While looking for information on a fix up I am performing on my recently purchased 78 I came upon this forum. Lots of great info and people onboard so I thought I would join. Looking forward to being apart of this.
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Welcome Rooster.............lots of great info and people here.............great looking 78...............tell us more about it.
Rooster...
You and your C3 are most welcome here.
Tell us more about your Vette.....and what you are up to..
And how the heck you 'backed' the Vette up the ramps?
lol
Graham
You and your C3 are most welcome here.
Tell us more about your Vette.....and what you are up to..
And how the heck you 'backed' the Vette up the ramps?
lol
Graham
Thanks Graham. I bought this 78 from a guy I knew who had owned it for a few years and never found the time to work on it. I picked it up with the goal of cruising in it while fixing things up as I went along. Soon discovered that it had a wiring problem as it was drawing 8 amps while sitting parked. So I started looking around for the problem and soon ended up with the interior all torn out. Turns out the dash harness was melted in a few places and was shorting out. While fixing the harness I started to uncover a whole slew of horrible jury rigging and patch jobs. As these things go, the tracing of wires etc uncovered different weaknesses etc and I finally decided to yank the power train and fix things up as best I can while keeping it on frame. Just don't have the time and money to dedicate to an off frame. So I will spend the winter rebuilding and painting and hopefully avoiding project bloom (which is already happening). I'll post some update shots as I go.
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Welcome to the forum Rooster. Great looking project you have on the go.
It won't be long till the problems are resolved and you will indeed be cruising. Best of luck, you will get it done.
It won't be long till the problems are resolved and you will indeed be cruising. Best of luck, you will get it done.
Welcome Rooster! Glad to have you here and I am also looking forward to seeing how your project goes!
Hopefully, you'll have 'er back together in time for Ponoka next year!
Hopefully, you'll have 'er back together in time for Ponoka next year!
Welcome to the forum from the West Coast. Great looking car and you'll be haveing good times when you get it fixed up!
Cheers Rob
Cheers Rob
Welcome to the group. With wiring harnesses, it might be a little expensive but the cost of new wiring is good fire insurance when you find that you have a messed up harness. Do the car right and you can have a lot of road time without fear of something else breaking down.
Welcome from Red Deer Rooster. Everyone here looks forward to seeing your progress and as Riley noted, it would be great to see you on the road for the Ponoka meet and greet in May. And the first thing I also noticed along with Graham was the ramps..... How did you back onto those? There's not enough clearance to set those ramps in behind the wheels???????? Inquiring minds need the answer.... 
Welcome to the forum, it will be a fantastic car when finished, keep your mind on the final target and ignore all the "speed bumps" that may show up. We'd love to see more pictures as this car progresses.
Ha ha ha. No stunt driving required to get on those ramps. Just used a floor jack too raise the car and then set them under. Thanks for the welcome!Welcome from Red Deer Rooster. Everyone here looks forward to seeing your progress and as Riley noted, it would be great to see you on the road for the Ponoka meet and greet in May. And the first thing I also noticed along with Graham was the ramps..... How did you back onto those? There's not enough clearance to set those ramps in behind the wheels???????? Inquiring minds need the answer....
Just thought I would update on the job. All done with a drill and wire wheel. Finally bought a small blast cabinet for the small items and am kicking myself for not getting it sooner.!! The project is expanding....to the point where I am thinking about going for the frame off.
Hey Rooster.Good to hear from you and I see you have been busy. The pictures look great. Keep up the good work.
Eric
Eric
