Project Bad eBay Purchase - 1972 Pro-Touring Corvette

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

I approve of this.

[srh3trinity]

I know I may be in the minority, but these C3 Vettes are my favorite ever. This one is going to be something special!

[454bug]

Car looks great with the flares and the older fender louvers. I like them much more than the egg crates that normally came on the '72!

[linkstar69]

Great progress

[sokoloka]

SINISTER - that is all

That's the look I'm going for!

That has to put a huge smile on your face, It's looking really great.

Riggs

Bigger smile than you can even imagine. Thanks for the nice words!

That car looks killer, looks awesome

Thanks man! Now I just wish I wasn't many thousands of miles away from it.

[sokoloka]

I approve of this.

Hope that it ends up on the same par as your Camaro.

I know I may be in the minority, but these C3 Vettes are my favorite ever. This one is going to be something special!

All my life I've lusted after steel bumpered C3 vettes and first gen camaros. Decided to do the vette first - haven't looked back since. Really appreciate the compliment.

Car looks great with the flares and the older fender louvers. I like them much more than the egg crates that normally came on the '72!

I was torn on whether to change the front end to gills, but finally decided to make the car everything I wanted. I think it looks SO much better! How's work going on your beast of a project?

Great progress

Thanks!

[sokoloka]

Next step is getting the appropriate tail panel on the car and start prepping for paint, which raises the million dollar question: stick with sidepipes or run straights out the back?

I loved the sidepipes with my SBC in there originally, but no one makes sidepipe headers that match LS exhaust ports or have O2 bungs in the collector. Anyone know how much custom or modded headers generally run?

Really thinking about running straight 3" duals out the back instead...

[go-fish]

Didn't realize you were in S.D. C3's are super cool. Can't wait to see it finished.

[sokoloka]

Didn't realize you were in S.D. C3's are super cool. Can't wait to see it finished.

Yes sir! Most recently up in Carlsbad. Been getting in touch with some of the other SD guys on the forum as well. When I move back in October we need to get together for a mini cruise or something! Definitely would like to check out the other PT rides in SD as well as meet some car minded buddies.

[Steve68]

side pipes all the way!!!!!

[jtm311]

Nice work I like the mods..
John

[go-fish]

Yes sir! Most recently up in Carlsbad. Been getting in touch with some of the other SD guys on the forum as well. When I move back in October we need to get together for a mini cruise or something! Definitely would like to check out the other PT rides in SD as well as meet some car minded buddies.

October is the best time of year here; Coronado Speed Festival. I'm down in South County but I think Johny68 (John Dioli) lives in the best spot. He lives near Alpine and has a twisty hill climb literally in his back yard.

[454bug]

I was torn on whether to change the front end to gills, but finally decided to make the car everything I wanted. I think it looks SO much better! How's work going on your beast of a project?

I have been caught up moving to Houston and focusing on learning my new job... I have sorted out my rear brakes on my floater setup and have fabbed the reluctor rings for my traction control. I have a few miscellaneous brackets to install on the frame and a couple of tweaks to my rollcage to get finished. I will then be able to send it to get powder coated. Then, it will be on to sheetmetal work for the inner fenders and interior!

Keep up the great work on the car! I sure miss my '65 Corvette Convertible I sold a few years ago after owning it for 24 years...

[instro84]

nice cant wait to see it painted.

[sokoloka]

Base color choice has been made final:



2011 Bentley Continental Supersports GT "Quartzite"

Still figuring out the stripe pattern while they're prepping the car for paint but all accents will be matte black.

[Riggs 74]

That color combo will look great, Are you doing a motion strip down the center and around the tail?

Riggs

[sr73bu]

Love this build!!! The wheels,the paint...its all going to look great together!

A red interior may look pretty nice too.....haha, just say'n

Good luck with the rest of the build!

-Sean

[sokoloka]

That color combo will look great, Are you doing a motion strip down the center and around the tail?

Riggs

Thinking about doing something similar to either a motion stripe or the dashed stripe of the owens corning corvettes over the hood cowl and down the back.

Love this build!!! The wheels,the paint...its all going to look great together!

A red interior may look pretty nice too.....haha, just say'n

Good luck with the rest of the build!

-Sean

Thanks! Still haven't even thought about interior but not going to lie - this picture makes me want to look at RED options!! Definitely thinking about getting some big red wilwoods to put behind the wheels as well.

[LeighP]

Red, or a burgandy works nicely with silver....

[linkstar69]

My Chrysler hardtop is silver with red & black interior so I think red works with silver