Tag Archives: C2 Corvette Suspension

1963 Corvette Brake Hardware

1963 Corvette Rear Suspension Assembly

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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 […]

1963 Corvette Body and Firewall Assembly

1963 Corvette Body and Firewall Assembly

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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 […]

1963 Corvette Shifter Restoration and Trailing Arm Disassembly

1963 Corvette Shifter Restoration and Trailing Arm Disassembly

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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 […]

1963 Corvette Rear Spring and Steering Installation

1963 Corvette Rear Spring and Steering Installation

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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 […]

1963 Corvette Differential Install and Fuel Tank Stencil

1963 Corvette Differential Install and Fuel Tank Stencil

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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 […]

1963 Corvette Brakes, Seats, and Assembly Marks

1963 Corvette Brakes, Seats, and Assembly Marks

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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 […]