Barrett Jackson car search

[henny496]

Did anyone see the B/J car search when they did their rundown on the red 64 convt that was to be auctioned off?
Perhaps that boy should find out where the bonding strips are on the front of a mid year before letting it go on air

 

[67HEAVEN]

Did anyone see the B/J car search when they did their rundown on the red 64 convt that was to be auctioned off?
Perhaps that boy should find out where the bonding strips are on the front of a mid year before letting it go on air

I missed it. What happened?

 

[Fuelie]

The host was explaining how to check the body over and where to examine the bonding lines. He showed the bonding strips to be at the top of the front fenders on this mid year, mistakingly assuming they are in the same position as the rears.

BTW Henny 496 sounds like you have a very interesting ride there!! I live just down the road in Brooklin. Heaven and I would love to make a garage visit to see your car. Is it a project or all complete? Any pics?

 

[henny496]

B/J car search

The thing that annoyed me is the fact that they put down every ones car and go into detail why it is no good. The bonding strip part may be trivial, but they are nit picking everything and I sometimes feel with an attitude about it.
It was not a quick mistake he made, he defintely showed us in slow motion where the bonding strip is supposedly located which he was out by about a foot.
I will be posting some newer pictures in a little while. I am doing the chassis stuff at the moment and will post some pictures when I get it done(good start anyway) I hope to get to see your and Bobs car and be able to show you mine before next summer
Tom

 

[67HEAVEN]

I hope to get to see your and Bobs car and be able to show you mine before next summer
Tom

I'll show you mine (and Fuelie's), if you show me yours.

 

[IH2LOSE]

The show was a great idea, but I no longer watch it.


My problem is the eposodes I watched they went to dealers to purchase cars.

Lets see them shake them out of the trees as we all have to do.

I can tell if if any of that bunch aproached me I surely would be chasing them off real quick.

They are rude,insulting,and condesending to the people they deal with during a purchase.

As for the dollars they bring in I feel that the people bidding and purchasing the cars are only looking for there 15 minutes.

Again this is only my option on the show.it should not effect how think of there auctions.When the scottsdale auction is on speedvistion I am glued to the set and tivo what I am not present to watch

 

[67HEAVEN]

I will be posting some newer pictures in a little while. I am doing the chassis stuff at the moment and will post some pictures when I get it done(good start anyway)

Tom

Tom sent along a couple of photos.

Wow, you're not kidding when you say your doing some chassis stuff. :eek

Tell us more.

 

[tigernut]

Speaking of bonding and the fiberglass panels, I've often wondered how the entire corvette body goes together, piece by piece to end up being one piece that can be removed from the chassis.

I assume this is all explained in the assembly manual, but if not can someone point me to a good explanation of it all?

Greatly appreciated.
Doug

 

[67HEAVEN]

Speaking of bonding and the fiberglass panels, I've often wondered how the entire corvette body goes together, piece by piece to end up being one piece that can be removed from the chassis.

I assume this is all explained in the assembly manual, but if not can someone point me to a good explanation of it all?

Greatly appreciated.
Doug

The Shop Manual has some excellent photos of the various pieces, exploded. There sure are a lot of pieces.

 

[henny496]

Thanks 67 Heaven for posting the pics. Viet Nam vet posted the first ones of the body a while ago.
The front frame is Corvette which has been modified for rack and pinion. It was from a drag car so it is rust free. Behind the seats are mandrel bent rails from Bears.
The motor(mock up) is attached to the front frame in the photo by a motor plate. That is as low as it can go. I can lower the air cleaners by about 3/4 inch at the base but no more. The engine is an ex drag car 427 which I had and have lowered the comp for street use along with new eagle rods.
I have two trans. the street one is a brand new borg warner super T-10 and I have a Doug Nash 5 speed crash box for strip use.
The rear end is a narrowed Dana with a spool and 35 spline axles. I have 12 way adj. coil overs for the rear(Koni's up front) 4 link, wishbone track locator, and I am waiting on an adjustable anti sway bar (in the mail as we speak) which can be adjusted to help for street use. The rear tires are 19.5 x 33 inch Mickey Thompson Sportsmans which are mounted on 15x15 Weld wheels.
The rear area of the body has glass tubs(my own mold) with the factory floor retained in the center although it has been cut and reglued to fit the new shape. The rear storage compartment is still there although around 22 inches narrower than stock(good for his/hers sub and a pop) Being fiberglass in the rear, the car is quite strong and still light.
The car is back up in the air now and I am fitting the custom cage that came from Bears this week. It closely follows the body
I have gone to great lenghths to try to keep as much of the originall look of the car where possible. All factory trim, headlights, most of the frame,glove compt, stock guages(race ones also), vent window cranks etc etc. I bought the car from California as a bare shell which was good for no rust, but I had to find everything on the car and I mean everything. I have most of the pieces now(my basement has many boxes) and have a few people that have will help with some of the vette assembly. I did not take it apart so some things I don't know how they go together.
Robert Pelland of Quebec has also been a big help to me in some of my questions. I hope to have it out this summer, ....I may not get out of my laneway with it for a while but once the bugs are out, my tours will get longer and longer. I hope to be able to drive it 2-3,000 miles per year
thanks for listening
Tom
p.s. on that note, I am on my way out to the garage

 

[Ron Miller]

Speaking of bonding and the fiberglass panels, I've often wondered how the entire corvette body goes together, piece by piece to end up being one piece that can be removed from the chassis.

I assume this is all explained in the assembly manual, but if not can someone point me to a good explanation of it all?

Greatly appreciated.
Doug

If you're talking about the physical process of assembling the various pieces into a body, I believe Noland's book on C-2's shows some good photos both of creating the various pieces, and of the fixtures and jigs used to assemble the pieces.

 

[IH2LOSE]

Nice project henney496

Sounds like you have done quite a bit allready. Time to invest in a digital camera to share your project with us.Keep us updated on its progress.

 

[JohnZ]

Here's just one of many bonding fixtures that were used to build up off-line subassemblies from individual panels and bonding strips; there were several for the front clip, coupe and convertible rear clips, and dash, and those subassemblies were then joined to the underbody on the main line (after the steel birdcage was loaded on the underbody) and bonded in place to form the complete body. Noland's book has an excellent series of photos that shows the entire raw body assembly process.

This is the coupe rear clip bonding fixture, which includes the roof, window opening reinforcement, quarter panels, and taillamp panel. The individual panels were loaded in the fixture (and held in place by vacuum cups), the bonding strips were "buttered" with bond and loaded, and the large clamps were then positioned to hold the bonding strips in place until the bond material cured - it took about 6-7 minutes for it to "go off", then the assembly was removed from the fixture and taken to the main line to be bonded to the underbody with a huge overhead "spider" fixture that located it to the underbody and clamped it in position until those bonds "went off".

 

[Fuelie]

Robert Pelland of Quebec has also been a big help to me in some of my questions. I hope to have it out this summer, ....I may not get out of my laneway with it for a while but once the bugs are out, my tours will get longer and longer. I hope to be able to drive it 2-3,000 miles per year
thanks for listening
Tom
p.s. on that note, I am on my way out to the garage

Sounds like a real neat project Tom. Thanks for the update. Keep us all informed.

BTW say Hi to Robert Pelland from me (Brian Hay) when you are talking to him next time, he is a real good guy.

ps: I also have one of those Doug Nash 5 speed crash boxes if you know someone that needs one

 

[Thumper]

When you get it back on the road, it would be cool to see all three lined up, a stock, a pro-touring, and a pro-street.

:cool

 

[henny496]

Hello Fuelie(Brian) I talked to Robert Pelland and he speaks very highly of you and your wife and your accomplishments. I may be looking for another Doug Nash in the near future, so think about what is worth to you
I will be buying a digital camera soon to post some pics. My computer abilities are not too great so I may need assistance in doing so with some pics.
Although it is hard to tell in the one picture, or even with a full side view it is still hard to notice: the rear fenders where stretched to the back by 3.5 inches to accomodate the big tires. The wheelbase is now 101.5 inches(stock is 98) All of the mods I did, I tried to do to make it look as streetable as possible. It would of been much easier to make it look like a race car, but that is not the look I was after.

 

[67HEAVEN]

When you get it back on the road, it would be cool to see all three lined up, a stock, a pro-touring, and a pro-street.

:cool

Great idea, but only if Tom paints it red. Oh, wait....I forgot. All Corvettes are Red.

 

[Fuelie]

Hello Fuelie(Brian) I talked to Robert Pelland and he speaks very highly of you and your wife and your accomplishments. .

Gheez, you guys are making me blush:L

I may be looking for another Doug Nash in the near future, so think about what is worth to you.

What i really need is a Doug Nash Street 4+1 or Richmond 5 speed, but we can reach some sort of agreement for sure

I will be buying a digital camera soon to post some pics. My computer abilities are not too great so I may need assistance in doing so with some pics.
Although it is hard to tell in the one picture, or even with a full side view it is still hard to notice: the rear fenders where stretched to the back by 3.5 inches to accomodate the big tires. The wheelbase is now 101.5 inches(stock is 98) All of the mods I did, I tried to do to make it look as streetable as possible. It would of been much easier to make it look like a race car, but that is not the look I was after.

Let me know and we can help you with the pics. You are making me drool with the description......that is my kind of car

 

[Jim Hester]

When and where is/was the car auctioned? I saw that car in the showroom in Dallas. While it wasn't bad at $32k, after seeing the live Scottsdale auction last week I'd be very curious to see how much it brought.

 

[studiog]

The show was a great idea, but I no longer watch it.


My problem is the eposodes I watched they went to dealers to purchase cars.

Lets see them shake them out of the trees as we all have to do.

I can tell if if any of that bunch aproached me I surely would be chasing them off real quick.

They are rude,insulting,and condesending to the people they deal with during a purchase.

As for the dollars they bring in I feel that the people bidding and purchasing the cars are only looking for there 15 minutes.

Again this is only my option on the show.it should not effect how think of there auctions.When the scottsdale auction is on speedvistion I am glued to the set and tivo what I am not present to watch