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 […]
In this post we will cover a 1963 Corvette door hinge detente spring replacement. It is quite common for the detente springs in a Corvette door hinge to break off and need replacement. This was the case with a couple of the springs on our Corvette. For this project a special riveting tool is required, […]
Having our Corvette fully disassembled and stripped we are ready for fiberglass repair and body work. One thing that will have to be done before any of this though is rebuilding door hinges. Rebuilding the door hinges is essential before any body work and fiberglass repair because the hinges will set the final location of […]
Here’s an update on a 1963 Corvette performance verification. Multiple systems are inspected and judged. This little bar is what controls the air flow for the heater box. The linkage was pulled from the console and inspected for any major damage, which was then reinstalled. Adjustments were made to the cables to allow the heater controls […]
In this post, we show a 1963 Corvette AM radio operation and systems test to verify that they were working correctly. On 1963 Corvettes with Wonderbar AM radios you always “Wonder” if the radio is going to work. We had tested the 1963 Corvette Wonderbar AM radio when we got it back from the restorer, […]
In this post, multiple 1963 Corvette electronic components are refurbished and installed. We installed the gauge cluster and all of its components in the 1963 corvette. We blasted and painted the jack and handle. After the jack and Handle were refurbished, the team installed the radio, defroster duct, radio speaker, speaker grill, and voltage regulator […]
In this post, the team installs multiple components for the 1963 Corvette Cooling System. We repaired and installed the fan shroud, fan, fan clutch, lower hood latches, hood hinges, hood support, alternator, upper radiator hose, lower radiator hose, both balance hoses, and are working on assembly of the fuel injection unit. We installed a new […]
In this post, we will show and demenstrate the process taken to assemble and install our 1963 Corvette Control Arms and Differential Cross Member. We assembled, painted, and installed the control arms on our 1963 Corvette . Also we installed the bushings in the differential cross-member and installed the next day. This is the photo we […]
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 […]