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No more Flintstone's mako !!!
Carl, the pans are metal........ sometime between '75 & '76, chevy started using metal because of catalytic converters... major problem with rust ! They say the metal floorpans were used thru 1982, but the 1980 parts car I bought years ago definitely had fiber…
No more Flintstone's mako !!!
Did you use the nibbler in the first shot to cut it out?Looks like a nice job.Man that looks better.You're really doing a good job.2 thumbs up! I did use an nibbler............but it was an air nibbler hooked to my compressor ! I used the hand nibbler some, an…
No more Flintstone's mako !!!
Got the old floors cut out and the new floor pans installed. Coated them with epoxy primer before I installed them. I was amazed how well they fit! Next on the agenda is the windshield ........... wish me luck !!! Rick
Good Item for shark owners.
Randy, those look really sweet !!! I've got an old set of Mickey Thompson covers that look similar that I've been thinking of using on the mako............ might be just the dress-up they need........... Thanx ! Rick
One step forward...................
Just wondering Rick you did take the windshild out your self ? If so what tool's did you use ? Sometime's i would use a seal cuting tool call an "Ultra Wizard". other time's i would use my homemade tooling 1/4 in. wooden dole's with very thin strong steel cabl…
One step forward...................
Got the frame in today.............. 4 boxes on the back porch when I got home ! sidepipes/tubes/idler arm windshield frame & a few other things from corvettemack in the last box ! This frame looks almost brand new........... of course it will look alot better…
One step forward...................
Oh yea........ While looking at the car yesterday and knowing how far I'm gonna be pulling it down to replace things and get her cleaned up......... I decided I'm going to pull the motor and tranny and rebuild them before I put it back together ! It obvious th…
One step forward...................
I should have looked at that before I sold the car to you. I honestly didn't know. I am truly sorry :-( No sweat Randy, How could you have known ? There wasn't much rust around the kick panel body mounts.......... most of it seemed to be in the lower drivers s…
One step forward...................
Two steps back.................. Been ripping everything out of the mako, got the wiring and the steering wheel pulled out. While laying in the floor and looking up, I noticed something odd.................... Now I'm really glad that I haven't gotten onto the…
Tell me about John Silva
Jeffrey, Welcome to the forum ! I'm sorry to say I never met your father, but I did get one of his few short tail mako's a couple of months ago. The car has been sitting for a few years, so it's gonna take some time to get her back in good shape. Wish me luck!…
The Red Shark
car guy wrote: Dave- you are quick. Good shots, do you have any others of this car. Motor, interior, anything?? Was the back of the door extended to take up the rear flare that was there??. You do a great job with the page setups- I hope mine will come out as…
The Red Shark
car guy wrote: Thanks- I got the pics at work- I'm leaving soon. I'll check the house e-mail later. I sent you a couple responses back Rick I have been dying to get a few sets of the sharks that are on your fenders to put on my rides. Can you please provide me…
The Red Shark
car guy wrote: Dave- you are quick. Good shots, do you have any others of this car. Motor, interior, anything?? Was the back of the door extended to take up the rear flare that was there??. You do a great job with the page setups- I hope mine will come out as…
The Red Shark
car guy wrote: Thanks- I got the pics at work- I'm leaving soon. I'll check the house e-mail later. I sent you a couple responses back Dino.................. sounds good !!! I'm looking forward to Carlisle already. Maybe we can hook up for the ride up there...…
The Red Shark
car guy wrote: Randy, can you send them to me here at this job- francis.makula@wfsb.com . I'd like to see it. My other address is my house- won't be home until late. thanks Randy, hello my father is the man whom which you purchased that 76 mako shark from. I w…
The Red Shark
djunod wrote: Actually that page setup sucks... it's just a quickie so you can see the pictures. Yes, I do have a few more pictures of it. Good to see you back again Randy. As for Rick, well only believe half of what he tells you...he's from Richmond...:D As I…
Shawkrider's Owner Page
rockcrusher67 wrote: Cant seem to email you. hows $40.00 plus shipping. ill just cut the section off that way you can use what you need. Last month somebody posted a link to a concept corvette that kind of looked like a modern Manta Ray. It was red and very ni…
New Member
Welcome to the forum ! Looking forward to seeing some pix !
Thanks for welcoming me.
2Sharks wrote: Looks like you figured out how to post. Good job. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this car !!! Looks like you've got the same front end I do............. your coves are smoothed over on the hood, but you've got the Baldwin-Motion gills on…
"Mako Shark Attack Week"...............................
Hey guys, Logged onto CorvetteReport tonight and found a great article on the Mako Shark by Scott !!! Enjoy.................... www.corvettereport.com
Value of a C3 Mako sharkk II
rockcrusher67 wrote: Welcome ART, yes im going to Kissimee next week. Maybe we could meet, iwill be there on the 21st Wayne Art, Along with the others...................... welcome to the forum !!! Very nice project you've got there ! I do tend to agree with M…
John Silva Shorttail
skip wrote: Hi- I think what is being called a shorttail is the removal of 16 inches from the rear deck area which is how John Silva did mine. He never gave me a choice of any other way. There is no spare. Just use flat fix! He built mine around 1973. I drove…
John Silva Shorttail
Skip, you mentioned that there was no room for the spare.............. I decided to go this route, since the rear is so prominent !!!!
John Silva Shorttail
Here are some pix............. old and newer of my short-tail I bought from Randy. You can see how the door opening works in these pix ! Hope this sheds some light on the difference in the short-tail. By the way...................... Skip --------- We're still…