1964 Corvette Coupe

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I've been a long time lurker, I figured it was finally time to post my project...

I purchased this car back in April of 2017. I was very specifically looking for a 1964 Daytona Blue coupe with the solid lifter 365 horse motor and a 4 speed. The only additional options this car was ordered with is the two tone blue/white interior, off road exhaust, 3.70 rear end, and for an additional $10.80......reverse lights.



As I had/have no interest in conducting a full on restoration, I looked for an older restoration that still showed well. This one was completed between 1979 and 1982. It then sat in various collections, accumulating just 329 total miles, so for my purposes, it fit the bill perfectly. The intent is to build a fun street car with relatively minor modifications and just a bit of late '60s European sports car flair. The plan at the moment is to complete the work in three stages. As I type this, Im about 90% complete with the first stage of modifications....progress currently being put on hold by a Middle East deployment.

Stage-1 suspension and brakes:
-Global West front control arms
-Global West offset trailing arms
-RideTech shocks with factory springs
-13/16 front sway bar from 1973 Corvette
-1969 Corvette rear camber rod bracket
-Global West adjustable rear camber rods
-1965-67 Corvette spindles/hubs/bearings/discs
-Wilwood D8 brake calipers
-Speed Direct manual rack and pinion steering
-Baer 15/16" master cylinder for manual disc brakes
-all new NiCop brake lines
-all new stainless steel -3AN brake fittings
-Hurst shifter
-15x7 wheels (TBD) with Avon CR6ZZ 225/60/15 tires

Stage-2 electrical and subsystems:
-new nose to tail wiring harness with pinned bulk head connectors
-modern alternator
-DSE headlight motors
-DES wiper motor
-DeWitt aluminum radiator with electric fan
-Rebuilt factory gauge cluster
-Rebuilt factory radio with bluetooth connectivity and modern single dash speaker
-LED lights throughout including headlights/tail lights/blinkers
-power radio antenna

Stage-3 - engine
-Holley Sniper EFI with distributor and ignition module
-Holley EFI tank and pump
-New fuel line
-aluminum intake manifold
-Kooks stainless headers
-stainless exhaust system

Of note, I'm retaining the factory 327, Muncie 4spd, and everything is 100% bolt on, and could be reversed, should I ever decide to do so (not likely).