1961 Chevrolet Corvette C1 Roadster Restoration

03 March 2015, Tuesday .

 

 

Dismantling the Corvette

 

 

Dasboard is already out

 

 

Trunk already dismantled

 

 

Chrome and lens are already out

 

 

Driver compartment almost dismantled

 

 

Another view

 

 

Just the fiber glass body

 

 

Another look at the body

 

 

Almost everything out

 

 

Another view

 

 

And the frame body

 

 

Preparing to dismantle the frame

 

 

Another picture of the sub frame with the engine

 

 

Rear body of the Corvette

 

 

Front body of the Corvette

 

 

Side of the body

 

 

Part of the dashboard

 

 

Engine out of the sub frame

 

 

Another view of the sub frame without engine

 

 

Engine

 

 

Sub frame

 

 

Preparing the fiber glass of the body

 

 

Preparing the front

 

 

Preparing the interior

 

 

Preparing the rear

 

 

Preparation of the front

 

 

Frame already cleaned

 

 

Another view

 

 

Ready for paint

 

 

Boidy frame painted

 

 

Another view of the body frame

 

 

Preparing the body 

 

 

Close view of the front wing

 

 

View of the front

 

 

After sand blast, paint the mechanical parts

 

 

Front axle

 

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Car parts

 

 

Wheel parts

 

 

Transmission and body parts

 

 

Preparation of the trunk

 

 

Front hood prepared

 

 

Doors prepared

 

 

Assembly the parts

 

 

ENgine on place

 

 

Brakes maintenece

 

 

Assembly in body frame almost done

 

 

Wayting for the body to assembly

 

 

Engine already on place

 

 

Gearbox, transmission, suspension, exhaust, on place

 

 

Anoither view of the under frame

 

 

Another view

 

 

Preparing the body

 

 

Preparing the front

 

 

Left side ready

 

 

 

Right side ready

 

 

Already with the primary

 

 

Another view 

 

 

Interior

 

 

Interior

 

 

Rear

 

 

Another view

 

 

Rear panel

 

 

Side view

 

 

Engine compartment

 

 

With the under body painted

 

 

Engine compartment painted

 

 

Interior compartment painted

 

 

Another view of the original colour of the Corvette

 

 

Trunk compartment already painted also

 

 

Preparing to assembly

 

 

In position to assembly

 

 

In place

 

 

Preparing for the paint

 

 

Fuel deposit on place

 

 

Preparing for paint

 

 

Painted

 

 

Another view

 

 

Already painted in the original blue colour

 

 

Another view

 

 

Preparing for assembly the parts

 

 

More parts to assembly

 

 

Preparing for the rear part

 

 

Headlights on place

 

 

Dashboard  and insulation

 

 

Windshield and chrom

 

 

Rear chroms

 

 

Side view

 

 

Preparing for the final detail

 

 

Painted

 

 

Final result

 

 

With seats on

 

 

With chrome parts

 

 

View of the rear

 

 

Another view

 

 

Front view

 

 

Rear View

 

 

Side view

 

 

Another side view

 

 

Front side view

 

 

New soft top

 

 

Almost ready

 

 

Another view

 

 

In exibition

 

 

Another view

 

 

Side view

 

 

Another side

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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