Stallacrew
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Cullman, Alabama
My car story:
My grandfather bought all of us (my sisters and I) our first vehicles. He asked me what I wanted. I said a Corvette. Well when I turned 16, MUCH to my surprise, there sat a cherry little 1979 Corvette 5 speed. Well dad immediately vetoed that (this is my dad's dad so he felt like arguing) "my boy doesn't need a damn 8 cylinder sports car"...and I will agree, he was right. I would likely be dead if I had the Corvette as my first car.
Well, for the next 6 years it sat at my grandfather's house, and last year on my 22nd birthday, he gave it to me (since I got a Cherokee as my first vehicle the Vette was my grandfather's then). Well I didnt have much time to work on it and get it up to tip top shape, so that is this summer's "while I'm at home working" project.
My question is, who out there has a Vette (preferably C3) and what does yours look like?
Mine is currently white, and as much as I would love to paint the whole thing black or something like that, it'll stay white, but may get a set of racing stripes.
My Plans:
-LED tail lights
-Reupholster seats
-Replace carpet
-Stripes (green?)
-Fiberglass the dash and console
-Mild sound system
-Exhaust run next to doors (maybe)
-Remove rear spoiler (maybe)
-Touch up paint/buff/polish
-See if I can work on some HIDs
-Get it tip-top under the hood.
-Door panels?
Pretty much it's sat for the last 7 years and I'm getting back up to par.
Lets see what any of you guys have. CorvetteForum seems to be pretty handy. If anyone has some tips on glassing the dash and console lets hear them. I'm industrious and what not, but this will be my first glassing adventure. If all else fails I waste a little money, and put stock back in.
I'll post pictures when I get home around the 15th of May.
My grandfather bought all of us (my sisters and I) our first vehicles. He asked me what I wanted. I said a Corvette. Well when I turned 16, MUCH to my surprise, there sat a cherry little 1979 Corvette 5 speed. Well dad immediately vetoed that (this is my dad's dad so he felt like arguing) "my boy doesn't need a damn 8 cylinder sports car"...and I will agree, he was right. I would likely be dead if I had the Corvette as my first car.
Well, for the next 6 years it sat at my grandfather's house, and last year on my 22nd birthday, he gave it to me (since I got a Cherokee as my first vehicle the Vette was my grandfather's then). Well I didnt have much time to work on it and get it up to tip top shape, so that is this summer's "while I'm at home working" project.
My question is, who out there has a Vette (preferably C3) and what does yours look like?
Mine is currently white, and as much as I would love to paint the whole thing black or something like that, it'll stay white, but may get a set of racing stripes.
My Plans:
-LED tail lights
-Reupholster seats
-Replace carpet
-Stripes (green?)
-Fiberglass the dash and console
-Mild sound system
-Exhaust run next to doors (maybe)
-Remove rear spoiler (maybe)
-Touch up paint/buff/polish
-See if I can work on some HIDs
-Get it tip-top under the hood.
-Door panels?
Pretty much it's sat for the last 7 years and I'm getting back up to par.
Lets see what any of you guys have. CorvetteForum seems to be pretty handy. If anyone has some tips on glassing the dash and console lets hear them. I'm industrious and what not, but this will be my first glassing adventure. If all else fails I waste a little money, and put stock back in.
I'll post pictures when I get home around the 15th of May.