My 64 Corvette Pro Tour build, Long view of how car eveolved into what it is today.

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I like it. The only thing that I would change, is the exhaust. That's just personal preference, but I think with the "wasp waist" look of your car, it just begs for sidepipes. It would lend itself to a little more 'classic look'

Except, you risk burning your legs

Turned out good, though

Due to the "wasp waist's" contour there is no way to mount side exhaust and they look like they belong on car. Next problem is stock side exhaust do not flow well and a big drag on making power.

Even the best aftermarket ones like that Black Coupe has aren't much better. Another thing with side exhaust is they are in your ear loud. Drive one for 6-8 Hours and you've had your fill of them and wish you had out the back exhaust.

Have to say those 4 big Billy Boat NPP Fusion's 4.0" outside dia cans take getting use too. 3.5" would look better.

Shop hated them at first an I almost backed out on using them too. Like I said, they grown on you, and now there is no way the Shop would let me remove them.

They are part of modern look borrowed from C6/Z06 just as the front fender vent design is. Most everybody does Classic. We're trying to Modernized a Classic design in hopes it looks like it could have been one of GM design departsment's Sting Ray Concept cars.

I'm even trying to tastfully mount a "CUP HOLDER" in it to modernize interior somewhat...LOL

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Due to the "wasp waist's" contour there is no way to mount side exhaust and they look like they belong on car. Next problem is stock side exhaust do not flow well and a big drag on making power.

Even the best aftermarket ones like that Black Coupe has aren't much better. Another thing with side exhaust is they are in your ear loud. Drive one for 6-8 Hours and you've had your fill of them and wish you had out the back exhaust.

Have to say those 4 big Billy Boat NPP Fusion's 4.0" outside dia cans take getting use too. 3.5" would look better.

Shop hated them at first an I almost backed out on using them too. Like I said, they grown on you, and now there is no way the Shop would let me remove them.

They are part of modern look borrowed from C6/Z06 just as the front fender vent design is. Most everybody does Classic. We're trying to Modernized a Classic design in hopes it looks like it could have been one of GM design departsment's Sting Ray Concept cars.

I'm even trying to tastfully mount a "CUP HOLDER" in it to modernize interior somewhat...LOL

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yeah, my engine builder has a BB (427) C2 with sidepipes. He has versed me on the loudness, that he has to deal with. H may even copy the resonator design that I am using.

Yeah probably 3.5's might look better. It does hint at the evil residing under the hood and in the upgrades.

2 thumbs up on the 'glass work.

I just blocked the high build on my f/g hood, (1 1/2 -2 years in primer) last week, and noticed the heat from the engine had 'imaged' the supporting structure on the surface of the hood. It (luckily) blocked out without breaking through the high build.
I cannot imagine doing a whole 'glass car... yikes

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Little update on progress of the 64. Shop has been sloging through the wiring on car. They were doing ok on rear and front harnesses. Custom engine harness only problem was with cam sensor wiring. Had to get a pigtail harness from GM so we could plug it up.

The transmission controller harness has been a nightmare. The wiring documentation left a lot to be desired. Mfg 'sTech support was ok, that is once you got past their very defensive aditude.

Lack of wire diagrams, are just instructions telling you, that you only use that wire if installing it on non elcetronic car, but you do use the other two wires in bunnel. Are you have two wires in a bunnel and they tell you to hook this wire to that output, but don't give you a clue as to what to do with the other wire in bunnel if anyting. Think we got most of it figured out last Friday, so shop could start hooking everthing up.

Here are a few pictures of the dash panel that has been modifyed from it's original design to clean up looks by glassing in radio speaker grill and removed stock radio hole so we could use space behind it for 3 control boxes, and face of it for 4 rocker switches, 3 that support transmission functions, and 4th one that opens and closes the NPP exhaust Valve. Also decided to move transmission gear indicator from console to dash panel.

Stock gage cluster and glove box have been painted interior color rather than stock black use on midyear vettes, except for a few concept and corporate exce cars.

Stock gages have been sliver faced and speedo has been re-screened to show top speed of 200 MPH. Tach has been converted to electronic too.

Because of equipment install behind dash, we decided it was best to make it as easy as possible to remove rather than have to drill out fastners to remove it. It will no longer be riveted in as orignal.

















The mod to add more closed storage and flat storage behind seats has been completed.