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Old 12-22-2009, 06:47 PM
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1980 Corvette rebuild

well its been just over a year, and i have made some big strides. I am doing all the work at home in my 2 car Garage. The motor tranny and rearend were all done by reputable people in the field. Motor made 340 hp and 390 tq nice driver, the tranny is the stock TH350C and the diffy has 3.08 gears and new posi clutches. All new front and rear suspension as well as all steering components are either new or rebuilt.


Day 1 lol Car still at sellers house.




Day 2 in my garage.






I dove the car twice, then parked it and tore into it. Wasnt sure what i was getting into, but it sure wasnt nice.










Thought i would change the body mounts while i was at it, then the body had to come off the frame. Natural progression i figure lol.



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Old 12-22-2009, 06:52 PM
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Ok there are plenty of the destruction part of the build, you get the idea? Rebuild and shiny new parts to follow.
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Old 12-22-2009, 06:59 PM
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Ok now for the new and beautiful lolol.














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Old 12-22-2009, 07:05 PM
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The channel was an easy fix, i grinded all the rust away and metal prepped the area. glad i didnt have to replace it.





Had new larger plates cut, and i seam sealed them into place.







Took the frame, and had it sandblasted and painted.







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Old 12-22-2009, 07:11 PM
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Spent 5 days and nights scraping and cleaning he under side of the car. the majority was covered with a product from Canadian tire called EZ liner. dries smooth tough finish.













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Dyno day, was very happy with the result.





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Old 12-22-2009, 07:21 PM
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Thats it for now, i will post more after Christmas once i get back out there.
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Now thats a rebuild!
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Old 12-22-2009, 08:17 PM
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That is excellent! Looks Great! Thanks for sharing. I look forward to seeing the other pictures.
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