Another RESTOMOD project is on the horizon. The previous owner of the 1956 Corvette RESTOMOD has acquired himself a 1963 Corvette Coupe. He located the car on Craigslist – Grand Rapids and it had been stuffed in a barn for 41 years!
Read about the find and him taking her home on Corvette Forum!
http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c1-and-c2-corvettes/3658154-swc-find-thanks-to-fellow-cf-member.html
After getting it towed back to it’s new home, the owner quickly got to removing the chrome moldings and stripping the paint. He said it came off fairly easy with a chemical stripper and a razor blade. Once again, we will be doing all of the body and paint work on this future RESTOMOD!
The 1960 Corvette is still on target for delivery soon. Dan took her out for a little spin to make sure everything was good working order. Check out the video below of him taking the car out on Hamilton St.
The owner of the car came in last Wednesday and started it herself for the first time in over 40 years! She said, “It gave me goosebumps to hear that exhaust sound again.”
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The 1965 Corvette has been shipped down to the body shop to be buffed and polished before the owner takes delivery. We also received a temporary license plate from the owner so we could take it out on a few test drives to make sure everything is working as it should. Check out the video below to see this car start up and roll away.
The 1973 Corvette is back after the owner noticed that his passenger side seemed higher than the driver side. After doing some measurements, we determined that indeed the passenger side was higher by 2 whole inches! Upon further investigation, we discovered that previously, by another shop, the body had been removed and reinstalled with an improper amount of shims on the passenger side and none on the driver’s. Upon even further investigation, we found that the headlight v-bar was rusted and crumbling away.
First thing that Ed did was removed the wheels and the bumpers, followed by the front extension and rear exhaust panel. After disconnecting all of the cables, hoses, pipes, and wires, he then was ready to remove the old body bolts. Old body bolts which were rusted up and seized had to be cut off with a torch. After removing the body, we found that #3 body mounts on both sides of the frame were rusted and unsafe, #4 body mount on the passenger side was rusted out as well. Ed rolled the chassis out into the parking lot and sprayed the entire chassis down with engine degreaser. After letting the degreaser soak for a few minutes, he power washed all of the old grime and gunk away.
(I apologize for the jittery-ness of the video and the jump cuts.)
The 1978 Corvette Pace Car was aligned last week and getting ready for it’s decals to be installed.
As you can see, we have a top of the line Snap-On / John Bean alignment machine to better service our customers! We also provide an after alignment report so you may see exactly what changes were made to your vehicle!
The other 1960 Corvette has made it into it’s second coat of primer! Just one more session of block and wet sanding and then it’s time for black base coat!!
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