1967 Corvette at Roadster Shop

[RS-Chris]

With all the latest RS updates it only makes sense to start a new thread on this '67 which arrived a few months ago and has seen some pretty major reconstruction. It can sometimes be easy to forget just how much work can go into a fiberglass car to either modify or bring it back to life with correct gaps, bodylines etc. (You can't hammer and dolly a fiberglass fender or run pieces through a shrinker/stretcher!)

Plans for the car are a fairly mild, factory appearing exterior, enlarged rally style rims and traditional color palette. It will be receiving a FAST TRACK C2 Corvette IRS Chassis, and plans for an LS7 drivetrain.

The car as arrived:

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Teardown:

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Chassis construction:

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The chassis is now one of our production FAST TRACK chassis, details of which you can check out here! : http://www.roadstershop.com/products/1963-67-fast-track-corvette-chassis

[WSSix]

Gorgeous as always!

[RS-Chris]

A few color options and an idea of how the wheels will look:

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With the chassis done, work commences on the body. Peeling back the outer layers, reveals quite a bit of prior body damage, cracks, cavities etc.

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Fab on the rearward floor and trans tunnel. (NB: we dont normally do the mini-trucker grinder treatment on our sheetmetal: in this case, it's to give the sheetmetal 'tooth' and help the bonding of the new glass!)

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No chopper guns here!

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[RS-Chris]

Underside and rearward floor:

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Smoothing the firewall and removing factory apertures.

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[strtcar]

Nice build, I like that yellow color in the drawings.

[RS-Chris]

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Old glass front and the new replacement behind:

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Quarter panel repair. (The full gallery on our site shows more of the many repairs were needed to the body - http://www.roadstershop.com/current-projects/1966-corvette)

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And beginning to resemble a Corvette once more:

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[KPC67]

anything and everything your guys touch turns into gold!

[coolwelder62]

Just another Amazing Build.:thumbsup: The fiberglass floor work is really cool.

[Rick D]

:hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail:
:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Wow that floor looks sooooo factory!

[GregWeld]

Red is always a great Corvette color....



http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad33/gregweld/Corvette/file-3.jpg



But then again -- my first one was Silver....


http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad33/gregweld/Corvette/file.jpg



But then again -- an Ermine white coupe looks clean....
Steve Frisbee painted this in lacquer in a two car garage 30 years ago... It still only has 34K original miles



http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad33/gregweld/Corvette/file-2.jpg



But I've had Blue that I liked too....



http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad33/gregweld/Corvette/file-7.jpg



The only yellow on a Corvette has to be factory Sunfire Yellow... black stinger...

[GregWeld]

Or have your client look at Eeny Meany....


I love the white with red stinger or black with red stinger!



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[KPC67]

that's awesome Greg!
I vote blue

[GregWeld]

I'm with you Kevin! Blue -- just like the rendering. Regardless of whatever the client chooses -- he's going to have an AWESOME quality build!

[Sieg]

Chris somehow I don't think the word "can't" is heard too often around your shop.

Once again another impressive RS project. :thumbsup:

[INTMD8]

:hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail:
:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Wow that floor looks sooooo factory!

Yep! Only RS can build a frame from scratch but still have me drooling over fiberglass work :lol:

[DOOM]

Just finished this L89 MARINA BLUE. Love this color

[RS-Chris]

anything and everything your guys touch turns into gold!

Just another Amazing Build.:thumbsup: The fiberglass floor work is really cool.

:hail: :hail: :hail: :hail:
:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Wow that floor looks sooooo factory!

Thanks! :thumbsup:

Red is always a great Corvette color....

But then again -- my first one was Silver....

But then again -- an Ermine white coupe looks clean....
Steve Frisbee painted this in lacquer in a two car garage 30 years ago... It still only has 34K original miles

But I've had Blue that I liked too....

The only yellow on a Corvette has to be factory Sunfire Yellow... black stinger...

Or have your client look at Eeny Meany....


I love the white with red stinger or black with red stinger!

I'm with you Kevin! Blue -- just like the rendering. Regardless of whatever the client chooses -- he's going to have an AWESOME quality build!

I may be way off base here Greg, but i'm picking up a distinct Corvette 'vibe' from you...:D

Chris somehow I don't think the word "can't" is heard too often around your shop.

Once again another impressive RS project. :thumbsup:

Yep! Only RS can build a frame from scratch but still have me drooling over fiberglass work :lol:

Thanks for the kind words guys! :thumbsup:

[Roadster Shop]

Nice collection over the years Weld! I see a trend... Possibly your next car?

Stielow is on his 15th Camaro so you have some catching up to do!

The original Marina Blue was my favorite, but I think that the customer is leaning towards the pale Sunfire Yellow.

The glasswork has been a pain on this car. it was filled with previous repairs everywhere you look. I think that I counted 40+ cracks and repairs on the front nose alone. A few months worth of work and it is now back to a clean stating point!

[GregWeld]

It's going to be absolutely killer! Modern RS chassis -- modern power... and the undeniable good looks of a classic Corvette!

Sunfire yellow black stinger -- black interior.... classic!

Will it have N14 side exhaust?? Maybe a custom set of RS versions?

[Newby]

[QUOTE=Roadster Shop;457329]Nice collection over the years Weld! I see a trend... Possibly your next car?

Very nice build Chris. What's the plan for the fabbed cylindrical pockets in the floor kickup behind the driver and passenger seats.

[groovyjay]

Love it all ready! Here's few pics showing a convertible with billet ralley wheels/red lines and a blue body...

http://kuvaton.com/k/YFhr.jpg (http://kuvaton.com/k/)

http://kuvaton.com/k/YFhq.jpg (http://kuvaton.com/k/)

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i'd go with Sunfire yellow with black and white interior and white stinger...
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[GregWeld]

Gotta love an A/C coupe!

[tones2SS]

http://kuvaton.com/k/YFhb.jpg (http://kuvaton.com/k/)
i'd go with Sunfire yellow with black and white interior and white stinger...
:thumbsup:
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GORGEOUS!!

[Roadster Shop]

Love it all ready! Here's few pics showing a convertible with billet ralley wheels/red lines and a blue body...

i'd go with Sunfire yellow with black and white interior and white stinger...
:thumbsup:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/attachments/c1-and-c2-corvettes/47714085d1357300504-c2-color-combos-kem_3802.jpg

Lookin good Jay. Are those your rides?

We were thinking about machining a custom set of wheels to get the proportions of the center cap in line with the larger diameter wheel. We will see where the budget is to make the final decision. i do like the redlines though.

I like the yellow with black stinger, but don't know about the white interior.

[Ketzer]

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Pale yellow and white interior... reminds me of this guy for some reason. I like it!


Jeff-

[fleetus macmullitz]

Great cabin on those. :cool:

Is it just me, or did Chevy make every Corvette interior progressively worse after the C2's?

[214Chevy]

Blue paint with a black stinger for me.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[GregWeld]

Great cabin on those. :cool:

Is it just me, or did Chevy make every Corvette interior progressively worse after the C2's?



Actually.... they just quit making Corvettes after 1967... :lol: :faint: :lol:

[syborg tt]

:_paranoid:_paranoid :_paranoid :_paranoid :_paranoid
Interesting very very interesting
:_paranoid :_paranoid :_paranoid :_paranoid :_paranoid

Fab on the rearward floor and trans tunnel. (NB: we dont normally do the mini-trucker grinder treatment on our sheetmetal: in this case, it's to give the sheetmetal 'tooth' and help the bonding of the new glass!)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8329/8368583428_77af4f9a73_b.jpg



and yes this is what the wife wants me to build next so keep the pics coming.

[onevoice]

We were thinking about machining a custom set of wheels to get the proportions of the center cap in line with the larger diameter wheel.

Large diameter ralley wheels always look a little out of proportion. How about some custom larger alloy's that look like the original knock-offs?

[Roadster Shop]

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Pale yellow and white interior... reminds me of this guy for some reason. I like it!


Jeff-

That's f'n funny!!!

[groovyjay]

No matter what you guys do with it it's going to be awesome! i think 18"s are are perfect fit for these cars... That's what i'm runnng on my own car...

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i'm running 17"s on my other mid year vette, but a lot wider...

[89 RS]

This is another awesome build. :thumbsup:

[Newby]

That's f'n funny!!!

Cool project. Any Updates? :)

[groovyjay]

Any updates?