Just did this yesterday. Had to change mine when I bought the car 10y ago. Got the aluminum one this time. It requires you to shave down the line mount, but the welds on the aluminum look much stronger. I recommend pulling the seat for this. It's just 4 bolts.
I'm also rebuilding a 81 vette. Started out as a simple rebuild, balloned into something else. Ol' lady has laid claim to it for her summer car... lol. So now it will be here in the family.
I drive mine every day. I love driving it. People want to talk to me about it everywhere I go. As long as you are willing to do most of the work it's not too hard on the wallet.
@michaelroice I found mine sitting under a tree at a chicken farm. It was sitting for over a decade. Was abused on a 5 mile(one way, twice daily ) dirt gavel road at 50, 60 mph. Then up a 2 mile goat trail of a driveway. But I've got a lot done on it so far.
@@gizzmo5952 Wow! Well, it will hold the value of any money you put into it. The only advice I can offer is be careful with all plastic, it breaks really easy.
@michaelroice I'm an aircraft sheetmetal mechanic, fiberglass and carbon fiber is my specialty. I'm also doing a 74 I picked up about 4 months ago. 74 is good. Just not everything works. A/C, heater, radio, some of the other small stuff. Keep posting your rebuild, and I'll keep watching. If ya need anything, I got corvette salvage yards that I use for those hard to find items. Plus a few new parts places.
Dang Dude, as I changing out a heater core wasn't tough enough. u videoed it to. Thank you very much! And nice vette !
Really good video. Thank you for taking time to make it. I have an 81 also and this will be my next project.
Thanks! I'm new at making videos and just using my phone. Hope it helps!
thanks Mike. Pretty good video
Just did this yesterday. Had to change mine when I bought the car 10y ago. Got the aluminum one this time. It requires you to shave down the line mount, but the welds on the aluminum look much stronger.
I recommend pulling the seat for this. It's just 4 bolts.
I just want to give people an idea of what they’re up against. It’s not too easy but I believe anyone can do it if they really want to.
I'm also rebuilding a 81 vette. Started out as a simple rebuild, balloned into something else. Ol' lady has laid claim to it for her summer car... lol. So now it will be here in the family.
I drive mine every day. I love driving it. People want to talk to me about it everywhere I go. As long as you are willing to do most of the work it's not too hard on the wallet.
@michaelroice I found mine sitting under a tree at a chicken farm. It was sitting for over a decade. Was abused on a 5 mile(one way, twice daily ) dirt gavel road at 50, 60 mph. Then up a 2 mile goat trail of a driveway. But I've got a lot done on it so far.
@@gizzmo5952 Wow! Well, it will hold the value of any money you put into it. The only advice I can offer is be careful with all plastic, it breaks really easy.
@michaelroice I'm an aircraft sheetmetal mechanic, fiberglass and carbon fiber is my specialty. I'm also doing a 74 I picked up about 4 months ago. 74 is good. Just not everything works. A/C, heater, radio, some of the other small stuff. Keep posting your rebuild, and I'll keep watching. If ya need anything, I got corvette salvage yards that I use for those hard to find items. Plus a few new parts places.
Super helpful ty