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 […]
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, […]
In this post, we demenstrate and show the process taken to rebuid and assemble the 1963 Corvette Engine, Transmission, and Differential. Here we assembled parts and pieces on the engine, rebuilt the differential, and started on rebuilding the transmission. Here is the intake and valve covers installed. Here is the heat shielding and radio shielding installed. Next we […]
1963 Corvette Frame Disassembly Part IV In this post, we will demonstrate the process taken to complete our 1963 Corvette Frame Disassembly Part IV. We finished disassembling the Corvette’s frame and we received a large portion of our Paragon order. Now we’re ready to blast and paint the frame then get it assembled. We disassembled […]
In this post, we will show and demenstrate the process taken to complete our 1963 Corvette Frame Repair Part III. We finished the frame repair and then started disassembling all the suspension on the Corvette frame. Here is the section of the frame that we had to repair. This is the other side of the frame. […]
In this post, we will show and demonstrate the process taken to complete the 1963 Corvette Split Window Coupe Body Removal Part II. Today we removed the body from the Chassis. We had to make some modifications to the lifting frame to provide more support to the body. We added an additional lift point in the […]
In this post, we will demonstrate and show the process taken to complete the 1963 Corvette Body Removal Prep project. We are ready to remove the body off the chassis and have fabricated brackets and a lifting frame to remove the body. We fabricated a set of lifting brackets that bolt tot the door jamb were the striker […]
In this post, we will demonstrate the process taken to complete the 1963 Corvette Bodywork and Repair on the Split Window Coupe. We have finished stripping all the paint off the Corvette and have started the body work on it. We have also receive a few more of the original parts for the Corvette. The next […]
In this post, we ill show and demonstrate the process taken to complete the 1963 Corvette Paint Removal and Prep. As you have seen we have pretty much finished disassembling the car and have started stripping paint. We also have some neat photos for you of how the factory painted these cars. This is a photo of the […]
In this post, we will show and demonstrate the process taken to complete the 1963 Corvette Split Window Coupe Interior Removal. We have continued on with the removal of the interior of the Corvette. We have removed the gauge cluster, dash, headliner and some of the trim panels. We removed the last of the door mechanisms. […]