Plastic Fantastic 2

vette427sbc · Jun 10, 2020

Looks fantastic!

Red77 · Jun 10, 2020

Looking great!

SuperBuickGuy · Jun 11, 2020

6 hours in

phantomjock · Jun 11, 2020

Can't blame you if you just sit and stare a bit. It is pretty.
Oh yeah, NICE Pipes.

Are those "shrouded?" My wife got a fierce burn on mine in '81, I fixed that same year - Used the fiberglass GS covers.

Cheers, Jim

SuperBuickGuy · Jun 11, 2020

phantomjock said:
Can't blame you if you just sit and stare a bit. It is pretty.
Oh yeah, NICE Pipes.

Are those "shrouded?" My wife got a fierce burn on mine in '81, I fixed that same year - Used the fiberglass GS covers.

Cheers, Jim

I'm seriously considering painting them black. I'm also going to haul a couple welding blankets with me to cover them if I take it to car shows.... as for regular protection - people get warned, the last one I had yellow tape on the dash with the words "the side pipes are hot, don't touch them" on it... and to be honest, I worry less about the part under the door because there's an insert in that area - so the outside isn't as warm and it cools very quickly... it's the 4 pipes section - that is 700+ degrees.

SRountree · Jun 11, 2020

Impressive, nice work...

SuperBuickGuy · Jun 15, 2020

more polishing

spun it around, tossed it on the lift

ugh, a run

undercoated the wheel wells, this is very important because if rocks hit the fender from the tire - you'll chip paint

same story, verse 2

I'm going to murder this out.... everything black - thought about brushed stainless but no, black is better

phantomjock · Jun 15, 2020

WICKED! Black interior too? Very Wicked. (Elvira is taken...)

I just about finished the SR. Wide black stripe on white, 1/2" red reflective tape separating. R&R paint job - Rustoleum and Roller - no Tip. Good enough for about 5 feet - because racecar.

My point here, I really liked the Meguiar's products. Finished off all the compounding and polish with the sealant and then the yellow wax - one word SLICK. With a very deep reflectivity and shine.

Are you considering a BRA? DIY was surprisingly easy.

Nice work - look forward to the rest of the story.

SuperBuickGuy · Jun 15, 2020

Because I have quite of bit of 'extra' time to work on it; I've taken to calling it Covette19.... and yes, everything black... not all shiny black, I'd like to put the Corvette race face (whatever it's really called) that's on the C7.R in flat black on the hood along with scallop stripes on the fenders. There's a flaw in the paint on the rear, so I might also make that flat black

bobs77vet · Jun 15, 2020

that looks great. I know you are very happy. , we had a black corvette until one day when we were washing it we realized it had a faint metal flake in it and it was actually the darkest blue color we had ever seen, you could only see it in the mid day sun.

SuperBuickGuy · Jun 16, 2020

bobs77vet said:
that looks great. I know you are very happy. , we had a black corvette until one day when we were washing it we realized it had a faint metal flake in it and it was actually the darkest blue color we had ever seen, you could only see it in the mid day sun.

I promise this one is black.... it looks like shiny crude oil in the sun

SuperBuickGuy · Jun 17, 2020

time to install them for real

quite a pile to install....edited

SuperBuickGuy · Jun 18, 2020

making the pile smaller
the louver was hitting the air cleaner... so I shaved the base at an angle... clearance

lordy does it get dusty

but I like it and the louvers clear

blacking out side pipes

sand then hang

then bake the coating on

yep, thinking I like it

this is a test... paint would not survive here for long, but I wanted to see what it'd look like anodized black

now to take it to the coater.... yes, I like it a lot

this is the last bit I need to polish and paint...

SuperBuickGuy · Jun 20, 2020

my biggest fans

mirrors... going to make them black too.... just not 100% sure how

even the carpet is now down for a good clean

hmmmm.edited should I use it?

my stack of chrome to make black.... I may have a plan for this, though

fittings and hose... but not enough fittings... I also have yet another bracket system on its way, so nothing is set until that gets here

for the next person doing this... 5/8, 16mm 18mm, 18mm, 18mm
that is... the fitting size for the PS pump, the pump-to-hydroboost size, the hydroboost to the steering rack an finally the steering rack outlet....

SuperBuickGuy · Jun 22, 2020

the pointless existence of painting parts

and scrub the wheels...edited

so here it goes.... use header paint on the stainless and chrome

except rockers that get rocker paint

these are going to be a challenge

and why not, while I'm at it, replace the windshield

in my defense, the window has to come out to get those chrome corners off

it did come out, but not without a fight, likely this is original GM

and a bit of rust converter

tomorrow more of the same, but I can start putting it back together....edited

SuperBuickGuy · Jun 22, 2020

more paintingedited

and dark tinting lenses

I'm not sure about this, but it is black now

SuperBuickGuy · Jun 24, 2020

and now shiney billet

time to mount the hood vent

and mirrors

more of the same tomorrow

SuperBuickGuy · Jun 25, 2020

I basically gave up trying to find mounts and pulleys... the biggest issue was the thicker dual port power steering pump with the short water pump

.edited

take off the pulleys

new pulleys

installed

and finally starting to mount the filler

phantomjock · Jun 25, 2020

That was your DIY anodize - right? Easy? Fumes a problem? Fans/vented - doing outside? I've been considering trying the approach - any recommendations? [Maybe a separate thread - or download section]

Looking real good.

Cheers - Jim