Project: Love 69 - My Corvette Build Thread

[vstol]

Looking good and I think that spoiler is a viable option for my project.



https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...-replica-build

[shortrack]

The black pipes look wicked

[srh3trinity]

I love the black sidepipes and the new spoiler. I really want to do a C3 next, especially with the new ridetech stuff coming out.

[Motown 454]

I just went through your whole thread, Awesome job!!

[vstol]

Thanks everyone!
Kevin- The spoiler is a 68-72 pace car spoiler from Ecklers. There is a slightly different version from Custom Image Corvettes called the super spoiler too. http://customimagecorvettes.com/prod...super-spoiler/

Got the ducts roughed into the new spoiler:

Chris great job on the build, how did the spoiler fit and do you plan to attach it permanently or be able to remove it? Thanks Kevin

[TRANSAMERICAN 79]

What a cool build!

[vette427-sbc]

Thanks! The spoiler fit pretty good... it was obvious someone did some shady bodywork to the nose of my car at one point, so Im not sure if that was the issue with the fitment, but even then it still fit pretty well. I left it removable and seemed to hold up well at "highway speeds". I will be buying and making another one as this one has met its demise...
The front grabbed the pavement and ripped it from the body and pulled it under the car as I ran over one half and dragged the other down the road.

[68Roadster]

Very nice car

[vette427-sbc]

Quick update for a big future update

Picked this up off craigslist a few weekends ago...
96 C4 vette Dana 44 with the 3.54 ratio. Body is coming off the frame to fix a few rust issues in the rocker channels and "while im at it" the C4 stuff will be grafted in, along with a bunch of other cool stuff

[dusterbd13]

I spent part of this week hunting this thread. I had remembered youre front turn signal/driving lights, and that you had given the specifics.

how are they holding up? any heat issues with the lenses? im planning on doing the same thing to my 64 el camino.

car is looking great. love a chome bumper c3.

[vette427-sbc]

I spent part of this week hunting this thread. I had remembered youre front turn signal/driving lights, and that you had given the specifics.

how are they holding up? any heat issues with the lenses? im planning on doing the same thing to my 64 el camino.

car is looking great. love a chome bumper c3.

Thanks Mike!
The bulbs are fine so far, although, I tried putting them in another car and it seems they are extremely sensitive to electrical noise. The only thing I could narrow it down to was that the other car had an MSD box and mine does not.

[vette427-sbc]

The point of no return!



Did a time lapse video removing the body. That fiberglass is heavier than it looks!
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So the plan for now is to put the body in storage and get the frame built, then re-unite them and get the body work going. Easy as it sounds!

[Aficionado]

Looking good--I'm one step behind you. Started the chassis for my '72, haven't pulled the body yet.

[digitalsolo]

I'm honestly not much of a fan of that generation of 'Vette, but MAN that looks great. The M Pars really fit the car well (style and fitment) and it just looks "right". Nice work, probably my favorite '69 I've seen. Good to know it gets driven in anger as well. I look forward to seeing what else you come up with, thanks for sharing all of this.

[vette427-sbc]

Progress!
Picked this up yesterday:


And got my D44 hung:

I'm honestly not much of a fan of that generation of 'Vette, but MAN that looks great. The M Pars really fit the car well (style and fitment) and it just looks "right". Nice work, probably my favorite '69 I've seen. Good to know it gets driven in anger as well. I look forward to seeing what else you come up with, thanks for sharing all of this.

Thanks! I never thought I would get so many comments on these wheels. Positive and negative! I love them but they will be gone soon enough for a set of wider and lighter forged wheels. Same "look" though!

[vette427-sbc]

Small update from tonight
Cut off the upper part of the C-channel pinion brace from the C4. I think Im still going to have to do some minor surgery to the body to get this to fit, but it better than it was
Before:


After:

[vette427-sbc]

Small progress today...
Got the frame rough cut for clearancing the trailing rods. With these on the inside of the entire frame rail (instead of in the rail) Ill be able to box and triangulate it with some tubing




Cut some of my hex tubing... Anyone ever bore tubing out on a drill press? Or is this better suited for a lathe?


And had Dan (AKA the_dan) send these off to be laser cut. Please excuse my sloppy drawing
This is the camber rod mount on the diff:


And the trailing link brackets:

[vette427-sbc]

Got my brackets in the mail today

The frame is at ride height +/- .25" in all these pics






A little more accurate positioning of the trailing links in relation to the frame rail:


I cut out the entire side of the kickup... Plenty of rust forming between the double wall sections




Not sure how Im going to make the trailing link bolts accessible to change position. As of now, Im thinking of putting an access door in the kickup and pull bolts from that side. I will be putting the triangulation brace back so that makes it difficult to pull the upper bolt all the way out from that end. Other ideas?

Also, the tubing lengths are just estimates until I can finalize everything. then I will account for jam nuts ;)

[the dan]

Getting it done! Looks awesome,

[J. Chris Davis]

Awsome car look forward to seeing more progress.