Post by Sam on Aug 13, 2015 19:50:46 GMT -8
Hi folks,
I'm new here this week and moving my posts on over to here since I'm getting into my big restoration. I appreciated the nice welcomes over on the "welcome newbies" board
I also posted a Dropbox link over in that first thread, but will clarify~ I called the thread "my 59 Corvette" and have come to learn from vikx that it is very likely a '57 (thus the name of this thread). I read through quite a number of discussions/threads here so far and saw a post from a moderator, Ross, about helping with ID using the VIN. I'm presuming that ID can include confirming the year? I did spend a bit of time yesterday wire brushing off a little plate I found sticking up on the tongue and sure enough it had some numbers and letters on it, though hard to read because quite pitted. It does match the VIN on the registration I got transferred to me when I bought her a couple weeks ago, which is Z59752. Here's a pic: www.dropbox.com/s/ntddoyhsicaxpoa/20150812_135814.jpg?dl=0
Today I thought I would be getting to taking off the top and side skins. Gotta laugh at how much time I put into preliminary work first.... You experienced ones out there surely know the slow going of pulling out rusty, sometimes breaking old screws, nails and staples.... though I have to say, many of them came out surprisingly easily (J rail screws were easiest, staples and nails holding skin on were tougher). Here's a pic of the fruits of my labors the past 24 hours:
www.dropbox.com/s/5fhegg7ersr5k9u/20150813_191722.jpg?dl=0
I'm new here this week and moving my posts on over to here since I'm getting into my big restoration. I appreciated the nice welcomes over on the "welcome newbies" board
I also posted a Dropbox link over in that first thread, but will clarify~ I called the thread "my 59 Corvette" and have come to learn from vikx that it is very likely a '57 (thus the name of this thread). I read through quite a number of discussions/threads here so far and saw a post from a moderator, Ross, about helping with ID using the VIN. I'm presuming that ID can include confirming the year? I did spend a bit of time yesterday wire brushing off a little plate I found sticking up on the tongue and sure enough it had some numbers and letters on it, though hard to read because quite pitted. It does match the VIN on the registration I got transferred to me when I bought her a couple weeks ago, which is Z59752. Here's a pic: www.dropbox.com/s/ntddoyhsicaxpoa/20150812_135814.jpg?dl=0
Today I thought I would be getting to taking off the top and side skins. Gotta laugh at how much time I put into preliminary work first.... You experienced ones out there surely know the slow going of pulling out rusty, sometimes breaking old screws, nails and staples.... though I have to say, many of them came out surprisingly easily (J rail screws were easiest, staples and nails holding skin on were tougher). Here's a pic of the fruits of my labors the past 24 hours:
www.dropbox.com/s/5fhegg7ersr5k9u/20150813_191722.jpg?dl=0
