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CONTINUATION OF THE BUILD |
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Throttle Pedal & Tweaks to the Air Cleaner Base - 1/22 |
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Installed the Lokar Accelerator Pedal "drive by wire". The brake
pad & dimmer switch will match |
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After connecting the Sniper cable linkage, it became clear that
the air cleaner base was going to need more side clearance &
widening the back fins of the Sting Ray ;) |
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Test fit after the mods - next we will test-fit the hood again &
trim the L88 Hood Seal Gasket |
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Separating the Body - 2/12-17 |
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William priming the air cleaner base housing after more
modifications |
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The body is back off the frame for numerous reasons, one is to
change the suspension ...another is to finish up the bottom of
the body and paint it |
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The body is back in the cage and ready to go to the next phase |
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We flipped the body to work on the underside. More custom parts
coming |
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Separating the Body & Install
Splash Panels - 2/12-27 |
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Lots of grinding the areas that were modified from the topside |
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Glassing the area underneath where we lowered the floorboard |
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Several other areas that modifications were made on the topside
- bottom side finishing now |
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<- Finished up the floor panel 1st glass phase
Installed the quarter panel splash shields -> |
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Actuator Cover Boxes - 2/27 |
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<- Taping of the box
Spray Mold Release ->
Ready for glass - below |
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<- Glassing
Let it dry ->
Pull the cardboard puck out ->> |
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More epoxy on the splash panels now that the clamps are out of
the way |
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Actuator Cover Boxes & Floor
Modifications - 2/27 |
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First test-fit of the actuator boxes (in fiberglass)
They still need finished along with mounting lugs |
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First grinding of the bottom of the floor, where it was lowered
1-1/2" |
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Inside shot of the 3 taillights, done correctly |
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Floor
Modifications - 2/27 |
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<- William tearing fiberglass mat strands
Closing drain holes -> |
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The transmission tunnel modifications are about complete |
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Most of the fiberglass grinding is done outside w/long sleeve
shirt on. |
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Actuator Cover Boxes & Floor
Modifications - 2/27 |
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William working on the actuator covers |
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Working on the bottom of the floorboards - getting there |
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Changing the
Trailing Arms - 2/27-3/17 |
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Decided to put offset trailing arms w/coil-over shocks to
provide a better ride and adjustable ride height ...even though
the factory trailing arms had been totally rebuilt. |
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Factory Suspension has been removed ...ready for the new
Van Steel 2" Offset Trailing Arms and
matching sway bar |
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<-William reinstalling the brake line
arms installed with the sway bar in place |
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the look is greatly improved and the ride should be as well |
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Can gain 2" of tire inside at least |
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The Before & After shots of the rear suspension |
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Body Components & Finishing -
3/18-4/03 |
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More finishing work on the underside of the body |
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William glassing some areas on the decklid actuator covers |
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Gapping body panels goes all the way to the rear splash panel -
even though that gap will be covered by the diffusers |
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THE POWERPLANT
- 502 BBC - 3/18-28 |
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Well, the
Edelbrock 611 HP Top-End Kit ordered on
8/12/21 FINALLY
ARRIVED on 3/18/23! |
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Re-Finishing
the Polished Water pump - 3/31 |
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Buying a polished water pump left a lot to be desired - this is
after multiple hours of finishing by us |
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Prime / Engine-Trans Test Paint Swatches -
4/7-12 |
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Paint Spray-out Paddles - to test paint colors for the engine &
transmission |
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Using the rest of the Primer in the paint gun |
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William prepping and priming the gas tank |
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Body Finishing on Underside &
Sanding the Door Sill Plates - 4/20-21 |
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Bottom of the Vette is virtually finished - depending on the
battery decision that might need a deeper tub (where yellow tape
is) |
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Lots of time spent polishing this raw aluminum - several steps
involved - after the sanding |
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Sanding the SS Door Sill Plates - started with 80, 180, 600,
1500, 3000, 5000 and then 10000
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even polished yet |
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Test Fitting the New Oil Pan
- 4/22 |
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Bottom of the Vette is virtually finished - depending on the
battery decision that might need a deeper tub (where yellow tape
is) |
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Reworking the Radiator Support
- 4/22-24 |
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Several areas needed ground, left-over pieces from previous
chops needed removed and cleaned up
then straightening the cutout for the actuators and
re-strengthening the support |
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Of course we needed to test fit the radiator and components to
ensure fit |
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The rough stuff is finished - not for the finishing |
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Radiator Support is reworked, sandblasted and ready for primer -
if it is ever off backorder :( |
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Cleaning up the "Bird Cage" Underside
- 4/29 |
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Sandblasted the bottom of the "bird cage" to eliminate the
surface rust - it is ready for primer now
lots of sandblast medium was used - a mess ;) |
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Polishing the Door Sill Plates
- 4/22 |
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The door sills are almost to their final luster - lots of
buffing with numerous compounds and different buffing pads |
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Making the Compartment Deeper for a Battery
- 5/6-7 |
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Measure twice - cut once |
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Mock-up with a crossmember section made from cardboard |
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Committed - the lid was removed - going to look ugly before being
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needed to make some flat fiberglass filler pieces |
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Stage 1 of the compartment build - filler strips |
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Stage 2 - put the lid back on - had to hold with tape |
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Stage 3 - exterior glass almost complete |
Doug grinding the glass from the deepened compartment |
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more glass grinding - this happens a few times |
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Stage 4 - a little Duraglass to slick it out - stage 5 is primer
(see below) |
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1st Coat of HOK KD3000 Primer / Sealer
- 5/9 |
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Cleaned the under body the best we could with air - then inside
with a serious Windex wipe followed with tack rags |
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We needed to turn the body on its side to remove more sandblast
media - that stuff gets everywhere - more came out when we set
the body back upside down
We also needed to remove the decklid actuators |
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1st coat of HOK KD3000 primer / sealer being laid down |
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stopping short on the firewall since we still need to glass in
the wiper compartment |
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about a half-gallon of KD300 has been laid at this point
...now to block, deal with any little imperfections, then to
scuff it all before the final coat |
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Sandblast & Priming
- 5/11-12 |
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William sandblasting the metal parts for under the body along
with the decklid hinges |
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Then it was time for some KD-3000 on the metal parts |
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Sandblast & Priming
- 5/11 |
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We turned the car on its side so we could put the rivets in,
then decided to do a little fiberglass work in the tub |
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we pulled the metal support pieces off the bottom of the car a
long time ago - to clean, paint and even replace some of them |
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All the pieces are back on now and ready for the final coat of
KD3000, now that the underside has been blocked. |
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Sanding and Sill Plates
- 5/14 |
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we had a helper in the shop today - our youngest granddaughter |
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Tried some new polishing pads and polish media on the door sill
plates |
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Block & Prime Time
- 5/19 |
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William making sure all the dust is blown off the bottom |
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Bottom of the '67 has been blocked / sanded ...and it now has
the 2nd coat of HOK KD3000 Primer laid down |
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Validating the Battery Well
- 5/22-6/01 |
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time of truth - put the body back on to validate the clearance
of the battery well |
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An inside view of the deepened battery well - with mock-up
battery size |
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Test fit of the battery mock-up with the Speaker & Compartment
Cover |
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Misc Areas of Repair & Finishing the Firewall &
Modesty
Panels
- 5/24-27 |
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Stress Crack repairs - amazing how these show up when sealer is
applied |
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These minor repairs are coming along well |
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lots of tedious small and hard to reach areas to work on |
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looking it over from all angles |
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Then you see things starting to finalize - it's gonna be slick |
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As I've always heard ...it has to get ugly before it gets
pretty - fixing gaps on the one-off "modesty panels",
leveling the slight imperfections in the firewall, etc. |
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First Sealer/Primer on the Firewall & Modesty Panels
- 5/24-31 |
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Spraying HOK KD3000 inside the engine compartment - only the
first coat |
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The entire engine bay blocked & has the sealer & primer down |
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The '67 is one color from the top to the bottom!!! |
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Cut Outs in the Flattened Firewall
- 6/1 |
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Had to have holes for the Vintage Air Heat & A/C hoses to come
thru - was tricky to find the right spot |
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Needed to put an opening for the wiring to connect to the fuse
box |
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Polishing out the Jewelry Box Trim
- 6/5-6 |
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Covering up all the primed surfaces to keep the oils &
contaminates off |
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The sanding, using 80, 180, 600, 1500, 3000, 5000, then 10,000
grit sandpaper |
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The trim sanded - not polished yet |
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Same area after polishing with aircraft grade aluminum polish |
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Lots of sandpaper used of each grit - this is a sampling of the
volume |
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The trim is pretty much finished ...less some hand work which
will happen later |
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