New Project - 69 Vette for my wife

[Spiffav8]

That's awesome! Your wife has good taste....in cars.

This will be a good one to watch.

[HBRod]

Interesting project. My suggestion would be the E-Rod package from GM. Relatively affordable from a purchase pricing and not too expensive in operating cost. Comes with catalytic converters and harness.

That black vette is wicked looking. One of the sharpest '69's I've seen in a convertible.

Good luck,
Rod

[muscle69]

Looks like this is going to be a nice build!

[69MyWay]

So...LONG time...no update.

I've actually been keeping this somewhat updated at:

http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/foru...d.php?t=222042

As of today (like at this very moment) the car is over at the local Chevy Dealer's body shop waiting to go through the paint booth to get a nice long BAKE.

I've learned from experience the plastic fantastic can "shrink" due to the heavy amount of adhesives and fillers...after it has been exposed to some nice long hot summer days. I've been doing the bulk of the body work over the winter where I've waited to hit 60 degree F surface temp to apply filler.

My hope is this bake will reduce the problems down the road. Next comes the joy of wetsanding and blocking...and repeat as often as needed.

The body will be coming back off the frame very soon and I'll prioritize that. I'd LOVE to put the full Ridetech stuff on...trying to juggle the bank account right now for that stuff.

I am running an LT1 T56 mated to a 454. I'm looking at several different ways of applying a cam/crank sensor for an LS1 so that I can run the 454 off the full coil packs and LS1 stock GM components.

Had some fun fitting 2012 Camaro side markers into the body...and some other very small tweaks like mating the bumpers up for near perfect body lines and gaps...etc. Many of the things that I've obsessed about for hours and hours will ONLY be appreciated by hardcore Vette people that know the difference. I'm hoping everybody else just assumes that is how the factory intended it.