Project: Love 69 - My Corvette Build Thread

[vette427-sbc]

Given any more thought to having a mold made for that front spoiler?

Yeah its off the car now for some touch-up work... I need to figure out how to make a mold and what material to make the bottom flat piece. It was a laminated wood but got water logged after many incidents scraped off the resin I had coated it in. Im thinking of doing an abs plastic this time but I cant find any in big enough sheets. Ive got a few people interested in them so I have a little push to get the mold made.

[vette427-sbc]

Finished the last part of my "radio" install... I made this dock to replace the factory radio opening so I can charge and play music from my iPhone. Pandora, Sirius/XM, Iheart radio, etc... along with whatever navigation app I want to run. I also have an aux port for other audio devices. The signal goes through a JL audio pre-amp/volume control and a super small kicker 100W amp. The inside is trimmed in foam-backed Alcantara to match the rest of the trim in the interior. It sure will suck when/if I decide to get the iphone 5 though...

[the dan]

ATD much?, love the extra thought put into it

[vette427-sbc]

Look whos talking... haha. I do love using Alcantara though

[vette427-sbc]

Little birthday present to myself... Just picked the car up from the cage guy. All done except I want to add one more frame point (per side). The body probably has to come off for that so Im holding off for now but its in the plans to have it done.



Bolts are temporary... I really love the zip-tie stitch job the PO did on the fenderwell

[the dan]

SHWING. guy does phenomenal work

[vette427-sbc]

Putting in some late nights this past few days... Wiring is back in and most of the functions tested... the car now has keyless entry, alarm, RFID push to start, "supervision" lighting when walking up to and away from the car, and power windows with automatic down from the key fob. Im really happy how all the wiring came out and functions. Nothing caught on fire either when I hooked the battery up
Still some more to tidy up but I am waiting to run the engine and headlight harnesses before tying everything up. I also got a new battery for my birthday! 16lb Oddessy PC680. Im have heard mostly good things about these, I hope it holds up for everyday driving and will last at least a few days with the few mA the alarm draws when the car is off.


Moved it to the passenger side for better weight distribution too


Today was pretty slow at the shop, so I decided to take up the whole garage tonight (keeps me motivated to get it movable again by tomorrow) Got the T56 mocked up with a spare block. Its tight, but fits in the tunnel without modification. Now I just have to figure out an x-member for it.



Also got this repro sticker for the console. All of the factory L88 cars got it so I thought it was kind of fitting for my street fighter

[Compaan-Designs]

Badass Corvette.

[the dan]

Love it man

[vette427-sbc]

Thanks guys

My interest in a heat extractor hood has peaked again too... We have a Jeep Cherokee with a blown motor so the radiator was out. I didnt think about it until tonight when I saw it out of the car. Its probably 1/3rd the weight of my copper radiator, but just a hair too wide. Otherwise its near perfect. I might have to go junkyard shopping this summer for some late model radiators.

[SparkyRnD]

Isnt there a member here that builds custom radiators? Is it Sparky RnD or something like that? Its not looking like I have many (if any) options in terms of off the shelf radiators

Yep, we have bolt-in radiators for 1968-1982 Corvettes. Contact me via PM or email at [email protected] with any questions.

[vette427-sbc]

Spent a solid 10 hours in the shop today... Sundays are nice. No customer appointments and no one walking in to bother me.
I have a bunch of parts on order, one of them being a Vintage Air Gen 2 heater. Everything will be inside the car, so I had to fill in the huge hole in the firewall where the old heater was. Im getting better at this fiberglassing stuff.
You can kind of see the outline where the old hole was. A skim coat of bondo over the center where all the drip marks are, trim up the area around the roll cage, and it will be good to go.


Next I had to relocate the seat belt mounts for my new Corbeau retractable harnesses... The factory spot was too close to the seat and the roll cage was in the way a bit, so I made a 3 sided "cup" to grab the lower corner of the floor/trunk area. Welded a bolt to the top, riveted it in, and the harness retractors are done!


Am I crazy to want to try and have this car done with all the bugs worked out for the Southern Slam? Im getting close I think

Yep, we have bolt-in radiators for 1968-1982 Corvettes. Contact me via PM or email at [email protected] with any questions.

I spoke with one of you guys already via PM... I need something way different from a standard c3 radiator

[vette427-sbc]

Doesnt look like much, but about 80% of the interior is done. Im waiting to put the motor and trans in before I bolt the center console plate back in and plug in a few switches. I think Im going to leave the pass side and upper dash pad off for a while in case anything goes wrong with all the new electronics and wiring. I did sit in it for a good hour with the radio on pretending to drive it


And here is my custom Hurst Billet Plus shifter... Its going to be VERY close to the bottom of the console plate so I may have to shave a bit off the top of the shifter stop piece to get it to fit. I had the guy who did my cage make this for me. Another work of art!

[Flash68]

Man that is looking great. Love how the interior and gauge layout is shaping up. Great work!

I am looking at battery options as well and that thing is tiny. Only 200 cranking amps I think I saw... you're confident in that thing?

[vette427-sbc]

Man that is looking great. Love how the interior and gauge layout is shaping up. Great work!

I am looking at battery options as well and that thing is tiny. Only 200 cranking amps I think I saw... you're confident in that thing?

Thanks Flash! Its a PC680 so its supposed to be 680 CCA. We will see. I have an alarm that flashes an LED when the cars locked, so there will always be a very small current draw on it. If it can go a week without a trickle charge I will be very happy. I usually drive the car everyday in the summer/fall anyway and winter time Ill have it on a charger or just pulled out of the car.

[Flash68]

Thanks Flash! Its a PC680 so its supposed to be 680 CCA. We will see. I have an alarm that flashes an LED when the cars locked, so there will always be a very small current draw on it. If it can go a week without a trickle charge I will be very happy. I usually drive the car everyday in the summer/fall anyway and winter time Ill have it on a charger or just pulled out of the car.

Sorry, I looked on Amazon and said it is 220 cold cranking amps.

Now I looked on Odyssey and it shows 680 cranking amps and a 220 cold cranking amps (even the battery itself in your photo posted looks like it says 220 on that top number but it's really small).

http://www.odysseybatteries.com/battery/pc680.htm

Overall I think it has nice specs for a balance of power, size and price. Nice find.

[ProBell]

Hi Chris

The car is looking great. I am looking forward to seeing it. hope you are on the road soon. Randy

[vette427-sbc]

I paid a friend some pizza and beer to help me get the motor and trans in last night. Must have been having fun doing it because I didnt even realize what time it was once we were done. A cop walked into my shop wondering why all the lights were on at 2AM





The shifter is a bit too tall so Ill have to raise the console a bit to clear.

Sorry, I looked on Amazon and said it is 220 cold cranking amps.

Now I looked on Odyssey and it shows 680 cranking amps and a 220 cold cranking amps (even the battery itself in your photo posted looks like it says 220 on that top number but it's really small).

http://www.odysseybatteries.com/battery/pc680.htm

Overall I think it has nice specs for a balance of power, size and price. Nice find.

Ahh yes I remember reading something about their CCA rating... youre right it is 220. I did a good amount of research on them and there are a few people running big v8 cars with them. I think the biggest issue with these is making sure they are charged with the correct type of charger

Hi Chris

The car is looking great. I am looking forward to seeing it. hope you are on the road soon. Randy

Thanks Randy! Yours as well!

[opnwide]

Nice build. Glad to see its almost back together.

[Aficionado]

Looking good!!