SEE THE FINAL BUILD ARTICLE, CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST JANUARY 2010
Car finished and ready for the photo shoot
Engine compartment finished
Car completed
Shoreline Beige interior finished
Trunk finished, original copy of Mechanix Illustrated showing article from 1956
SEE THE COMPLETE BODY BUILD, CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST NOVEMBER 2009
Body painted and ready to be sanded and buffed out
Body in final primer, almost ready for paint
Body in gelcoat for the first time
Bodywork finished, ready for gelcoat
Rear clip removed and ready for new Sermersheim parts
Corvette Image front clip being test fit
SEE THE COMPLETE HARDTOP BUILD, CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST SEPTEMBER 09
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Hardtop painted, assembled, and buffed
Headliner, glass, and trim installed. Almost complete
Hardtop in primer
SEE THE COMPLETE DRIVETRAIN BUILD, CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST JULY 2009
Rolling chassis completed, topside blackout done, notice the early F.I. air cleaner
Early 3 speed shifter on right, shifter on left is the later style
NOS AC spark plugs were used
Engine rebuilt and painted, notice the engine stands bolted to lower front
Original early manifolds with exhaust deflectors in the center ports
Original early 57 3-speed tailhousing
SEE THE COMPLETE CHASSIS BUILD, CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST MAY 2009
Silver paint brushed on the top of the spring assembly, hubs masked off before paint
Rear suspension installed, no blackout from top side yet
Front suspension installed, before blackout was done from the top side
Rear suspension painted upside down as done at the factory
Front suspension painted upside down as done at the factory
Rear end assembled, paint markings applied, ready for paint
Misc. chassis components blasted
Frame blasted and ready for paint
SEE THE INFORMATION ON EARLY F.I. CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST JUNE 2009
The restoration of this car is being published in Corvette Enthusiast. It is a "Pilot Car" with vin #10. This car was used by GM Engineering to perfect the first F.I. units. We'll be publishing pictures as we go along, and after the articles come out in the magazine.
Car finished and ready for the photo shoot
Engine compartment finished
Car completed
Shoreline Beige interior finished
Trunk finished, original copy of Mechanix Illustrated showing article from 1956
SEE THE COMPLETE BODY BUILD, CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST NOVEMBER 2009
Body painted and ready to be sanded and buffed out
Body in final primer, almost ready for paint
Body in gelcoat for the first time
Bodywork finished, ready for gelcoat
Rear clip removed and ready for new Sermersheim parts
Corvette Image front clip being test fit
SEE THE COMPLETE HARDTOP BUILD, CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST SEPTEMBER 09
b
Hardtop painted, assembled, and buffed
Headliner, glass, and trim installed. Almost complete
Hardtop in primer
SEE THE COMPLETE DRIVETRAIN BUILD, CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST JULY 2009
Rolling chassis completed, topside blackout done, notice the early F.I. air cleaner
Early 3 speed shifter on right, shifter on left is the later style
NOS AC spark plugs were used
Engine rebuilt and painted, notice the engine stands bolted to lower front
Original early manifolds with exhaust deflectors in the center ports
Original early 57 3-speed tailhousing
SEE THE COMPLETE CHASSIS BUILD, CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST MAY 2009
Silver paint brushed on the top of the spring assembly, hubs masked off before paint
Rear suspension installed, no blackout from top side yet
Front suspension installed, before blackout was done from the top side
Rear suspension painted upside down as done at the factory
Front suspension painted upside down as done at the factory
Rear end assembled, paint markings applied, ready for paint
Misc. chassis components blasted
Frame blasted and ready for paint
SEE THE INFORMATION ON EARLY F.I. CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST JUNE 2009
The restoration of this car is being published in Corvette Enthusiast. It is a "Pilot Car" with vin #10. This car was used by GM Engineering to perfect the first F.I. units. We'll be publishing pictures as we go along, and after the articles come out in the magazine.
