Man - What a job that was. - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

dpetryk · #1 07-20-2006, 12:46 PM

Hi Jim, Mike & everybody else. I have to admit I have been away from this forum for too long, but I have good reason. My middle son Aaron (16) and I have done a complete frame off restoration on a 78 corvette. I have posted about 700 photos on my personal website of the progress spanning almost 2 years. Literally every bolt and rivet has been removed and or replaced. 12 layers of previous paint jobs removed, the frame was acid dipped & epoxy painted. And we were just getting started. This car is going to be gifted to him when he finishes college. It is one of those father son things that we will never forget. So you can see that I have been very busy. Thank God that the benzes have held up and not needed much attention. Vette is done and now its time to catch up.

Check out the Vette: http://www.davidpetryk.net/

I just acquired a 91 560sel with only 85k in beautiful condition. Literally show room condition inside and out. But it needs all the usual stuff. Weeping & leaking hydraulics, motor mounts, timing chain + plastic parts etc. The good thing is that I installed a 2 post lift and now I dont have to break my back working on these things. The transmission is the wrong one and is showing signs of sickness and So I will rebuild it. I have a spare ready to install that I rebuilt about 4 years ago.

I plan to post a thread named "follow allong as I rebuild the transmission myself" with lotsa pictures. Its easy to do and I think alot of the members would find it very interesting. Be watching for that one. I'm glad to be back.

oxymoron · #2 07-20-2006, 01:06 PM

I thought you might have inhaled too much Green Magic! Welcome back. I saw the Houston car you bought. She's a gem. Looked at your vette site too. Awesome.

You're getting all sunbleached the same way I am.

dpetryk · #3 07-20-2006, 01:15 PM

How did you see the car? And you might be right, I do look a little green.

oxymoron · #4 07-20-2006, 01:19 PM

watching Houston cars on ebay

Dee8go · #5 08-21-2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dpetryk

Hi Jim, Mike & everybody else. I have to admit I have been away from this forum for too long, but I have good reason. My middle son Aaron (16) and I have done a complete frame off restoration on a 78 corvette. . . . spanning almost 2 years. Literally every bolt and rivet has been removed and or replaced. 12 layers of previous paint jobs removed, the frame was acid dipped & epoxy painted. And we were just getting started. This car is going to be gifted to him when he finishes college. It is one of those father son things that we will never forget. So you can see that I have been very busy. Thank God that the benzes have held up and not needed much attention. Vette is done and now its time to catch up. . . . .

You da man, Dave! You son's pretty lucky. Experiences like that are very rare, and you're right. Neither of you will forget it. I would have loved to have had a dad who would've spent that much time doing something with me. As beautiful as the Vette is, it can't compare with the experience.