The big day has arrived, Corvette engine assembly! This is an exciting part of the restoration as you are fixing the heart of the beast and bringing the engine back to what it looked like from the factory. One might think that this is a fairly quick process as the engine is relatively small compared […]
As small and minute as the fresh air vents are on the Corvette, they play a big role in the judging process. If you make the mistake of overlooking the Corvette fresh air vents in the restoration process, you could pay a hefty price later. The fresh air vents come into play in the Performance […]
At this point our Chassis is almost fully assembled so we need to start prepping for body drop on our Corvette. There are a few key things that need to be done before installing the body on the chassis or it will be very difficult to do them later. Other things are just easier to […]
In the process of getting our chassis ready, we dug out our Corvette fuel sending unit for inspection. Our original Corvette sending unit showed its age as the wiring was loosing it insulation. and the resistance through the potentiometer was intermittent through the stroke of the float. We decided to purchase an reproduction sending unit […]
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 […]
One of the few processes that we do not do in house is chrome refinishing. Chrome refinishing involves a lot chemicals and plating processes in order to achieve a high quality finished project which makes it non-feasible to do in house so it must be out sourced. This means we need to send our chrome […]
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 […]
One time consuming part of our 1963 Corvette project is the gauge cluster restoration. The gauge cluster is fully removable from the Corvette which makes the restoration easier, but it is a process that takes a lot of care and time. Our gauge cluster restoration is made slightly more difficult because after marker gauges had […]