1981 New York C3
Here is the New Yorker....
Lovin every minute of it......took third in the stock at the Beach Bums this June.
Just finished the interior carpeting. It came out great! Did everything you guys here told me to.....reflectix, etc
Wolfgang
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Driving a black 81 and loving it!!!!! :cool:cool:cool:cool
Doing a little restoration.....refinished the inside with new carpeting and a complete dye job this spring. Moving from the inside to the outside and then the engine compartment.
The rocker panels were in bad shape all scuffed up...
Nice!!
Looks really nice....know you'll enjoy the summer with it...
Min is in the shop right now for paint and drivers side floor pan.......found some rust.....
When it comes back....got the new carpet and weatherstripping to go in..and I'm ready for the summer.
Wolfgang
Been working on the car and found a few misc items that I need....
courtesy light dimmer relay......lights do not go on with open doors
dome light lens.....managed to break that when taking off...brittle original
ashtray and lighter.......all rusted up....
know I could get repros at CC or...
Well, here are some pics finally. Haven't been able to work much on it but this is like anything else...you start a relatively small job and it explodes into many monumental tasks.....
Started by saying I was doing the carpeting......so...
took out the passenger seat...saw he plastic was messy...
On my 81......there were no nuts on the underside of the car.....the 4 bolts holding the entire seat, including the channels to the floor pan are the same.
The bolts holding the seat bottom to the channels are different. 2 are just threaded bolts in the front going into the channel and two...
Curtis, thats not right........The two bolts that you are trying to remove have the head inside the channels. These bolts are grade 8 and the square acts as a washer. This to prevent the seat from coming off the channel in a collision.
These nuts are spot welded to the square washer.......
You...
Looking for the mirror itself or a part number....not sure if its part 913399 or 914121.
;help
Wouldn't you think that Chevrolet made this mirror to fit in a couple of different models...not only the Corvette....
I also understand that there is some kind of a parts interchange book that...
New to the forum....own a 1981 Black/Camel Vette....not perfect but I love it.
Just starting some projects and started looking for advice from all you "pros" that have done these things before. I'm not a mechanic so I ask for patience when I ask a question.
Started the carpet replacement...
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