1960 corvette - lost for the past 40 years
03-03-2014, 09:13 PM
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Good ol' JC Whitney hood scoop.
The pot metal door and windshield posts should be refinished. Note you will have to find a chromer that knows how to do potmetal, don't just take their word, get references.
The stainless trim can be polished and it also needs to be flash chromed after polish.
Bumpers can be rechromed.
I like Cragars, you will probably find that new ones are cheaper than rechrome, but the new ones seem to be universal lug,and i don't care for them as much as dedicated lug circle diameter wheels, which center better.
Yours are probably for single lug diameter
Doug
The pot metal door and windshield posts should be refinished. Note you will have to find a chromer that knows how to do potmetal, don't just take their word, get references.
The stainless trim can be polished and it also needs to be flash chromed after polish.
Bumpers can be rechromed.
I like Cragars, you will probably find that new ones are cheaper than rechrome, but the new ones seem to be universal lug,and i don't care for them as much as dedicated lug circle diameter wheels, which center better.
Yours are probably for single lug diameter
Doug
03-03-2014, 09:16 PM
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Melting Slicks
Beautiful!
03-03-2014, 09:36 PM
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Take your time and do a lot of reading ,squirt oil in spark plugs first .Clean gas tank and run that baby. also once you do drive you will know what's it all about.
03-04-2014, 12:02 AM
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I highly recommend restoring the car! But go in with your eyes open.
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03-04-2014, 01:55 AM
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SDVette's Car is Awesome!
And yours will be too. All it takes is time, MONEY, and Persistence!
I hope to have my C2 finished in a few months, but I have to say, working on the car has been a reward in itself. I have learned so much over the past few years (searching for the car, finding it, and doing a cosmetic resto) and the guys here at the forum, and the NCRS brotherhood, have been a tremendous help.
Definitely find a local club, the camaraderie and knowledge you'll gain are priceless.
Get it running safely first, so you can drive it around a bit. You will make 10 new friends each time your drive it!
Do minor stuff in the summer while driving, do major stuff in the winter.
And Have Fun!
And yours will be too. All it takes is time, MONEY, and Persistence!
I hope to have my C2 finished in a few months, but I have to say, working on the car has been a reward in itself. I have learned so much over the past few years (searching for the car, finding it, and doing a cosmetic resto) and the guys here at the forum, and the NCRS brotherhood, have been a tremendous help.
Definitely find a local club, the camaraderie and knowledge you'll gain are priceless.
Get it running safely first, so you can drive it around a bit. You will make 10 new friends each time your drive it!
Do minor stuff in the summer while driving, do major stuff in the winter.
And Have Fun!
03-04-2014, 10:10 AM
#26
Melting Slicks
I'm not saying you shouldn't modify your car. It's your car, and you should do with it as you please. Make it suit you. But if you do, you should also understand what the market thinks of the modification. Then you can make an informed choice.
The biggest problem with restoring these cars is doing a job twice. That happens. But you want to minimize the occurrences. Spending $10K to paint the car, and then, some years later, deciding that the boat snaps should be removed is expensive.
I hope you can plan and budget for this restoration so that you have a lot of fun doing it.
03-04-2014, 10:19 AM
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One more thing.
You don't want the hood scoop. Even if you think you do now, you won't later. And when you go to sell the car, the new owner won't want it. That scoop knocks a couple thousand off the value of the car.
I recommend that if you feel you must have the scoop, then find another stock hood, and have it painted at the same time you get the car painted. Put the stock hood in storage to go with the car when it's sold. That way the paint on the stock hood will match the car.
You don't want the hood scoop. Even if you think you do now, you won't later. And when you go to sell the car, the new owner won't want it. That scoop knocks a couple thousand off the value of the car.
I recommend that if you feel you must have the scoop, then find another stock hood, and have it painted at the same time you get the car painted. Put the stock hood in storage to go with the car when it's sold. That way the paint on the stock hood will match the car.
03-04-2014, 10:30 AM
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One item I have noticed in these project buys. Very few will list a value in range what the car was valued at sale time. Some get caught up in the " I got to own one " and spend their entire budget on a car that needs twice as much to make it back original.
I think the poster has a lot more to be concerned with than which hood to use or finding a correct carburetor . He needs a hoist to view the frame condition before a " body on " restore begins. Many C-1s with scale rust have deeper problems that should be corrected before trudging forward. Been there, done that !
Very desirable project , not an inexpensive venture.
I think the poster has a lot more to be concerned with than which hood to use or finding a correct carburetor . He needs a hoist to view the frame condition before a " body on " restore begins. Many C-1s with scale rust have deeper problems that should be corrected before trudging forward. Been there, done that !
Very desirable project , not an inexpensive venture.
03-04-2014, 12:34 PM
#30
Good ol' JC Whitney hood scoop.
The pot metal door and windshield posts should be refinished. Note you will have to find a chromer that knows how to do potmetal, don't just take their word, get references.
The stainless trim can be polished and it also needs to be flash chromed after polish.
Bumpers can be rechromed.
I like Cragars, you will probably find that new ones are cheaper than rechrome, but the new ones seem to be universal lug,and i don't care for them as much as dedicated lug circle diameter wheels, which center better.
Yours are probably for single lug diameter
Doug
The pot metal door and windshield posts should be refinished. Note you will have to find a chromer that knows how to do potmetal, don't just take their word, get references.
The stainless trim can be polished and it also needs to be flash chromed after polish.
Bumpers can be rechromed.
I like Cragars, you will probably find that new ones are cheaper than rechrome, but the new ones seem to be universal lug,and i don't care for them as much as dedicated lug circle diameter wheels, which center better.
Yours are probably for single lug diameter
Doug
thats a nice color, whats the paint code/ color name?
03-04-2014, 02:09 PM
#31
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Looks like you have a good starting point.
As you are doing any disassembly work, watch for inidications of original documentation. For example, if you pull the seats watch for tags attached to the springs that have information such as date. Also, look behind the passenger side seat, on the bulkhead, for grease pencil marking saying what the orginal color was. Even though there was plenty of overspray to determine the original color of my car (see photo in avatar), it would have been nice to document these things, such as with photographs. I wish I had known about these and other things 40+ years ago when I purchased my '60.
What options is the car equipped with? Radio? Heater? Courtesy light? Sun shades? Others?
Good luck, and keep us informed.
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As you are doing any disassembly work, watch for inidications of original documentation. For example, if you pull the seats watch for tags attached to the springs that have information such as date. Also, look behind the passenger side seat, on the bulkhead, for grease pencil marking saying what the orginal color was. Even though there was plenty of overspray to determine the original color of my car (see photo in avatar), it would have been nice to document these things, such as with photographs. I wish I had known about these and other things 40+ years ago when I purchased my '60.
What options is the car equipped with? Radio? Heater? Courtesy light? Sun shades? Others?
Good luck, and keep us informed.
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60
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03-04-2014, 03:04 PM
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2004 Lexus color: Indigo Ink effect. PM me if you want the paint code. It isn't cheap paint, about $1600/gallon
Here is a different sun angle photo.
To the OP: Your car looks like a fairly simple project, if there is nothing wrong with the frame, just do it a piece at a time rather than tearing it all apart at once.
Get it running from a coffee can of gas, clean or replace the gas tank and rubber fuel lines, do brakes, check and do front suspension if need be. Now that it runs and steers and stops, do the body a piece at a time, bumpers, other chrome, windshield and dash pad, instruments, interior,, paint. That is how I did my car, though the last paint job (I have had the car 40 years), I did the repaint, and rechrome and interior all at once time. Good luck.
Thanks,
Doug
Here is a different sun angle photo.
To the OP: Your car looks like a fairly simple project, if there is nothing wrong with the frame, just do it a piece at a time rather than tearing it all apart at once.
Get it running from a coffee can of gas, clean or replace the gas tank and rubber fuel lines, do brakes, check and do front suspension if need be. Now that it runs and steers and stops, do the body a piece at a time, bumpers, other chrome, windshield and dash pad, instruments, interior,, paint. That is how I did my car, though the last paint job (I have had the car 40 years), I did the repaint, and rechrome and interior all at once time. Good luck.
Thanks,
Doug
03-04-2014, 09:06 PM
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2004 Lexus color: Indigo Ink effect. PM me if you want the paint code. It isn't cheap paint, about $1600/gallon
Here is a different sun angle photo.
To the OP: Your car looks like a fairly simple project, if there is nothing wrong with the frame, just do it a piece at a time rather than tearing it all apart at once.
Get it running from a coffee can of gas, clean or replace the gas tank and rubber fuel lines, do brakes, check and do front suspension if need be. Now that it runs and steers and stops, do the body a piece at a time, bumpers, other chrome, windshield and dash pad, instruments, interior,, paint. That is how I did my car, though the last paint job (I have had the car 40 years), I did the repaint, and rechrome and interior all at once time. Good luck.
Thanks,
Doug
Here is a different sun angle photo.
To the OP: Your car looks like a fairly simple project, if there is nothing wrong with the frame, just do it a piece at a time rather than tearing it all apart at once.
Get it running from a coffee can of gas, clean or replace the gas tank and rubber fuel lines, do brakes, check and do front suspension if need be. Now that it runs and steers and stops, do the body a piece at a time, bumpers, other chrome, windshield and dash pad, instruments, interior,, paint. That is how I did my car, though the last paint job (I have had the car 40 years), I did the repaint, and rechrome and interior all at once time. Good luck.
Thanks,
Doug
appreciate your thoughts.
best,
dave
03-04-2014, 09:14 PM
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Looks like you have a good starting point.
As you are doing any disassembly work, watch for inidications of original documentation. For example, if you pull the seats watch for tags attached to the springs that have information such as date. Also, look behind the passenger side seat, on the bulkhead, for grease pencil marking saying what the orginal color was. Even though there was plenty of overspray to determine the original color of my car (see photo in avatar), it would have been nice to document these things, such as with photographs. I wish I had known about these and other things 40+ years ago when I purchased my '60.
What options is the car equipped with? Radio? Heater? Courtesy light? Sun shades? Others?
Good luck, and keep us informed.
160
As you are doing any disassembly work, watch for inidications of original documentation. For example, if you pull the seats watch for tags attached to the springs that have information such as date. Also, look behind the passenger side seat, on the bulkhead, for grease pencil marking saying what the orginal color was. Even though there was plenty of overspray to determine the original color of my car (see photo in avatar), it would have been nice to document these things, such as with photographs. I wish I had known about these and other things 40+ years ago when I purchased my '60.
What options is the car equipped with? Radio? Heater? Courtesy light? Sun shades? Others?
Good luck, and keep us informed.
1
60congrats on such a long relationship with your car, 40 years is a long time!
best,
dave
03-05-2014, 01:27 AM
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This is so true, and the less familiar one is with these cars, the more trouble they can get into with them.
I'm guilty.
One item I have noticed in these project buys. Very few will list a value in range what the car was valued at sale time. Some get caught up in the " I got to own one " and spend their entire budget on a car that needs twice as much to make it back original.
I'm guilty.
03-05-2014, 07:39 AM
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That walnut Grant steering wheel takes away more of the limited space between your chest and it by about 4 inches. You need the original or a smaller flat wheel if you prefer for the space. Even then it's a tight squeeze behind the wheel. 
03-05-2014, 09:14 AM
#37
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AZ Doug
What color Blue is your car?? Love it!!! My 66 coupe may be that color soon. Dave
Good ol' JC Whitney hood scoop.
The pot metal door and windshield posts should be refinished. Note you will have to find a chromer that knows how to do potmetal, don't just take their word, get references.
The stainless trim can be polished and it also needs to be flash chromed after polish.
Bumpers can be rechromed.
I like Cragars, you will probably find that new ones are cheaper than rechrome, but the new ones seem to be universal lug,and i don't care for them as much as dedicated lug circle diameter wheels, which center better.
Yours are probably for single lug diameter
Doug
The pot metal door and windshield posts should be refinished. Note you will have to find a chromer that knows how to do potmetal, don't just take their word, get references.
The stainless trim can be polished and it also needs to be flash chromed after polish.
Bumpers can be rechromed.
I like Cragars, you will probably find that new ones are cheaper than rechrome, but the new ones seem to be universal lug,and i don't care for them as much as dedicated lug circle diameter wheels, which center better.
Yours are probably for single lug diameter
Doug
03-05-2014, 11:39 AM
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at this point, I feel good about where we r on this car.
03-05-2014, 12:09 PM
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Yours is together. That makes it somewhat of an easier project.
This was mine after I obtained a used motor (307) and trans (cast iron Saginaw 4 sp) for it,and got it running, and stopping, and after I put a new left fender on it and primered it.
it came with all the chrome and stainless parts in the trunk. it took a 17 YO high school kid with minimal money about a month to get it running and driving, then about 3 more years to get it painted, new interior and put together. The better motor, trans, fancy paint and rechrome came long after, when i could afford it.
Have fun, it is really fairly easy to work on these cars.
Doug
This was mine after I obtained a used motor (307) and trans (cast iron Saginaw 4 sp) for it,and got it running, and stopping, and after I put a new left fender on it and primered it.
it came with all the chrome and stainless parts in the trunk. it took a 17 YO high school kid with minimal money about a month to get it running and driving, then about 3 more years to get it painted, new interior and put together. The better motor, trans, fancy paint and rechrome came long after, when i could afford it.
Have fun, it is really fairly easy to work on these cars.
Doug