Monthly Archives: May 2013
A Little noise leads to a 5 speed and Engine Rebuild :)
Well, a little noise that I could not diagnose leads to a 5 speed and Engine Rebuild 🙂 While the new 5 speed is on it’s way I decided to drop the oil pan and put a new rear seal in. When I got the oil pan off I found the bottom of one of the pistons was varnished so I figured it was time for a rebuild.
Debby and I got the engine torn down last night and I dropped it off at the machine shop today and it looks like it will be out for 3 to 4 weeks 🙁
Project 63 – Interior Progress Update 5/13/13
I am finally making good progress on the interior. I was able to get the Second Skin heat mat down and I got the whole rear compartment other than the storage trey installed last night.
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Cool 62 Corvette Restomod
This is a cool car done by my friend Darrin Woods! And the COOL garage is the Vintage Classic Garage in Franklin TN.
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Project 63 – Vintage Air update
First we removed everything form the engine bay accept the engine and we repainted the engine and engine bay then we re-installed the new brake booster, master and radiator.
We are making good progress on the Vintage Air Gen IV installation. I completed moving the Alt to the driver side using Alan Grove adapters and a wiring harness. We installed the under dash set up, the electronic dash controls, under dash vents, duct work and compressor. We also completed routing and terminating the heater hoses.
There were several recommendations to not route the hoses through the fresh air vent but I decided to go ahead to make the look a little cleaner. I am not sure I am happy with the drivers side vent placement so at some point I may end up getting the later model vent.
Unfortunately 3 of my 4 condenser mounting brackets were missing so I have not been able to complete the condenser install yet. We still have the electric hook ups to complete but it is getting close now.
We also completed installing the clock and new (old look) am/fm radio. Now to insulate the floor and start the carpet and interior installation 🙂
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Project 63 – 5/5 Progress Update
We made some more progress this week The engine bay is mostly complete, got the master booster and brake cylinder installed, the air cleaner painted and we got a large portion of the A/C installed.
We also got the new tires with a slightly smaller white wall mounted and the finish on the rim edges have been restored.
In the last picture you will see I repainted the center of the dash and the speaker grill.
