Vette(s): 1974 coupe. 350 CID with Turbo 400 trans. Decal says 8.5:1 compression. Needs paint and AC replaced but don't plan on full restoration. Car runs strong. No big problems so far. 67,000 miles on Odometer, probably rolled over
Joined: 7/3/2010 Posts: 65
Jaws79 said:
ebo said: Actually you can't worry about that stuff, if it happens it happens. My luck I'd pull a Blue Boy and back into it myself!
ebo
BOY, I'm away for the day and you start rubbing it in! At least I admitted I did it! Great job, Bill, that Vette's really gonna look good when you're done!
Barry
LOL I now will have to admit I was the one who put the crack in the front bumper. I was moving the car forward in the garage to get a little more room behind it and bumped the shelving unit at the back of the garage. Barry, I hope I can live up to the expectations. I know painting takes a lot of skill and experience and I do not go into this blindly. I am going to practice on a few other items before I spray the Vette.
Yup, I did it
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It has been over a year since I started. I had to quit the project so
the car just sat in the garage. I was able to get started again in May 2012. As of July 27 2012 I have done the fiberglass repairs and applied Slick Sand High Build Primer.
Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/
Am-Fm/map light National/Regional/Chapter NCRS "Top Flight"
#2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto
Member: NCRS, NCRS Texas, Corvette Legends of Texas
Joined: 11/8/2003 Posts: 20128
Yer doin a fine job, Bill....and we LOVE the vids! Congrats on what you have done to date....it'll be really nice when you get to a stopping point. I say stopping point because we all know, they're never finished!
Vette(s): 1974 coupe. 350 CID with Turbo 400 trans. Decal says 8.5:1 compression. Needs paint and AC replaced but don't plan on full restoration. Car runs strong. No big problems so far. 67,000 miles on Odometer, probably rolled over
Joined: 7/3/2010 Posts: 65
Joel Thanks for the encouragement.
Never finished is right. It is Monday morning and I need to be somewhere else but NOOOOO Here I am. I decided to do a little work before I left and this is the result.
I want to stress the importance of using two hands on the bigger sanding block. As you will see the paper has build up in the center. That's because I was only using one hand while filming. I had to hold the camera.
But I believe one must always give back to the community. I don't know If I should post this one somewhere else on the site. I can or if the moderator wants to move it.
|UPDATED|7/16/2012 11:04:31 AM (AZT)|/UPDATED|
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It has been over a year since I started. I had to quit the project so
the car just sat in the garage. I was able to get started again in May 2012. As of July 27 2012 I have done the fiberglass repairs and applied Slick Sand High Build Primer.
Vette(s): 1974 coupe. 350 CID with Turbo 400 trans. Decal says 8.5:1 compression. Needs paint and AC replaced but don't plan on full restoration. Car runs strong. No big problems so far. 67,000 miles on Odometer, probably rolled over
Joined: 7/3/2010 Posts: 65
I sure hope the information I give is correct. Otherwise there's gonna be some angry folks out there.
I wasn't going to post another video for a while but I thought this one would help some one.
I am learning as I go and if I can prevent someone else from making my mistakes that's a good thing.
|UPDATED|7/23/2012 11:33:47 AM (AZT)|/UPDATED|
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It has been over a year since I started. I had to quit the project so
the car just sat in the garage. I was able to get started again in May 2012. As of July 27 2012 I have done the fiberglass repairs and applied Slick Sand High Build Primer.
Vette(s): 1974 coupe. 350 CID with Turbo 400 trans. Decal says 8.5:1 compression. Needs paint and AC replaced but don't plan on full restoration. Car runs strong. No big problems so far. 67,000 miles on Odometer, probably rolled over
Joined: 7/3/2010 Posts: 65
Barry I don't think I could rush it if I wanted to. I'm too old and slow. LOL
I have a new video up. I was cruising around some corvette forums and seen a few people looking for info on removing the chrome (Stainless steel) trim on their T-Tops. I am not sure what years have the trim but I know the 74 does. So I did a video on removing the trim. It is also a reference video for me so I will remember how to put it back together. The video cuts off about 45 seconds of the end. My memory chip was full. But that last 45 seconds did not add anything. I think I'll get a better paint job if I remove the trim plus I'll be able to buff the scratches out. The weather stripping was in pretty bad shape anyway and I was going to replace it. I would like to use the original Stainless though.
This one is Kind of long, about 16 minutes but it shows the start to finish
|UPDATED|8/27/2012 3:26:38 PM (AZT)|/UPDATED|
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It has been over a year since I started. I had to quit the project so
the car just sat in the garage. I was able to get started again in May 2012. As of July 27 2012 I have done the fiberglass repairs and applied Slick Sand High Build Primer.
Vette(s): 1979, Targa Blue (72 Color), Pace Car rear spoiler, L88 hood, Dark blue factory interior, 525HP 406, HD 700R4, 370 gears,Steeroids, composite rear spring, TT IIs wrapped in T/A Radials.
Joined: 5/18/2004 Posts: 6812
Cool video. Been there and done that. Wish I had replaced the moldings before everything went back together.
Vette(s): 1974 coupe. 350 CID with Turbo 400 trans. Decal says 8.5:1 compression. Needs paint and AC replaced but don't plan on full restoration. Car runs strong. No big problems so far. 67,000 miles on Odometer, probably rolled over
Joined: 7/3/2010 Posts: 65
That's a great looking and sounding Corvette Luke. I hope my paint looks that good when I finish. I am still planning on painting it myself. If I screw it up the first time it will be good practice and I will just sand it down and do it again.
Thank you for your service.
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It has been over a year since I started. I had to quit the project so
the car just sat in the garage. I was able to get started again in May 2012. As of July 27 2012 I have done the fiberglass repairs and applied Slick Sand High Build Primer.
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