LS6 Motor

Hey guys, it's been awhile but I got a new project to play with on July 1st 2012. After 2 years without a Vette I picked up this 1982 with 88000 miles on the clock for $5000 and have started the process of disassembly. Here are a few pictures of what it looked like when I got it home and where I'm at now. The motor is a numbers matching along with the rear end but the transmission had been replaced most likely under warranty when the car was new based on the sticker located on top of the transmission.

I started this new thread as the pictures were moved in my Photo bucket account so they weren't visible anymore. I have owned this for exactly 13 months and have about 700 hours in the rolling chassis which is completed minus the AC compressor which is being painted. Everything has been refinished and rebuilt. Don't even ask what I have in it because the car will never be worth it, but it is done as close to NCRS standards as possible.

79vetter

Way cool...Don't see many '82s get the full treatment.

LS6 Motor

I worked on the body all day today, I have to replace the 1 and 2 mounts on both sides of the birdcage because of water intrusion over the last 30 years.

rudolph schenker

Excellent work!!

Mine got the full treatment too.........

7T1vette

Beautiful. Excellent work. But, I thought the '82s had a monoleaf rear spring????

blk79nj

How long has it taken you to get to this point?

I watch a lot of the tv shows on spike tv on Saturdays, and it seems like it takes 30minutes lol.

LS4 PILOT

awesome work guys.....

beautiful cars.

I recall seeing them new in the showroom at the dealer looking like these examples

keep going

brent319

You should name the car lucky because it is lucky you are showing it so much love. Should be great when it is done

alconk

Amazing, what did you use on your exhaust manifolds to make them look new?

LS6 Motor

The base models do, mine has the heavy duty suspension with the steel spring.

LS6 Motor

Well I'm definitely not Chip Foose, but considering I work 55 hours a week, I always make time for it. I have owned the car for 13 months and have about 750 hours in it.

LS6 Motor

They were cold soaked, hot tanked and then glassbeaded. Then I painted them with 1500 degree clear paint and baked in a powdercoater oven at 400 degrees to set the paint before I fire the engine.

LS6 Motor

Here is the latest problem I'm working on and something that really needs to be looked before you purchase these cars because this part is extremely time consuming. These are pictures of what is left of the #2 mount part of the birdcage at the bottom of the door pillar and under the sill. This part also extends up to the #1 mount inside the fender and goes back to the #3 mount in front of the rear tire. All the fiberglass pieces were carefully removed with a heat gun and 3-in-1 tool. The car had water intrusion that ran down the A-pillar on both sides. I will have 25 to 30 hours a side and about $500 a side to make this repair look like nobody has ever been in here.

LS6 Motor

Here are a couple more pictures of things that take time. Anyone know what the first picture is? It is the knock sensor shield. I called Vette salvage yards everywhere, no luck. A good good friend has an 82 she bought brand new so I borrowed hers and fabricated my own. Not identical but after it was powdercoated it's tough to tell the difference except for the gussets. The next picture is with the rear crash bar and energy absorbing material on, and the exhaust system installed. The exhaust was time consuming and took some modifying to get the tailpipes where they should be. The last is the tranny after it was rebuilt and installed with the motor.

LS6 Motor

Nice, what's under that big hood

Arkyvette

You have some real talent. Gotta love a white 82...

alconk

That just looks amazing.

C598C382

Can I hire you to do mine ! At minimum can you share the JPGs of the photo's - great pictures for reference. I'm sure you have a lot more.

LS6 Motor

It's interesting that you say that, but to pay someone to do a restoration like this would be six figures parts and labor. Keep in mind this is a nut and bolt restoration including research and sourcing the correct castings etc. If you look at the time in this which is roughly 750 hours times a conservative $50.00 an hour that over $37000 in labor and it's only half.

maverickmk

Wow, that looks absolutely fantastic! Nice work, can't wait to see it finished.

I'm thinking I don't like you