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TAK The weatherstrips you received were Corvette Rubber Brand. You did not tell me what year the car was but if you are having sealing problems, you might go to our web site and view under repair suggestions on how to re-adjust the door windows. Most problems with weatherstrips not sealing...

We have changed around our web site so that only Corvette Action Center, Forum and CPRL thread members are eligible for extra discount on limited items. This section can be accessed either from the top of the site, or the left hand side and can be viewed by year or by searching with the top of...

Installing the rivets can be tricky, especially if you don’t have the right tool. All old farmers raise your hands here… An old tool that is readily available for crushing the rivets is the tool used to install the tips on a sickle bar. This tool is a large cast Iron X and has different ends...

it runs down the driver side. You can see from the picture that there is a rear body connector on the driver side. Hope this helps.

All cars from 1968-1982 had the rivets. The bonding may have pulled loose, but there can be other reasons headlamp door drag problems. If the bonding is loose, you can repair this pretty easy, but you might want to look real close for the cause of the loose bonding. Moving headlamp doors can...

No, I would not replace the front end of the car… This problem is very fixable. Evidently I’m not the only one that thinks the bar should be removed to repair this issue. Check out the link on Dr. Rebuilds Page. http://www.docrebuild.com/dr-r-web/tip18.html

Sorry, I posted a picture for the 69 and not the 76... I'll try to get you one tomorrow for your car. w

The diagram is for 70-72 but it's close enough I think you can figure it out. I have one up on 68 too, but I have not had the time to do the 69 one.

The wiper switch on all cars from 1968-1976 is basically just a grounding switch. The wires colors are usually Dark Blue, Light Blue and black. Look at this diagram it might help. http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_info.php?cPath=1984&products_id=24026 . There is a simple test listed on...

Obviously there are varying opinions on which method is correct for the repair. One things for sure, we both agree that the rivets must come out! Sanding the area flat will only hide the problem. It’s always been my rule to never drill a hole in any exterior panel to make a repair! I’ve...

The rivets are sandwiched between the top of the bonding strip, number 13 and the underside of the surround panel where I’ve marked red in the picture. The rivets hold the bonding strip number 13 to the header bar number 11 in the picture below. I went to the shop a little while ago and I...

They won’t disappear, but they will settle down! After the bonding strip is glued back in the car you will still see slight raised areas. There is enough meat in the fiberglass that these can be sanded down and made smooth. Obviously this means you are painting the car again.

How would you get the rivets out from between the header bar fiberglass bonding strip and the surround panel with out removing it? I guess you could try to grind them out from between the fiberglass upper surround panel and the bonding strip, from the under side of the car? The row of rivets...

In most case’s when an emblem hole is filled, all you have to do is look at the back side of the panel to see where the holes were. You’ll need to look on the back side for either filler ooze! If you don’t see anything, get a bright flash lamp and hold it in the general area. You can usually...

I don’t think the Paragon mirror has the black tinted glass in it like the original mirror had. The only person I know that had this was Ed Fish. Ed stopped doing the mirrors a few years ago and passed away just last month. (Fine person we will all miss) I’m not sure anyone has the glass...

These are US made Bendix rotors... You might check them out. http://willcoxcorvette.com/advanced_search_result.php?year=1977&cPath=14&keywords=brake+rotor

The rivets popping up are the result of the aluminum rivet breaking down (corroding) between the header bar and the upper surround panel. When this happens they swell up and actually show up as pops in front of the hood. The only way to cure this problem correctly is to remove the header bar...

Barry, Three things come to mind. 1) It may be the exhaust heat riser valve rattling. The 1978 and 1979 cars are known for this rattle. It sounds like something is loose in the engine compartment when in fact it’s just the valve flapper door rattling in the exhaust. I'd check this first...

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My 62 has the GM replacement mirror on it from the 70's and early 80's 3840784. I don't have an original Guide Y-50 to look at here at home, but if memory serves me they were pretty close except for the head. I think you can press the head shaft out of the cast support to remove it. But when...