My '69.
 

Here is a picture of my '69. Since this one I have made progress on the brakes and the engine is done.

Tom

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Nice project :cool:

Now tell us about the Corvettes, I see a 68-73 under wraps and am not sure about the other one, I never could tell those apart. Is it a '62? :D

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Here's my Ebay 7 qt. pan. It fits very well and the welding and finish are impressive, I used a Fel Pro 1 piece gasket. I wish they would have had them years ago.

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Here's my home ported 76cc heads and a picture of the engine setting together. It has Silv-O-Lite flat tops, .030 over, heads milled .020 and .022 steel shim head gaskets for 9.3:1 CR. I used a GM Performance cam also. It should be a good little truck engine.

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Nice engine buildup! That garage looks like quite a place to build a vehicle too :cool:

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The Corvette under the cover is a 1981 that my wife ordered new before we were married. It's a low mile virgin. The only changes are belts, hoses, tires and battery. I kept the take offs too. They were just changed due to age.

The primer Vette is a 1959 I bought in 1969 when I come home from VN. It isn't a virgin. It's a dual quad 4 speed and was originally all black. I still have some damage to repair before paint. I'm doing the truck first though. Need to get that parts chaser on the road you know. :)

Tom

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The '59

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I added that garage on a few years ago. The 2 car just didn't allow for any toy room so we stuck this one on the end of the 2 car. It's a little bigger than a 24x36 since it is angled. I have it well insulated with a furnace and registers in the ceiling. It's set up so I can add central air if I can ever talk the wife into that. I just wish I didn't have to spend so much time working to pay for it so I could enjoy it more. :whine:

Tom

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Nice collection :cool:

The bulge in the car cover looked like the end of a chrome bumper to me :lol:

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It does, doesn't it?

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Well I've made a little progress since the last post. I got the front brakes all finished and the engine in. Tonight I removed that old diamond plate step bumper. I had to split the nuts on the frame bolts but it's off and it's a heck of an improvement. If anyone wants it it's free if you pick it up. It's actually in good shape except for paint and it is without a doubt a serious piece.

Tom

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Tom,

Any Update's on The Truck? Love the Vette's...........

Rick

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Wow-wee... lookin' good!

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I forgot about this thread. It has been progressing along. I'll post a few more pix later.

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Here's a couple more. The radiator is in and I put the new fan on just a few minutes ago. I have some more work to do tonight also. I have a radiator tank to mount for one thing. It's getting close to time to light a fire in this engine. The chrome valve covers are just so I don't damage the pretty ones.

Man my garage was clean 2 years ago. I'm ashamed.

Tom

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I got the fan and shroud on and the tank mounted. Changed out the rocker balls to grooved ones. I think it is good insurance with the higher pressure springs. I slipped on some of those blue stainless sandwiched valve cover gaskets too. We'll see how well they work. Got the shrould notched also so the top cover would set down flush. I think it looks pretty nice and covers up the ugly. I put these Hellas in it too.

Tom

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I have always wanted one of those 81-82 Crossfire fuelly Vettes. One with a 5 speed. I can only dream. NIce build up on the motor. Wish I had a garage that clean...and big!

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That Crossfire fuelie was used on the last C3 (1982) and the first C4 (1984). It looked cool but was a low performance setup made for torque. The '81 was the last carb and the first computer engine control making it somewhat unique. The Crossfire guys are pretty dedicated to thier cars. I have driven an '84 before and it is strong on the bottom end.

Tom

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Nice...everything. What is your benchtop made of?

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Man, your wife sounds pretty damn cool...nice vettes!

Looking forward to seeing that parts chaser when she's done!

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It's a high density fiber board that a local furniture company uses for the base in stero cabinets. It come in 4 by 12 foot sheets and is 1 inch thick. It's also very heavy. It took 6 guys to unload it when they dropped it off. It's also very hard. A hammer blow will barely dent it.

I built the base framework out of 2x6s then lagged the whole thing to the wall studding. I layed 2 layers of this stuff on top and framed the sides in pine. The first layer is screwed to the framework and the second layer is screwed to the first layer from underneath with short enough screws that don't come through the top. Keeps the surface smooth and clean. It's coated with a few coats of polueurathane. It's been very durable so far but I try to only lay things that will scratch on the rubber pads. Those came from Menards and are for standing on in the shop.

Tom

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burke117

The picture in post 15 is pretty much how it looks now. I have had to slow down on it like a lot of others but I plan on having it up and running this summer. The 2 and 4" springs are in it but the front tires are 235/78/15. They are taller than what I'll put on later. Probably 235/60s. Also there is still a lot of weight to go on the front so I'm thinking it will be at least 2" lower than it is now. The rear tires are about the same diameter as the 255/60s I'll be running. Once I get it all together and drive it some to settle it all in I can decide if I need it a little lower or not.

Tom

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Subscribed! :metal:

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I still don't have much time to work on this but I have lots of parts accumulated. I decided not to use the '72 5 lug rear I bought. The original 6 lug has a near perfect ring and pinion so I bought a CCP 5 lug axle conversion package that comes with drums and lug bolts.
I sold the Hella lights to a friend that's building a Volvo vintage rally car since they are perfect for it and the right style. I put in regular halogen seal beams with eye shades for now.

I have also been working on the relay harness for the lights and I got a set of rally wheels for it. Corvette style. 15x7 for the front and 15x8 for the rear. Speedway motors has great prices on them. They come painted and the welds are perfect. They are so nice I can overlook the fact that they are made in China.

Tom

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Post an update picture please