Switching topics, I removed the chrome American Racing Torq-Thrust D wheels from the Corvette. The replacement wheels are American Racing Torq-Thrust D's in grey spoke. The gray spoke wheels were very popular in the 60's and we feel they're more appropriate. At Dennis K's recommendation we also put the raised letters to the inside. Raised white letters were popular but the word Radial was not.
The picture does not do the wheels justice. You'll have to trust me that they look awesome.
We put the chrome wheels on our newly acquired Nomad. Bob D, my brother Jim and I have owned this car for the last 40+ years. We just keep handing it off every 12 years or so. The old Cragars are finally gone and the new wheels and tires look great.
We had three open issues from a recent post. One was to replace the universal joint bearing caps with the correct U-bolts used in 63. All 4 U-bolts have been installed and we even gave the rear cover of the differential a new paint job.
Another open item was to replace the transmission shift forks. In this photo the new forks are installed. They are made in the USA and are substantially beefier than the ones removed. Lets hope they work.
Getting the transmission back together was a bit of a chore because of limited space in the tunnel.
We also purchased and installed a clutch fork push rod for the 1963 ball-and-socket clutch fork.
That about wraps up the mechanical work which means I'll be block sanding the body soon. Either that or I could paint a test panel to figure out what color racing strip we want to use. I think I like that.
Stay tuned and thanks for watching.
