cost a fortune.
My painter, Chris, said it would have been cheaper and easier to modify my oem hood to fit over the engine rather than replacing it with an aftermarket.
You live and learn.
Fitting and strengthening up the center of my aftermarket hood cost a fortune.
My painter, Chris, said it would have been cheaper and easier to modify my oem hood to fit over the engine rather than replacing it with an aftermarket.
You live and learn.
That really reinforces my decision not to buy an aftermarket LT-1 hood!!! Hopefully this one is really close!
Last week there was a massive snowocalpse on the Gulf Coast that brought 10" of snow to my house! It was a beautiful winter wonderland until the snow caused a beautiful 100 year old Live Oak to lay down on our house!! It happened very slowly, which mitigated a lot of damage. But unfortunatey, some rafters split and the tree ent through the roof in to spots! This caused the snow melt to do water damage to the baby's nursery! So this was horrible timing with our baby coming out in the next two weeks, so I've been busy dealing with this mess and rushing to get everything fixed.
The tree has been removed, mess cleaned up, and rood tarped over to prevent further leaks. As wait for numbers from the insurance adjuster and contractor, I was able to get a little work done on the C3 tonight:
New mirrors are in so I did some good measuring and mocking to ensure they would cover the majority of the exisitng holes - they will! A little glass work and cleaning up will be required, but nothing bad:
I got a call from Van Steel today and they're building my offset trailing arms, they'll be shipped out at the end of the week! So I needed to assess the chassis to make sure everything was in order to reassembly from the parts I stole for my '69 (mainly trailing arms and brakes).
I needed to finish bolting everything in for the new trans mount setup on the McCleod 5 speed, which came together nicely:
Then there was the driveshaft that needed to be fitted. At first, I thought that it needed to be extended..
Then I thought about it for a minute and remembered the yoke slides back!! LOL
Glad you are all ok and there was only slight damage to your home.
See what having a new baby can do, and she isn’t even here yet.
Just wait until the little hurricane arrives!
Nothing like having a tree fall on your house to prepare you.
Sorry to hear about the damage to your house. Yes, it could have been a lot worse and the timing stinks but it all can be put back together. At least your power stayed on during all of that. We got 8" out of it and 24 hours later all most all of it had melted away. Today, it got up to 80* It's a wonder we all aren't sick.
Looks like you are still making headway with your car and results are encouraging. Keep up the good work. BTW, the Plaquemine show is 4/26. I know your day(s) will be full around that time, but if you can slip away give me a shout.
Glad you are all ok and there was only slight damage to your home.
See what having a new baby can do, and she isn’t even here yet.
Just wait until the little hurricane arrives!
Nothing like having a tree fall on your house to prepare you.
The chaos has begun!!! LOL
Originally Posted by OldCarBum
I also had the same drive shaft panic as you until I remembered, oh yah the yoke slides in!
Yeah it was quite the light bulb that went off when I remembered that lol
Sorry to hear about the damage to your house. Yes, it could have been a lot worse and the timing stinks but it all can be put back together. At least your power stayed on during all of that. We got 8" out of it and 24 hours later all most all of it had melted away. Today, it got up to 80* It's a wonder we all aren't sick.
Looks like you are still making headway with your car and results are encouraging. Keep up the good work. BTW, the Plaquemine show is 4/26. I know your day(s) will be full around that time, but if you can slip away give me a shout.
Appreciate it! It's amazing it was snowing and freezing last week and tomorrow will be sunshine and 75F!
I want to go to the Plaquemine car show with my '69 convertible! I'll keep you posted if I can make it!
I got my rebuilt offset trailing arms in from Van Steel and they are gorgeous!
I had to put them on the chassis and start getting them shimmed:
There's a couple of parts (half shafts an shock mount studs) that I had rattled canned and they already rusted from the Louisiana humidity! So I'm going to sandblast and properly paint these parts then finish off my chassis. I did pick up the U Joint tool that RescueRogers recommened and I'm a big fan for breaking down the half shafts!
