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chadd2715
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Front suspension 2 of ?, 68 Corvette restoration project 33 of ?
I sand blast, remove bushings, and remove ball joints from the lower control arms of the front suspension.
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Front suspension 1 of ?, 68 Corvette restoration project 32 of ?
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I sand blast, remove bushings, and remove ball joints from the upper control arms of the front suspension.
Chassis coating, 68 Corvette restoration project 31 of ?
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I apply epoxy primer (Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator Plus) to the inside and outside of the frame.
Chassis prep for prime and paint 3 of 3, 68 Corvette restoration project 30 of ?
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I spray Ospho into the frame and work on the rear crossmember.
Chassis prep for prime and paint 2 of 3, 68 Corvette restoration project 29 of ?
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I descale the internal of the frame. I use a dryer vent brush and a drill to descale.
Chassis prep for prime and paint 1 of 3, 68 Corvette restoration project 28 of ?
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I clean dirt, grease, and rust form the chassis in preparation for priming. I use a drain jetter to clean the inside of the frame, Ospho to convert the rust to iron phosphate, and a pressure washer after the Ospho treatment.
Chassis Disassemble 3 of 3, 68 Corvette restoration project 27 of ?
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I remove the remaining components from the Chassis. I remove the front suspension, steering components, and rear suspension crossmember.
Chassis Disassemble 2 of 3, 68 Corvette restoration project 26 of ?
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I'm removing more components from the Chassis. I disconnect brake lines, fuel lines, parking brake cable, shocks, transverse leaf spring, differential, and trailing arms.
Chassis Disassemble 1 of 3, 68 Corvette restoration project 25 of ?
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I'm removing components from the Chassis. I remove and examine the tank build sheet and tank. I power wash the Chassis and take a closer look at a couple items.
Chassis Inspection, 68 Corvette restoration project 24 of ?
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I'm taking a look at the chassis after body removal.
Body Removal, 68 Corvette restoration project 23 of ?
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I removed the body from the frame and place it on a dolly.
Body Removal Prep 2 of 2, 68 Corvette restoration project 22 of ?
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I'm removing items in the way of lifting the body off of the frame.
Body Removal Prep 1 of 2, 68 Corvette restoration project 21 of ?
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I'm removing items in the way of lifting the body off of the frame.
Body Dolly, 68 Corvette restoration project 20 of ?
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I construct a body dolly from plans I found on Corvette Forum. At the beginning of the video, I provide a materials list with prices from Lowe's as of 11-26-202
327 Engine Disassemble 4 of 4, 68 Corvette restoration project 19 of ?
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I remove the the stuck threaded oil galley plugs, the regular oil galley plugs, and the cam bearings.
327 Engine Disassemble 3 of 4, 68 Corvette restoration project 18 of ?
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327 Engine Disassemble 3 of 4, 68 Corvette restoration project 18 of ?
327 Engine Disassemble 2 of 4, 68 Corvette restoration project 17 of ?
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327 Engine Disassemble 2 of 4, 68 Corvette restoration project 17 of ?
327 Engine Disassemble 1 of 4, 68 Corvette restoration project 16 of ?
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327 Engine Disassemble 1 of 4, 68 Corvette restoration project 16 of ?
Engine Stand, 68 Corvette restoration project 15 of ?
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Engine Stand, 68 Corvette restoration project 15 of ?
numbers matching, 68 Corvette restoration project 14 of ?
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numbers matching, 68 Corvette restoration project 14 of ?
engine removal, 68 Corvette restoration project 13 of ?
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engine removal, 68 Corvette restoration project 13 of ?
more items removed, 68 Corvette restoration project 12 of ?
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more items removed, 68 Corvette restoration project 12 of ?
radiator removal, 68 Corvette restoration project 11 of ?
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radiator removal, 68 Corvette restoration project 11 of ?
starter, drive shaft, and skid plates disconnect, 68 Corvette restoration project 10 of ?
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starter, drive shaft, and skid plates disconnect, 68 Corvette restoration project 10 of ?
disconnecting transmission items, 68 Corvette restoration project 9 of ?
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disconnecting transmission items, 68 Corvette restoration project 9 of ?
F350 batteries replacement and bracket painting
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F350 batteries replacement and bracket painting
exhaust removal, 68 Corvette restoration project 8 of ?
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exhaust removal, 68 Corvette restoration project 8 of ?
hood, water pump, leak down testing, piston cleaning, 68 Corvette restoration project 7 of ?
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hood, water pump, leak down testing, piston cleaning, 68 Corvette restoration project 7 of ?
Hello, I have a Dewalt 4200 Belt Drive Machine (DH4240B), but I need to find the specifications of the AAA pump it has, because it is currently damaged, and I have not been able to order a repair kit because I do not have the pump number. Could someone please help me? I would also like a set that can be adapted to this type of pump.
I wonder what's up with the diamond plate attached to the bottom of the car?
I am doing a full frame off restoration on my 76 Corvette. I heard negative reviews about POR15 and went with Eastwood Extreme Chassis Black coating. It comes in spray-cans and brush-on applications. The spray-can tip can be changed out with a long plastic hose (Eastwood sells) that allows you to spray inside your frame and protect it. My frame looks amazing inside and out. Just another option for you. Love your videos keep up the great work!!
thx bro, i had the same issue.
Enjoyed the video. Where did you get the bushing removal tool?
I bought it on Amazon. It was under $60, so it was worth it. I bought it several months ago, and I forgot that it was intended for just the upper control arm bushings. That explains why it did not work as well on the lower arms.
I’m doing the same to my 1966 corvette. I can’t find a 360 dg. Spray tip that will fit in the holes anywhere. Where did you find yours? Thanks, and love the content
I found it on Amazon. Search for "drain jetter for pressure washer".
You make it look easy and no blood. A person could buy a new part and slap it on, but where is the fun in that. I'm the same way. If I can reuse a used part, it's worth the time to clean it up and make it new again. That was a fun video to watch, it was like being right there doing it. Thank you. Nice looking engine block. Take care, stay safe.
Sand blasting videos can be hypnotizing. I plan to rebuild or refurbish every part possible except for the wear parts. I'm currently searching for a solution to the rivets. My options are hex head bolts, bolt head that look like rivets, and rivets. My preference is the rivets, but I have concerns about reliability. I'm in no hurry, so I will build knowledge and skill with rivets and see if I can alleviate my reliability concerns.
Nice job! Thank you for making these videos!
Thanks, and you're welcome.
327/300 Turbo-hydramatic. Beautiful and quick car you are restoring.
Thanks for commenting.
You say it turned out real good. From what I can tell it looks fantastic. Putting it back together is my favorite part. Its when all your hard work and long hours starts to pay off. Thanks for sharing all your videos with us. Let the fun begin.
Except for a couple of spots needing another coat of epoxy, it turned out as well as I hoped. I'll give those spots another coat when I spray the suspension parts with the epoxy. Next up is sandblasting. I'm not sure how I will get good recordings of the sandblasting.
Great stuff. I'm jealous, you're a good ways ahead of me.
What are you restoring?
They make decals for this
Decals, that seems too easy. Also, I have plans to paint them again along with the intake cover.
@@chadd2715 but the decals also looks more uniform and can be changed out easily. Easy is a good thing lol 😆
Are you going to share the dimensions of the dolly?
I used plans I found online.
@@chadd2715 Are you going to share where you found the plans online?
Replace all bushings, springs etc. it's your chance to do it right. Metal fatigue changed those springs a long time ago. Do it once and do it right, you'll be glad you did trust me. Did a frame off (trailer that frame to the sandblaster in your area) myself, a 1977 haters will tell me, "what, why a 77!" trust me dude you'll get some real interesing comments and advice. Use your best judgement, but again, you're only going to do this once, right? Good luck.
Yes on the bushings, they are mostly gone. I'm debating with my self on the springs. If I can figure a way to test the spring rates, and they haven't changed, I may keep them. This car is nearly all original. I'm trying to use as many of the original parts as possible.
I lifted mine with a chain fall supported by a fixed 4x4 gantry with a crew of drunks (I was still drinking at that point in my life, 18 yrs sober now. Memories. Fuzzy ones lol). I remember flexing the front clip like you did after you got the body separated. Kinda surprising isn't it? It's a journey. Lucky for you the internet is here, I bought so many magazines and VHS tapes, subscriptions to Corvette Fever (I think that was the name of one of them) magazines etc. Just think out your steps before you take them, ask questions and take suggestions with caution; there's lot of BAD FREE ADVICE (and trolls). You can do it, anyone who has some basic skills and a functioning brain can do it. Good luck and have fun.
Congratulations on your sobriety. You're right, if it wasn't for RUclips, I would be doing something else. I've had a couple of trolls, but I just don't respond to them. I care little about the quality of my videos or negative opinions. I do want constructive feedback, because this is my first restoration. I only post videos to give back a little. I get a lot from watching multiple examples of experiences on a subject. So I post for people like me who want to see more.
make sure to seam weld the entire frame to complete the stitch welds. its easy to do and makes the frame a lot stronger. just wanted to say that before it gets coated.
You are right. It would be an improvement. The factory welds are random and terrible. There are splatter beads everywhere. But I'm restoring to NCRS standards.
load music, really ?
I'll tone it down in the future.
Hey there - quick comment here to say “thanks” and stay motivated. I’m enjoying the series and I’m glad you’re narrating your work. If you get a break in the work and want to revisit your older videos, you might combine some of that content into longer videos with the narration to help us out. Keep it up!
Thanks, I may do that after I finish the restoration. I've learned much and I'll learn more before I'm done.
How about purchasing a manual. Your wallet will greatly benefit from it. Have fun.
You have the room, you have the time, that Corvette is going to come out of this beautifully restored. I cant wait to see what tool will come out of your bag of tricks next. Good job. It's 95% preperation. Stay safe.
Thanks.
Excellent choice using the turbo nozzle on the exterior of the frame. I found very quickly that nozzle to be amazing at removing lifted paint and a decent amount of scale. The downside to using the turbo nozzle is you quickly discover that your rust problem is always far worse than it seems! I first did the jetter method on my 5 year old British ford ranger. It had light scale throughout the exterior seams and within the box sections and crossmembers. I was also unable to get the jetter inside a couple crossmembers, but for them I used the turbo nozzle on a short gun to blast as much gunk away as possible from as many angles as possible. I also did mine underneath the vehicle so had much less access, but it still did a great job. The springy nozzle your kit came with is new. I can't tell for sure but it looks like an impactor of some sort. If it is, in our rust removal application it might function something like a needle scaler. I will try to get ahold of one those kits you have to test.
It was the first time I used the turbo nozzle on anything. It is more powerful than a regular nozzle. While I was using it, I thought it would probably damage a good paint job.
@@chadd2715 It’s basically a little bit less velocity as a red tip. The big thing for rust cleaning is the constantly varying angle and location of attack, which dislodges and gets under lifted paint. That’s the same reason pressure washing pros use them to remove muck from driveways and sidewalks. I use my domestic 2.4kw electric machine to power this which is safe for good paint but still removes all lifted paint. If you have a borescope, also part of the drain jetter arsenal, you can inspect your frame and on a whole vehicle, rockers, fenders, etc. BTW, I’m obviously not doing restoration but you have a lot of overlap with us doing oil/wax coating and when we do it with used vehicles we often have to remove as much scale as possible beforehand.
Thanks
nice work, great project
Thanks
Use POR15 for the coating it's basically impenetrable im doing the same with my frame
I'm considering POR15 and Mastercoat. A factor is the level of gloss compared to the factory coating.
@@chadd2715 sounds good. Make sure to weld up the stitch welds. It makes the frame way stronger and doesn't take much time
I considered strengthening the stitch welds, but I'm building for NCRS judging.
@chadd2715 what r ur plans for birdcage Paint/restoration
Yes, I will paint restore and paint the birdcage. I haven't yet removed any of the trip, so I don't know what its condition is.
Yes, lead slug is from factory
Thanks for the confirmation.
nice job,
Thanks!
68 with kick up braces, never seen that,must be a later 68 🤔
I'm not familiar with the term "kick up brace". Will you describe? It is a late '68, July. Check out my numbers video.
@@chadd2715I just found your channel, I'm enjoying it....kick up braces are the two pieces of metal that are in place by the rear cross member and rear outer frame rails. It's stiffer than an earlier 63-e68 frame.
Thanks for adding the narration. I'm starting on a Ford Ranger this summer and your approach to this is helping me plan my future work.
Glad to help
Do you have a source for plans for the body dolly that you built? I am restoring a 72 convertible and have a couple, but neither are as nice as that one.
I got it from Corvette Forum. I did a Google search for C3 body dolly plans.
Thanks! I think the plans I got are the same ones, so hopefully it turns out as well as yours did.@@chadd2715
Did you see my body dolly build video? I provided a material list.
@@chadd2715 I will look that up. Thank you!
Hi im doing the same thing i have a 77 can you post a link to the dolly build video /plans it woud really help your doing awesome @chadd2715
What size is the pressure hose from the factory? Is it 1/4 or 5/16? and how many psi
Looks like the build sheet mentioned TURBO so transmission type?
Ah, you are probably right. It is a turbo 400.
Nice project ! I have a 77 that I did frame and bushings a few years back .
Thanks.
'Promo sm' 🙄
A nice pressure wash and I think you are gonna be a happy camper. Some other places to find a build sheet might be behind instrument panel, under carpet under one of the seats. I don't know C3s that well. You made a good purchase with that car. Great video thanks for sharing.
Pressure washing is next. I've delayed the washing while deciding how to remove the tank build sheet. It is probably a lost cause. Also, I've been researching rust removal and frame coatings. The leading candidate is Mastercoat. Thanks, for the information about other possible build sheet locations.
@@chadd2715 Looks like you've got good access holes in the frame. You might be able to fit a 1/4" drain jetter in there and flush out the inside of the frame. A cheap one from Amazon would do there. The ideal nozzle for this would be the rotating jetter. Might be worth a shot as it will leave you with a properly cleaned inner frame suitable for a wax or oil coating. I'd avoid anything that cures or sets hard, though. The hard coatings tend to trap moisture and speed up the rusting process.
I'm checking into the rotating drain jetter. Thank, for the recommendation.
In my latest video, I use the drain jetter you suggested. It should be up later today.
You Da Man. That was the problem. I tried everything you did too, the sensor was a little corroded, but I got it to come back to life. Did the trick.
I should post a follow up video, and I still might. Replacing the clogged thermal relieve valve masked the real problem, the pump was going bad. As the pump started to go bad, it would heat up a little, and the clogged thermal relieve valve would cause a stall. Replacing the valve helped, but as the pump further declined, friction increased, and more heat developed. A couple months after I replaced the valve, it was stalling again. I thought about replacing the pump, but a replacement would cost around $200. I decided to purchase a new power washer instead.
very nice , thank you for sharing, i am now disabled but felt like i was part of the project
I'm sorry to hear you can no longer take on your own projects, but it is good to hear you gain some amount of satisfaction from watching my progress.
I’m on the other side of doing this to my ‘75. Having the frame out and cleaning it up was extremely satisfying! I made that exact dolly, it worked so great, especially when I needed to move the body around. Great video. Liked and subscribed!
Thanks. What did you use to paint/coat your frame and suspension components?
@@chadd2715 i wire brushed the entire frame and then I used the 3 step system from por 15. ruclips.net/video/Oe3eUkWilVw/видео.htmlsi=KlJBOq8je7kpmPfO
Iam back. And loving it.russ Boyd...
If you watch from the beginning, you will see that I expected to fix a few things to put it back on the road, but that didn't work out. I always plan to do a full restoration. I just hoped to enjoy driving the car a little before getting into it.
Iam going to binge watch all your c3 videos,thankyou Russ Boyd...
I'm glad you're enjoying the videos.
great video Dude. I will watch and hit like for everyone you grind out thanks Russ Boyd...
Thanks, it went better than expected.
i own a 1977 torch red Corvette, I watch subscribe and hit like for all c3 videos.thankyou.lol Russ Boyd weeki wachee Florida, home of the living mermaids...
Thanks for commenting. By the way the link did not work.
It's perfect, don't change anything 🙂
I plan to restore it to original condition, or at least as close as I can get it.
That shop is set up 🎉
It's getting there.
I heat red hot then use a candle to plug then a square pipe plug socket bit and thread out easy but I've done 100's of them . Good video keep moving forward
Thanks for sharing.
Very nice contraption, and well done. Glad to see that you wore protective equipment. Looks like you are having a good time. Thanks for the update.
Yes, thanks
I have extractors made by Mac tools that works great. They are square and tappered, drill a hole in the plug and pound the extractor into the plug and put a wrench on it and turn it counter clock wise to remove the plug... The end of the extractor has a twist to it that makes it bitethe plug. Easy outs do not work!
I have one set that never works. I showed one on the video. I have another set that works some times. I tried them, but I didn't put them in the video. The plug metal was so soft, they worked farther into the hole instead of removing the plug. I didn't want to cause a crack. Yesterday, I broke a couple of the smaller extractors removing rusty bolts from the rocker panels. I'm asking Santa for a new set of square and tapered. Thanks for the suggestion.
You didn't heat it enough...
I was a too cautious.
Heat around the plug...
True
When you knock the cam bearings out it knocks the rear soft plug out...
Thanks for the suggestion. I have a C4 that may need an overhaul soon. It runs okay, but at the first sign of trouble it is coming out.
I knew people that would just push them in and leave them. I was like WTF!!!!!!!!!
I've heard that too. It seems like a restriction.
Very. My brother did it to my Chevelle and I never had a problem but my luck isn't like that anymore. Now if I push it in the coolant passageway I'd find it in the oil pan lol
That is funny.
Is that a small journal or a large journal kind of hard to tell I think large ❓🚩
According to the information below, I have medium crank journals. small = 2.30" mains, 2.00" rods Medium = 2.45" mains, 2.10" rods Large = 2.65" mains, 2.10" rods (400 cid)
Their is no such thing as medium journals... They are either small or large journals, you listed the two different sizes on a large journal crank and small journal crank. Large journal crank didn't come out until 1968...
I won't debate what to call it. What I can confirm are the measurement. I don't have a micrometer. I used a caliper, so it is approximately 2.45" for the mains and approximately 2.10" for the rods.
@@chadd2715That's what it suppose to be for a large journal crank and the rods,thanks...