1964 Chevrolet Corvette

Stingray Convertible

8 - Cyl.

Manual

Clear

Gasoline

I bought this 1964 Corvette roadster in 1997. It has only been driven 1600 miles since I bought it. There were some parts missing from it when I bought it, so I started a frame on restoration. Then I got sick and the car sat covered in my garage for several years. Itt was uncovered and driven occasionally. There are 75 pictures with descriptions posted at http://hogwildimprints.com/1964corvette.htm. If you look close at some of the pictures of the suspension, you can see some dust on the springs and stuff. The car had a receipt for a just installed Jasper Remaufactured engine with it when I bought it. From the casting block number, I believe this to be a 1967 327 block. It had 1962 250HP heads on it and an LT1 manifold with a Holley carb. These parts have been sold. Even while I was sick, I was gathering parts to put this back to a 365 HP. This is not a numbers matching car. However, it now has the correct pieces in place, including the correct camelback heads, correct intake manifold, a very nice 2818 Holley carb, etc. The engine has just been assembled with the new heads and has about 50 miles on it. For the purposes of this listing, “new” means since I have owned it and within the last 1600 miles. I have the receipts for almost all of these parts. Following is what has been done to it while I have owned it. The front and rear suspension was removed from the car. Both rear control arms were rebuilt by Corvette Specialties in Knoxville, TN, including new bearings. Stainless steel shim kit for rear arms installed, along with Stainless Steel Strut Rods with polyurethane bushings from Vette Brakes & Products. All suspension bushings replaced with polyurethane, this suspension kit provided by Ecklers. Most of the fasteners for suspension have been replaced with new bolts. Car has not been driven in the rain since this work was done. All backing plates sand blasted and painted. All drive shafts sandblasted and painted, new U joints installed. Rear Springs sandblasted and painted, new liners installed. New front parking brake cable, rear cables sandblasted, cleaned painted. Rear pinion housing removed, disassembled, reshimed and new seals installed. 3.70 gear ratio with Posi-traction. Muncie transmission disassembled, cleaned, new seals installed. NOTE: shifter linkage is Hurst. It has the standard chevy lever on top. New bushing installed in the Hurst shifter. Front suspension removed, A frames sandblasted, new aftermarket HP (Ecklers #34786) coil springs installed, new ball joints, new tie rod ends. New power steering kit from Stainless Steel Brake Corp installed, new control arm bushings from Energy Suspension installed. New wheel cylinders all around. New flexible brake lines front and rear. New 1965 dual master cylinder installed with a proportioning valve. I would rather be safe than sorry, the dual master cylinder provides some safety if a brake link or cylinder should fail. The original springs and master cylinder will go with the car. New Delco shocks installed all around. New grease caps and lug nuts. Correct wheels were found, sandblasted, painted. They were listed as NOS, but they needed cleaned up. New Coker radial tires were installed. The tires have only been bubble balanced. They need to be spin balanced. Original hubcaps found and refurbished, new hub cap spinners. 4 wheel alignment done on car. The brake and clutch peal assemblies were removed, new return springs, rubber bumpers, nylon bushings, pedal pads. Electronic Quarts clock kit installed. New radio speaker installed. AM/FM Wonderbar radio works. Seat frames stripped, sand blasted, new foam and new vinyl seat covers installed. Seat pivot screws, spacers and adjusters installed. New front mats. New Seat Belts from Dr. Vette. New Jack and jack hold down spring iinstalled. New headlight up/down switch installed. New interior screws. New rearview mirror and bracket. New Speedometer cable. Tach and Fuel gauge rebuilt this year by Corvette Clocks by Roger. Heater core recored. New Hood Release Cables and retainers. New LH headlight mtor from Corvette Central. Restored W/S wiper motor from Eastern Corvettes. That brings us to the engine. The cylinders do not have a ridge in them and the bore is .030" over. I had found a set of correct Camelback heads. They had a mild porting job done to them. I bought new Stainless Steel valves, new double valve springs, new lightweight retainers. I had the heads machined for screw in studs, also had steel valve seats installed so the car could safely run unleaded gas. The valve guides were knurled and reamed. The heads were resurfaced as well. The new camshaft is a hydraulic lifter 350 HP Corvette cam used in 1965. New lifters, new pushrods, new steel roller rockers, New screw in studs with guide plates. New 8” balancer and 8” timing cover. 6 quart oil pan. Correct 3844461 aluminum intake manifold. Holley 2818 carb, just rebuilt. New radiator hoses, new thermostat housing, new fan belts, new fuel pump. Pertronic IGNITOR electronic ignition installed. New choke tubes, air tube, vacuum advance lines, plug wires, spark plugs, oil filler tube and cap. New GF-80 fuel filters, bracket and pump to carb lines. Engine reinstalled in November, 2010. Exhaust manifolds sandblasted and coated with CastBlast and baked. New stainless steel exhaust pipes and aluminized mufflers. Most of the ground straps replaced. Lights all work. Headlight motors work. Harrison aluminum radiator. New pressure cap. The paint on the car has some chips. There is also some marks on the rear deck where someone probably once had a hardtop. The car had a new white convertible top on it when I bought it. The hood has a burn spot on it, probably from a Rochester fuel injection system. There is still evidence of bonding strips under the glass, so I presume it is original fiber glass. The whiskers and window channeling need replaced on both windows and the vent window regulators need rebuilt or replaced. There are two screws it the steering column that do not belong there, but do not affect the form or function. The hood on the right side pops loose from the latch and the right side exhaust pip rattles where it goes through the crossmember. I have not been able to fix either of those problems. Again there are 75 pictures with descriptions posted at http://hogwildimprints.com/1964corvette.htm. When I got sick, I could not maintain my outside sales job and we started our own company. I have to sell the car as we need the money. If the auction brings $5000 over the reserve, I will include the soft car cover, assembly manual, original factory service manuals, a nice 1965 steering column, a tight vent window regulator, some decals, etc. I have a double axle trailer, so delivery may be arranged. Trailer could be purchased as well. Email at hogboss@cox.net. Terms are $2000 nonrefundable deposit required through PayPal within 72 hours of close of auction. Balance due by certified check only upon delivery, within 10 days. No warranty, car is sold as is. I reserve the right to cancel the auction at any time as the car is also offered for sale locally. On Dec-26-10 at 07:56:43 PST, seller added the following information: The mileage is what shows on the odometer. Original mileage may be 100,000 + or it may be something else entirely. I have no way of knowing. Again, this is not a matching numbers car. In appearance it looks like a 365 HP and should pass inspection at local show levels. With a hydraulic 350 HP lifter cam instead of the solid lifter cam, it is more drivable. The Hurst shifter also makes it more driveable. The double master cylinder was added for safety. The new front springs and the poly bushings make it more driveable.