63 Corvette Coupe 13K Original Miles - Page 2

**SupremeDeluxe** · #11 10-15-2023, 05:31 PM

Thanks for the positive feedback.

Here is the progress thread on CF, with more of the technical content:

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...project-2.html

**SupremeDeluxe** · #12 10-15-2023, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Crush

Nice CJ!!

Thanks for noticing. I keep trying to forget we have that. It's actually my wife's--purchased on BAT using my account while I was at work. I've tried to sell it off a few times, but she keeps thwarting my efforts.

It's kind of grown on me over the summer. I have a 6 mile in-town commute, and it's well-suited to daily use. Very loaded Jeep with the luxury carpet option, 5-speed, cruise, tilt. Also has dealer added A/C which is ice cold. Paint and decals original, except one door and the tailgate have been painted.

**olredalert** · #13 10-15-2023, 05:49 PM

----So glad you saved the original seats. They are irreplaceable!....Bill S

**SupremeDeluxe** · #14 10-15-2023, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by olredalert

----So glad you saved the original seats. They are irreplaceable!....Bill S

I'm going to steal the hockey sticks for the new seats, because they are perfect. The offshore repro ones won't cut it.

I had some wicked vacuum leaks at the manifold, and now have it off for the second time. Should be driving in a few days.

**SupremeDeluxe** · #15 10-15-2023, 06:20 PM

Curse undercoating, but it preserved the undercarriage incredibly well.....

**TimG** · #16 10-15-2023, 06:46 PM

The white coupe looks great. It reminds me of the white '67 coupe I picked up earlier this year. The coupes are great drivers, you will enjoy it.

**SupremeDeluxe** · #17 10-17-2023, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TimG

The white coupe looks great. It reminds me of the white '67 coupe I picked up earlier this year. The coupes are great drivers, you will enjoy it.

I agree on being a good driver. I have never had a 300 car before. I think this will be a great driver with the 3.36 (posi) gear. All the 63's I've had are 340s and one fuelie, all of which have/had deep gears and are of limited utility. Especially the FI car and the 110 octane Sunoco needed to make it run its best. I envision driving this a lot more. If I hang on awhile, maybe I will paint it (has one lacquer repaint done in the 60s or 70s and is showing its age). I'd like to keep the character of the original fiberglass and not have it straightened out to look like a show car. Need to find the right person for that job, if I go there. I'm in it for a fair enough price that I could justify paint.

**napa68** · #18 10-17-2023, 01:55 PM

I feel the 300hp 327 is the best running engine of the group. Nice idle, great torque, no drama. It pulls a 3.36 gear easily. Just a great road combination!

**olredalert** · #19 10-17-2023, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SupremeDeluxe

I agree on being a good driver. I have never had a 300 car before. I think this will be a great driver with the 3.36 (posi) gear. All the 63's I've had are 340s and one fuelie, all of which have/had deep gears and are of limited utility. Especially the FI car and the 110 octane Sunoco needed to make it run its best. I envision driving this a lot more. If I hang on awhile, maybe I will paint it (has one lacquer repaint done in the 60s or 70s and is showing its age). I'd like to keep the character of the original fiberglass and not have it straightened out to look like a show car. Need to find the right person for that job, if I go there. I'm in it for a fair enough price that I could justify paint.

----The right painter/body guy will be able to track down some lacquer for you to make it as authentic as possible!....Bill S

**SupremeDeluxe** · #20 10-25-2023, 01:34 PM

Ran into some difficulties, as I always do. Carb and distributor were in great shape, rebuilt both because that's how I do things.

I started with a vacuum leak at the manifold, and after re-installing it twice, I still have a vacuum leak. Found I am sucking oil at the bottom of the intake runners all around. Appears someone surfaced the intake manifold, so it's a doorstop now. Just located a (hopefully better) date correct manifold and waiting on that to arrive. It doesn't appear the heads have been machined, but then again who knows...

Have gone over it and every number and date code is correct and/or original. All the original fasteners are still there, which is great to have. I had to replace the surge tank because it had the typical 63-64 tube issues and wouldn't hold pressure. But saved the original, of course.

More to come in a couple weeks once I strip and magnaflux the new manifold. Note it still has the original light gray/tan 63 tach cable. Radiator is original as well, so that will probably fail once I start driving it.

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