Orlando '63 SWC Restomod

Restovette63 · 05-08-2010, 04:45 PM

Hi all,

Shadow found me on another forum and invited me to come check out the local scene...I'll spare you all the gory details of the first 3 years of my build at the hands of a B.E.M (Booger Eating Moron)...I am now 2 year into the second build of the same car and within weeks of completion this time...

Car is a non-numbers matching (calm down any Origy freaks) that has morphed into an SR-III tube chassis with a C5 suspension front and rear. LS2 power with a 6 speed behind it. Far too many mods to list...this thing is fighting me to the bitter end so just about every thing has been modified in some way...

I plan to get out to some local events when it is finished...I plan to beat on it and drive it like I stole it...it isn't a trailer queen or garage art...it is meant to drive...

Here are the most recent pics:

http://picasaweb.google.com/restovette63/Vette52010#

and there a ton more in the route directory here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/restovette63

Jim

Shadow · 05-08-2010, 04:51 PM

Jim,

thanks for signing on and welcome aboard

Very happy to have you. You'll see a lot of familiar faces from other places here

That car is unbelieveable and the amount of quality work is astounding!!

I plan on seeing it in person sooner rather than later!

Keep on posting the pics, we love 'em and again,

aboard

Gordon

**Rich Z** · 05-08-2010, 05:30 PM

Welcome aboard!

Sounds like a labor of love with a little bit of "failure to surrender" thrown in.

Hope to see you around sometime.

THOR · 05-08-2010, 11:56 PM

to the forum. I think the Orlando club is very active. Check them out and see if it fits for you. Nice restoration on the 63.

Restovette63 · 05-09-2010, 10:26 AM

thanks all.

Unfortunately I can't lay claim to doing any of the actual work on the car...but most importantly to this list is that the work is being done by a local shop here in Maitland, FL. Robby and his team at Corvette Masters have brought this project back from the brink and have made it far better than I ever imagined.

Here are a couple vids I have of the car (1 of the cars first startup, and the other of me driving like a spaz on the first drive, a bit out of practice on a stick shift and something in the range of 400 hp)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7xNZTHsrN8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3zyCFiheqk

palmbeachvette76 · 06-08-2010, 03:13 PM

Jim, your car sounds sweet and appears to be a blast to drive which is what a Corvette is all about. It was weird to see a car at a light that turns green and not hear a horn, then I remembered your in Maitland and not South Florida, home of the impatient snowbird happy horn honking club

fletcher4u · 06-08-2010, 03:59 PM

nice project hope to see some

when shes done

Mannings · 06-08-2010, 08:10 PM

Welcome Jim, GREAT Vette

XQIZT · 06-08-2010, 08:26 PM

Welcome! Robby has a great shop, no doubt. Only place that I'll get any work done that I don't want to tackle myself. I think I remember seeing your car on the lift when mine was also in there.

Hope to see you at some local shows.

Restovette63 · 06-08-2010, 09:44 PM

Thanks guys! The car has stalled a bit...waiting on the last few details...trying to get it in to the body shop to have the doors aligned/repaired as they leak like a mfer when I wash or leak test the car...then once those are done it is off to have carpet thrown in...

I get to see what I can do with the paint once all that is done...more that one person who knows cars/paint work has made the comment "if I were you I'd scuff that paint up and paint her HotRod black"...so my guess is they think/know the paint is fubar..at this point I'll settle for a 10 foot paint job or HotRod black, just as long as I can bring the thing home and drive it on a regular basis...I'll fix the paint down the line...

Cheers!

J