1972 BB Convertible in Atomic Orange Color

[MaineVette]

Alright folks, here's the latest batch of photos from Vito.









The car is looking great and, according to Vito, should arrive in Japan by the end of January.

Vito - you noted in your e-mail that the weather for the drive wasn't bad - sunny and 42 degrees. My question is - did you make the drive with the T-tops in or out?

Looking great. You did a pretty good job pulling everything together in just a few days.

[vito]

Alright folks, here's the latest batch of photos from Vito.

Vito - you noted in your e-mail that the weather for the drive wasn't bad - sunny and 42 degrees. My question is - did you make the drive with the T-tops in or out?

Looking great. You did a pretty good job pulling everything together in just a few days.

Thanks Tim for posting.

Trust me I was thinking about removing the hard top, but I already had a cold

Needless to say that there is only a few screws holding the dash area together I will have to remove it all and do it again, but at least now I know the combination for assembly

A couple of interesting notes. 1, when I put the ball joints in they were really tight. I lubed them after assembly and they were sqeeking bad when I was driving it to the alignment shop. I asked for a lube job while I was there. Got a call saying that the oil change was almost done WTF the engine had only 5 miles on it at that point.
2, When I brought the car to the port and was doing the paper work, the lady told me to pick up the car at Yokahama Japan I asked for her supervisor on that one I am not going 1,000 plus miles on a ferry boat to pick it up when I could go 10 miles.

You all have a Safe and Happy New Year.

Cheers

Vito

[nwav8tor]

Vito,

Sure glad you got that potential "delivery port" fopah straightened out. When will she arrive at Naha?

BTW, I saw an AutoZone commercial on TV last month and there was a sweet atomic orange vette in it -- thought it migh've been yours!! Went to their web site to see if they had the commercial there too, but no luck. Haven't seen the commercial since...

Happy New Year,
Paul

[vito]

Hey Paul,

The car should arrive by the end of the month. I am looking at getting a tent cover for it now. The car cover should arrive soon, then I will cover it again.

Probably won't see daylight until May I'm trying to budget for a garage now but...rather expensive

Yesterday would have been a great day for a drive. 72 degrees and sunny

Cheers

Vito

[vito]

I got the call . My car is at the port waiting for me Unfortunately there is not enough time left today to pick it up. They will be closed before I can get there. Now I have to wait until tomorrow to pick it up. So much for getting any sleep tonight.

I will forward some pictures of the car at the port. Tomorrows weather, cloudy and 64

Cheers

Vito

[MaineVette]

Hurrah! That's awesome. Have a great time on the drive back. I'm sure you'll get a lot of looks. I doubt there are many Corvettes over there.

[vito]

Tim ,

My car is now in Japan. I got the car home yesterday. The folks at the port were real nice and helpful during the process. The guy that drove the car into the warehouse was real nervous about driving it. Once we finished the inspection we took some photos outside. After I gave rides in the parking lot, drifting style. Neither one had ever ridden in a car like this before, so it made them both happy.

Kind of got into trouble for this as it was outside the commanders building and we got a call to...you can figure it out.

On the way home it was like we were a part of a parade.

Now to the next phase. Build a garage. Not much room left in the tent to do anything, so it will be a while before I can finish it up.

I sent a few pictures at the port. Can you post them? Many thanks


Cheers

Vito

[MaineVette]

Hey Vito - I got your pictures but forgot to post them. Sorry about that.

I sent myself a reminder to do it when I get home tonight (I can't access photobucket from work).

[MaineVette]

Well, here they are! Sounds like you had a good time at the port picking up your ride (even if you did catch a bit of hell for it).









Looks like she weathered the trip just fine. I bet you can't wait to finally get your project wrapped up. I'm living vicariously through you for the time being - I can't wait to get mine done so I can take a cruise down the road with the T-tops off.

[vito]

Thanks Tim,

Unfortunately not much else will be done to the car until I get a garage. I already got mail saying you know your a redneck if you park your car in a tent.

Cheers

Vito