Category Archives: C1 Corvette
Pink Floyd Day 6
Day number 6 ends with a good amount of progress. We removed the doors and just about finished up under the dash, just have the pedals to go now. I tried to remove the steering box without taking off the header, NO LUCK had to remove the drivers side header then out came the steering box and column. We got the radiator out and just about everything we need to remove to lift the body off. We have some bumper brackets left and a bit of chrome then off comes the body.
As soon as the paint is stripped we will do an official name change to just plain old FLOYD to keep a little bit of the history 🙂
This 1961 Kelly Coach Built Corvette
This is a very cool coach built early 60 Corvette and it has even a cooler story!
Project Pink Floyd – Week 6 Progress Update
Week number 6 has been a little slow. I have been waiting on parts to complete the rockers. We also got the motor uncrated and on the engine stand preparing it for paint and prep.
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Project Pink Floyd Day 15
More fun with Baking Soda 🙂 We are doing a DIY soda blasting project using an Eastwood Dual Blast unit. This project took about 600 lbs of baking soda.
Floyd – Week 11 Progress Update
WOW, I have taken about 4 weeks off from the build project. We took a cruise to Alaska and came back with a cold that was hard to shake off so now I have my energy back and I am ready to get going again.
This week our new Jim Myers front suspension arrived. After an inventory we found a few parts missing but they have now been shipped and it looks like everything but the steering column has arrive. We started painting the bare metal with POR 15 semi-gloss and plan to top coat it later. Parts are still hanging in my paint area, will post more pictures soon.
1960 Corvette Soda Blasting and Paint Stripping Process
This is a video on the soda blasting and paint stripping process on project Pink Floyd a 1960 C1 Corvette.
Very Cool Right Hand Drive 58 Corvette
This is a very nicely done 58. With the custom right hand drive it looks like he must be in Australia or New Zealand.
Project LS-56 has begun – 56 Corvette
Well may latest project a 56 Corvette (Project LS-56) finally made it’s way into my garage tonight. The car has an after market performance chassis with late model Corvette suspension and I have a 400 plus HP LS1 Corvette engine to drop in the project. I just got it back from a friend’s shop where he installed all of the new white fiberglass parts with current technology fiberglass. It looks rough right now but after a little of my Corvette magic this car will be awesome!
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Project Pink Floyd – The Doors Are On!
I finally finished painting the last of the small parts including the door hinges. After the paint dried we got the doors hung so now the long process of body alignment comes 🙂
