The Corvette Restoration Page

The Corvette Restoration Page

A site devoted to documenting the completion of a frame-off restoration on a classic 1971 Corvette Stingray.

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Engine Rebuild

Engine Rebuild 

Intake Manifold Installation

July 23, 2006November 23, 2017 MaineVette 3450 Views Carburetor, Engine, Fuel Pump, Headers, Intake Manifold, Water Pump

Progress is moving along pretty well at this point. It’s just a matter of getting parts bolted on at this

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Engine Rebuild 

Piston to Valve Clearance Verification

July 2, 2006November 23, 2017 MaineVette 3499 Views Cylinder Heads, Engine, Pushrods, Rockers, Valvetrain

Well, I managed to make fairly good progress in the last few weeks. Since my last update the parts I

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Engine Rebuild 

Cylinder Head Installation

June 25, 2006November 9, 2017 MaineVette 3407 Views Cylinder Heads, Engine, Pushrods, Rocker Arms, Valve Springs

Well, as usual progress has been a little slow over the past few weeks but nonetheless things are still moving

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Engine Rebuild Restoration Articles 

Oil Pump and Camshaft Installation

June 4, 2006November 9, 2017 MaineVette 3801 Views Camshaft, Engine, Oil Pan, Oil Pump, Timing Chain

This week it’s time to clean up a few odds and ends before installing the new camshaft. First, I still

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Engine Rebuild 

Crankshaft Installation and Piston Assembly

May 21, 2006November 9, 2017 MaineVette 4672 Views Connecting Rods, Crankshaft, Engine, Main Bearings, Pistons, Plastigauge

On to more good stuff! Time to mount the pistons to the connecting rods and get the piston assemblies into

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Engine Rebuild 

Freeze Plug and Oil Gallery Installation

May 14, 2006November 9, 2017 MaineVette 3528 Views Engine, Freeze Plug, Oil Gallery Plugs

On with the rebuild. On this weeks agenda is the installation of the freeze plugs and oil gallery plugs. I

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Engine Rebuild 

Piston Ring Installation

May 7, 2006November 9, 2017 MaineVette 3437 Views Cylinder Heads, Engine, Pistons

Let the engine reassembly begin! This past weekend I took one last trip down to the performance shop and came

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Engine Rebuild 

Big Block Engine Build Combination

May 1, 2006November 23, 2017 MaineVette 3230 Views Engine

The block is back from the machine shop and the parts are nearly in so it’s definitely about time to

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Engine Rebuild 

Engine Block Painting

April 30, 2006November 23, 2017 MaineVette 4183 Views Clutch, Engine, Engine Block, Flywheel, Painting

Alright, it’s been long enough – time for another update! Progress on the car has been slow lately, but the

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Engine Rebuild 

Oil Pump Pressure Balancing

March 26, 2006November 9, 2017 MaineVette 3854 Views Engine, Oil Pump

No major news on the engine side of things quite yet. I dropped off the block about a week ago

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Updating Air Conditioning from R12 to R134a

Updating Air Conditioning from R12 to R134a

April 14, 2013 MaineVette Comments Off on Updating Air Conditioning from R12 to R134a
Body Lift: Let the Restoration Begin!

Body Lift: Let the Restoration Begin!

September 23, 2005 MaineVette Comments Off on Body Lift: Let the Restoration Begin!
Front Clip Installation: Part 1

Front Clip Installation: Part 1

July 17, 2011 MaineVette Comments Off on Front Clip Installation: Part 1
Power Steering Pump Rebuild

Power Steering Pump Rebuild

August 13, 2006 MaineVette Comments Off on Power Steering Pump Rebuild
Body Work: Hood Fiberglass Repairs & Primer

Body Work: Hood Fiberglass Repairs & Primer

April 21, 2017 MaineVette
Body Work: Prepping & Priming the Rear Clip

Body Work: Prepping & Priming the Rear Clip

October 24, 2016 MaineVette
Body Work: Adjusting Door Gaps

Body Work: Adjusting Door Gaps

November 11, 2015 MaineVette
Body Work: Applying and Sanding Body Filler

Body Work: Applying and Sanding Body Filler

November 30, 2014 MaineVette
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