Unfortunately we have winter here in Ohio and my beefy summer tires weren't cut out for the snow so back to the Scorpion wheels it was.
While my poor x19 was sitting outside in the salt and snow I was in the garage building a more powerful engine a few of the things I did include an over bore to fit 88mm 11-1 compression pistons, lightened connecting rods, lightened flywheel a ported and polished big valve head (39mm intake) a PBS 110 S2 cam and adjustable pulley, a set racing headers and the cherry on top, a set of 40 DCNF carbs.
once the motor was finished I decided while the car was down for a bit It wouldn't hurt to do some body work, the original plan was to fix a few rust spots and give it a quick paint job (surprise that plan didn't last long :rolleyes2
this is what she looked like on March 18th 2016 just before I began pulling it apart.
and here it is the next day after being power washed
Once the body finished drying I began the extensive metal repair process. (these are just a few pictures I also completely replaced both rear trunk pockets and the rockers both sides)
Then I cut and shaped the front for the sunk in turn signals.
And the same to the other side.
After that I started sanding and applying a bit (lot :hrmph
of mud.
Then primer and paint, I chose C6 Corvette Torch Red and it turned out to be very close to the original Rosso Arancio.
But wait there's more!
Then the fun began of putting the mess back tougher ill just skip to wheels on the ground.
For those of you who are still reading I appreciate your time. In total it took me about 70 days to complete the restoration all of the work was done during weekends and evenings usually 4-5 hour increments since I am still attending High School and unfortunately that took up the majority of my day. I know that the work Ive done will irritate the purists but I built my car the way I dreamed of.
Here are some pictures I took over the weekend on the completed car enjoy.
Additional info for those who are interested...
In addition to the engine build I also added KYB coil overs to the front and regular KYB shocks to the rear I installed drilled and slotted brake rotors with Porterfeild performance street brake pads and while I had it all apart I went through the rest of the suspension and rebuilt the transmission, it has a Vibrant Performance dual outlet exhaust that makes great sound and is surprisingly pleasant around town and on the highway, the deck lid is a Midwest Bayless Faza "duck tail" fiberglass with hard points for hinges I also installed a MWB Aluminum radiator witch keeps the car running around 170 :woot:.
