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Select® Motors Newsletter Archives - September 2009 - Select Corvette Pace Car Restoration

Select Motors Classic Car Restoration
Select Classic Car Restoration Newsletter            September  2009

 Hello and welcome to the Select Restoration Newsletter! 

This newsletter has been sent to you because you purchased classic car parts or gifts from Select Motor Co.,signed up for our newsletter,inquired about a car for sale or about restorations services. We have been in the automotive restoration business since 1991 and added the parts store in 2005.Shop Talk
 
So, we would like to share with you restoration tips from "Select Shop Talk", make you aware of new restoration parts as they become available on the market,offer coupons for savings in our online store,give you previews of cars we are building in the shop,and much more.
 
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1978 Corvette Pace Car Revival
Resoration by Select Motors
 
 
 
1978 Pace Car CorvetteThe Corvette was significantly redesigned in 1978 marking the
25th Anniversary of the Corvette.
 
 
This redesign, the first since 1968, included a wraparound back window and a fastback roofline. The much awaited glass t-top roof panels became available for this year.
 
 
This would be the first year that a Corvette was used as a pace car at the Indy 500.  Chevrolet built a limited edition replica of the Indy 500 Pace Car to sell at their dealerships.
 
The 25th Anniversary Pace Car Edition Corvette models even had their own vehicle identification number ( VIN Number ) to set them apart from other 25th Anniversary Corvette models.  The Pace Car had a 9 in the VIN Number for the 8th digit and the other Corvettes of 1978 had a 4. 
 
The paint scheme for the Pace Car was also unique; it was two-tone black and silver paint with a red accent striping along with special decals unless the customer specified that they be omitted.

 
Equipment in this "Indy Package" (RPO code Z78) included a special silver interior with high-back seats, special front and rear spoilers, P255/60R1 5 white-letter tires on alloy wheels and glass t-top roof panels.
Corvette Interior
Upholstery was silver leather or leather with smoke gray cloth inserts.
 
There were a total of 6,502 Pace Cars built in 1978.
 
The team at Select Motors is returning this 1978 25th Anniversary Edition Pace Car Corvette to its original glory. 
 
In addition to being a VIN Number branded Pace Car this Vette came with the L-82 engine and a 4 speed manual transmission.  The owner of this car ordered and took delivery of it without the "Pace Car" decals on the doors. Our original restoration of this car will also include the door decal delete option.
1978 Corvette Restoration 
 
When we first viewed the '78 Pace Car, it was obvious that all four corners of the car had bonding strips coming loose.  The cracks in both front fenders and both quarter panels ran the full length of those panels.  Having bonding strips coming loose after 30 years, yea '78 Vetts are over 30 now, is not uncommon on Corvettes but having all four seemed a little excessive.
 
As we stripped the car down and removed the interior and bumpers it became apparent this car had been in a light collision on the left rear corner.  The left quarter panel and the rear surround panel had been replaced.  The repair work performed to repair collision damage was the cause of the two rear quarter panels delaminating from the surround panel.body
 
Fiberglass body filler, a resin and fiber mix, had been used to install a new quarter panel, to repair the left rear corner of the tub and it was used to install the surround panel.
 
Beginning in 1973 Corvettes were made of sheet molded compound or SMC.  1972 was the last year Chevrolet made a Corvette out of actual fiberglass.  Because SMC is more flexible than fiberglass the two compounds move at different rates and typically crack where they are bonded together.
 
The good news was we were able to remove the rear bodyworksurround without damaging it because it just wasn't bonded like it would have been with the correct panel bond material; which usually bonds so well the surround has to be destroyed to be removed.
 
The replacement quarter panel on the drivers side was not bonded to the car very well, and was easily removed.  We replaced the quarter panel, however, because it had been trimmed down excessively in the door jamb area by the previous installer.
 

Corvette BodyworkThe bonding strips on the front were ground back and repaired and the rest of the body was stripped and massaged for perfect paint.
Stay tuned as we complete this project by going to the project pages the SelectMotors.Net website or click on the link below.
 

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If your restoration been hijacked by time or "good intentions" 
 
Select Motors can make your  project our mission.  
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Body Bolt Kit Select MotorsTotally Stainless
 
Body Bolt Kits  &
                  Chassis Bolt Kits 
 
These kits are individually packaged with you in mind.  Each kit contains individually labled and sealed component kits ready to be installed.
 
Complete body bolt kits  include every nut, bolt, screw and washer needed to assemble your classic car or truck!
 
These kits are available for a wide range of makes and models of vehicles from classic cars and trucks to muscle cars, late model trucks, Jeeps, Vettes and even VW's! 
 

Stainless Bolt


Suspension and Chassis Bolt Kits are available to complement the drivetrain and body kits. These automotive bolt and fastener kits contain the first large size, high-strength bolts for suspensions. Where appropriate, the kits contain high-strength U-bolts with the correct tall nuts.

Chassis Kit



Engine bolt kits start at just $28.50. These kits (available for most U.S. V-8's, and many 6-cyliner engines) include all the correct bolts and washers for the distributor, fuel pump, intake, oil pan, thermostat, timing cover, water pump and valve covers. Kits are also available for air-cooled VW's.
 
These kits are offered in several different bolt styles.  These stlyes are:   

Bolt Style

                   

* OEM Original Style Indented Hex  Head   
    with Black Stainless where approporiate 
* Button Head
* Hex Head
* Indented Hex Head
* High Strength 6-Point & 12-Point
 

Bolt Sample


The black stainless is achieved by applying a permanent high tech powder coating with
Teflon so that anti seize is not required on these black fasteners.  This coating is .4 mils thick.


Use the link below to enter the bolt kit store and get more information on the kits available for your application.


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The Gift Shop at Select Motors has a complete selecion of classic and muscle car gifts. 
 
Come in and check us out or shop on line  
 
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