Hi All, new here w/ TT vette

[Twin_Turbo]

Finally it's rolling

Still lots of work to do though...in the mean time a lot has changed, I dumped the home made 5 bar rear suspension and built a double a arm IRS instead, figures why not do it right while I'm at it. As nice as the 5 bar with additional upper control rods was the double a arm was really what I wanted all along.

After coming up with a design:




I started building the components and this is the result

[Twin_Turbo]

It was a lot of work but IMO well worth the effort, I now have a funnly adjustable suspension that on top of being fully adjustable is also easy to adjust and opretty lightweight compared to the stock setup, on top of that the toe contol problems are completely eliminated, this should handle infinitely better

I also finished the front steering end take off rack and pinion as you can see in some of the above pics, here's some details:

[bingham72]

Sweet! Another vette. Makes my project seem like I'm working on Tinker Toys!

[ProStreet R/T]

Very nice work!

Hows the scrub radius with such a deeply offset front wheel?

[Twin_Turbo]

It's worse than stock by about 1/2"... not much I can do about it, don't want to change the kingpin inclination with expensive custom spindles, I could chop and reweld the spindle upright if it's problematic but it probably won't be. Neg. offset wheels don't look right on a C3 IMO and to look good you sometimes have to make a small sacrifice, so what if the steering takes a little more effort, I can easily change the servo to change the assist and I have several rack shafts so I can change the ratio also, it won't be a big problem.

[Martin71RS]

Zwaar onder de indruk!!!!! I've followed the build a bit, but these outside pics really show how impressive your car is. Hope to see it in real life sometime.
Martin

[modularboy]

real impressive car, and more impressive is the work that your putting in to it!!!!!

it's been a while since i've seen picture's of the TT-vette, but it's looking good!!

[philbay]

I just wanted to say that I am very impressed with what you have done and will bet that it will be something really special to all who see it.. But its you my friend who should be the most proud of what you achieved for no one understands the build and all the hundreds of details and problems you encounterred and persevered. So. Be proud of your achievements,you trully deserve it.. Best of luck,cant wait to see it done. phil in new york usa

[Bandit]

Looks like you're doing it up right! Thanks for all the pics!

[Piet]

When I first started reading this thread... I thought is was cool
Now I own a '78 Vette... I re-read the thread... It is very cool.

Any further pics?

[Benoit23]

I just found this video on youtube & thought I would share it with my Pro Touring Vette Budds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sTVwrOjMn4

This car is Killer!

[nitrovette]

That was Merlin,that was steve K.'s car.Then it was sold,it had some bugs,and i think the next owner got it right.But one of my all time favorite vettes.

[VF101_jay]

WOW...you're not playing around! Thanks for the pics...I could only dream of doing something that wild. Are you planning to put the full interior back in...or go for a race ready look? Beautiful car M8!

[Twin_Turbo]

sheet metal interior. Here's a start. I lowered the floor significantly because I had a hard time fitting in the car:







I have since finished the cage, I'm not adding any more tubes to it. This rear cross is the last section, had to do it like this because of the dry sump tank. I will change the horiz beam for the seat belts to one the same size as the rest (1&5/8) and add one on the other side. The smaller section really looks out of place. Good thing it's not final welded yet.

[Martin71RS]

Looking great!! good to see you are still making progress!


Martin

[dcozzi]

That has to be one of, if not the most, hardcore rides I've seen here so far.
Your welding, fabrication and CAD skills, are to be envied.

BRAVO!

[Twin_Turbo]

Can someone move this to the updates section? Anyway, it's starting to look like a car again:





The front clip is just sitting on there, I need to redo the hinge (it's a large clamshell front) because I modified the front frame extention for the intercoolers and some other tids and bits. Also the front flares have been taken off, they were clecoed on there, like the rears

[WS6]

Looks amazing. I like you c10 as well.

[brrymnvette]

That car is freaking sick!!!!!!!! Straight nasty!

[WS6]

More like bitchslapping an exotic on the autobahn