Laughing Coyote
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Ted, I see your brother is working on his project too.
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2 hours ago, EmTee said:
IPB?
Illustrated parts breakdown. Military lingo in the maintenance field.
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Did a little more work today on the Corvette parts I pulled the other day. Cleaned up the bolts that hold the tire carrier up into the car. According to the IPB there should be washers on the rear spare tire mounts, but they were gone so I made some up on the lathe. Had some 17-4 stainless laying around so why not. When I fire up the plasma table next I'll cut a little pad to weld on the tire mount frame where the material is thin and started to crack in the corners. I will get a fiber glass repair kit so I can repair a crack on the spare tire holder. Once everything has been repaired and cleaned up it will get a nice coat of black paint like it's suppose to be. Not red and silver.
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39 minutes ago, Luv2Wrench said:
The washer stack enhances cornering, right?
For running on a oval track.
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Today was the first day of actually taking things apart. Removed the rear bumpers, spare tire stuff, and the rear valence. Saw wiring routed in the wrong areas which can be routed back to where they are suppose to go, but nothing shocking. The rear leaf is pretty much worn as you can see by the stack of washers. All you can do is laugh. The hardware will get cleaned up and be ready for re install. The spare will get broken down and off to the powder coater to be blasted and powder coated. She owes me some favors so time to cash in on some. Next up will be draining the tank and dropping it.
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Jim,
The neighbor that gave me the Corvette is 65 and told me he has too much stuff and he doesn't have time to mess with it. He has a 68 El camino that's hopped up, a 2004 Z06, a newly purchased 97 Chevy half ton 4x4 that he really likes, and a 4 seater UTV that keeps him busy enough. Plus he has a lot to do with his yard and house yet. He knows I will get it straightened out and enjoy it. As far as the Mercury, I still like the car since it is unique and not seen very often. It's a good running solid car and would be nice when finished. I'm still on the fence with it. With everyday items doubling in cost every time you turn around it makes it harder to set aside the funds to get it finished. If I do sell it then that would free up some funds for the Corvette. I agree, life is short, very short. You got to do what makes you happy.
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2 minutes ago, Jeff Perkins / Mn said:
Hope yours has AC.
It is an A/C car. But sometime through the years one of the PO's thought it would be a good idea to take it off. I have the brackets and A/C compressor, but it will all need to be addressed and put back to normal.
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Thanks Jeff. It turned over slow and the cables were getting warm while cranking. Once I changed them out the car turned over as normal, but the engine is built with a lot of GM performance parts so it takes some umph from the battery to turn it over.
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Still see them around Tucson on some of the street corners. One is parked right outside the automotive paint place.
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Well it's not a perfect car. I have to rebuild the carb since it won't keep running on high idle very long and just dies. To keep it running you have to keep floating the gas pedal. Seems like it's not getting enough fuel so something is clogged somewhere. The fuel tank is going to be dropped so I can inspect all the lines and the fuel vent valve that's on top of the tank. The PO told me if you fill the tank up all the way it start to smell like gas, so I need to get a piece of mind on this matter. The mufflers and pipes have to go. The PO before him put cherry bombs on it and it's loud as heck. So I have a new stock system coming. It's a car that's had lots of hands on it and not very good hands from some of the stuff I'm seeing, but for free I can't complain. It all can be fixed and nothing serious. I'm a head of the game so far. The car will be gone through front to back and top to bottom.
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Welcome aboard. You can use 1961 Ford Galaxie weatherstrip. The doors, roof rail, and some others will interchange. Autokrafters, Fabulous Fords, and Obsolete Auto parts have the stuff. Hope this helps.
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EmTee
It's the original engine, trans, and carb. The nose was changed out to a fiberglass one. The PO didn't like the rubber one. This is the color it's suppose to be. The paint on it now has some bubbles and chips. The prep work wasn't very good and the paint looks tired. Has the saddle color interior.
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6 minutes ago, STEVE POLLARD said:
Very nice...... I like the color !
Thanks Steve. Actually the original color is the dark green metallic. So that's what it will be after I get things all straightened out. Lots of things that require some tlc and clean up. Going to go through everything to make sure it's up to snuff first. Paint will be last.
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As I posted in the 1961 Mercury Meteor 800 restore thread I mentioned that I was getting a 1973 Corvette from my new neighbor for no charge. I Picked it up this Saturday. So I will post things that I will be doing over time to better the car and bring it back to it former glory. It's a 3 speed automatic car with a very healthy 454. It's also an AC car. The first thing that I did was change out the battery cables since it was hard starting. The positive one had lots of corrosion in it so I changed it out. He gave me new cables and ends with the car and other new parts. The car fires right up now. I'll post more as things progress.
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24 minutes ago, hursst said:
I'd put the vette outside and buy a high quality UV protected cover
It does have a nice car cover so I will have to make a decision once I get it. I just need to tell him what day.
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24 minutes ago, 1957Birdman said:
What is the deal with the Corvette needing freeze plugs on a recently rebuilt engine?
He thinks that they just didn't bother to change them out when they did the rebuild. It's a numbers matching engine and trans car.
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19 minutes ago, AURktman said:
Oooooooohhhhhhh……. There is no way I could pass up that deal.
I know. plus it comes with 2 boxes of new replacement parts. So the Mercury may be on the chopping block. I hate to, but I can use the funds for paint and what ever else I may need and I only have room for one. I don't want to leave anything outside.
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Well now I have a real dilemma...... My new neighbor that moved in the next street over from me, who is a big time car guy has offered my one of his cars. The car in question is a 1973 Corvette with a 454. The dilemma is that it's offered to me for FREE!!! He said that there are some things that need to be taken care of, but he doesn't want to deal with it and just wants it gone. He told me if I want to take on the repair of the items then I can have it. The items that need to be done are swapping out freeze plugs, replacing the input shaft seal on the trans, swap out the rear leaf that's worn out, change out the battery cables, and re-glue the rear window. The body has some areas of flaking paint and will eventually need new paint. He said the engine was rebuilt not long ago with top shelf stuff and puts out over 500hp. The whole interior is new also. Sooooooooooooo now you know why it's a dilemma.
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When it was finally done.
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Tell me about clean up. This stuff wouldn't come off. Had to hot tank it at the engine shop 3 times to get it clean.
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Reminds me of when I built my 352 a while back. It will be nice when it's done.
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Matt,
Sorry to hear that this car is giving you trouble still. All the hard work and money you have put into this car so far shows. From the start you have found so much sub par work done by the previous owner and you have been painstakingly correcting it over the months. My hats off to you for hanging in there and still plugging away at it. All of us here on this forum try to help where we can, from moral support, to parts or what ever we can do to get you on the road and enjoying all your hard work. Step back, take a breather and enjoy some time with your family and whatever brings you happiness. When you're ready it will still be there waiting for you....so will we.
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This is very sad news to hear. Prayers for his family. God speed Dave.
1973 Corvette clean up
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Did some more work on the car today. Drained the tank and pulled it. Came right out with out a fight. Someone had it out before at some point since the fuel separator vent was installed upside down so you wonder why you smelled gas when it got filled up. I flipped it around, but will come off to be cleaned and checked. The rubber hoses will be replaced since they were hard. The sending unit is rusty on the outside so I will pull it and soak it in vapo rust to clean it up. You can see on the license plate light the kind of stuff I'm finding. Wires just twisted together with a little tape on it. Have brackets to blast, straighten, paint and bolts need cleaning.