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I built some headers for my car and had them coated by Thermal Tech Coatings in Hopewell VA. I think they use pretty much the same material as Jet-Hot, but their preparation was (in my opinion) much better. Charles

Larry: The plates I was referring to look just like the ones that anchor the normal trunk and soft top cover spring brackets and the gas tank anchors, seat anchors, etc., about 1/4" thick steel, rivets to hold them to the fiberglass. The power tops are cool, but personally I think I can...

I don't know if the power top was available all of 57, but here are a few pictures that might help. The top picture is a power top system on a '62 and the bottom one is the cylinders off a '59. If you look under the car you will see metal plates riveted to the body that hold the mounting...

Did your air dam extend out far enough to cover the front tires? How much space did you have between the bottom of the air dam and the road surface? Charles

Speaking of air dams and air flow - I am thinking of adding a front spoiler/air dam to my '59 project. My questions for the airflow experts are: 1) Is the purpose of the spoiler to move air smoothly around to the sides of the car, thus lessening air flow underneath the car? 2) Or is the purpose...

I would never buy something like this without looking it over beforehand, so I am limiting myself to a search radius of about 500 miles from NC. Thanks for all the suggestions. Charles

Thanks, but I need something a little closer to home. Charles

I doubt that any paint bubbles would be caused by "oil and gas fumes". What does the underside of the hood look like? If your car was painted within the last few years I would guess that the bubbles are caused by some contaminant that was in the fiberglass (perhaps paint striper) when it was...

Not exactly sure what you mean by "base where the pillar mounts to", but there is a projection just below the hinge that sticks out (rearward) about 10mm. My '59 measures 510mm from the edge of the step plate to closest point of this "projection" Charles

Since the windshield is missing you might also check to see if the car has a top. If it needs a soft/hard top, that is another $2500 for a complete soft top or as much as $5500 for a restored hard top. It could also be a "hard top only" car. Charles

As far as I know C1 windshield posts are not being reproduced. There is a complete windshield frame on ebay right now with a "buy it now" price of $2850. Lots of companies sell the glass. If you are worried about "rusted supports", it is pretty simple to remove the kick panels and check them...

I won't say that there is absolutely no way to remove the tach without removing the pod, but I tried it once and gave up in frustration. There is no easy way to remove the pod either. I have also tried just removing the mounting bolts and tipping the pod enough to get to the tach, but overall...

The tach has to be removed from the rear of the instrument pod so you will need to remove the pod to get to it. Are you asking for information on removing the pod? Charles

Larry: A couple of thoughts: 1. From the throttle cable angle in your sketch this may not help due to the angle, but did you disconnect the linkage and make sure that the cable can move as far as it needs to? 2. Can you rotate the arm on the shaft any more counterclockwise? 3. Lengthen the arm...

Herb: I have an aluminum trailer similar in size to yours, only not a dovetail and I have been thinking of getting a tire net setup. On your trailer is the attachment rail screwed into one on the longitudinal beams under the aluminum deck? Is that the reason the tires are riding on top of the...

The whole website looks fishy. All prices are low. No information on how to buy except an email address. Checked the domain registration on "Whois" and all the registration information is "hidden", another bad sign. Charles

What size is the thread? I know they make a collapsible tab for spark plug holes: http://www.back-tap.com/. How about a HeliCoil? Charles

Here are some links to some pictures of the seats in the '62. http://www.carols62.com/aug01.html http://www.carols62.com/mar02.html http://www.carols62.com/aug02.html Charles

I have '84 seats in my wife's '62 but I modified them so they would fit under the soft top lid like the originals. I maintained the tilt feature so that I could utilize the area under the lid for storage. The side bolsters on these seats really hold you in place and they are much more...

The two rearmost bolts securing the hardtop on a '62 screw into anchor nuts (aka barrel nuts) that are attached to the soft top lid. So you don't need to get your hand underneath to tighten the bolts. Corvette Central part # 431008. Charles