84rzv500r
Knows just enough to be dangerous!
Good Mirrors Rock.... I Sooooooooooo agree...
My 76 project
- Thread starter brent
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greg75vette
The Traffic Baron
Damn. What a great shade. I don't like orange or red, but somehow your color just works. What a great car, man.
bobs77vet
Well-known member
looking good!!!!!
The 76 saw the road for the first time in many years.
http://youtu.be/II_sOyyIQY0
Wish I could have been there. She will be coming home soon though.
http://youtu.be/II_sOyyIQY0
Wish I could have been there. She will be coming home soon though.
MYBAD79
Moderator
that's awesome !!!!!!!
not so serious question: did you run out of money and can't afford mufflers ????
:lol:
not so serious question: did you run out of money and can't afford mufflers ????
:lol:
Oh, I ran out of money a long time ago. 
This started out to be a solid driver and totally got away from me. You know how it goes....
It will have side pipes on it sometime soon. Josh just wanted to put her on the road and see how everything works. Still a lot to do....
This started out to be a solid driver and totally got away from me. You know how it goes....
It will have side pipes on it sometime soon. Josh just wanted to put her on the road and see how everything works. Still a lot to do....
She made it home!
Josh pulled up about 11:30 one night and we unloaded it off of the trailer as quietly as possible. Needless to say my neighbors knew my vette was home.
Josh got to the side pipes done and they turned out great. They are pretty loud, but not really that bad until you get on it.
There is a lot of work to do yet and I should be on the road this spring. I took it around the block a few times but without plates or brake lights a loud, bright orange vette is a ticket waiting to happen. I have to install vintage AC and wire everything inside and do a stereo. Then put the interior back in. (Ack)
I got the tail lights wired up last weekend and am happy with that. It is really difficult for a phone camera to show them apparently. Here they are though.
The halos are actually much better defined then is shown in the photo. When the brakes come on the center led lights up and the corvette script gets much more intense.
I am about to start putting all of the window hardware back in now.
I will post more when I have something to show for my work.
Josh pulled up about 11:30 one night and we unloaded it off of the trailer as quietly as possible. Needless to say my neighbors knew my vette was home.
Josh got to the side pipes done and they turned out great. They are pretty loud, but not really that bad until you get on it.
There is a lot of work to do yet and I should be on the road this spring. I took it around the block a few times but without plates or brake lights a loud, bright orange vette is a ticket waiting to happen. I have to install vintage AC and wire everything inside and do a stereo. Then put the interior back in. (Ack)
I got the tail lights wired up last weekend and am happy with that. It is really difficult for a phone camera to show them apparently. Here they are though.
The halos are actually much better defined then is shown in the photo. When the brakes come on the center led lights up and the corvette script gets much more intense.
I am about to start putting all of the window hardware back in now.
I will post more when I have something to show for my work.
SuperBuickGuy
Well-known member
Josh is a nice guy, did he give you a commission for your part in the sale of the bits to me? :wink:
SuperBuickGuy
Well-known member
nose, flares - 2 & 4", tail panel
though I'm going with a BBC 427 to repower mine*
*it was some wreck, I need to repair the nose, the tail, add flares and change the motor
what you don't see is all the emotional damage that has to be covered up :waxer:
SuperBuickGuy
Well-known member
It was just a flesh wound, but one that I used to convince my wife that I needed to make those updates :yahoo:
quick update...
Still working on putting her back together. Almost done with wiring, then the interior goes back.
Here is the wiring test on the interior....
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=317SjvsILIk[/ame]
More to come soon..... I hope.
Still working on putting her back together. Almost done with wiring, then the interior goes back.
Here is the wiring test on the interior....
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=317SjvsILIk[/ame]
More to come soon..... I hope.
denpo
Carburated Nihilist
Haven't see the turn signal in action before, that's pretty cool.
Nice job Brent
Nice job Brent
Well good news. I finally got to take her out for a drive. I stopped in the park and took a couple of photos of her covered in dust.
The initial shake down has gone well. Got the speedo calibrated. I don't have the temp sending unit hooked up but can read the water temp on my iPod in the dash and it is staying around 192. I really need to get the weather stripping in so the doors stop rattling. Also fix the Telescoping wheel. It does not lock so when I get on the throttle, i wind up pulling the wheel back at me. Kind of a weird feeling
I hope to have her on the power tour in a few weeks, so I better get busy..
The initial shake down has gone well. Got the speedo calibrated. I don't have the temp sending unit hooked up but can read the water temp on my iPod in the dash and it is staying around 192. I really need to get the weather stripping in so the doors stop rattling. Also fix the Telescoping wheel. It does not lock so when I get on the throttle, i wind up pulling the wheel back at me. Kind of a weird feeling
I hope to have her on the power tour in a few weeks, so I better get busy..
Twin_Turbo
Der Maulwurf
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Very nice
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bobs77vet
Well-known member
WOW that came out really nice!!!
denpo
Carburated Nihilist
Superb.
The CI conversion kit blends in really nicely.:thumbs:
The CI conversion kit blends in really nicely.:thumbs:
MYBAD79
Moderator
Awesome !!!!!! That Vette looks great !!!! Enjoy it !!!! Drive it like you stole it
SuperBuickGuy
Well-known member
reviving an old thread to answer Brett's question about my current build
it's almost prophetic what I am building.... what's interesting is it almost didn't happen because I have a 6.0 LS motor that is a couple turbos away from greatness... maybe that will be the next build (yes, I just commented that I'm building a car now and thinking about what's next 
it's a sickness)
