restoreing my interior.
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restoreing my interior.
thought some of you may find this interesting.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1678571
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1678571
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Geez-O-Peete! Better you than me. Is this thing going to be off the road the summer of '07 too? Ya gotta time your projects for the winter months so you can drive the car when the weather is decent.
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You know I would see if I could keep it running and a good frame before I invested any time and $$$ on the interior. JMO.
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godless, thanks for the offer. me and my dad are working on it so i think weve got it coverd.
deb, normaly i would agree with that statement. the diffrence here is i came across a great deal on new carpet and pads. and most of the rest of the interior parts are in great shape. and with the complete lack of accessories, computers, and mass amounts of wireing, this actually looks to be a much easier project then i thought.
deb, normaly i would agree with that statement. the diffrence here is i came across a great deal on new carpet and pads. and most of the rest of the interior parts are in great shape. and with the complete lack of accessories, computers, and mass amounts of wireing, this actually looks to be a much easier project then i thought.
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thank ya.
this weekend with it looking nice, im going to see about yanking off the exhaust and maybe even the shifter and linkage. of course i have to drive the car a LITTLE bit with open manifolds. wonder how many little kids i can scare as it goes through the sub division next door....
i think im even going to start wire brushing the frame while ive got it up in the air and put a coat of paint over it.
this weekend with it looking nice, im going to see about yanking off the exhaust and maybe even the shifter and linkage. of course i have to drive the car a LITTLE bit with open manifolds. wonder how many little kids i can scare as it goes through the sub division next door....
i think im even going to start wire brushing the frame while ive got it up in the air and put a coat of paint over it.
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I wish you all the luck in the world my friend you are going to need it
But when you get it finished it will be a real classic that you can be proud of
The fact that you and your dad are doing this together makes it all the better
But when you get it finished it will be a real classic that you can be proud of The fact that you and your dad are doing this together makes it all the better
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i cant beleive how far this has spiraled out of control form just pulling out the interior....
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1712952
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1712952
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I'm with you Deb. I just don't see the point in doing all that work and spending all that money on a car that he can't keep running for more then a day and the frame is rusting out of it.
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Save the time and $ for soemthing that requires less work
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oh come on, surely you guys have heard of cannibalising a car before. thats all thats going on here.
everything on that car i just got except for the frame and maybe a few misc. parts are being sold off. and the frame from my old 69 is being pulled out and junked, this new frame takes its place.
everything on that car i just got except for the frame and maybe a few misc. parts are being sold off. and the frame from my old 69 is being pulled out and junked, this new frame takes its place.
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oh come on, surely you guys have heard of cannibalising a car before. thats all thats going on here.
everything on that car i just got except for the frame and maybe a few misc. parts are being sold off. and the frame from my old 69 is being pulled out and junked, this new frame takes its place.
everything on that car i just got except for the frame and maybe a few misc. parts are being sold off. and the frame from my old 69 is being pulled out and junked, this new frame takes its place.
If you cant keep it running......... and it has nothing salvagable are you going to rebuy the car pc by pc? The cost of ALL that let alone the time would buy a Vette from every Generation and then some. Im sure there is a huge market for the parts on either judging from the pics 