1964 Corvette Roadster on Street Shop C6 Chassis - Project Update
09-09-2012, 07:04 PM
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Burning Brakes
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1964 Corvette Roadster on Street Shop C6 Chassis - Project Update
1964 Corvette Roadster on Street Shop C6 Chassis - Project Update
In a previous thread I recorded the progress of the frame build from raw materials to finished rolling art complete with full C6 suspension, C5 brakes front/rear, an LS3 crate engine mated to a TKO600 5-speed, stainless lines and gas tank, etc…
After a brief appearance at the Carlisle 2012 show, the chassis has finally made its way from Street Shop to Florida where it will finally meet up with the body. Unfortunately, the chassis arrived with a bent rear toe bar – arghh.
Our first challenge was to cut out the rear floor to allow for the rear C6 suspension and Viper rear end. The rear wheels are 18" x 9.5 with a 56 offset that has proven to be some work to allow for the wheel to work with suspension travel as well as allowing the convertible top frame to lay flat. With the Street Shop C6 chassis, the company states you can fit 10.5 or even wider wheels (which is true), but this is not a plug and play scenario. With Coupes – no problem, you have plenty of room, with convertibles you have to be careful to allow for the convertible frame to fit as the 63-67 convertibles do have different wheel wells and limited room as it is shared with the convertible top bow. In the end, new wheel wells were formed to allow about 3” of total up and down movement.
Had I purchased 8.5 wheels versus 9.5, I would not have had this issue.
Next was a minor issue with the driveshaft setup provided by Street Shop Inc. As you can see from this underside picture, it rubs against the body (the body is completely centered onto the frame). A small pocket was created to accommodate the driveshaft.
This is how the body now fits on the Street Shop Inc chassis.
Dan
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In a previous thread I recorded the progress of the frame build from raw materials to finished rolling art complete with full C6 suspension, C5 brakes front/rear, an LS3 crate engine mated to a TKO600 5-speed, stainless lines and gas tank, etc…
After a brief appearance at the Carlisle 2012 show, the chassis has finally made its way from Street Shop to Florida where it will finally meet up with the body. Unfortunately, the chassis arrived with a bent rear toe bar – arghh.
Our first challenge was to cut out the rear floor to allow for the rear C6 suspension and Viper rear end. The rear wheels are 18" x 9.5 with a 56 offset that has proven to be some work to allow for the wheel to work with suspension travel as well as allowing the convertible top frame to lay flat. With the Street Shop C6 chassis, the company states you can fit 10.5 or even wider wheels (which is true), but this is not a plug and play scenario. With Coupes – no problem, you have plenty of room, with convertibles you have to be careful to allow for the convertible frame to fit as the 63-67 convertibles do have different wheel wells and limited room as it is shared with the convertible top bow. In the end, new wheel wells were formed to allow about 3” of total up and down movement.
Had I purchased 8.5 wheels versus 9.5, I would not have had this issue.
Next was a minor issue with the driveshaft setup provided by Street Shop Inc. As you can see from this underside picture, it rubs against the body (the body is completely centered onto the frame). A small pocket was created to accommodate the driveshaft.
This is how the body now fits on the Street Shop Inc chassis.
Dan
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09-10-2012, 06:28 AM
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3” of total up and down movement
It's actually 3" of UP movement from static ride height. The shocks will actually bottom out before it gets to that point.
63-67 convertibles do have different wheelwells
Mike Coletta
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09-10-2012, 08:35 AM
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Burning Brakes
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Dan,
It's actually 3" of UP movement from static ride height. The shocks will actually bottom out before it gets to that point.
The 63/4 cars (coupes and convertibles), have a different "shaped" well. It is stepped, and requires cut carpet pieces vs. molded. The amount of clearance required to make a wide wheel work is the same, but the well itself must be reshaped. As the tire offset moves inward (these are 57mm), it gets tighter to the top frame.
Mike Coletta
It's actually 3" of UP movement from static ride height. The shocks will actually bottom out before it gets to that point.
The 63/4 cars (coupes and convertibles), have a different "shaped" well. It is stepped, and requires cut carpet pieces vs. molded. The amount of clearance required to make a wide wheel work is the same, but the well itself must be reshaped. As the tire offset moves inward (these are 57mm), it gets tighter to the top frame.
Mike Coletta
Thanks for the clarification. This is important for those considering this type of project in the future.
Nice work on the new floor panel and wheel wells Mike !
Dan
09-15-2012, 11:13 AM
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Burning Brakes
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The body work continues on the 64 Convertible.
A nice touch is the POWERED hood lift now being fitted
Mike is also working on the gaps to insure the perfect fit and finish. In these pictures you can see the work being done to the front end in conjunction to the headlight buckets so that the fit and gapping is just right
Now that the rear wheel wells have been custom made to fit my wheels, allowing the folding convertible top to fit in place, the body is once again off the Street Shop Chassis to continue the body work
Starting from the bottom, Mike is smoothing out the underside of the wheel wells:
From my last conversation with Mike, the Corvette is nearing the point for the primer to be sprayed!!
09-15-2012, 12:59 PM
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You gotta be like a kid waiting for Christmas!
09-15-2012, 05:55 PM
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Just going back to work. Had a illness in Jan, slowed me up for a while.
No projects for a least a couple of years. (I'll have my hands full)
Actually moving over to your side by the end of the year.
Somewhere in the Deerfield Beach, Boca, Delray area.
Jim
PS- the build looks like it's coming along very nicely. Mike does great work.
09-15-2012, 05:59 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Yes of course !!
But...
I am active behind the scenes gathering the remaining items for the assembly process and frustrated with vendors taking 5 weeks or more to get me what I need. Mike is fast, which is amazing - so I have to keep pace with his progress. All in all - no complaints, it is all part of the hobby
09-15-2012, 06:02 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Hi Dan,
Just going back to work. Had a illness in Jan, slowed me up for a while.
No projects for a least a couple of years. (I'll have my hands full)
Actually moving over to your side by the end of the year.
Somewhere in the Deerfield Beach, Boca, Delray area.
Jim
PS- the build looks like it's coming along very nicely. Mike does great work.
Just going back to work. Had a illness in Jan, slowed me up for a while.
No projects for a least a couple of years. (I'll have my hands full)
Actually moving over to your side by the end of the year.
Somewhere in the Deerfield Beach, Boca, Delray area.
Jim
PS- the build looks like it's coming along very nicely. Mike does great work.
Hope you are feeling better and excited you will be in my neck of the woods. Keep in touch. The Corvette should be home by year end.
Dan
09-15-2012, 06:32 PM
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09-15-2012, 07:41 PM
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I am sorry I do not. But I am going to start a thread on them to help you out. They look very cool and are functional and they came from GM styling. If I was deviating further from stock. I would do it.
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09-16-2012, 09:51 AM
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09-16-2012, 10:19 AM
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Jim
Dan,
That is a photo of my car. The grilles are from Mid America (Jeff Leach).
Had to wait a long time for them. When they arrived, saying they were rough is a under statement.
They were polished before I dropped the car off at Mike's. Gutter screening painted black.
IMHO: Looking at your last photos, I think you might be too late for Mike.
Jim
That is a photo of my car. The grilles are from Mid America (Jeff Leach).
Had to wait a long time for them. When they arrived, saying they were rough is a under statement.
They were polished before I dropped the car off at Mike's. Gutter screening painted black.
IMHO: Looking at your last photos, I think you might be too late for Mike.
Jim
09-16-2012, 11:25 AM
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Burning Brakes
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Dan,
That is a photo of my car. The grilles are from Mid America (Jeff Leach).
Had to wait a long time for them. When they arrived, saying they were rough is a under statement.
They were polished before I dropped the car off at Mike's. Gutter screening painted black.
IMHO: Looking at your last photos, I think you might be too late for Mike.
Jim
That is a photo of my car. The grilles are from Mid America (Jeff Leach).
Had to wait a long time for them. When they arrived, saying they were rough is a under statement.
They were polished before I dropped the car off at Mike's. Gutter screening painted black.
IMHO: Looking at your last photos, I think you might be too late for Mike.
Jim
They look great but I am torn for my project and may just keep them stock looking......
Thanks for the update regarding your experience with these....
Dan
09-16-2012, 01:48 PM
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09-16-2012, 01:50 PM
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09-21-2012, 10:28 PM
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Burning Brakes
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The Roadster body is nearing completion. There are many hours of hard work to massage the fiberglass back to perfection. If all goes well, it will be in the paint booth within the next 7 to 10 days (doors and deck lid will be fitted to finish off) !!!!
In the meantime, I am working on the restoration of the interior dash items. I began with the glove box door restoration.
The chrome surround is in decent shape so I spent a couple of hours carefully masking the chrome, particularly around the edges. While not a hard task, it is a tedious one.
Here are a couple of pictures of the door masked with the old paint removed:
Now in Primer:
And finished with SEM Euro Trim (a satin black finish);
With the paint completed and the other parts back from black powder coating, it was time to re-assemble the glove box door with the new aluminum piece and emblem.
Tomorrow, the shift console will be masked in preparation for paint. And, if I have the chance, the chrome shop has finally finished my dash cluster so I may run up to pick it up first thing in the morning.
Dan
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In the meantime, I am working on the restoration of the interior dash items. I began with the glove box door restoration.
The chrome surround is in decent shape so I spent a couple of hours carefully masking the chrome, particularly around the edges. While not a hard task, it is a tedious one.
Here are a couple of pictures of the door masked with the old paint removed:
Now in Primer:
And finished with SEM Euro Trim (a satin black finish);
With the paint completed and the other parts back from black powder coating, it was time to re-assemble the glove box door with the new aluminum piece and emblem.
Tomorrow, the shift console will be masked in preparation for paint. And, if I have the chance, the chrome shop has finally finished my dash cluster so I may run up to pick it up first thing in the morning.
Dan
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