My Left/Right Experience
When my '65 L76 A/C coupe was being Flight judged at the Texas Chapter meet last April, the exterior judges pointed out a problem with the right front bumper brace. They deducted points because it was bent.
I finally got around to having my restoration shop address this issue and this is what they found: Both front bumper braces are bent but not because of an impact. There is a right side brace and a left side brace. They were apparently bent because the previous owner/restorer installed them on the wrong side and decided to bend them to fit rather than switch them. I bet his name was Bubba "The Hammer" Smith.
When I bought the car last November, the key had to be inserted upside down to lock/unlock the doors. Yep, the locksets were installed on the wrong side!
In correcting a right side differential yoke movement (in and out), my restorer found that the c-clip on that side was missing and apparently never installed since parts of it were not in the differential case. The moral of this story is to be sure to buy your Sting Ray from someone who is NOT dyslexic!
I would love to hear of your experiences with inept restorers. Misery loves company!
-Clark
I finally got around to having my restoration shop address this issue and this is what they found: Both front bumper braces are bent but not because of an impact. There is a right side brace and a left side brace. They were apparently bent because the previous owner/restorer installed them on the wrong side and decided to bend them to fit rather than switch them. I bet his name was Bubba "The Hammer" Smith.
When I bought the car last November, the key had to be inserted upside down to lock/unlock the doors. Yep, the locksets were installed on the wrong side!
In correcting a right side differential yoke movement (in and out), my restorer found that the c-clip on that side was missing and apparently never installed since parts of it were not in the differential case. The moral of this story is to be sure to buy your Sting Ray from someone who is NOT dyslexic!
I would love to hear of your experiences with inept restorers. Misery loves company!
-Clark