Factory Sill Plate Refurbishing

[Patrick H.]

Re: Factory Sill Plate Refurbishing

And just what is wrong with the reproduction sill plates?

As noted below, the screw holes aren't lined up or countersunk, and the ridges are the incorrect width.

Once again a lesson in "how to screw up a reproduction part."

[Martin N.]

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PATRICK-

That's what makes me a ittle worried about just chuckin' the originals and replacing with reproductions. You are r quite certain if the replacement is going to do "justice" to the end product.

Marty

[Patrick H.]

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Marty,

That's why you never throw away old Corvette parts.

If you happen to be redoing your rocker covers, you might be able to do a package deal on the 2 covers plus the two sill plates.

Patrick

[Terry M.]

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Not to hijack you post Marty, but I have the same situtation with my originals being scuffed up. On the repros I have the three raised stripes are narrower than the originals. A judge pointed it out to me, I just blinked.

I was about to send out my originals, now , not sure.$$$$$

Drat. The repops used to be dead nuts on. Obviously that is no longer the case. Maybe Marty is on to something.

[Patrick H.]

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Drat. The repops used to be dead nuts on. Obviously that is no longer the case. Maybe Marty is on to something.

The repops I have for Dad's car are probably 8 years old. I put the originals back in place because it wasn't worth trying to mess with the new ones to make them work.

Patrick

[Martin N.]

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KEN-

Any info. on that guy that's going to do your trim rings. Maybe I'll think about my rocker moldings, sill plates and trim rings also as a packaged deal. Winter is coming here to Northern Illinois, so no better time.

Marty

[Stuart F.]

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I put repro sill plates on my 63 a long time ago, but still have the original "scratched" plates that are anodized. The repros are not anodized, and I like them that way as they look like new after 32 years. The anodized may be correct, but they scratch too easy and look real crummy that way. If the same as true for the C-3's, I would suggest you get your originals re-anodized and use for show only, then use repros for driving.

Stu Fox

[Dick W.]

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.015" difference. I do not believe that that can be determined by visual inspection.

[Terry M.]

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We routinely tell the difference between large ball antennae (0.250) and small ball (0.200) from across the judging field. I'll grant you that is .050 < .015. So maybe, maybe not.

[Harmon C.]

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KEN-

Any info. on that guy that's going to do your trim rings. Maybe I'll think about my rocker moldings, sill plates and trim rings also as a packaged deal. Winter is coming here to Northern Illinois, so no better time.

Marty

Most 74's will not have the tab on the rocker moldings so you may want to see how close the reproductions are to originals. The deleting of the tab was noted in the AIM 8-2-73. A good set of no tab original rockers should be easy to find.

[Kenneth T.]

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KEN-

Any info. on that guy that's going to do your trim rings. Maybe I'll think about my rocker moldings, sill plates and trim rings also as a packaged deal. Winter is coming here to Northern Illinois, so no better time.

Marty

Marty, sorry for the delay. I spoke with Steve he is helpful and will quote prices based on condition of work needed.

Brightworks Restoration - Steven Grace
136 Kennedy St
Fall River, MA 02721
1-508- 672-5931

One other source is Rick Miller (NCRS)
E-mail Address
rkmiller@infowest.com

[Alan S.]

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I really do believe the parts are anodized. The finish sorta crackles if you scrape it with a sharp tool. I had some sailboat parts anodized many years ago and that was what the finish looked like.
Regards,
Alan

NACRA 18 sq/mtr. Almost as much fun as a Corvette.

[Harmon C.]

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.015" difference. I do not believe that that can be determined by visual inspection.

I checked the thickness of a business card today at .013 and I'm with Dick that it would be hard to see the difference. The thickness of the repo is the same as the difference in the size of the antenna ball or more than three times as much to see .050 in the ball .015 on the sill plate.

[Kenneth T.]

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I checked the thickness of a business card today at .013 and I'm with Dick that it would be hard to see the difference. The thickness of the repo is the same as the difference in the size of the antenna ball or more than three times as much to see .050 in the ball .015 on the sill plate.

Lyle,
As stated, an NCRS judge, during a local shine show, said hey Ken those are repos. I went home and took out my originals and side by side you can see that the band thickness is different. Now that the overall thickness of the sill must conform to the car, the thickness of the wide band versis the narrow bands in black is compromised.

I can't say it as well as a picture. If you want I will take some

Ken

[Edward J.]

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MARTIN THE SILL PLATED CAN BE REFINISHED, BUT WILL REQUIRE MANY HOURS TO STRIP DOWN, YOULL BE BETTER OF DOING THE MANUEL LABOR YOURSELF THEN TAKING THEM TO A REFINISHER , I RECENTLY STRIPED MY ROCKER PANELS MYSELF AND TOOK ALL THE PITS AND SCRACHES OUT THEN HAD THE REFINISHED . IT WILL TAKE MANY DIFFERENT GRITS OF SAND PAPER AND STEEL WOOL AND METAL POLISH.