C3 Race Car Build

[Oneball]

Looking at your parts list JohnG. I think the moral is buy a later C3! Turn signal switch for example is 3 times the price on a 69.

 

[Oneball]

Rain light wired in.

 

[CaptainK]

my '68 is going back on the Cars For Sale section again later on today. And it's expensive!

Anyone know any ways to convince the missus she is just seeing double when she sees two 68 Corvettes in the garage? Granted one will be white & black, and the other blue.... if it weren't for the white then maybe the other colours would be what I'll be afterwards - black & blue

 

[CaptainK]

Looking at your parts list JohnG. I think the moral is buy a later C3! Turn signal switch for example is 3 times the price on a 69.

Then look again at the price list for a 68 - one year only parts - and have to phone your bank manager, begging again.

 

[Oneball]

Then look again at the price list for a 68 - one year only parts - and have to phone your bank manager, begging again.

You think a 68 is bad. Try an early 69. There’s stuff on there that “doesn’t exist”!

 

[Oneball]

Door seals on, you’d have thought they’d have come up with a better way than glue! Can’t have been cost effective on a production line.

 

[johng]

Looks a very neat job, how easy/hard did you find it?

 

[Oneball]

Looks a very neat job, how easy/hard did you find it?

Wasn’t too bad actually. Following advice. I screwed the two ends in place. Coated the seal and the door with contact adhesive using a brush. Left for half and hour with the seal folded over the door top protected by some paper. Then pressed it together. I started at the ends.

 

[Oneball]

Early finish today so got on with the front spoiler, made up a mould from some pipe lagging to create a tube to mount the brake ducting on.

And fibreglassed it up.

Front grilles now fitted along with some new BL indicators, which completes all the wiring I think.

 

[Oneball]

Front towing eye mounted

And spoiler filled and primed.

 

[Oneball]

Front numberplate on

and spoiler painted

 

[johng]

So you decided to go with the black then. Looks very good.

 

[Oneball]

So you decided to go with the black then. Looks very good.

Yep, ummed and ahhed and went with black

 

[Nassau65]

It looks fantastic. Great job.

 

[C1CKS]

Very nice, look forward to seeing it on

 

[Oneball]

Front spoiler on, kind of. The nuts and bolts I ordered are shite. The quality of stuff has really gone down hill in the last five years. So had to order some more nuts.

 

[johng]

That does look mean. You said a while ago that you'd lowered the front ride height, did you cut the springs or fit shorter ones?

 

[Oneball]

I cut them, but there’s various reasons why that’s not always a good idea.

 

[C1CKS]

Looks very nice on especially in that satin finish

 

[teamzr1]

Front spoiler on, kind of. The nuts and bolts I ordered are shite. The quality of stuff has really gone down hill in the last five years. So had to order some more nuts.

Hi Oneball

Just a techie question as to the front spoiler used for cooling,
Will it sit lower to prevent air getting under the car and generating lift ?