Sponge - Belgium

[Sponge]

Hello,

My name is Dylan, I live in Belgium, Europe and in November 2010, I bought a 72 vette, convertible, 350ci, automatic transmission, etc...

 

[Sponge]

 

[Sponge]

The above pictures are the last one, and trust my guys, I had some bad surprises when I had a deeper look in it... If you want to see, just ask.

I did a lot of work:

- Complete rear suspension rebuilt
- Main wiring harness repaired
- New tires
- All brake calipers rebuilt with o-ring
- Engine oil, transmission oil change
- All switches changed

etc...

 

[mrvette]

Welcome to the motley crew.....

Sorry to hear of your difficulties there, long as it was not all rusted out to nothing, it's typical of any 40 y/o car....my '72 was a white paint car with saddle/tan interior from the factory....

check my sites for some pix along the way....

 

[MYBAD79]

looks good .... too bad you had so much unexpected work.... it's a lot of time and work that goes into these old cars but once you drive it you forget about all that
welcome to VetteMod :hi:

 

[Belgian1979vette]

Welcome.

 

[Twin_Turbo]

Welcome, sweet ride

 

[clutchdust]

Very nice looking. Welcome to the board. Looks like you have a few fellow Corvette owners in your area, couple pretty bright ones at that.

 

[arneoe]

Welcome to VetteMod :hi:

Arne

 

[wolf]

bienvenue
:drink:

 

[Sponge]

Some surprises I found.

Mouse nest behind the glovebox

Wiring harness, aouccchhhh
I cut all damaged wire section then I soldered a new wire for years of reliability.

RIP good old headlight switch.

 

[Sponge]

Where are its legs???

All parts sandblasted, all new parts, bushing, u-joints, etc...

Parking brake was missing, all new parts in stainless steel.

 

[Sponge]

All 4 calipers rebuilt with o-ring kits. New brake pads, hoses, etc...

New HEI distributor with wires:

Oil change, filter, fan clutch, spark plugs, etc...

Then, on the 25th of April, first cruise, 60 miles after the complete rear end suspension rebuilt, brakes, etc...

 

[Twin_Turbo]

Nice job

You lucked out with the wiring and especailly the headight switch, I have seen cars burn to the ground by a failed hl switch (mostly the rheostat that shorted out)

 

[denpo]

Nice job

You lucked out with the wiring and especailly the headight switch, I have seen cars burn to the ground by a ailed hl switch (mostly the rheostat that shorted out)

Hey Sponge, while your at it why don't do the headlight relay mod?
You'd be safe once for all.

 

[Twin_Turbo]

oh yeah, before assembling the whole IRS, check the arch on the shoes. The stainless PB shoes are known to be arched wrong. I had a set, they were junk. I used normal repalcements back then but retained the other stainless hardware. Worked fine.

 

[Sponge]

Hey Sponge, while your at it why don't do the headlight relay mod?
You'd be safe once for all.

Thanks for the advice but I never drive it during the night.

oh yeah, before assembling the whole IRS, check the arch on the shoes. The stainless PB shoes are known to be arched wrong. I had a set, they were junk. I used normal repalcements back then but retained the other stainless hardware. Worked fine.

Already on the car and already 1500 miles driven. I can't complain, it drives good.

This winter, we'll rebuild the front suspension.

 

[Sponge]

Time has come to rebuild the front suspension. All front end has been taken off and sent for sandblasting. Waiting for the parts then let's go...

 

[Sponge]

Parts back from sandblasting! Better than new. :yahoo:

 

[Sponge]

Cute, isn't it?