Chris' Custom 'Vert Build Thread ( For Sale)

[OLE PONY]

Chris,

I'm impressed with the time it took you to do all this! How long did it take total? Seems like it went really quick.

Ray

I had the same thoughts. Must have had a lot of help from your co-workers at the body shop. I'll say it again, looks great.

 

[Chris' 71 vert]

Chris,

I'm impressed with the time it took you to do all this! How long did it take total? Seems like it went really quick.

Ray

I had the same thoughts. Must have had a lot of help from your co-workers at the body shop. I'll say it again, looks great.

Thanks, I started at the beginning of fall and worked Monday and Friday for about 3 hours each day, and also fairly steady at home on weekends. I did have some help from co-workers and my dad, but I did most of it.


Oh and it was kind of foreshadowed in this thread, but the billet hinges I got aren't working. They sit about an inch and a half too high in the back and they grind on themselves. I will be sending them back to EMS to see if they can figure anything out, but I will probably just buy nice rebuilt factory hinges.

 

[Jugg Head]

Chris,

Excellent work. I have to ask, what color is that ? It's exactly what I am going for. I originally decided on going with the 2008 Atomic Orange Corvette color, but yours looks better.

 

[71_resurrection]

Looks great Chris! Its nice to see how the very subtle changes you made to the body came together as a final product! I like the body color under the hood and in the engine bay, plus that stripe is killer, modern yet classy. How about some pics in the sun and the interior?

 

[mach71351c]

Wow,looks great! Nice job in a short amount of time.

 

[mustbrad]

Awesome, love the subtle changes. They say it is all in the detail and you sure prove this. Well done.

 

[Chris' 71 vert]

Thanks everybody. Got some outside pictures.

Close up of the orange pearl I put in the black stripe.

Flush mounted gas fill

This shows how the hinges are grinding.

 

[OLE PONY]

Wow, Looks great out in the sun.

 

[mustbrad]

Chris did you darken the grill and around the head lights

 

[caspianwendell]

Gotta fix those hinges...I have heard horror stories on those

 

[Widowmaker00]

It looks great. You have convinced me to get a few products from Eddie Motorsports. It is too bad the hood hinges don't work right, they sure do look nice.

 

[Chris' 71 vert]

Chris did you darken the grill and around the head lights

Yes, I blacked out the standard grill.

Gotta fix those hinges...I have heard horror stories on those

Ya I'm gonna send them back and see if they can figure something out, but I will probably just get some nice rebuilt factory ones

It looks great. You have convinced me to get a few products from Eddie Motorsports. It is too bad the hood hinges don't work right, they sure do look nice.

Thanks. Their stuff sure looks good, but I haven't been very impressed with their customer service. I ordered all these parts three months ago and they sent the hinges and gas filler fairly quickly, but the two hinges had different parts on them. I figured out which was "right" and they sent me the new piece.

A few weeks ago I still had not received the cowl covers, so I gave them a call and they said they were too busy with other products, and they couldn't make mine until they were done with their more common products. I just received a call that they are done and on their way. I sure hope they fit...

To sum that all up I would be careful ordering from them. You need to have a lot of patience. The gas filler fits great though, it is a universal part... Haha.

 

[Widowmaker00]

Chris did you darken the grill and around the head lights

Yes, I blacked out the standard grill.

Gotta fix those hinges...I have heard horror stories on those

Ya I'm gonna send them back and see if they can figure something out, but I will probably just get some nice rebuilt factory ones

It looks great. You have convinced me to get a few products from Eddie Motorsports. It is too bad the hood hinges don't work right, they sure do look nice.

Thanks. Their stuff sure looks good, but I haven't been very impressed with their customer service. I ordered all these parts three months ago and they sent the hinges and gas filler fairly quickly, but the two hinges had different parts on them. I figured out which was "right" and they sent me the new piece.

A few weeks ago I still had not received the cowl covers, so I gave them a call and they said they were too busy with other products, and they couldn't make mine until they were done with their more common products. I just received a call that they are done and on their way. I sure hope they fit...

To sum that all up I would be careful ordering from them. You need to have a lot of patience. The gas filler fits great though, it is a universal part... Haha.

The gas filler is what I liked the most actually. I was also looking at the cowl vent covers.

 

[Chris' 71 vert]

The gas filler is what I liked the most actually. I was also looking at the cowl vent covers.

Ya I really like it. I bought the 2 inch style and used 45 degree rubber filler hose from napa to connect the new fill to the factory filler that I had to cut.

Poor picture quality, but you get the idea.

The cowl covers are comming this week so I'll give you an update when they arrive.

 

[Don65Stang]

Very sharp!

 

[whitesoc]

Fantastic job talk about looking sharp! You've got to be proud of the job you've done!

 

[TheJ]

Love that color. You did an awesome job and the car looks great.

 

[mach71351c]

Not to be a jerk but we tried to tell you those hinges don't work.

 

[Chris' 71 vert]

Thanks everybody!

Not to be a jerk but we tried to tell you those hinges don't work.

Haha. Ya Ya Ya. Sometimes you have to find out for yourself, you know? Not that I wouldn't believe you. I already ordered them before I posted them up so it was kinda too late. It's not a 100% that I wont be able to figure it out, just like 90%.

 

[mach71351c]

Thanks everybody!

Not to be a jerk but we tried to tell you those hinges don't work.

Haha. Ya Ya Ya. Sometimes you have to find out for yourself, you know? Not that I wouldn't believe you. I already ordered them before I posted them up so it was kinda too late. It's not a 100% that I wont be able to figure it out, just like 90%.

You never know till you try. It's a bummer they look great with your new paint.