1969 427 restoration from Sweden

[427Swede]

The bearing in position.



The modified holder assembled and time to install everything in the car.

 

[427Swede]

Steering back in the car

 

[427Swede]

Override switches. Hopefully correctly connected...



My restored speed and rpm gauges. The speed gauge is modifed to Swedish standard, km/h and the counter is recalibrated and set to zero. The first time in my life I have owned a car with zero miles on it...

 

[GT6Steve]

Is this thread from Swden or Australia?:hi:

Hi Steve,

Well, I´m from Sweden. Australia is on the other side of the world from here.
I´m curious, why do you wonder?

Sorry Friend, it was a poor joke as the pictures were upside down and Australia is upside down to us Northern Hemisphere types.

Your work is awesome sorry for the distraction...:rain:

 

[mrvette]

NOW to see you enjoy that work this summer, and see DIRT on those new carpets, USE on the odo.....at least 10k miles, and hear you bitch about the lack of fuel economy.......:clap::clap::shocking::yahoo:

 

[427Swede]

Is this thread from Swden or Australia?:hi:

Hi Steve,

Well, I´m from Sweden. Australia is on the other side of the world from here.
I´m curious, why do you wonder?

Sorry Friend, it was a poor joke as the pictures were upside down and Australia is upside down to us Northern Hemisphere types.

Your work is awesome sorry for the distraction...:rain:

Aaaaah, now I get it... I just couldn´t figure it out before you explained. Sometimes I´m a bit slow:drink:

 

[427Swede]

NOW to see you enjoy that work this summer, and see DIRT on those new carpets, USE on the odo.....at least 10k miles, and hear you bitch about the lack of fuel economy.......:clap::clap::shocking::yahoo:

Yeah, I´m sleepless about the dirt that is bound to stick to the carpets:shocking:
I actually tried to convince my wife take off her shoes before she could get a ride in my Volvo P1800.. Believe me, that was not a good thing to suggest:lol:

Really, I intend to have fun with this car and drive it like I stole it! After all, what fun is it having it sitting in the garage just collecting dust? Nope, it will for sure be driven.

 

[phantomjock]

Yeah, I´m sleepless about the dirt that is bound to stick to the carpets:shocking:
I actually tried to convince my wife take off her shoes before she could get a ride in my Volvo P1800.. Believe me, that was not a good thing to suggest:lol:

Really, I intend to have fun with this car and drive it like I stole it! After all, what fun is it having it sitting in the garage just collecting dust? Nope, it will for sure be driven.

Have you considered WeatherBoots?



I have used these in snow, mud and beach. Great for protecting your carpet. And, you can still "Drive it like you stole it!"
I can make you a good deal. PM if interested.

Note: You'll need to insert some new carpet pads - I've pulled mine out -- They were TRASHED! But not my carpet!

I won't be needing them in the new all metal interior.

Cheers - Jim

 

[1Michel]

Daniel, this is a great build.
Keep it up buddy pls, keep the pics coming.
Very inspiring.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

looking good... only 6 more months of winter then you can take your car out for 2 weeks before putting it away again for winter :drink:

my wife was helping me on a Search and Rescue mission (pulling winch cable) - and it was very very muddy. She fell, landed several times - and was basically one cute mud ball.

I told her she needed to ride in the back area of my H3 so she wouldn't get the seats muddy (H3 Hummer's rear area is rubber lined so it's easy to clean).... she was disinclined to follow my suggestion and came back with a retort that I'm sure is physically impossible (she would know, she's an mech engineer) and quite unladylike. I pointed that out, then the conversation went downhill

 

[427Swede]

Daniel, this is a great build.
Keep it up buddy pls, keep the pics coming.
Very inspiring.

Thanks Michel,

Hope you will be able to continue your own build soon!

 

[427Swede]

looking good... only 6 more months of winter then you can take your car out for 2 weeks before putting it away again for winter :drink:

my wife was helping me on a Search and Rescue mission (pulling winch cable) - and it was very very muddy. She fell, landed several times - and was basically one cute mud ball.

I told her she needed to ride in the back area of my H3 so she wouldn't get the seats muddy (H3 Hummer's rear area is rubber lined so it's easy to clean).... she was disinclined to follow my suggestion and came back with a retort that I'm sure is physically impossible (she would know, she's an mech engineer) and quite unladylike. I pointed that out, then the conversation went downhill

Yeah, winter... rather tired of it right now. There is a guy in my nearest city that keeps track of the total amount of snow coming down each winter and this winter was a record! Last I saw the figures of snow amount it was right at 10 feet of snow:crap:
At least the days are getting longer and a bit warmer so the spring is slowly starting.

 

[427Swede]

The valve covers had to be changed. The originals had lost all luster and the left had a hole caused by the generator that had been rubbing at the valve cover edge...

Bought original look alike from Mr. Gasket. Had no clue regarding quality but it was a very plesant surprise! Thick steel, nice chrome and exactly like the originals including breather baffels on the inside. No drippers but I think I can live without that.

 

[427Swede]

Also had to get a new air cleaner. the old unit was composed of different pieces not fitting together very well.

Was thinking of buying the " made in asia somwhere" copy but decided that a few bucks more spent on this project would make no difference. So, I opted for the reproduction unit from Corvette Central. Glad I did so!
Very nice quality, the lid is made out of really thick steel and surprisingly heavy! High quality chrome finish and the base fit like a glove on my Rochester.

Also had to buy a new vacuum cylinder for the wiper mechanism since the old unit had been opened up and welded back together by some previous owner. The result of that operation was not successful:smash:

 

[427Swede]

Finally it is starting to look like a Corvette again! it was a really good feeling to assemble the air cleaner.

 

[427Swede]

Next thing is getting the wheels ready and then start the "poor mans Candy" project...

 

[denpo]

I know you're restoring to the strict original, still I hate to see this rubber fuel line hitting the valve cover.
As always, beautiful work.

 

[427Swede]

Yes, I know about it and possibly I will try to replace it with a steel line. Have looked at the original design and that might be an option.
However, I´m not really into original on this build. I have a lot of modifications on this car, stuff that is bought from suppliers but also alot of solutions I have designed and machined myself.

Thanks for your input! I appreciate it!

Best regards, Daniel

 

[denpo]

...However, I´m not really into original on this build. I have a lot of modifications on this car, stuff that is bought from suppliers but also alot of solutions I have designed and machined myself...

At least is looked very stockish to me.
Compared to my resto, yours is NCRS top flight class. :nuts:

 

[bobs77vet]

wow thats more then just looking a corvette again....nice work!

 

[Kid Vette]

How come I get a woodie everytime I look at this thread?

 

[427Swede]

Well, I`m not in any of the photos so it cant be me causing it:lol:

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Well, I`m not in any of the photos so it cant be me causing it:lol:

eeeeeewwwwwww

 

[427Swede]

Hi again,

It´s time to finish the first part of this project. Been working on the car since 12:th of January, 2011 and it has been a blast!
I have enjoyed it more than any other restoration project I have done so far:yahoo:
There are more to do but that will be done during the coming winters. Such as new upholstery for the seats, the door window mechanisms, all the chrome and finally the paint.

But for now, a few things to make it finalized. The break system, everything changed but the calipers that had been exchanged by the previous owner.
Performed some bench bleeding, worked ok but took a long time to get the most of the air out...

 

[427Swede]

After bleeding for a few evenings, a leak started to develop on both front calipers. Removed them and cleaned them. Some kind of chrystals was present and after remowing them everything worked ok.

Stainless sleeved calipers and O-ring seals.


The sealing surface of the MC was an perfect example of really bad machining... And, as I suspected, it leaked during test driving. Tried to change the lid, seal and bend the holding clamps with no sucess. Ended up putting on a thin layer of silicone sealant on the surface and that did the trick!. I will have to remove the MC next winter and machine the surface myself to get it right. Notice: This is a new part with correct stamping and so on.

My son´s working posittion for five evenings:lol:

 

[427Swede]

Bought a new rear valance panel. Good fit, only had to tweak it a little.
Ready for paint, the "poor mans candy" paint. I did not want to spend a fortune on Candy paint so I got hold of some rattle can silver paint as base coat and then a can of tail light red colour
It will be ok until the car is repainted. A professional painter would probably start to cry if I told him about my paint trick.



Silver base


And some red...

 

[427Swede]

Restored all the door parts and repainted the doors.

 

[427Swede]

Had to get some new tires. BFg 235/60 up front and 255/60 in the rear.

 

[mrvette]

I believe I have all the interior door trim to add the factory dress up carpeting and center to those doors if you want....lemme know....


PM me, as I maybe well miss this thread....


:gurney:

 

[427Swede]

Ordered a set of insert carpets. Nice quality and nice logo! They were "Licensed by GM" so I hope they will last.



The all familiar C3 cockpit:thumbs:
Yeah, the steering wheel is not original but I like this piece better!