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Here you'll find a listing of all of the updates posted on The Corvette
Restoration Page. Each update is listed in sequential order and together they
cover all of the repair, restoration and modification work completed to date.
There's a lot of updates here, so you may need to wait a few moments for the
page to load fully. Alternately, groups of updates arranged by project phase are available in the
"Restoration" drop down menu above.
September 23, 2005: Body lift: Let the restoration begin!
October 2, 2005: Chassis disassembly and sandblasting
October 16, 2005: Frame sandblasting and cleaning
October 23, 2005: Frame repair, strengthening, and painting
November 13, 2005: Chassis cleaning and painting
November 27, 2005: Chassis painting and reassembly
December 4, 2005: Front suspension and steering reassembly
December 18, 2005: Steering box rebuild
January 2, 2006: Steering box and trailing arm rebuild
January 8, 2006: Brake and fuel line installation
January 29, 2006: Rotor runout and brake caliper installation
February 26, 2006: Engine cleaning and degreasing
March 5, 2006: Big block motor disassembly
March 26, 2006: Oil pump pressure balancing
April 30, 2006: Engine block machining and painting
May 7, 2006: Piston ring installation
May 14, 2006: Freeze plug and oil gallery installation
May 21, 2006: Crankshaft and piston installation
June 4, 2006: Oil pump and camshaft installation
June 25, 2006: Cylinder head install & determining pushrod length
July 2, 2006: Piston to valve clearance
July 23, 2006: Intake manifold and carburetor installation
August 6, 2006: Valve cover and flywheel installation
August 13, 2006: Power steering pump rebuild
August 20, 2006: Alternator and pulley installation
August 25, 2006: Distributor installation
August 26, 2006: Starting the motor for the first time
September 24, 2006: Trip to the engine dyno
October 6, 2006: One year recap
November 12, 2006: Engine, scatter shield, & clutch installation
December 19, 2006: Muncie transmission rebuild and installation
December 31, 2006: Header and shifter linkage installation
January 28, 2007: Trim removal and paint stripping
April 8, 2007: Corvette headlight repair and restoration
June 3, 2007: Power brake booster removal and disassembly
June 24, 2007: Power brake booster assembly
July 1, 2007: Windshield wiper system disassembly
July 15, 2007: Steering column and instrument cluster removal
July 30, 2007: Center console removal
August 12, 2007: Dash and wiring removal
August 19, 2007: Ventilation system disassembly
September 2, 2007: Windshield and door removal
September 23, 2007: Front clip removal
October 7, 2007: Firewall removal
November 25, 2007: Windshield frame repair - Part 1
March 31, 2008: Windshield frame repair - Part 2
April 20, 2008: Windshield frame repair - Part 3
May 4, 2008: Windshield frame repair - Part 4
July 6, 2008: Windshield frame painting
August 17, 2008: Firewall cleanup
September 14, 2008: Firewall repair and painting
October 12, 2008: Firewall painting
November 16, 2008: Firewall hardware and underbody painting
December 12, 2008: Firewall reassembly
February 8, 2009: Rear clip paint removal
June 7, 2009: Rear clip repair - Part 1
July 5, 2009: Rear clip repair - Part 2
August 2, 2009: Rear clip repair - Part 3
September 6, 2009: Rear clip repair - Part
4
October 10, 2009: Rear
clip repair - Part 5
November 22, 2009: Rear
Tail Lamp & Quarter Panel Removal
March 7, 2010: Rear
Deck Installation
April 18, 2010: Tail
Light Panel Installation
May
16, 2010: Rear Quarter Panel Installation
July 3, 2010: Rear
Valence Panel Replacement
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