Sign-up - 1977 CanAm Corvette Extreme Makeover - Thursday, September 22nd

[Mike Phillips]

Sign-up - 1977 CanAm Corvette Extreme Makeover - Thursday, September 22nd (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/sign-up-open-garage-classes/40900-sign-up-1977-canam-corvette-extreme-makeover-thursday-september-22nd.html)


Autogeek's Car of the Week!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/715/AG-car-of-the-week.jpg



On Thursday, September 22nd we're going to test our skills to the max as we restore a show car finish to this 1977 CanAm Corvette.

I love the look of this body kit and the color scheme on this Corvette; it's like the Batmobile meets the A-Team!

1977 Greenwood CanAm Corvette
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1256/GoldCoastCorvetteClub018.jpg


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1256/GoldCoastCorvetteClub019.jpg


It has a wild custom paint job with a beautiful multi-color metallic flake under the clearcoat and our goal will be to restore 100% clarity to the clear coat to really get the metallic flake to *pop* when you look at the finish.

We're going to have roughly 4 hours to remove the swirls and get the paint perfectly prepared for a coat of wax so I'm looking for a team of people ready, willing and able to lend me a hand.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1256/GoldCoastCorvetteClub020.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1256/GoldCoastCorvetteClub021.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1256/GoldCoastCorvetteClub022.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1256/GoldCoastCorvetteClub023.jpg



I just spoke with Dave, the owner of this Corvette and he told me this is the Greenwood CanAm Body Kit and I thought you Corvette aficionados might be able to share some information about the CanAm body kits?


Also, the lovely Amy (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/sign-up-open-garage-classes/40438-autogeek-s-car-week-2011-camaro-modeled-amy-4.html) will be back to help remove the wax and I've heard she's bringing a friend...



:)

[FUNX650]

Perhaps this will help, if this doesn't violate this forum's rules.

Greenwood Corvette - Eckler's Can Ams (http://www.greenwoodcorvettes.com/CanAm.html)


Note: Didn't Amy mention that I was the "friend".
Just curious.

Bob

[Mike Phillips]

We'll be doing the extreme makeover in Stuart, Florida in our Autogeek's What's in the Garage? TV Studio, which we just installed our new Racedeck floor to showcase the cars we work on and that will be on Season 2 of our TV show.


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/715/NewWhatsInTheGarageStudio01.jpg


Last week we put a show car finish on a 2011 Camaro with the Red Jewel Tint paint and the project was a lot of fun for everyone that helped out and I think the results speak for themselves.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1254/2011RJTCamaro002.jpg


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1254/2011RJTCamaro003.jpg



If you live in the South Florida area and would like to learn more about machine polishing plus make some new friends and be part of the Transformation Team, then make plans to be at Autogeek's TV Studio on September 23rd starting at 5:00pm


And of course we're located at,

Autogeek's Garage
7744 SW Jack James Drive
Stuart, FL 34997
Mapquest Driving Directions (http://tinyurl.com/l5d6vf)

http://www.auto-geek.net/ag-images/employees/building-575w.jpg



Questions?

Office: 1-800-869-3011 x206
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek.net (Mike.Phillips@Autogeek.net)

I will also be posting pictures of this extreme makeover as it happens to my Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-Phillips/160604287306951) if you want to follow along.


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[Mike Phillips]

Note: Didn't Amy mention that I was the "friend".
Just curious.

Bob

Do you wear a dress?

If so, you might be the friend she was talking about...


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[FUNX650]

Do you wear a dress?

If so, you might be the friend she was talking about...


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LOL. To be in the same room with Amy, I'd be willing to show up "Klinger-Styled" anyday. :D

Also some more info on CanAm body kits:
(Sourced from Bloomington Gold's website)

Ralph Eckler
Vendor, Marketer, Collector & Restorer

“Broken Windshield and Flapping Fenders”

Walking into a salvage yard in 1961 was Ralph Eckler’s first step into Corvette history.

Driving out of that yard in a 1960 Corvette with a broken windshield and smashed fiberglass was his second step. The fenders flapped noisily and it looked like a sports car owned by the Beverly Hillbillies. “This is great,” the 20-year-old Ralph thought to himself. And it was the Corvette’s less-than-show room condition that set Ralph on his way during the early years of the Corvette Phenomenon.

Growing up working at his father’s shop and learning his main trade of fiberglass, Eckler used his skill and knowledge to restore his fender-flapping 1960. He began customizing body kits for all years of Corvette. He created the Can-Am wide body, hatch-back kits and one-piece tilt front ends. He quickly became known as the King of custom-bodied Corvettes. Although the Eckler brand didn’t quite jibe with the judging crowd, Eckler’s was a staple at Bloomington Gold from day one. Then, Ralph negotiated a restoration parts license agreement with GM allowing Eckler’s to use tooling and blueprints for discontinued parts and sell them as restoration parts. Ralph’s extreme passion for Corvettes turned into Eckler’s Corvette Parts serving the entire U.S. and beyond with every conceivable Corvette part and accessory. Now, Eckler’s was able to serve all market segments —custom to OEM.

Ralph Eckler made Corvette repair and modification practical long before the days of the current craze of aftermarket accessories. And with it he had a huge influence on the direction and enthusiasm of the Corvette Phenomenon.


Bob

[Mike Phillips]

I did a quick Google image search and found a few CanAm Corvettes in different paint schemes...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1261/CanAmCorvette01.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1261/CanAmCorvette02.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1261/CanAmCorvette03.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1261/CanAmCorvette04.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1261/CanAmCorvette05.jpg


This is going to be a fun project...

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[Setec Astronomy]

Corvette Summer...remember that movie?

I remember Eckler's there in Titusville, too.

[Mike Phillips]

Corvette Summer...remember that movie?




Yes...


http://lsxtv.com/photos/data/504/corvette11.jpg

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaOD7mD2P7U]Corvette Summer - car chase scene - YouTube[/video]



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[Bobby B.]

This CanAm Corvette is pretty cool. It kinda looks like the Batmobile & the A-Team van in-one. I believe it also has a Black & Red Ostrage interior too.

http://www.dezignstuff.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/batmobile1.jpg
http://skip-to-the-end.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/a-team-van.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1256/GoldCoastCorvetteClub018.jpg

[Mike Phillips]

Dave said he and his brother did the entire interior, so we'll be sure to get some pictures for the thread...


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[Setec Astronomy]

Oops...that one in the movie didn't really look too much like the other ones...sorry. They say the first thing to go is your mind...what was I talking about?

[Mike Phillips]

Oops...that one in the movie didn't really look too much like the other ones...sorry. They say the first thing to go is your mind...what was I talking about?


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Even though the Can Am Vettes are very different from the Corvette built especially for the movie Corvette Summer, it's the fairly aggressive changes to the body style that they have i common.

When I first did a little research on the Can Am Vettes I too thought of the Corvette from the movie, Corvette Summer.


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[Ron Atchison]

Here are some pictures and links of my father inlaws Greenwood Corvette. He has had it for about 25 years now and never stops tinkering with it. He installed a new Patriot 520 HP crate motor over the winter all by himself, quite a feat for a guy 70 years young. One of his favorite hang outs is Rad Rides By Troy. He lives about 5 miles from there and had them dyno tune it last month. If you want to know just about anything concerning the Greenwood cars just ask he can tell you. One of the things that makes his a bit more special is the whole nose of the car is hand formed alluminum and then glassed into the fenders.

John Zandy’s Greenwood wide-body has Chicago Vice heritage and radical looks. But how fast will it go? (http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2002/february/davette/davette1.asp)

Corvette Blog: John Zandy's Corvette is a Dandy (http://www.corvetteblog.com/archives/corvette-events-john-zandys-corvette-is-a-dandy.html)


http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc164/rzatch/fronthigh.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc164/rzatch/zandyfront.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc164/rzatch/rearpassside.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc164/rzatch/rear.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc164/rzatch/hood.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc164/rzatch/engine.jpg

[Bobby B.]

Awesome!

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc164/rzatch/rearpassside.jpg
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc164/rzatch/rear.jpg

[Mike Phillips]

Here are some pictures and links of my father inlaws Greenwood Corvette.
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc164/rzatch/hood.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc164/rzatch/engine.jpg




Very cool!


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