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.
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'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