C3 Race Car Build

[Dazaa]

Pretty much. Haven’t completely decided on the dash but the only bit of Vette you’re likely to see will be the dash top. Everything else is gone.

i’d be up for buying a lot of the interior plastic trim if you still have it, mines all been replaced with 76 stuff which doesnt fit properly

 

[Oneball]

Not sure how good some of it is but most of it is there. It’s a bit buried at the moment though.

 

[Oneball]

Almost there but on starting to clean the underside what I thought would be an easy clean isn’t. It’s covered in underseal so that’s going to be a fair effort to remove. Smeg!

 

[Oneball]

Ready for some paint. Phew

Painted the internal cavities and any bits that had any surface rust with Eastwood Internal Frame coating. The visible stuff will be black anyway. But if you want something factory spec it’s a perfect colour match for the original birdcage finish.

 

[Oneball]

Paint time

 

[Oneball]

Inside, firewall and underneath painted. Let’s see how bad it looks tomorrow

 

[johng]

Looks pretty good from here!

 

[Oneball]

Looks pretty good from here!

Still looks race car ok this morning, phew!

 

[Oneball]

Pedals and steering column mounts painted.



Unfortunately the column and shroud reacted with the paint so back to square one with those.

 

[johng]

That's interesting, still got to paint my column. What paint were you using? Looks like a can of U-Pol on the workmate. Did you de-grease them first?

 

[Oneball]

It’s reacted with something on the surface rather than the paint.

Yep, cleaned, degreased, sanded, degreased again. I was using Halfords regular spray. I then sanded and degreased it again and tried some Upol etch primer. Same thing happened. I reckon it’s got silicone spray on there it’s a proper nightmare to get off. Will douse it in brake cleaner and start again tomorrow.

 

[johng]

Don't know if they work, but you can get silicone remover sprays like this one.

Buy Silicone remover (0893222600) online

 

[Oneball]

I’ll douse it in brake cleaner, that usually works.

 

[Roscobbc]

I've been trying to clean off Hylomar gasket paste off the oil pan lip (prior to re-installation) on my '68 BB Vette - wish that brake cleaner or petrol would work (that's all I've got) - it sticks like the proverbial to a blanket!

 

[Oneball]

I've been trying to clean off Hylomar gasket paste off the oil pan lip (prior to re-installation) on my '68 BB Vette - wish that brake cleaner or petrol would work (that's all I've got) - it sticks like the proverbial to a blanket!

Sharp chisel or scrapper. If it’s got dimples then a wire brush works well.

 

[Daytona Vette]

I've been trying to clean off Hylomar gasket paste off the oil pan lip (prior to re-installation) on my '68 BB Vette - wish that brake cleaner or petrol would work (that's all I've got) - it sticks like the proverbial to a blanket!

Cellulose thinners (some of your nail varnish remover) may work?

 

[Roscobbc]

Sharp chisel or scrapper. If it’s got dimples then a wire brush works well.

Yeah, scraper did the job (albeit labouriously)

 

[Roscobbc]

Cellulose thinners (some of your nail varnish remover) may work?

Ain't got no thinners and real ladies wear lace gloves during the day......

 

[Oneball]

Ain't got no thinners and real ladies wear lace gloves during the day......

What about in the evening?

 

[Oneball]

Front arms all assembled with new bushes and ball joints, thanks @Corvette for the tips, bushes were no trouble once I cleaned the excess paint from the holes.