Productive week
#1
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Productive week
So, one week of vacation… 7 days invested in my Vette cause I needed to put her back in one piece. Just want to share with you what has been done, and can be done by oneself and some elbow grease. Some stuff was done prior but I want to put it all in one post.
I’ve decided original carpets with half world shipping is too expensive, almost doubling the price of parts. And this is how it started:
First I’ve removed all of the interior trim and parts
Found something interestig though… Didn’t know Americans need this
Just imagine the smell, yuck
It was time for dynamat and upholstery insulation
then I had to refurbish seats, door trim, armrests and chrome parts, tighten everything and adjust the windows. There are some befor and after pics here
Then it was time to do the hardest part. Create and mould my own carpets.
And then I put everything together and back inside the car.
And now the exterior… jeeez
Procedure was quite simple and well know
-two bucket method wash
-chemical decontamination
-wash
-clay bar
-wash
-three step polishing with DA
-SiO2 seal
-wax
now… motherf… I still have sore muscles and I’m unable to raise myself from the toilette but man it was worth it.
Look at this clay bar
Check the difference in paint during polishing
and the final product is here.
the last picture is now promoted to my wallpaper.
So I hope you’ve enjoyed this thread as much as I’ve enjoyed doing the work.
All comments are welcomed as well as constructive criticism and advices.
C ya
I’ve decided original carpets with half world shipping is too expensive, almost doubling the price of parts. And this is how it started:
First I’ve removed all of the interior trim and parts
Found something interestig though… Didn’t know Americans need this
Just imagine the smell, yuck
It was time for dynamat and upholstery insulation
then I had to refurbish seats, door trim, armrests and chrome parts, tighten everything and adjust the windows. There are some befor and after pics here
Then it was time to do the hardest part. Create and mould my own carpets.
And then I put everything together and back inside the car.
And now the exterior… jeeez
Procedure was quite simple and well know
-two bucket method wash
-chemical decontamination
-wash
-clay bar
-wash
-three step polishing with DA
-SiO2 seal
-wax
now… motherf… I still have sore muscles and I’m unable to raise myself from the toilette but man it was worth it.
Look at this clay bar
Check the difference in paint during polishing
and the final product is here.
the last picture is now promoted to my wallpaper.
So I hope you’ve enjoyed this thread as much as I’ve enjoyed doing the work.
All comments are welcomed as well as constructive criticism and advices.
C ya
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You accomplished alot!
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Hello, you really put alot of work into it and it shows! I would'nt change a thing!. IMHO, original is good! You should be proud, Sharp Car! Regards, LowSporty
P.S. Have you done the engine bay?
P.S. Have you done the engine bay?
Last edited by LowSporty; 04-25-2023 at 11:06 AM.
#7
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I also have to redo the rear wheel bearings, shocks and those cushions for the leaf springs (no idea what its called in english).
For now I’ll just enjoy my childhood dream cruising with my vette around some of our 1400 islands.
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Here’s another from today. I totally forgot I have ordered the refurbish kit way back in January. So before I spend yet another 300 bucks on electric ones, I decided to try and salvage these. Now they are holding vacuum, tested with pluging the inlets and trying to pull the lever. Decided to paint them just to keep the rust away plus it works with the car being black and all. Will see if it’ll work on the car though. Stay tuned and keep the fingers crossed. I’m happy how it turned out.
Last edited by CubeBrick; 05-06-2023 at 05:59 AM.
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Here’s another from today. I totally forgot I have ordered the refurbish kit way back in January. So before I spend yet another 300 bucks on electric ones, I decided to try and salvage these. Now they are holding vacuum, tested with pluging the inlets and trying to pull the lever. Decided to paint them just to keep the rust away plus it works with the car being black and all. Will see if it’ll work on the car though. Stay tuned and keep the fingers crossed. I’m happy how it turned out.
EDIT - tested, it’s not the reservoir. Wheezing sound is coming from both vacuum relays, I guess they aren’t holding as they supposed to. Now I need the advice. Risk 100 bucks and replace those with possibility of it not working or invest 300$ and go electric?
Last edited by CubeBrick; 05-07-2023 at 06:26 AM.
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My actuators had a "pinch-Ring" holding the two metal halves together...I used a dremel to cut a notch in the ring without cutting into the metal halves so I could separate the canister....
No wonder it didn't move the headlight.......
The rubber diaphram was dry-rotted from moisture leaking inside because of a cracked vacuum hose.......
I rebuilt the canister with a similar diaphram provided by another forum member.
See my thread on page 286-87 for details
No wonder it didn't move the headlight.......
The rubber diaphram was dry-rotted from moisture leaking inside because of a cracked vacuum hose.......
I rebuilt the canister with a similar diaphram provided by another forum member.
See my thread on page 286-87 for details
#15
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My actuators had a "pinch-Ring" holding the two metal halves together...I used a dremel to cut a notch in the ring without cutting into the metal halves so I could separate the canister....
No wonder it didn't move the headlight.......
The rubber diaphram was dry-rotted from moisture leaking inside because of a cracked vacuum hose.......
I rebuilt the canister with a similar diaphram provided by another forum member.
See my thread on page 286-87 for details
No wonder it didn't move the headlight.......
The rubber diaphram was dry-rotted from moisture leaking inside because of a cracked vacuum hose.......
I rebuilt the canister with a similar diaphram provided by another forum member.
See my thread on page 286-87 for details
Awesome work man, I would probably go the electric way finding mine were as bad as yours.
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Filled all the cracks with heavy leather filler, left it to dry 24 hours and then sanded again.
Repainted with leather spray paint. After that resprayed everything with leather sealer to give it protective coating.
#18
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Gorgeous car. Nicely done!
And I love that you have it in Croatia!
And I love that you have it in Croatia!
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After I guess a decade or two time has come to stop the oil leaks from the valve covers. I know this takes some time but I really enjoyed the process.
Tools used:
- plastic scraper
- WD40 fast penetrant
- strong industrial degreaser
- kitchen soap
- sponge
- thermal paint satin black
- felpro perma dry plus gasket (it’s in the mail order)
- new gates pcv grommet
- new gates oil cap
Tools used:
- plastic scraper
- WD40 fast penetrant
- strong industrial degreaser
- kitchen soap
- sponge
- thermal paint satin black
- felpro perma dry plus gasket (it’s in the mail order)
- new gates pcv grommet
- new gates oil cap