Hope this finds you all well. Lent started yesterday, so you best get right with Jesus... or else...

I have a 1978 silver anniversary coupe with a few miles on it. Bought it on a new-ish auction site. It was probably a good deal when I got it, but I've been watching these go down recently.

Have done a few quality of life things, like getting oem style seats mounted (the last owner had velcro'd some trashy junkyard seats to the old seat rails with no mounting bolts), changing the oil, fixing vacuum leaks, et cetera.

Just this week, I had taken the steering column apart down to the plastic ball joint, replaced the ball joint, the two dainty plastic bearings (that break when you use the wheel as a crutch to get out, thanks GM), installed a new steering wheel, and really that's a full steering column restoration.

My plans for this poor girl include, but are not limited to: replacing all weather-stripping, repairing the vacuum headlight assemblies, installing new master cylinder, installing steel brake hoses, replacing spark plug wires, installing new wiring harness, replacing the indicator switch handle I broke when restoring the steering column, extracting the lower AC compressor mounting bracket bolt, replacing AC rubber seals with correct R134A seals, repair broken radio, repair stuck AC controls, replace manual shifter rubber bushing, restoring all suspension, and fixing the unfinished paintjob the last owner covered up with a botched vinyl wrap.

I actually like this car... more for the fun of figuring out how to work on it. I'm not a gear head, but I love everything mechanical, learning how things work and how to repair/improve them.

Nothing else to say, vayase con Dios.

 

Welcome and good luck with your C3. Moving this over to C3 General where it would seem to be a better fit based on the content.

 

Welcome to the forum.

Firstly, I love those wheels! But you certainly have a bit of a project there! I hope you'll keep the nice wood panel on the side of the tunnel - who needs carpet there!

Have fun with the car!

 

Good luck on the project, Welcome

 

Welcome

 

Welcome to the Forum! Take pictures of your repairs for us and as a reminder to of where parts and pieces get reinstalled.
Repair safety issues FIRST.
Repair engine problems SECOND. That way you can still drive the car on weekends.
Actially you have a short list of repairs.
Save the rewiring for last project because it is usually what keeps cars on jackstands for years.

keep us updated.

 

Welcome to the club. I’ve seen a lot of things on a tunnel, can’t say I ever saw wood there.

Good luck with your project and your on the right forum to get that vette back to life.

 

Welcome to the Forum and congratulations on your Vette. It sounds like you have a very workable list of repairs to make yours a nice Vette.

 

Welcome!!

 

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