I am a new member so excuse my asking this question. I think I know the answer to this but the expertise on here is just so knowleagable that I feel that I must ask this just in case I am mistaken. It never hurts to have a different point of view.
I am needing to restore a 40,000 69 BB 435hp. Cpe. It has been modified by Baldwin Motion and in fact is the #1 Vette that he sold. I have pic's of it on the cover of Cars magazine (Aug, 69) so I know what it needs to take it back to that condition. My question is why is it so expensive to do something like this. I see some stating that the cost is 20 to 40 grand. I find that a little unbelieaviable if one is able to do all the work themselves?
Most everything on my car is original as in the article, so it should only need to be dissasmbled and be repainted, rebuilt, and replate the chrome and new carpet. I can do the paint and body work and I have the paint already striped off. I can't see why the huge cost unless you can't do the work yourself. I am a retired bodyman so my only expense is materials and my time which is a labor of love.
The mechanical work is no problem as I bult race motors for my 69 SCCA B/P ex-L88 car. I may have the TH-400 done by someone as I hate to go through that hassle again. I may just put new seals in it and see if I can't get away with it as it only has 5,000 mi on the trans rebuild. NO big deal to pull it back out later if I have to.
I do have 3 things to change back that I know that I need right off if anybody can help?
Factory black leather seats for a 69. I was so smart back in 76 and swaped my original factory Leathers for a set out of a Highback 70's Leather seat optioned car that I wholesaled off my car lot. (If anybody bought a 70's car with 69 black leather seats, please call me? - WE NEED TO TALK) I perfer the later seats but they don't belong in this car.
The factory side exaust covers have blistered and I don't know if I should have them (Plastic) replated or try to find a new set. I know this may cost some bucks but that would be worth it if I can find a NOS set of covers.
Last but not too expensive is the car was hit from behind and I need to replace the taillight panel and part of the rear deck which I already have the parts for but the rear exaust blockoff lower panel with the exaust outlets blocked off for a factory car is damaged and I would rather replace it as someone used glass cloth on the back side to refinforce it for some reason to cover the original outlets. According to the tank sticker it came from the factory with them blocked off. I can see where the factory used a black plastic looking plug on a std outlet panel with the same bondo that they used on the bonding strips? Then someone used glass cloth to go over or reinforce it, after the car was delivered???
I know this is not a "NCRS" as factory delivered restoration but it is a car that should be restored for posterity none the less. Thanks for taking the time to read this and for any thoughts you may have on this matter.
The link below is a Magazine article on my car.
Magazine article (go to very bottom of page)
I am needing to restore a 40,000 69 BB 435hp. Cpe. It has been modified by Baldwin Motion and in fact is the #1 Vette that he sold. I have pic's of it on the cover of Cars magazine (Aug, 69) so I know what it needs to take it back to that condition. My question is why is it so expensive to do something like this. I see some stating that the cost is 20 to 40 grand. I find that a little unbelieaviable if one is able to do all the work themselves?
Most everything on my car is original as in the article, so it should only need to be dissasmbled and be repainted, rebuilt, and replate the chrome and new carpet. I can do the paint and body work and I have the paint already striped off. I can't see why the huge cost unless you can't do the work yourself. I am a retired bodyman so my only expense is materials and my time which is a labor of love.
The mechanical work is no problem as I bult race motors for my 69 SCCA B/P ex-L88 car. I may have the TH-400 done by someone as I hate to go through that hassle again. I may just put new seals in it and see if I can't get away with it as it only has 5,000 mi on the trans rebuild. NO big deal to pull it back out later if I have to.
I do have 3 things to change back that I know that I need right off if anybody can help?
Factory black leather seats for a 69. I was so smart back in 76 and swaped my original factory Leathers for a set out of a Highback 70's Leather seat optioned car that I wholesaled off my car lot. (If anybody bought a 70's car with 69 black leather seats, please call me? - WE NEED TO TALK) I perfer the later seats but they don't belong in this car.
The factory side exaust covers have blistered and I don't know if I should have them (Plastic) replated or try to find a new set. I know this may cost some bucks but that would be worth it if I can find a NOS set of covers.
Last but not too expensive is the car was hit from behind and I need to replace the taillight panel and part of the rear deck which I already have the parts for but the rear exaust blockoff lower panel with the exaust outlets blocked off for a factory car is damaged and I would rather replace it as someone used glass cloth on the back side to refinforce it for some reason to cover the original outlets. According to the tank sticker it came from the factory with them blocked off. I can see where the factory used a black plastic looking plug on a std outlet panel with the same bondo that they used on the bonding strips? Then someone used glass cloth to go over or reinforce it, after the car was delivered???
I know this is not a "NCRS" as factory delivered restoration but it is a car that should be restored for posterity none the less. Thanks for taking the time to read this and for any thoughts you may have on this matter.
The link below is a Magazine article on my car.
Magazine article (go to very bottom of page)
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