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Picture of late '59, 60 Air Dam I was at the Redline Corvette Show in Thousand Oaks a couple of weeks ago and there was an unrestored, original owner '60 there with the original air dam over the radiator. I took a picture for any wanting to know how they were installed. Looks like only the...

Strzelec, Looks like a lot of work in your '59 also. Nice job. Gerry

After four years of blood, sweat and tears my friends Corvette is finished (but I guess no car is ever finished). Thanks to all who answered my questions during this build. A picture story is posted at: '59 Corvette Project - Welcome to TriFive.com Classic 1955 - 1956 - 1957 Chevy's Forum...

Wow! Don't know how you finished such a beautiful car in only 8 months. Looks terrific. Gerry

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't an 8 fire every 90 deg? The distributor rotor reaches a new cylinder every 45 deg but it rotates at 1/2 the engine rpm. A four stroke cylinder only fires every other rev so wouldn't a new cylinder only fire every 90? Gerry

If you're sure you're hooked to the #1 plug then it doesn't matter where the distributor is. That's the one that's firing the strobe. Now, if you have cross fire from another wire that could mess it up but it would idle really rough. I'd try a non-advance timing light. Gerry

Are you talking about 40 degrees ATDC at idle? That sounds really strange. Guideline to start with vacuum blocked is usually 12 degrees before TDC, with vacuum advance is more and with centrifical advance at higher is even more BTDC. Different cylinders fire every 90 degrees so even strobing...

Michael, I am assuming you already have the 1960 assembly instruction manual and the ST-12 service manual. Nobody who is doing a restoration should be without them. ST-12 has fairly good instructions although it covers 53 through 62 cars so some details may not be correct for your year. The...

I'm referring to the stainless channel that goes around three sides of the glass. The posts are pot metal so don't try sanding those. However, the garnish moldings on the door on each side of the base of the window are also stainless and can be sanded and polished.

Michael, How these cars were ever moved along an assembly line at any reasonable speed is beyond my comprehension. If you look at C1 Corvette windshield/door post lineup you will see all types of misalignment. It is true that some of this can be adjusted out but some can't. The '59 I'm...

The posts I had plated by Virginia Vettes have a few waves. I would guess most of the originals didn't have much. Take into consideration that pot metal is very difficult to plate. The metal outgasses over time and when they go to plate it, there may be open areas (pits) as a result. They...

Repro side window frame assessment Tom, Took some time to get the repro side window frame. Here's my assessment. Was backordered but arrived earlier than predicted. It looked quite nice. Could have stood a little more final buffing but may have been almost as good as factory. The stainless...

Problem resolved Earlier I had written how I finally discovered the slight drain of electrical power as being the ammeter itself was leaking current to ground. Well, I didn't have to pull the whole cluster after all. By removing the oil line and many wires and other obstructions I was able to...

Recently finished the trunk and deck lid weatherstripping on the '59. My rubber has an almost 90 deg (slightly rounded) back edge. I put adhesive on both sides of that edge and glued it in the corresponding edge on the panels. I think that's right and it seems OK. Mine is taking a little...

Thanks Mike, It wasn't a switch in my case. After the few areas I mentioned earlier I decided it was time to pull fuses one at a time and go from there. Well, it wasn't as simple as pulling fuses. I spent a full day looking at and disconnecting switches, devices, measuring resistance...