69 Corvette Road Race Build

[FLYNAVY53]

Thanks for the update Neil!....She's coming a long nicely....pretty much done....so you ready to sell and move on to the next project yet?

[JohnC]

Very nice!!! I can't wait to see her fully dressed....with rear wheels, etc.

Awesome job, Neil!

[Neil B]

Originally Posted by FLYNAVY53

Thanks for the update Neil!....She's coming a long nicely....pretty much done....so you ready to sell and move on to the next project yet?

LOL. Still lots to do. I put about 3 miles on it today.

[Neil B]

Originally Posted by JohnC

Very nice!!! I can't wait to see her fully dressed....with rear wheels, etc.

Awesome job, Neil!

Thanks! Still getting the rear suspension dialed in. She'll be sitting on 345's soon.

[Neil B]

Since I'll be running Hoosiers, today's art project was to add some paint protection film to the leading edge of the flares to reduce stone chip damage. Since nobody makes a PPF kit for a flared C3 Corvette, I had to create the template and hand cut the film. I started by using contact paper to create the right shape on the car. Then, I transferred the shape from the contact paper to the PPF. After cutting the PPF to shape, it went on the car fairly easy. I think it turned out pretty good. You can barely see the film line in the last photo.

[WSSix]

Nice and smart! I'll have to remember this for the future. My flares are chipped up badly.

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by WSSix

Nice and smart! I'll have to remember this for the future. My flares are chipped up badly.

Agreed 100% as I am planning on doing this to the nose of the 70

[Neil B]

Today was a perfect day outside, so I finished up a rough alignment and Hoosier'd up! Here is her first 'real' drive. I got about an hour of run time on it. The car will be going back to Tom Argue this week for a few little things while I work on interior prep items back at home.

First drive:

https://youtu.be/eiUklXxKpgk

Some pics:

[Jay Hilliard]

Awesome build! Looking forward to seeing interior pics.

[Neil B]

The shakedown continues. After a few good heat cycles and nut/bolt checks, I made the 20 mile trek over the bay bridge to Tom Argue's for a few items. The car ran nice and cool and is a real hoot to drive. No real issues in traffic or on the way except the clutch master started weeping.