We are still continuing to grind through on our 1963 Corvette chassis assembly. A major contribution to our chassis assembly at this point has been the addition of the Corvette Exhaust system. The corvette exhaust is unfortunately something that an original can’t really be restored and the reproductions are not quite like the original, so […]
Now that the front suspension is pretty well complete we have moved onto the Corvette rear suspension assembly. We installed the differential, lower strut rods, mono-spring, half shafts, and assembled the brakes. From assembling the rear suspension of the Corvette, it is once again confirmed that you need to keep a diligent eye out for […]
This post will cover the 1963 Corvette chassis assembly marks. When the GM factory was assembling the chassis of the Corvette or any other vehicle for that matter, they would torque check certain nuts/bolts at various locations on the chassis. Upon having checked these various nuts or bolts they would brush a dab of paint, […]
The 1963 Corvette chassis assembly continues out here at the shop. We have finished up assembling the front suspension and have moved on to installing brake lines, hoses, and steering. This is a great accomplishment as now the Corvette chassis begins to look like and actual chassis instead of a bare frame. We installed the […]
We have started our 1963 Corvette front suspension assembly. This can be a rather slow meticulous process, but it pays off in spades in the end if you only have to do it once. We have started off by installing our upper and lower control arms, springs (with assembly marks), steering knuckles, steering arms, backing […]
In this post, the team installed the 1963 Corvette body and firewall assembly. We began by installing the body on the chassis. Here are the photos of it as it happened. Also we installed the fire wall insulation and the under dash wire harness. The body with the lifting fixture hooked up and in position […]
In this post, We describe and demenstrate the processes of a 1963 Corvette Shifter Restoration and Trailing Arm Disassembly. Here we have begun by restoring the shifter assembly, cleaning and installing new bushings in the rear strut rod, and disassembling the rear trailing arms. As you can see by the slight rust and built-up dirt, this is […]
In this post, we demenstrate and show the process taken to complete a 1963 Corvette Rear Spring and Steering Installation. Here we have installed the rear spring pack, the steering linkage bar, and disassembled/cleaned the fuel tank cross member. We then installed the front fender skirt dust shields, test fitted the grill, and prepped the […]
In this post, we demenstrate the process taken for a 1963 Corvette Differential Install and Fuel Tank Stencil. Here we stenciled the 1963 Corvette fuel tank, assembled and marked the differential, installed the differential, assembly marked the transmission shifter cover, and assembled the rear spring pack. With the use of cardboard, we masked and painted the […]
In this post, we demenstrate the process taken to redo and reconstruct 1963 Corvette Brakes, Seats, and Assembly Marks. Here we assembled the front brakes, rebuilt the hubs, installed the hubs and brake drums, marked the steering arms and spindles with assembly paint, and upholstered the seat bottoms. Here is the seat bottom with the […]