FLYVMO

Wow, you are on a roll. Nice work for sure. One word of advice, if you weld the door locks (shaved), do NOT use a kevlar reinforced "bondo" or regular "bondo", the aluminum doors need a metal fortified filler at a minimum, that expands and contracts with the substrate. Ideally you want to either tin or led fill instead of using filler. But it requires a very delicate hand and temperature control to not warp the aluminum.

While my painter did a marvelous job on the paint, he was stubborn enough to not listen to me regarding the filler, and 3 months after delivery the outline of the shaved door locks can be vaguely seen in certain light conditions. So he gets to do the job twice...

Keep up the great work. Sent you a PM regarding the drivetrain question.

Cheers!
Carl

SpearLazyT

Thank you Blagave and Carl for the good tips! Still up in air the regarding the wiper and door lock delete. I would love to do both of them, but may skip them because I don't know the skill of the welder/body guy (a friend of the painter).
Carl, would not have guessed the Corvette torque tube would need to be lengthened.

Blagave

Thanks to both you and Tony for providing the details on the proper paint prep, this is where people like myself and others going forward get the details from experience that one would over look

Blagave

Decided to try a front fender side marker delete. Front fenders are aluminum, so used tig welder dialed way down. I started with tach welds then added 1/2” welds from side to side with adding shop air to cool down in between welds. After all that, I still got a little distoration. I am hoping to improve on the next fender. Also filled in bolt holes for spoiler.

docmirror

Not to be a noodge but I had a Cobalt blue and it is - stunning. Do like Iris blue as well. Keep us informed, looking very good.

Blagave

I bought the Euro car which had a color change to the Iris blue (unknown to me),
The current paint condition is a 7.....looks great at 5’. I just want to have a new coat to make it a 10.

Dean_Fuller

Looks really nice. Lots of great work. I am enjoying your thread.

Blagave

Thank you, appreciate the kind words.

SpearLazyT

Really nice! Looks like you had a lot less distortion than on mine. I am envious, the "body man" that did my front marker delete was not as good as he claimed.

docmirror

Man, color changes on vintage cars are a real pain. I'm contemplating one now. I have a black 88 that is going to be a very nice runner soon. I absolutely hate black with a passion. I've wanted a cassisrot for many years, so I'm thinking of stripping off the front fenders, doors, hatch, and going with Cassisrot. Just leave the engine bay inside black, but all the rest would get new paint.

It's a ****-ton of labor and prep. I might just go back with one of the modern charcoal metallics. They look decent with some pearl and metal in the clear, but it's still a black.

Also, I wish I could find a non-sunroof interior lid, I'd cut out the metal sunroof too.

Carl Fausett

Chevrolet tucked the back of the engine under the windshield a bit to improved weight bias front/back on the Corvette. Have a look at your next C5 with the hood open and see how far that firewall is dented to allow them to put the motor in that position.

So, when we are making our TTube and driveshaft for a Chevy equipped 928, the stock ZO6 TTube has to be lengthened.

When we are making a TTube and driveshaft for a 928 with a 928 engine and bell, the ZO6 Ttube has to be shortened.

Blagave

Purchased a bunch of fuel lines and started replacing. Installed gas tank, thinking it is easier now without the trans and suspension on.

Blagave

Started running oil lines....... Oil pan to remote filter to oil cooler in radiator back to pan. Used all SS braided line with AN fittings, wrapped line near header with heat shield. I am making some aluminum line holders to mount to radiator.

Blagave

I purchased used RH Cup wheels and wasn’t sure how they would fit. This sizes are, front 8.5x18, offset 56. Rear 10x18 offset 54. I reached out to JP(Tony) and he suggested asking others in the forum. 76FJ55 and FredR were kind enough to proved valuable information in what size tire would fit.
I pulled the trigger buying the wheels at a risk due to the price and condition. The previous owner purchased them with the knowledge they were reconditioned, which they were but weren’t. The wheels had some broken plastic bolts and scratches. I am painting the centers to match the car and I contacted the company and purchased the replacement plastic Allen heads. Bottom line, I took a gamble and I think it paid off. I purchased Kankook V12 tires and went with 285/35-18 rears and they fit with enough clearance without rolling fenders. The fronts I went with 245/40-18 and the tire clears on all axis’s. I think I still need to roll the fenders in order to lower the front and will have to modify the bearing dust cap to get the wheel cover on.
I used my 84 Euro for mock up.

Blagave

Made aluminum oil line holder. I welded (3) aluminum pieces that I taped with 6mm x 1.00 threads to bottom of radiator frame. The mount holds the lines nicely and bolts on and is easily removeable. Another task checked off the list of many.