Miss Classique - Barbara Kelly's 1962 Corvette Page 2

 

 

Bodys off (again) and work begins

underneath

 

 

                                                                            Compartments are built into engine bay               Under body looking much nicer !

                                                                            to run hidden lines and wiring

 

 Body back on and the wheel arches are               Rear wheel arches will be  very slightly                Finished result -has been curved at the

modified - this is a before shot                              flared                                                                   top to match the front wheel arch and

                                                                                                                                                         filled in closer to the wheel.

 

Front wheel arches are done next - this is             Finished result - like the back they've                   Work continues on the body

a before shot                                                        filled in closer to the wheel

 

Centre rib removed from underside of bonnet       Underneath deck lid filled and smoothed             Underneath bootlid filled and smoothed

                                                                             Car will be a true roadster with no soft or

                                                                             hard tops and soft top compartment has

                                                                             been used for locating all the cars electronics.

 

Panel fabricated for the soft top                             Panel in place, note EFI computers                      Boot area all nicely smoothed and rear

compartment to mould into back of seats             behind it                                                               speakers mocked up in position. Boot

nicely and will contain radio/MP3 player                                                                                           lid support changed to gas struts

 

Motor dummied up with March Performance        Base plates fabricated for airboxes have               First airbox in place. Note electro-

Pulleys' serpentine conversion kit and air             o-rings to form a seal with the trumpets                magnetic bonnet catch on top of

boxes for inlet manifold. Engine is a Chev                                                                                        firewall

383 with Trickflow alloy heads

 

Custom cover fabricated for radiator                     Engine bay nearing completion                           Custom radiator grille in place, inside 

                                                                                                                                                         of  bumper corners have been filled as

                                                                                                                                                         the original joining centre bar won't

                                                                                                                                                         be utilised. Front number plate will be

                                                                                                                                                         relocated to new recessed location below

                                                                                                                                                         grille.

 

Original fake brake ducts have been made            Side coves on outside of body have been            Headlights have been frenched

functional - moulds for brake ducts taken              replicated on door skins to form the arm

from a real Indy Car                                               rest