Preparing a 67 L79 for Judging

[napa68]

Do a little something on your project everyday, and it will get done��. A bit more trimming and additional glue work and the rear will be finished

[Tuna Joe]

Looks great!

[olredalert]

----Beautiful fitment, Tim! That's how to do it....Bill S

[60sStuff]

Originally Posted by napa68

1960 is correct. Neat car. I tried to buy it at Bloomington last year but the number was not right. Now it was

I'll start a thread on it soon. I worked on the distributor and the fuel unit today just to get it running like I know they can. This thing is KILLER!

A ‘60 FI ….. Nice!

Can’t wait to see a new thread on this one.
Pop that hood, we want to see that aluminum unit.

Is this color Roman Red?

There’s something about those old vintage oil change stickers.

[60sStuff]

Originally Posted by napa68

Back on the 67. I get distracted to shiny new things like a teenager

I painted the center dash carrier along with dying the dash pads. I reinstalled the dash pads today along with the windshield trim. In all, I'm pretty happy with the color match.


Between yesterday and today, some more parts came in. The one item that really suffers in roadsters is the interior, including the gauges. The temp gauge and tachometer colors really fade back. I sourced an NOS temp gauge, a restored tachometer, and got the clock back from Clock Works. Once I have the cluster apart, I can determine if I need to paint the needles. I'll also see how the gauge cluster carrier cleans up and determine if it needs to be painted. Not as easy as the survivor cars

Tim,

Having owned a couple roadsters in the late 70’s in Springfield Illinois I noticed that those hot summers definitely took a toll on the interiors.

But having the top down cruising with your girlfriend was a must.

I’m sure this Red ‘67 roadster interior will look close to new after the Tim Touch.

[napa68]

Originally Posted by 60sStuff

A ‘60 FI ….. Nice!

Can’t wait to see a new thread on this one.
Pop that hood, we want to see that aluminum unit.

Is this color Roman Red?

There’s something about those old vintage oil change stickers.

Thanks Chris!

I have started the thread on the 60 here.......
https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=184694

This car is Honduras Maroon. They had the color from 60-62. It is one of my favorites in these solid axle cars

[napa68]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

Way late to the party about the carpet with plastic backing. My experience with dealing directly with AAC for the carpet in my Chevelle was, they were very willing to work with a person to get what they wanted and may well be willing to leave that backing off for future people looking for that option.
As far as I know, the Dark Copper color carpet I have in my '66 was never offered by Chevrolet and possibly not any GM car, but ACC makes these on site and offer ANY of their available colors to be pressed and cut to the vehicle it is intended for.
Always worth a call to inquire about modifications...

At least in these cars ACC offers it with and without the backing. I elected without as the underlayment was nice, and fit like a glove (having 59 years to get comfortable in there).

[olredalert]

----Thanks for the heads up on that backing, Tim! I haven't done any carpet installs in quite a while. Good to know....Bill S

[napa68]

Get the clock going on the bench for a good amount of time (lol)


The cleaning under the dash is complete, everything is rebulbed, and the front rugs are glued in. I was happy to find the body build number under the dirt






In all, I'm happy with how the interior has progressed. When cleaning under the dash, the remainder of the firewall insulation (very fragile) just started coming apart. I'm going to spot in the damaged areas of insulation, as it is a judgeable item

[Too Many Projects]

That insulation dries out so bad that you just have to look at it and it falls off. Amazing any of it stays on. Hope you are wearing a dust mask and using a HEPA vacuum to clean it up.
The cleaning does look great ..