C3 Race Car Build

[Oneball]

Headlights in and plexiglass on so I can drill the mounting holes prior to paint.

Also drilled holes for the pull cables for battery cut off and fire extinguisher as well as wing mirrors. One hole screwed up where I hit the metal door frame so bit of filling to do, fortunately before paint.

 

[TimP]

Terrific series of posts - I'm really enjoying reading them and learning so much too. Thanks.

 

[Corvette]

Looking spot on and period at the front. Are you going for the Corning spoiler? I have one with the holes for brake ducting.

 

[Oneball]

Looking spot and period at the front. Are you going for the Corning spoiler? I have one with the holes for brake ducting.

Was thinking about making a spoiler from ali but haven’t quite got to the bottom of it yet.

 

[Daytona Vette]

Not sure if this helps, you probably know them, they can make to customers spec.

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[Oneball]

Not sure if this helps, you probably know them, they can make to customers spec.

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Thanks, do know about them, up the road in the Black Country not far from where they make Westfields.

They do look the business and are light but they’re twice the price of American Racing so a bit of a quandary

 

[Oneball]

New rear valance fitted, little bit more work to get it right but almost there, just in time for the weather to get too cold for paint.
Will order the paint next week though so have to make a final colour choice.

 

[Simonl]

Gotta say great thread Oddball, your doing a great job, I restored an 81 C3 few years ago making me wish I’d done something a bit different with it, and also making me think I need another to get my teeth into

 

[stealthyflatfish]

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[Oneball]

Radiator arrived today. Took a bit of a punt as it’s not Corvette specific but was a good price. It’s a Mishimoto one probably still made in China but not the cheap eBay stuff. Based on the measurements on the manufacturers website it’s as big as I reckon will fit.



Just fits. Need to modify the top rad brackets because it’s about 1/2” taller than standard, clearance the shroud mount in the left as it interferes with the drain plug and turn two of the crossmember bolts round as the excesses thread is a bit close to the rad.



Seemd a good result for £216.

 

[Oneball]

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Not sure that’s a good idea, lost the car in Bruges once

 

[Daytona Vette]

£216 Brill, but what a minefield getting the correct rad for a non standard Vette and the Rad not Vette specific

 

[Daytona Vette]

Are you going to be fitting a Torsion bar at the front?

 

[hurtzcsa]

great thread

 

[Oneball]

Are you going to be fitting a Torsion bar at the front?

Do you mean a brace between the wishbones mounts or an anti roll bar (sway bar)?

Yes to both. bottom out let in the rad isn’t right at the bottom so it’ll clear a roll bar.

£216 Brill, but what a minefield getting the correct rad for a non standard Vette and the Rad not Vette specific

Could have gone with a DeWitts or the like but they’re a lot of money.

I could also have a custom one made which would have been less. But because of COVID my guy wasn’t keen on measuring himself and wanted me to do it and I thought that was a bit

So took a punt, was returnable so worth the risk.

 

[Daytona Vette]

Yes a Brace between the wishbones - makes a difference - can get chassis split/crack with big blocks

 

[Oneball]

Yes a Brace between the wishbones - makes a difference - can get chassis split/crack with big blocks

Yeo going to do that. Two options either a bracket each side and bar between or a bar between front two wishbone pivot bolts. Leaving towards option 2 at the moment.

 

[Oneball]

It’s in. Going to add an extra support bracket on the bottom in the middle to stop any sagging over time but happy with it now.


only had to modify the original top left bracket as it was hitting the inlet.



It’s about as tight as you’d want though

 

[johng]

Could have gone with a DeWitts or the like but they’re a lot of money.

I could also have a custom one made which would have been less. But because of COVID my guy wasn’t keen on measuring himself and wanted me to do it and I thought that was a bit

So took a punt, was returnable so worth the risk.

Where could you get one custom made for less than £216? or is that mate's rates?

 

[Oneball]

Where could you get one custom made for less than £216? or is that mate's rates?

Sorry meant for less than a DeWitts one, I reckon a custom one would have been in the £400 range