My 1,500.00 1990 project

[saudivette]

You need Frankenstein scripts on the front fenders :thumbs:

 

[JeffP1167]

I got the rear bumper today paid 50.00 and no shipping charge. The guy I bought it from also has 4 pice belt line molding stuff and two 92 front fenders for 150.00 .... He also has a complete front bumper assembly with lights and all for 300.00

So for 500.00 the update conversion will be complete.



has a real small crack here but thats no big deal

 

[JeffP1167]

Here it is just semi mounted on the car. Still need all the light and stuff, but it does line up with all my panels perfectly. I'm just going to go ahead and do the full 91-96 update on the car, this way the GS strip won't be any hassle to install.







Here is the difference. Sorry purists but I really like the more rounded look of the 91-up. Plus tail light bulbs will be a breeze to replace now.

 

[JeffP1167]

Finally bought myself a nice digital camera so will be adding a lot more pictures to this thread. Things have been going slow on the car since I started dating someone lol. Fear not though, I am still going to finish this thing and I am planning on when it is finished taking it on a two week trip to Seattle for my nephews graduation. Figured since this camera has a recorder to probably take some small movie clips of my trip in it.

 

[Ozzy]

Keep the pictures of your progress coming hoto:

 

[BBShark]

Finally bought myself a nice digital camera so will be adding a lot more pictures to this thread. Things have been going slow on the car since I started dating someone lol. Fear not though, I am still going to finish this thing and I am planning on when it is finished taking it on a two week trip to Seattle for my nephews graduation. Figured since this camera has a recorder to probably take some small movie clips of my trip in it.

New camera and new girlfriend...........hoto:

 

[JeffP1167]

I've been pondering with the 91 up front bumper swap and to me the 84-90 just looks much better. I'm not really a big fan of the wrap around style marker lights for one.

I might actually just look into a fiberglass rear 91-up style rear bumper or mod my stock front bumper to look like wider front molding. The downside to the fiberglass rear bumper is bumps and bruises from parking lots which the car will be in a lot and not a big fan of the thin beltline molding.

Ain't project cars great! Sure purist hate what I am doing to this so called rare polo green car but green is for golfers and environmentalist. I really like the shade of red on the rear bumper and thought along with the black interior it would look great in that red color with a black GS stripe kit and black ZR1 wheels.

Interior has to remain stock looking though & no spoilers or body kits :yahoo:

Decisions decisions!

 

[JeffP1167]

Lets see how these pictures do.

Here is how the car is now





This was a door panel from the 500.00 parts car I bought and re-sold



I still need to fit the seat bottom upholstery better and put more back together in the interior. But it is really starting to look good again.



here is how nice the leather-like covers look

 

[JeffP1167]

some better pictures of the dash illumination. Have a few camera capability bugs to work out though.

 

[mrvette]

I've been pondering with the 91 up front bumper swap and to me the 84-90 just looks much better. I'm not really a big fan of the wrap around style marker lights for one.

I might actually just look into a fiberglass rear 91-up style rear bumper or mod my stock front bumper to look like wider front molding. The downside to the fiberglass rear bumper is bumps and bruises from parking lots which the car will be in a lot and not a big fan of the thin beltline molding.

Ain't project cars great! Sure purist hate what I am doing to this so called rare polo green car but green is for golfers and environmentalist. I really like the shade of red on the rear bumper and thought along with the black interior it would look great in that red color with a black GS stripe kit and black ZR1 wheels.

Interior has to remain stock looking though & no spoilers or body kits :yahoo:

Decisions decisions!

Watch it bub, thin ice there, my car is forest green, and I hate golf, and certainly NO weenie.....:hissyfit::yahoo:

 

[JeffP1167]

I've been pondering with the 91 up front bumper swap and to me the 84-90 just looks much better. I'm not really a big fan of the wrap around style marker lights for one.

I might actually just look into a fiberglass rear 91-up style rear bumper or mod my stock front bumper to look like wider front molding. The downside to the fiberglass rear bumper is bumps and bruises from parking lots which the car will be in a lot and not a big fan of the thin beltline molding.

Ain't project cars great! Sure purist hate what I am doing to this so called rare polo green car but green is for golfers and environmentalist. I really like the shade of red on the rear bumper and thought along with the black interior it would look great in that red color with a black GS stripe kit and black ZR1 wheels.

Interior has to remain stock looking though & no spoilers or body kits :yahoo:

Decisions decisions!

Watch it bub, thin ice there, my car is forest green, and I hate golf, and certainly NO weenie.....:hissyfit::yahoo:

hahahaha ...... For me the colors of choice are maytag white, arrest me red. Like my dark green mini van for awhile then really got sick of the color. Always have liked my arctic white camaro though.

 

[mrvette]

I've been pondering with the 91 up front bumper swap and to me the 84-90 just looks much better. I'm not really a big fan of the wrap around style marker lights for one.

I might actually just look into a fiberglass rear 91-up style rear bumper or mod my stock front bumper to look like wider front molding. The downside to the fiberglass rear bumper is bumps and bruises from parking lots which the car will be in a lot and not a big fan of the thin beltline molding.

Ain't project cars great! Sure purist hate what I am doing to this so called rare polo green car but green is for golfers and environmentalist. I really like the shade of red on the rear bumper and thought along with the black interior it would look great in that red color with a black GS stripe kit and black ZR1 wheels.

Interior has to remain stock looking though & no spoilers or body kits :yahoo:

Decisions decisions!

Watch it bub, thin ice there, my car is forest green, and I hate golf, and certainly NO weenie.....:hissyfit::yahoo:

hahahaha ...... For me the colors of choice are maytag white, arrest me red. Like my dark green mini van for awhile then really got sick of the color. Always have liked my arctic white camaro though.

I regret the color the vette came out about 2 years ago, almost....but forest green not SO awful evil a choice, lotsa times I see some snappy COPPER color on some car, or a evil yellow, not a fan of orange though.....had burgundy for over 20 years, time to change THAT habit....

BEST damn color I ever had was a '70 Caddy Firemist GREEN, you can spot it from backside of the MOON and that's no lie.....

:yahoo::goodnight:

 

[JeffP1167]

Must be this green you are referring too.

 

[mrvette]

Must be this green you are referring too.

Yup, pretty damn close....I repainted my '67 Grand Prix that color.....white top and interior...that one has a dash more yellow than the GP did, more blue ....

but computers. pix.. don't really tell so good either...:hissyfit:

 

[JeffP1167]

Must be this green you are referring too.

Yup, pretty damn close....I repainted my '67 Grand Prix that color.....white top and interior...that one has a dash more yellow than the GP did, more blue ....

but computers. pix.. don't really tell so good either...:hissyfit:

that car must be 1 of 1 made cause I think a person to be crazy to order a vette that color.

 

[mrvette]

Must be this green you are referring too.

Yup, pretty damn close....I repainted my '67 Grand Prix that color.....white top and interior...that one has a dash more yellow than the GP did, more blue ....

but computers. pix.. don't really tell so good either...:hissyfit:

that car must be 1 of 1 made cause I think a person to be crazy to order a vette that color.

I do like the wheels too, brushed aluminum, that chrome/polished is too pimp looking for this olde tyme bastard.....

:hissyfit:

 

[JeffP1167]

Must be this green you are referring too.

Yup, pretty damn close....I repainted my '67 Grand Prix that color.....white top and interior...that one has a dash more yellow than the GP did, more blue ....

but computers. pix.. don't really tell so good either...:hissyfit:

that car must be 1 of 1 made cause I think a person to be crazy to order a vette that color.

I do like the wheels too, brushed aluminum, that chrome/polished is too pimp looking for this olde tyme bastard.....

:hissyfit:

Maybe Richard Simmons owns the car :crylol::crylol:

 

[mrvette]

Must be this green you are referring too.

Yup, pretty damn close....I repainted my '67 Grand Prix that color.....white top and interior...that one has a dash more yellow than the GP did, more blue ....

but computers. pix.. don't really tell so good either...:hissyfit:

that car must be 1 of 1 made cause I think a person to be crazy to order a vette that color.

I do like the wheels too, brushed aluminum, that chrome/polished is too pimp looking for this olde tyme bastard.....

:hissyfit:

Maybe Richard Simmons owns the car :crylol::crylol:

OH GOD....please help me, please!!!!

:crylol::bonkers:

 

[Ozzy]

I do like the wheels too, brushed aluminum, that chrome/polished is too pimp looking for this olde tyme bastard.....

:hissyfit:

I to am an old goat and one of my favorite auto memories is cruising at night in the summer and seeing the reflection in the store windows of my sparkling chrome Cragar S/S's.

 

[JeffP1167]

Probably wouldn't take much prep work on the white parts to get them ready for new paint. But here is how the car looks now .... The back of the car will need the most prepping and of course stripping both bumper covers since the paint is cracking on both.









Here is my daily driver

 

[Twin_Turbo]

Jeff, still looking for black door panel carpet??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHEVROLET-COR...CarParts_SM&hash=item1e5fe40e91#ht_500wt_1156

 

[JeffP1167]

Jeff, still looking for black door panel carpet??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHEVROLET-COR...CarParts_SM&hash=item1e5fe40e91#ht_500wt_1156

That is for 84-89 door panels 90-up is different. I have new carpet for my door panels that came with my ACC kit but I'm just not happy with it being it lacks certain things the factory carpet has and is not very plyable and very hard to work with. I got really nice door panels from a 90 parts vette I bought and the carpet aside from a little faded is perfect, so I thought I will just dye it is all.

I am not overly happy with the acc carpet kit for quite a few reasons. But none of my carpet was good in this car so had no other choice but to buy it.

 

[Ozzy]

Hey Jeff, just curious - what is the current total $ amount on the $1500 vette?

 

[JeffP1167]

Hey Jeff, just curious - what is the current total $ amount on the $1500 vette?

good question

600.00 tires
900.00 interior
350.00 weatherstripping
275.00 white body parts
50.00 91-up rear bumper
265.00 exhaust so far
200.00 in engine related stuff

Only expensive repairs now are wheel bearings, cat back, brakes, shocks. That will make it road worthy.

Not really anymore in repairs then another vette would need. The interior is really starting to look nice on it now since it all looks new now. When I get my tax refund I plan to finish the car and get it registered and park my 97 camaro again.

 

[mrvette]

Hey Jeff, just curious - what is the current total $ amount on the $1500 vette?

good question

600.00 tires
900.00 interior
350.00 weatherstripping
275.00 white body parts
50.00 91-up rear bumper
265.00 exhaust so far
200.00 in engine related stuff

Only expensive repairs now are wheel bearings, cat back, brakes, shocks. That will make it road worthy.

Not really anymore in repairs then another vette would need. The interior is really starting to look nice on it now since it all looks new now. When I get my tax refund I plan to finish the car and get it registered and park my 97 camaro again.

What caliber was YOUR gun?? last I saw GM wanted like 350 for just the windshield section....in '~95 for my '87 vert....

:lol::crutches:

 

[JeffP1167]

Hey Jeff, just curious - what is the current total $ amount on the $1500 vette?

good question

600.00 tires
900.00 interior
350.00 weatherstripping
275.00 white body parts
50.00 91-up rear bumper
265.00 exhaust so far
200.00 in engine related stuff

Only expensive repairs now are wheel bearings, cat back, brakes, shocks. That will make it road worthy.

Not really anymore in repairs then another vette would need. The interior is really starting to look nice on it now since it all looks new now. When I get my tax refund I plan to finish the car and get it registered and park my 97 camaro again.

What caliber was YOUR gun?? last I saw GM wanted like 350 for just the windshield section....in '~95 for my '87 vert....

:lol::crutches:

hahaha ... The ****** economy along with my good paying job has kept this project alive is all. Plus I have a local guy who parts C4's and his parts are fairly cheap and no shipping costs. I also bought a 1990 parts vette for 500.00 and took the excellent door panels, trunk trim, bose system, windshield trim and a few other parts. Then re-sold the car to my best friend for 400.00 and for that he got the complete dana44 all suspension parts, big brake parts so he got what he wanted and I got what I needed for a 100.00 bucks.

 

[mrvette]

Hey Jeff, just curious - what is the current total $ amount on the $1500 vette?

good question

600.00 tires
900.00 interior
350.00 weatherstripping
275.00 white body parts
50.00 91-up rear bumper
265.00 exhaust so far
200.00 in engine related stuff

Only expensive repairs now are wheel bearings, cat back, brakes, shocks. That will make it road worthy.

Not really anymore in repairs then another vette would need. The interior is really starting to look nice on it now since it all looks new now. When I get my tax refund I plan to finish the car and get it registered and park my 97 camaro again.

What caliber was YOUR gun?? last I saw GM wanted like 350 for just the windshield section....in '~95 for my '87 vert....

:lol::crutches:

hahaha ... The ****** economy along with my good paying job has kept this project alive is all. Plus I have a local guy who parts C4's and his parts are fairly cheap and no shipping costs. I also bought a 1990 parts vette for 500.00 and took the excellent door panels, trunk trim, bose system, windshield trim and a few other parts. Then re-sold the car to my best friend for 400.00 and for that he got the complete dana44 all suspension parts, big brake parts so he got what he wanted and I got what I needed for a 100.00 bucks.

You olde sneelock, chasing pebbles from the moon.....

it's a term I used to describe a old buddy of mine, he would find the BIGGEST bargains just by walking in the door....Carlisle car show, parts all OVER about 50? acres...so he walks up to this table, spots a Maryland militia belt buckle from the CW era....so the guy wants like 15 bux....Mike offers ten, they settle on 12 bux....so the guy notes Mike is wearing one.....a reproduction....the guys says 'you must like them' Mike smiles and says YES, I do.....

Mike flops it to his antique dealer buddy....650 bux, the buddy takes it into the display case.....for a grand.....and it sells in a week.....

:crutches::lol:

 

[JeffP1167]

LOL I do that to guys on CF ... for instance they think a set of tail lights are worth 130.00 bucks. I reply not in this day and age, when you want to sell for 50.00 let me know. Come a week before x-mas they will get desperate and give in. All about timing you know, some **** I have no chance but to pay the price but that is only because it is new stuff but even so vendors are hurting and they have to deal or they too will fail in this economy.

Too e if you want to do a project and have a good job now is the time.

 

[saudivette]

Any progress? Any recent pics?

 

[JeffP1167]

This is only thread I plan on ever updating or replying too ... Yes there has been progress but not much because I met someone and the car comes in a distant second now ... very distant!

The stock wheels are really bugging the crap out of me as well now that it is looking like a car again. I think the final scheme of the car will be arctic white with a black GS stripe kit and ZR-1 replica wheels with black centers.

96 fender update & wide body molding





I also have a possible cure for the thin/thick beltline molding miss match. I took a 91-up door molding piece and surpisingly it fits the bumper grove perfectly. Two 91-up door pieces will cover the whole bumper but I just have to figure out how to bend them around the bumper corners and splice them together for a nice fit and it bolts in place once you drill new holes so no adhesive to worry about causing it to fall off. I figure with a heatgun and cutting of the molding a bit it will bend around the corners fine. I really hate that thin black molding and even painting it body color it is still the ugliest thing GM ever put on a car.

I'm just not a big fan of the 91-up front bumper cover which is why I want to make wide molding work on the 90 front cover. I also don't want fiberglass bumpers since this car will be subjected to possible bumper hits since it will be a daily drivers and in parking lots all the time.





If you wanted to delete all molding on a 84-90 you could do this on the rear bumper as well, just gotta bend a 91-up door molding but it fits very nice. Obviously I have a 91-up rear bumper on the car so will only finish this part for illustration only. But trust me it looks so nice thought about putting the 90 rear bumper back on but the tail light changing dilema discouraged me hahaha ... The 91 rear bumper will stay on the car.





The 84-90 fenders could also be done as well ... with some work and trimming you can delete all 84-90 ugly thin black belt line mold for a much cleaner look.





Door panels have been mounted as well now