New Project - 69 Vette for my wife

[69MyWay]

So, it didn't take much on her behalf to talk me into it - but my wife is graduating her Masters program December 2015 and wanted some incentive as a gift to herself upon completion. She contemplated all sorts of things and settled on having me build another 69 Vette Convertible for her - we found one on Ebay (and I paid wayyyyyy too much) and brought it home.

The car will need some serious bird cage repair. I'm contemplating buying another car (newer model firewall back) to extract the cage - convert to the convertible...and then swap it.

This is a four speed car with NO options. Right now it has a six link Drag Vette rear suspension...and that's about it. Bought it without a motor. Seller claimed it was a 427 car - but he was basing that on things that you can bolt in and swap (core support, loops on the drive shaft/halfshafts) - but there is no way to know for sure unless the tank sticker is still there - which I doubt. Ebayer knew nothing about the car - just a flipper - so I have to guess. I assume the last person was trying to drag it based on the drag vette parts and screw holes on the wiper door where a tach would have gone and huge on large fuel lines run from the rear.

My wife wants it to have a big block. I did a magazine article a while back on another 69 where we put a Vortec 8.1 and Richond six speed on a LS computer. Also, had the original "Killer" with a .060 over 454 and Edelbrock Fuel Injection.

But - I'm totally on the fence here. She will drive it to work and around town. She does not want a race car. In fact, she would like me to put catalytic converters on it to keep the fuel stink to a minimum as it isn't cool smelling like unburned 93 octane at work.

So - for now we can dream up the future build. I won't be able to get started on it for a bit, but will be collecting parts and ideas.