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Still working away on the car here while the search is on for some good parts. I have a couple sYc members who have a number of good parts including many NOS trim pieces that are aligning well for use on this car. Should be hitting the body shop with it in just a couple of weeks.
In the interim, I'm hoping that an sYc member may have a swath or two of original 714 Yellow Houndstooth fabric available so I can repair the covers on the front buckets. I know the dye lots differ but would love to know if anyone has a couple chunks squirreled away that they would compare/share so I can maybe get one or two seats up and running with some original cloth? Here's a sample from Al Knoch (very bright vinyl) while I await samples from SMS and others. Looking for a more buttery vinyl.
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Had to get a bit creative while getting the diff out from under the car as it was sitting on the 4 post lift but it's out now and will soon be stripped down and rebuilt. The old ET cover is in great shape with some light oxidization and a few layers of dust. It will be properly restored when the housing is out being powder coated in the coming weeks. Lots to do as the car is out to have a frame jig built under it later this week, then it's off to the body shop for a month or two.
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It looks like it has a 10 bolt....Joe
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Looks like a 12 bolt to me?
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1968 Z/28 Corvette Bronze. Black Hounds Tooth. 02E Los Angeles born 3/13/1968 pnt OO 1969 SS396 Yellow/Yellow 08E Norwood born 8/28/1969 pnt 76E 1970 'cuda Moulin Rouge, 440-6, 4 speed |
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Yup...original 12 bolt rear dated BU 0224. When I first looked at the cover I thought cool, it has the ET style cover but it kinda looks deep from the top down view. Are they all this way with that sort of overall depth? Tearing into to this week with a full restoration planned for it including fresh powder coating. Also adding C-Clip eliminators and performance axle upgrades.
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It always makes me sad to see someone take a nice original rear end like that and add c clip eliminators to it. When you do that the housing is permanently damaged. Do you really need them?
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To pile on, the C-clip eliminator kits tend to leak and do require irreversable changes to the tube interface. IMO if you aren't running slicks and sidestepping the clutch at 5k I would just buy a set of high quality replacement C-clip axles and call it good.
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Have already looked at C-clip axles and they won't cut it with tech now days. Car should make near to 500 horse and anyone who knows me knows I enjoy side stepping the clutch at 4K. This car will see the track on occasion and in order to meet tech it's going to need c-clip eliminators or a conversion to 9" ends as it will be running slicks. Either that or if I want to step it up, a complete housing upgrade. (I can already hear the cheers) I have considered a Moser 9" or maybe run a heavier Dana 60 and might go that route if I need a carrier and/or a new gear set. I'll know more on that next week and that may just be the option I choose so go easy here guys. I do not want a broken axle or torn up quarter panel just for the sake of saving an original set of axle tubes in a car that will never see the light of being a numbers car ever again.
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