57 Vette update *Edit - Apr 10 update*

[Andre]

No blue laid down yet, but the coves have been painted and today the inside of the trunk, convertible top cover, and dash will be sprayed the same Shoreline beige. The black has been sprayed on the floor, firewall, and inner fenders too.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/joly0022/upload/6.jpg

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The car should be back at the house with the paint finished in the next couple weeks... but unless this snow melts there's going to be no place to put it :shock:

[PDP]

I saw this in person yesterday, car looks good!!

[Andre]

:shock:

no shit eh? You getting work done there?

[PDP]

No i got bumped territories and promoted. Yesterday was the first day of my new area (renfrew arnprior etc etc) a shop i called on sent me out there to show Dave body shop supplies.

It looks really nice man!!!!!

[Andre]

aha, cool cool.

[PDP]

pretty crazy remote shop i have to say, but very clean and well taken care of

[Andre]

Yeah, I guess he has a good reputation. Pops stumbled upon him through word of mouth.. He's a no BS character, does great work...

[PDP]

looks like it!!!

and i visit alot of shops day in and day out!!!!

that why i kinda always see peoples cars where they are ;)

[Andre]

For those curious, this is what it will look like once complete.

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/1957-corvette-7.jpg

[NoLimits]

So is your dad planing on driving and keeping both andre? going to make one sweet picture with the two of them.

[lowdown63]

Still not to late to Hot Rod it. Why own two squeakers?

:P

[Andre]

He plans to drive both, for a while anyways. Last year he used the 56 as pretty well a DD as long as the weather looked OK. My mom might use the 57... I'm not sure. All I know is that unless he can butter up the insurance people I'm S.O.L til I'm 25 :(

[CRXZC]

He plans to drive both, for a while anyways. Last year he used the 56 as pretty well a DD as long as the weather looked OK. My mom might use the 57... I'm not sure. All I know is that unless he can butter up the insurance people I'm S.O.L til I'm 25 :(

Not a good car for your mom to learn standard on... I think she'll need to go to the gym for about a year to handle the clutch, non power brakes and non power steering LOL

[Andre]

Honda Civic will be her tutor. She's alreay buggin me to learn... He offered to put a powerglide in it for her, but she wanted to learn stick.

From driving it a handful of time it's not the clutch travel that's the problem it's the way the car carbons up so quickly in traffic (should you get caught in it).

[ISSCamaro]

the problem it's the way the car carbons up so quickly in traffic (should you get caught in it).

There is no reason why the car should carbon up in traffic. The car isn't tuned right if it does. The biggest thing on those old engines is people don't check and clean and adjust the points enough which throws your timing off. Specially when these cars sit alot like over the winter the points need to be checked and adjusted. If timing and dwell are okay then the carbs need adjusting as this car shouldn't carbon up.

Anyway can't wait to see the 57 done...

[Andre]

I figured soemone would mention soemthing about that.

Both cars are using a Pertronix module so no more points. It doesn't carbon up badly, but enough that in stop and go with long idles it needs a shot before clearing up. Guess there could be an adjustment.. i dunno.

[ISSCamaro]

What your father used a part that is not original!!! I think he should Hot Rod it now seeing it is already modified. :D

Actually one thing it could be if everything checks out with the timing and carb is the spark plugs aren't right. Basically the spark plug is too cold and he should use a hotter spark plug. The reason it only shows up when it idles is because that is when you have the least amount of timing and when timing increases combustion temperatures increase of course too. Which in turns burns the gas properly.

I have seen this quite a few times with these small block chevy engines. Anyway this is just a thing to keep in mind that might fix that problem...

[figo]

Looking good Andre, I'll for sure come down and check it out this spring :D

[EvilDeadFan]

Very nice, Andre.

[Andre]

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[BlackJ]

Beautiful, love the colour choice!

[EvilDeadFan]

Very nice ineed. I love the nostalgic colour choices he's gone with. Not my personal choices, but it works so well on old 'Vettes like that.

[Andre]

Tell me about it.

Neither him nor I would have picked that as the first choice in colour, but alas the boss (mom) insisted.

[EvilDeadFan]

Tell me about it.

Neither him nor I would have picked that as the first choice in colour, but alas the boss (mom) insisted.

Hehe, I had a feeling that may have been the colour choice, having already seen his excellent taste with the first Vette.

[4G64T]

Wawaweewaa! Very nice! Love vettes!

[4sc]

wow... its come a long way....


p.s. you still have snow on the ground? sweet jesus i feel special now...