New Guy with a question
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We had three days in July without rain. I drove one. My trip odometer shows 975 miles this year. This is a pic from this morning. I do try to keep my car clean. People poo-poo the 1974 but it is pretty. I loved the day and the car. Never regretted buying it from TN to Canada in early 2008. (No comment on the heater core replacement) 
. Damn....difficult...job...no further comment.
BTW, the tach is still working! Thumbs-up on your cable. Fine quality. Thanks for that.
. Damn....difficult...job...no further comment.BTW, the tach is still working! Thumbs-up on your cable. Fine quality. Thanks for that.
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From: Mission Tx
Paul: Now that's funny! Can you imagine how much extra time it took to put those bolts in backwards. 
Stephan:
We have the harness's on sale in the forum special section of the site this month. You won't find them anywhere cheaper!
http://willcoxcorvette.com/advanced_...php?cPath=2067
Shop manual is here: http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=21845
The Assembly manual on CD or in paper format can be found at this link: (the cd is the best one).
http://willcoxcorvette.com/advanced_...words=assembly
Willcox
Stephan:
We have the harness's on sale in the forum special section of the site this month. You won't find them anywhere cheaper!
http://willcoxcorvette.com/advanced_...php?cPath=2067
Shop manual is here: http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=21845
The Assembly manual on CD or in paper format can be found at this link: (the cd is the best one).
http://willcoxcorvette.com/advanced_...words=assembly
Willcox
thanks for the info willcox I will definatly have to look into that wire harness maybe earlier than I thought
also to any one else my car wont move anymore it was running just fine a few months back when I first saw it and drove it and it was not making any noises but now it wont move(cant hear any gear changes) and a friend of mine suggested a cable that is connected to the shifter that might have worked loose or broke is there any truth to that statment.
EDIT:Nevermind on why the car is not engaging in gears I took the dip stick out and saw that it was bone dry so there is either none or very little fluid in the tranny, any idea what it is supposed to be.
also where can I get the bar that connects the outside handle to the part that releases the latch to open the door from the outside, I am trying to get the doors fixed to I can open them from the outside so I can roll the windows up and set off a bug bomb to kill anything that is still inside(I saw a black widow under the car and when I came back with something to kill it it was gone so I am going to set a bug bomb inside and under the car to make sure I get it...I want to live to drive this thing)
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trying to get the doors fixed to I can open them from the outside so I can roll the windows up and set off a bug bomb to kill anything that is still inside(I saw a black widow under the car and when I came back with something to kill it it was gone so I am going to set a bug bomb inside and under the car to make sure I get it...I want to live to drive this thing)
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oh man no its just the way you write stuff. it makes me laugh 
. there is only one other guy on here that gives me a chuckle more then your brief history of posts. i cant remember his name but his car has some kind of circle track motor and is a never ending story of trials and tribulations. his movie making skills should have him in hollywood rather then on here.
. there is only one other guy on here that gives me a chuckle more then your brief history of posts. i cant remember his name but his car has some kind of circle track motor and is a never ending story of trials and tribulations. his movie making skills should have him in hollywood rather then on here.
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oh man no its just the way you write stuff. it makes me laugh . there is only one other guy on here that gives me a chuckle more then your brief history of posts. i cant remember his name but his car has some kind of circle track motor and is a never ending story of trials and tribulations. his movie making skills should have him in hollywood rather then on here.
. there is only one other guy on here that gives me a chuckle more then your brief history of posts. i cant remember his name but his car has some kind of circle track motor and is a never ending story of trials and tribulations. his movie making skills should have him in hollywood rather then on here.Corvette Stories
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Hi S87,
I agree with W2X and suggest you buy 2 books BEFORE you take anything apart.
The 74 GM "Assembly Instruction Manual". This is the technical documentation that was used on the assembly line in St.Louis.
The GM "Chassis Service Manual" for 74. This is the guide that was used in the dealerships for servicing the cars. Many of the vendors on this site sell these books.
You WILL find these books priceless if you get into doing to your car what you're talking about, or even if you just do enough to get it so it's drive-able.
As everyone has said a body-off restoration takes a tremendous amount of ability, time and MONEY. Many of the cars you at the car shows you hope to bring your Corvette to, have had and thousands of hours and tens of thousands of dollars spent on them.
Regards,
Alan
I agree with W2X and suggest you buy 2 books BEFORE you take anything apart.
The 74 GM "Assembly Instruction Manual". This is the technical documentation that was used on the assembly line in St.Louis.
The GM "Chassis Service Manual" for 74. This is the guide that was used in the dealerships for servicing the cars. Many of the vendors on this site sell these books.
You WILL find these books priceless if you get into doing to your car what you're talking about, or even if you just do enough to get it so it's drive-able.
As everyone has said a body-off restoration takes a tremendous amount of ability, time and MONEY. Many of the cars you at the car shows you hope to bring your Corvette to, have had and thousands of hours and tens of thousands of dollars spent on them.
Regards,
Alan
"Faded ink on yellowed paper is better than the BEST memory"
DOCUMENT your car. Get a notebook and WRITE down what you see and how you disassembled the car. Take LOTS of pictures.
BEFORE you start taking things apart, get a digital camera and take LOTS of pictures to document the configuration of parts. This will be a memory aid so take pictures from as many angles as you can.
As you disassemble a car, again, take LOTS of pictures documenting how it came apart - these will be valuable when you go to put it back together.
DON'T THROW PARTS AWAY. Even if it is junk, don't throw a part away - you may need to refer to it later as you put things together. Also, what is one man's junk is another man's treasure. That old part may be more valuable than you think.
Bag and Tag the old parts and store them where you can FIND them. This is especially true of fasteners (nuts, bolts, screws, etc).
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I get to feeling so bad for him and his car, I would go fix it for him if it were within driving distance. A lesser man would have given up before now.
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I truly wish that C3 (modified 1979 but I forget) hits the road this summer.
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Stephen, Lots of good advice here. I was in exactly the same situation as you 15 years ago when I got my vette. It was 8 years before we did the body off, before that there was lots of learning. Most guys here have their vette for life, I know I have, so there is no rush (I hope
).
Slightly off topic, but my son and his GF were in Monaco (we are in UK) for their summer vac. Ferrari's, Merc's, Lamborgini's were all everyday sights, then a guy turns up in a yellow 74 vette and is waved through all the security to park in a prime slot in front of the casino beside the Maybach's, Bentleys etc. You cant beat cool!
). Slightly off topic, but my son and his GF were in Monaco (we are in UK) for their summer vac. Ferrari's, Merc's, Lamborgini's were all everyday sights, then a guy turns up in a yellow 74 vette and is waved through all the security to park in a prime slot in front of the casino beside the Maybach's, Bentleys etc. You cant beat cool!
