Almost Ready to Run

On The Stand

 



Distributor and Carb all thats needed to fire her up.

The Great Rear End Debate

4 Link Kit

 

We purchased a Corvette rear end for the lark project but after seeing the problems of mounting, how strong it is and the wheel clearance.  The kit shown above would be easy to install and allow us the use the nine inch Ford rear end with it's strength  and adjustability.
What do you think?
All comments are welcome expecialty if you have either rear end setup.  Any comments will be taken at face value. Feel free to comment.

Progress

Progress.......................

Front end parts rebuilt and ready for installation.

Rear end home and sway bar removed it is a Posi Traction.  James has beem measuring and planning for the installation. Still deciding on amount to lower.

Ebay Rear End

I bid on a 1984 C-4 Corvette rear end today and won.

Engine Progress

Jamie McLeod has been getting the engine ready for the Lark

Jamie said the engine has good closed chamber 396 heads with about 9.5 compression ratio.

We will have a video of the engine running soon.

Disassemble Frame

James removing the front clip.  Do we powdercoat or not?

James At Work

Body Stored for Now

Taking her Apart

Off The Frame

Some of my son's friends came over tonight to help remove the body from the frame.

Easy Job Rolling Out Frame

The Boy's at Mid Lift

Body on Casters

Closeup of Framr Graft

Nine Inch Ford

Ready for Frame Work

In The Garage

Thanks to help from Jamie Mcleod and Joe Roberts we got her into the garage.  Now we need four SDC members to help remove the body from the frame.

In Garage

Need to move a few more things

 

Rear View



Just Surface Rust

Floor Pans Front

Floor Pans Rear



Passenger Side Frame Modification



Drivers Side Frame Modification

Stearing Box

Cleaned Up

Ready to put in garage washed four years of alge off and the paint was in good condition.

Linda Washing Parts

Nova Subframe

New Interior

Gas Tank

Pleated

Washed

R/454 Home

R/454 came home today.  Four days of cleaning garage four hours loading up all the parts and car.  I will post more pictures tomorrow as we unload.

On Trailer

Getting The Garage Ready

The hardest part of any project.......Cleaning out the garage and making room for the new project.  The Droptop moves to the front garage to keep the Studemino company.

Rear Garage

The Engine

This is the truck I traded for to get the engine.  The guy I got it from said it was a built 454. Jamie McLeod of fayetteville, NC Took the engine apart to check it out befor we installed in the car.

Owner was going to make a Rat Rod.

 Engine as it was in truck

Engine apart for inspection

First visit to see car

I had not seen the car in several years a friend of mine had started the restoration but had not finished due to poor health.  He was a street rod builder and had sub framed with a Nova Clip and added a 9in Ford rear end.  Then the car was put together and painted.

Hood

 Doors

All body work done

 New Paint in good condition

 Needs a good cleaning and buffing

 New red interior with car

 Chevy Nova Subframe