• Got the Contributing Memberships stuff finally worked out and made up a thread as a sort of "How-To" to help people figure out how to participate. So if you need help figuring it out, here's the thread you need to take a look at -> http://www.corvetteflorida.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3581 Thank you, everyone! Rich Z.

Orlando '63 SWC Restomod

Restovette63

Restovette63

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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

:icon_cheers:

Jim
 
Jim,

thanks for signing on and welcome aboard:thumbsup: Very happy to have you. You'll see a lot of familiar faces from other places here:thumbsup:

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, :welcome:aboard:wavey:

Gordon
 
Welcome aboard!

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

Hope to see you around sometime.
 
:welcome: 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. :thumbsup:
 
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

:icon_cheers:
 
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 :rofl1:
 
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. :thumbsup:
 
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
 
It looks like some of the paint on your car has been sanded or wet sanded? was it that way when you got the car or has someone tried to do a 3 stage wet sand and compounding? It's hard to tell from the photos, maybe I'm wrong and it's body work and scuffed primer.

I took mine from dull to a 10 foot paint job with 12-14 hours of hard work wet sanding using 1000 grit then 1500 then 2000 then compound and Mequiers Wax but it was alot less than a paint job and being without the car for a month or more. Just a thought anyway.

Again the car looks and sounds great :thumbsup:
 
The car has been painted. I did the wet sanding (1,000 and 1,500 grit) shortly after I repo'd the car. There is a pretty big hoopty on the front fender from when I brought it home and various other dings and scratches that have occurred over the 2 years its been at the shop...The doors have been buffed out just see if they would shine up, which they did pretty nicely...so really it boils down to if I want to have a shiny car with some noticeable dings and hoopties or do I want to make it "appear" I haven't painted it yet with the HotRod black and have the car painted to the level of the rest of the car build at some point later...if I go the HR black route, I'll be doing it myself in my garage...no way the car is going to Body Shop Prison after this long of a wait...

Cheers!
 

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Right on brother, I hear ya loud and clear that's why I did everything I could to salvage mine and granted it turned out better than I thought given the poor quality paint that was on the car and it looks tremendously better and hopefully bought me a year or two before a new paint job. I worked in a body shop after high school and that's what scares me about going to one, you put it perfectly as Body Shop Prison.
 
I assumed to talked to Tim Burke (right behind Robby's shop). If not, see what he says.

If its just a matter of fine scratched and swirls, a lot of that can be easily polishes out with some stuff I have. If it's already shot, there's no real harm in trying right? Adam's polishes can make even marginal pretty dang nice. Just lemme know.
 
On the flip side, I prepped my car for a garage paint job and it came out pretty dang good, so if you need help that way, I can be an extra set of hands.
 
I love the cockpit pic. Looks great hope to see you at the local tracks (If your planning?) when the weather gets cooler.
I like original cars to look at but not to drive. Right on with the restomods:thumbsup:
 
welcome aboard, you'll enjoy the fine folks

Car looks great, have fun with her and keep us all adversed as to her future changes.

Spice
 
I'm not a big perfect paint guy, I'd rock that thing out just like it is. That way when you do get a rock chip it won't hurt as bad.:thumbsup:
 
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