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That's the way they were made originally. In the 1970s it became popular to glass over the seams, especially on custom Corvettes, to keep the seam from printing through the paint. But that was also very thin lacquer paint. Nowadays, with sealers and epoxy primers and base/clear coat paints...

I have a '63 convertible, FI that's all apart and in boxes. I live near you in Mission Viejo. If there's something you want to see or have any questions please let me know. I'm always happy to help. Sorry, no rec's on a restoration shop. -Bill Lynch wblynch@hotmail.com

In California they do not check emissions equipment on any car over 30 years old. Don't ask... don't tell.

Easiest way is to take a cloth dampened in laquer thinner and rub the paint in an inconspicuous area and see if color comes off on the rag. Be careful where you do this because you could end up taking paint right off the car. There are other visual clues if you're used to looking closely at...

Thanks Paul. I've been thinking about using SW Ultra 7000 since I heard it's very forgiving and less toxic than other paints. It's nice to get a positive report on the paint and especially from the owner of such a highly regarded car.

A car with documented race history may qualify for Vintage or Historic races. These cars are becoming very valuable because they're the only ticket into the sport. Also you have great documentation. Anything on these cars can be repaired and restored but documentation, complete owner history...

I have never driven my '63 Sting Ray since I bought it over 10 years ago ! ...but that's only because I bought it in boxes and still haven't gotten around to rebuilding it yet :( But I am working on it now --although slowly-- I intend to have it on the road before Christmas 2006 !!! Then...

If the aluminum is all pocked up from rocks and stones, then you can sand it with progressively finer sand papers and then polish it with a wheel and some compound. If you stay off the frosted inner lines you can get it looking pretty good. You may want to tape over them for protection. True...

Looking great John.!! It's nice to see that cars once thought to be worthy only of becoming unusual garden planters can find a new life. I have no doubt that this is going to be one gorgeous build by the time you're all done.

I was thinking of something that ends up as sort of a hybrid of other ideas posted above. If you got or made a closed airbox cannister that fit over the carb with one large snout, that snout could lead to the left side only where a remote K&N type filter draws incoming air through an FI type...

I remember back in the days when we didn't know better (or didn't care) and I pulled the stock 290hp 350 from my '68 Camaro SS and put an LT-1 in there. The stock motor in that car was a blast but the LT-1 was a whole different animal. That little motor loved to wind. 6500 was nothing...

Saopm, that's the numbers I've always heard.

Thanks Sub, My engine has the domed pistons but I haven't decided what to put back in there. I was thinking of using a thick composition gasket to drop the CR a bit but maybe flat tops is really what I should be looking at. I appreciate the response. I also can't decide between the original...

Subfixer, may I ask what pistons and heads you are running to get the 10.5:1 ? Thanks, SS63

Without knowing your original vin it's impossible to know if you found your car or its brother. There were probably only 150 or so Daytona Blue FI Coupes made in 1963. Just get yourself a Daytona Blue FI SWC and call it good. edit: Or just paint your white car. Even easier ! :) Can't ever...