1963 convertible resto-mod project

Chevrolet Corvette 1963 Description

As the title says, have a '63 convertible resto-mod project that is stalled out due to a hectic work schedule and another priorities taking all of my spare time and the space in my workshop. I'm not desperate for cash; so no low-ball offers, lease. If you are someone who is capable of taking on a project like this, hen you'll know what things cost and what is a fair price.
All total, ’ve put ~$44K into the car, arts, nd materials, nd I’m interested in offers close to that figure. I previously had a complete LS6engine and TKO600 5-speed with this car, ut all interested buyers wanted to do their own thing on the drive-train; so I've pulled them out of the car and out of the deal. You may still see them in some of the pictures, ut they are gone, ow.

The benefit for a buyer is that you don’t have to find all the parts, ait for the manufacturing & shipping lead times, tc. This project is "wrench-ready" for someone who has the time to complete the body work and take it across the finish line. I didn’t track my labor hours, ut I expect I’m probably at around 150. At a typical shop rate of $50 per hour, hat’s ~$7,500 worth of labor that I’m basically giving away here. The time I’ve spent researching and working out engineering can’t even be estimated. It's a roller; so transportation shouldn't be difficult.
A lot has been done, ut there is still a ton of body work left to be completed before it’s ready for paint. Once I got it into primer, planned to pull the body and send it off to the paint shop while I tore down the chassis to get everything powder-coated and pretty before reassembling it for real. I have a Bill of Materials for the major parts I know it still needs, nd I’ve estimated that if I did all of the remaining work other than the final finish, t’s probably going to cost another $17-20K + drive-train to complete, epending on whether you go stock or custom interior. When done, t will be a $100K+ car; so if you can do most ofthe work yourself, here should easily be $25K or more profit in this car.
- SRIII tube-frame for C2 Corvette with Viper rear end (3.55:1 gears) and front & rear sway bars & links ($14,000)
- New CV axles from the Driveshaft Shop; custom built for this setup and rated for 1,200 HP ($1,800)
- C6 Corvette front & rear unequal-length A-arm suspension with new bushing kit ($1,500)
- QA1 single-adjustable shocks with Hypercoil springs ($1,200)
- C6 Z06 brake calipers, otors & pads) ($2,000)
- C6 Z06 split-spoke wheels in polished finish ($700)
- New Nitto Invo tires (275/35ZR18 fronts; 325/30ZR19 rears) ($1,300)
- New Stainless Works side exhaust headers for LS ($1,125)
- New-in-box Hydramax clutch actuator kit ($640)
- New-in-box Wilwood master cylinder and proportioning valve kit ($300)
- New-in-box Hydraboost brake assist kit with pre-fab’d lines ($800)
- 1963 Corvette convertible body with '67 stinger-style hood, omplete and media blasted down to bare fiberglass, ith VIN tag, rim tag, lear title, ard top (complete), ll interior & exterior trim except for mirrors & emblems ($12,500) Also includes:
o Door windows, egulators & other hardware
o Vent window assemblies (both)
o Center console (all three pieces); these need to be polished but are in very good shape. (New repro going for close to $1,500 for this set)
o Gauge bezel
o Glove box door (rough shape)
o Door latches, trikers, inkages, tc.
o Brake & clutch pedal assembly
o Door panels (rough, ut includes hockey sticks)
o Rear brake light assemblies (rough)
o Rough but restorable padded dashes for both sides
o Rear bumpers (need re-chrome); no front bumpers
o Other miscellaneous original ’63 parts
- Complete new headlight assemblies ($1,250)
- New windshield ($250)
- New (repro) front grill ($400)
- New gas door for a ’66 ($120)
- New GTS Customs rear fenders maintaining stock belt-line appearance but with 1.5” extra width to accommodate chassis/wheel/tire combo ($750)
- New front parking lamp panels bonded on but not yet finished ($380)
- Used C4 (‘84-87) rack & pinion steering unit ($200)
- Flaming River tilt/tele steering column plus U-joint & splined shaft to connect to rack & pinion unit ($850)
- New Rock Valley stainless steel baffled fuel tank with internal pump and sender (~$1,100)
- New - all braided fuel line, ittings, ilter, tc. to run from tank to engine fuel rail (~$200)
- New front and rear parking brake cables; rear set is a Lokar aftermarket kit ($200)
- Excellent condition black leather C5 Z06 seats drilled to accept C3 seat racks (~$750 without tracks or $1,000 with tracks)
- Miscellaneous other parts, ncluding multiple fiberglass panels, ody reinforcements, hims, rackets, tc., totaling about another $1,750)
Body work completed:
- Heater opening in firewall filled & shaved.
- Damaged dash repaired with all clock, adio & heater holes shaved; center dash is completely blank now.
- Front end completely disassembled and re-assembled due to original bond joints being dried out. New front parking lamp panels installed due to old ones being too far gone to save.
- Front fender vent panels modified to mimic C6 ZR1 look. Passenger side is nearly complete; driver side glassed in but needs finishing.
- Rear floor cut out and tubbed to clear SRIII frame; still needs some finishing, ut the hard part is done.
- New rear exhaust panel for car with side pipes molded into the car (i.e. not removable).
- New driver-side hinge pillar cover installed.
- New passenger-side lock pillar cover installed.
- New passenger-side rear deck extension installed.
- GTS Customs rear fenders installed.
- Replacement passenger side door installed.
- Seam gap & mismatch worked and good from the doors back, ncluding deck lid.
- #4 body mounts and reinforcements replaced with new.
- Hood seam gap & mismatch partially done; still need work on leading edge.

- New R & L front parking lamp panels bonded on but not finished.

- New front lower valance panel and bonding strips included but not installed yet.

I havea lot more pictures that I can send if you email me a request at eli.j.price@gmail.com. I'm also available to discuss by phoneat 682-201-5804.
Thanks for your interest.