Since I last made any real progress on the car I built an addition on my house, remodeled most of the original part of it. The reno included rewiring, re-plumbing, upgrading insulation, all new windows and doors, re-designed and re-ducted the HVAC.
I started a side business that has taken off. I still have my day job that is a never ending consumer of time and energy. My oldest started college, my wife went back to college a few years and just finished (and re-entered job market with new career). My middle daughter is now a junior in HS and my youngest moved to private school and skipped a grade.
I am finally at the point that I have more money than time and I am paying someome to get the body work done. My brother-in-law that was helping me disappeared into the bottom of a prescription bottle 2 years ago and is soon to no longer be a brother-in-law.
anyway.. as a cost saving measure I said I would strip the paint. That is the last step before dropping it off.
http://www.vetteprojects.com/bmv/frameoff/2014/2014.html
http://www.vetteprojects.com/bmv/frameoff/2015/jan/1/jan1.html
Joel Adams
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"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"
If you know how to setup a basic web page or have a publishing tool you could post them to my domain easily.
expression web 4 is pretty easy to use and can publish for you automatically.
another update
http://www.vetteprojects.com/bmv/frameoff/2015/jan/2/jan2.html
I also added some construction overview photos to the following page
http://www.vetteprojects.com/bmv/frameoff/2015/2015.html
Joel Adams
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"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"
Joel Adams
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"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"
68 Silver Toy said: I'm sorry I'm coming in late in the conversation. But are you using paint remover? I can see your doing a great job.
She is doing this for room and board (and $6/hr) :-)
here is another update where she didn't help me.
http://www.vetteprojects.com/bmv/frameoff/2015/jan/4/jan4.html
Joel Adams
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"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"
another update and a few questions.
http://www.vetteprojects.com/bmv/frameoff/2015/jan/5/jan5.html
what color is the inside of the decklid supposed to be painted? What about the flaps in the Astro-vents? The inside of the hood?
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which would have been correct in 69?
Joel Adams
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"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"
Joel Adams
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My Link
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"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"
Brian - NCM Lifetime Member
73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
Magnaflow Exhuast System
another one.. but this is a small update
http://www.vetteprojects.com/bmv/frameoff/2015/jan/7/jan7.html
it is a steeroids kit. I added it during the rebuild. In fact I organized a group purchase for 10 of us right here on c3vr about 10 years ago :-)
I kept my original steering system but changed this over during the chassis build.
Joel Adams
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"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"
Joel Adams
C3VR Lifetime Member #56
My Link
(click for Texas-sized view!) NCRS
"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"
Joel Adams
C3VR Lifetime Member #56
My Link
(click for Texas-sized view!) NCRS
"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"
Joel Adams
C3VR Lifetime Member #56
My Link
(click for Texas-sized view!) NCRS
"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"
Joel Adams
C3VR Lifetime Member #56
My Link
(click for Texas-sized view!) NCRS
"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"