Cancer Awareness Corvette

the car is sanded for the final stage, motor and trans are in... now we are ready for the final stage of that plum crazy purple 

ABOVE: Dad & Brian after we got the motor and trans back in as one unit, it took all of 20 minutes

BELOW: thanks to ZOOM the clutch and pressure plate are in 

ABOVE: the motor ready to drop back in minus some minor bolt ons

BELOW: Christopher helping to bolt the flywheel back on the motor 

BELOW: the small block torn apart thanks to Jeremy Pyott part the Pyott Racing family, now it's time to start talking to people about a cam, pistons and the internals of the motor. 

ABOVE: getting ready to start blocksanding the body and then use a building primer to fill any small imperfections 

BELOW: the flare installed and now it's time to start feathering inthe body work so there is no visible signs of cutting and molding

ABOVE: molding the front ZL1 flares onto the body

BELOW: cutting away the original fender and preparing to adhere the flare onto the car 

Above: this is what every gear heads perfect body shop looks like, you have the convertible1968 Pontiac GTO, the 1967 Ford Mustang GT and the 1975 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray...... SPEED Channel should do an episode at MIller Bros. Auto Body.

Below: the AC unit removed, if you look 2 pictures below you can see what was actually removed.   We'll build a template and install a cover to the heater core and remount the blower motor back into the firewall. This will give the engine bay alot cleaner look plus get rid of stuff that wouln't be used anyway.

Above: both fender tops cut out using an air saw and cutting wheel, next week hopefully we'llget the louvers installed

Below: the passenger side louver sitting in position, still needs fiberglasses underneath and molded from the top 

Above: Rick MIller cutting away the fiberglass to install the Daytona louvers from Ecklers Corvette

Below: the motor pulled and starting to mock up some of the misc. pieces, she needs torn down and overhauled though      before she'll go back in the car

Above: thanks to my dad for the help getting the motor and trans out, and to Rick & Kenny for lending a hand when the hoist jammed up

Below: now that the driveline is out Rick can start working his skills on the louvers and front fender flares 

Above: the motor is out, the rental engine hoist locked up and we still needed about 3-4 inches of clearance to get out of the body so a second hoist came into play (I should've taken a picture of that)

Below: the empty and ugly engine bay, that will all change soon enough

Above: the motor getting ready to be pulled out and overhauled for our build

Below: the Super T-10 4 speed, a pain to get out of the car with the crossmember and linkage 

 Monday Oct. 17th- there she is sitting at Miller Bros. Auto Body & Repair, stopped in last week and Rick said the shocks arrived from KYB thank you Matt.  We took measurements for the door and quarter panel decals.

Below: the driver and passenger seats with the colored cancer support ribbons, the three pictures below plus a full carpet set and matching armrest are all from PERFORMANCE CHOICE.  Outstanding craftsmanship and quality to detail. Many thanks to Henk VanDongen, Jill Winters and Scott Bohannon and the rest of the team for making this awesome 6 piece set  .

Below: the deluxe door panels w/ gray insert to match the seats 

the bottom 2 pictures: shows the front view w/ the Daytona 4 front bumper molded to the body, and thanks to J&S Auto and Scotts Towing both from WIllow Street, PA  for getting the car to MIller Bros. for the final body prep, paint and then decals.  I apologize for not keeping everything up to date as of lately things have been hectic w/ Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.  I work on updating everything in the next 2 or 3 days. thanks

bottom pic- getting the rear bumper and fender flares molded into the body, plus you can see the fiberglass exhaust shields for the side pipes. 

Aug 8th- pics of the seats being done by Performance Choice sister company to MA Motorworks.   A special thanks to Jill Winters, Scott Bohannon & Henk Vandongen, with these people on our side and contributing to the build we would have very drab original worn interior.   This is custom stitched interior no other like it, I think when people see the interior alone they will be awe struck..... when the car is completed it's going one heck of a piece of work.  We couldn't do this without ALL of our supporters. 

Monday July 25th. everything is okayed with Miller Bros Auto Body to get the fiberglass installed and the paint sprayed.  Also spoke to several potential sponsors ranging from brakes, wheels and performance engine parts.  Also the front and rear bumpers and the INDY spoiler are all installed.     Got an e-mail from Jackie at Vanacors last week and she said the front bumper grill inserts are on their way to PA.

Thursday June 9th- sending out e-mails and on the phone with people about helping to get the powerplant finished  so we can hopefully put this car in the books and have the finshed build documented. 

Tuesday June 7th: the seats are shipped out to Performance Choice so they can do their magic with the interior, we also decided to upgrade the door panels to match and have the panels finished in the Deluxe style offered in 75'........ Also spoke toRick Miller of Miller Bros. Auto Body who is going to be doing the paint and installing all the fiberglass pieces on the body.   Trust me in my younger years Miller Bros. did some amazing work on my cars after accidents I cannot wait to see when they are finished witht htis car.  The coolest thing is that Mr. Rick Miller is also who brings Gap Cancer Aid to Lancaster County every year. 

Friday May 27th: today our lil girl was told she is now in remission.. GREAT NEWS!!!! we also came home to find out that VANACORS CORVETTE had delivered the goods. the 4 pictures below give you a rough idea of what the cars body lines will be when finished... ZL1 fender falre package, Daytona 4 front bumper and L88 4" high rise hood, many thanks to Jackie & Mike 

Friday May 27th: we recieved the samples for the interior today from performance choice they are amazing we'll post pics soon after we decide on what colors and style writing we choose. 

Tuesday May 17: spoke to Henk from MA today they are still in for the seats and custom logos, so the interior came out today 

Tuesday May 10th: we get home from Honors final chemo treatment to find Corvette America delivers.   An ENTIRE suspension rebuild kit w/ everything from A arm bushings, to tie rods ends, transmission mounts, upper & lower ball joints, and sway arm bushings all in POLY!  a complete body mount kit...  and new chrome door handles and mirrors w/ amazing shine not todays plastic coated junk. Susie Cannon and everyone at Corvette America many many thanks, the timing was great!!!!