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excellant video, mitch!

Good idea Mitch

Great info about the fit and tool. Greatly appreciated. The install tip is invaluable. Thank you!

Still waiting on parts?

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Its good you've got your hands-on hobby with cars while your working. All my hobbies went by the wayside while I was an engineer. Now that I retired I'm starting to do some hobbies I did prior to my job, and I got rid of things that now I wish I kept. I watch because I never knew how corvette bodies were put together. Interesting stuff.

Good stuff I’ll order some

Very good idea ! Are you planning to sell an STL-file of the tool ? Always very interesting and learning to watch your videos, a big help and a great source of motivation. Thanks !

Good idea. Thanks Mitch.

You can download a copy of the Kent-Moore Service Tools catalog : Fall 1970. The blocks are on page 95. Description is "J 8942 windshield aligning blocks (set of 6), ALL GM cars - thru 1965 "

Mitch I’m interested in the angle of the windshield frame and how it fits up to the vent window on a roadster. My passenger door sits too low and vent window looks like it’s leaning back a little. The windshield has been replaced and I suspect that the frame may be bent, leaning too far back

Absolutely, the tool is great. I'll buy them when available. Thanks!

Hey there Mitch, I like the way you make your own tools. I have boxes full of jigs and fixtures and special hand tools for various tasks. Someday when I'm gone my kids will go through that stuff and go WTF is this? Take care, Dan

Hey Great! A new tool. I'll be honest, most of the video was over my head but i sure enjoyed it. Stay save.

Hey there Mitch, Good on you for helping your fellow students with their work. I got my EE degree before the internet, and yeah we had to learn it, understand it, and do the work to survive. None of the TA's spoke English ... or you couldn't tell. It was a struggle. Nice job applying your thinking methods to these cars. Take care, Dan

not only are you teaching knowledge, but by not giving away measurements, you're teaching wisdom. plus every car is different. you can't set "strict build information" and expect that it will work for every situation. keep up the great work mitch!!

Hello, great work, excellent video. Question for anyone who can help, I just flipped (not rolled) my 89 C4, more like came to almost a complete stop but slide over edge of 4 foot drop flipping onto the open "targa" top. Light damage to passenger side, top corner of bird cage. The bird cage bent down about an inch at top corner of passenger side windshield frame. Any suggestions on best way to pull up the corner of bird cage/windshield frame? Must it be done from inside, removing interior and jacking up on bird cage under dashboard. can it just be done by removing windshield and lifting up on top passenger corner of bird cage/windshield frame? I live in Norther Virginia, any recommendations on repair shop? Thank you to anyone who can help?

Thank you Mitch! This is really great and important information! The chassis dimetions and measurements would also be greatly appreciated!

hey mitch, since you are seeking suggestions id suggest you put together an entire dvd series of one of your builds. soup to nuts, with no fast forwarding thru critical aspects. those would be way more valuable to the serious student.

If you were in business doing restoration as you are it would be a great investment to purchase a 3D measuring system for automobiles like a Chief or Car-O-Liner. You can measure a car and use those measurements forever and you will be able to precisely put any part on a car and do it the same every time. You would save hours and hours of time as well. You can buy a used measuring system for around $2000 and training classes are a few hundred dollars.

Check out the book "Corvette: 1963-1967" by Larry M. Galloway. He was an inspector in St. Louis and his book does have a copy of the overall blueprint.

What I've found with my vettes is one size (rarely) fits all! Good talk, Mitch! Keeping the numbers to yourself is a great boon to the general public, whether they realize it or not! It's like if your teacher gives you all the answers first....you'll never learn the process, and likely make costly mistakes.... Geat video! A+++++

WOW!!!

Well done keep up the great work.

Good video

Have enjoyed your series of videos precisely because you verbalize your thought process of problem solving for the different situations you're presented with. Great help with clamping, fixturing , splicing fiberglass, making sure doors fit well first then working outward from there. This has been a great help on my 1966. Look forward to every episode. Thank you so much for your efforts

As someone that started out as a CompE at GT, the equation balances. Thank you for documenting your thought process. Some don't want to post processes but advertise for business. If yoou don't do body work a misstep can make for some hurdles which you just didn't know about.

As mentioned . A video on birdcage inspection would be great

Great video and good advice.👍

Good talk Mitch. Your expertise shines through. So glad you are willing to share it.

Really enjoy watching and I pick up new information every view. Thanks so much for doing what you do. Still amazed how you handle all these challenges from your home garage.

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That's good information. When I was doing my 65 I took pictures, made drawings, and kept lots of notes. At the age the C2s are now they have been through alot of bumps and brushes. Similar in looks but not in measurments. Good honest video. Stay safe.

The light bulb went on in my head halfway through my C3 Corvette restoration when I realized these cars were hand built and no car or birdcage is the exact same dimensions. Couple this with the numerous of errors I found in the AIM books, and it all makes sense. So, figure out your car’s factory dimensions and try and replicate it during the restoration. Keep up the great work, Mitch!

have you done a vid on inspecting the bird cage?

Great videos. You’re 100% right the car can show you what it needs/wants if you look and listen to it. Helped be a ton on my coupe birdcage.

Liability sir. In short every car is a unique piece of art. I understand exactly what you are saying, I am an engineering technician for almost 25 years, good video that speaks is speaking my language. Thank you. Lots of research and homework on my Corvette 100%

How can I contact you to see if you would consider my project '66 convertible?

Nice video

A guy like me appreciates this, what a blast, and thank you for these tips and tricks. E.

I have used 08115 for years on fiberglass front ends on big rigs in a truck body shop. You can take an industrial heat gun to the epoxy & dry it in 10 minutes good & hard. No need to dry overnight & you can get the job done in hours instead of days. Heat it up as hot as you can where it`s too hot to even touch & when it cools it`s hard. Try it & you will not want do it any other way!

Magic Mitch great job

Hi Mitch and thank you for the video! I truly like this project as I have similar here to complete! I would like to know do you usually buy bonding strips or do you do make them yourself? Could you show us how to make them?

i must be so satisfying to bring these original pieces together to live again!

I learned a lot from your videos mitch nice job

It’s a car. Nice work!

Hey there Mitch, From all those pieces-parts a car pops out. Great work man! Take care, Dan

It's always good to see these cars go on and be alive again. I do have a question. I switched from a small block hood to a 67 stinger hood, now my hood latch is useless. I currently use a hockey stick to keep the hood open. How do I go about fixing this and doing it so it will last? Thanks for all the hard work you do and for sharing with us. Have fun and stay safe.

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Well done Mitch! As usual😊