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

[Poorhousenext]

I swear I saw the chassis/engine build on Ls1tech...

your SN looks familiar... LS7/6l80e & a G8 GT shifter??

This is a different chassis build.

The one you mentioned is mine. Started in 11/07, been painted over a year and a half ago. Over a year before they painted it.

The shop doing the work finally hung the doors last week. It took a year and half to install carpet, stock wire harnesses, and dash is almost finished. They also laid the steering coloum in car lst week too. As soon as they get the body reassembled, car will be moved to another shop to be finished up.

[bonecrrusher]

Oh snap..... at least I had your SN pegged to the right project, lol.

Both cars look excellent!

[Bjkadron]

So what is the completion date on this project?

[Poorhousenext]

Oh snap..... at least I had your SN pegged to the right project, lol.

Both cars look excellent!

I can't believe anyone could remember it, much less tie me too it...LOL Nothing posted to it for a long time.

So what is the completion date on this project?

I'm hoping shop will have completed the body assembly by 1st of July. I'm not counting on it. They work on it when they feel like it.

After that have to get AC, radiator & heater hoses, exhaust etc done. Would like to have it finished by 1st of September. What will be left to do will be a duplicate of same things as on the 64 except for interior work. That should help one are the other in getting done faster.

[bonecrrusher]

Haha... it happens - I remember the uniqueness of the 6l80e swap, and the custom frame, that and the G8 GT shifter... which well, I stare at daily since I picked up my 08 GT a month ago!

[Poorhousenext]

Been a while since I posted update. Have had a couple of setbacks to finishing up project. Had the body back off the frame 3 times. While it was off last time decided to clean and detail chassis some while waiting.

Front of engine, no chrome as we are trying subdued look, no engine compartment flash.








Also spend a few hours in Auto parts distribution warehouse looking for formed heater and radiator hoses that would help with stock look.



Decided the heater hose runs need a little more support to stablize them when I get to beat on the car some, so making bracket to support them off firewall.





The electric power brakes setup is installed and plumbed in. Just need to wire it in when electrial hardness are in.







While body was back off we modified the inner fender wells so I can run 1.0" wider tire that can be 2.0" more in dia. without getting into inner fender. Limiting factor is now the frame.





Decided the car was a little too light, so I'm adding another layer of sound deadner over the CLD layer already installed.

Also decide to go with a little more Project Scope Creep. Adding more covered storage area and leveling out rear floor pan behind seats. Using hinged spare tire cover out of 67 chevy station wagon to close it out.

[jocko124]

what's the color of the car?

[Poorhousenext]

what's the color of the car?

Believe it are not, that a hard question to answer. Color changes based on lighting and lighting angle. Can be dark almost black gunmetal, Blueish gunmetal, flat light grey, sometimes will have a greenish or olive green tint to it. Hard to photograph.

If cloudy, it tends to be lighter flater color than when sunny. One thing it's good at and why I chose it, is it alway shows off cars bodylines due to it shading changes from almost any angle car is viewed from.

The car can sit outside in the same place, and you want see the same look or color to paint if viewed a 9 am, 12 pm or 5 pm. Even up close you may not see any pearl or metalic look to it, while other days you will.

It's an Audi color, Daytona Gunmetal Pearlized used on R8s.

Maybe these photo taken inside will show you some of the color changes. Two taken with flash on and two with it off. Angles paint is shot from changes the color.

Flash on

Metalic Dark bluish tint Gunmetal shot straight on.


Pearl Blue tint shot from angle.


Flash off

Metalic dark grey shot across fender



Flat light gray shot from another angle.

[jocko124]

Believe it are not, that a hard question to answer. Color changes based on lighting and lighting angle. Can be dark almost black gunmetal, Blueish gunmetal, flat light grey, sometimes will have a greenish or olive green tint to it. Hard to photograph.

If cloudy, it tends to be lighter flater color than when sunny. One thing it's good at and why I chose it, is it alway shows off cars bodylines due to it shading changes from almost any angle car is viewed from.

The car can sit outside in the same place, and you want see the same look or color to paint if viewed a 9 am, 12 pm or 5 pm. Even up close you may not see any pearl or metalic look to it, while other days you will.

It's an Audi color, Daytona Gunmetal Pearlized used on R8s.

Maybe these photo taken inside will show you some of the color changes. Two taken with flash on and two with it off. Angles paint is shot from changes the color.

Flash on

Metalic Dark bluish tint Gunmetal shot straight on.


Pearl Blue tint shot from angle.


Flash off

Metalic dark grey shot across fender



Flat light gray shot from another angle.

I like it!

[LeighP]

Great build thread...they really nailed the lines and mods o nthe car...it looks great!
A big thanks you for the post o nteh wheel choice....those have bee nadded to my short lest for my project. I'm looking for wheels that have that late 60's early 70's road race/sport car look about them.

[Bjkadron]

Nice! can't wait to see it finished!

[WS6]

I love this car lol. I love the body changes.

[BrianE]

Very cool project!! I'm thinking of building an 80 Corvette, with an LS7 and T56 Magnum. Cannot wait to see the finished car!!!

[truckshop1999]

awesome car!! where did you get the widened quarters and would you still get them there after putting them on? I'm in the process of a 64 vette build too and someone already butchered my quarters by rounding them.

[1971CHEVELLE]

Awesome car can't wait to see it finished

[69X22]

Great build thread...they really nailed the lines and mods o nthe car...it looks great!
A big thanks you for the post o nteh wheel choice....those have bee nadded to my short lest for my project. I'm looking for wheels that have that late 60's early 70's road race/sport car look about them.

I agree they nailed it. I love flared out vettes, but most screw them up when they flare them out.

[Poorhousenext]

awesome car!! where did you get the widened quarters and would you still get them there after putting them on? I'm in the process of a 64 vette build too and someone already butchered my quarters by rounding them.

There are two choices for aftermarket pre stretched rear quarters.
One source sells 1.0" stretched rears and the other 1.5"/1.75" ones as well as stretched fronts fenders to complement their rears as front to rear width gets out of balance if you just use their rears.

The 1.0" stretched rears are made by GTS Customs. These are the most common ones used as they change the car's body lines the least. Most people have little problem using them.

The other choice Corvette City doesn't have the best customer service reputation based on delivering on schedule, after reschedule, after re-. They also require more fiberglass work as they do not come with bumper closeout requiring you to have to have to add them.

Stock C2


C2 with GTS quarters



C2 with Corvette City quarters and front fenders



C2 with Redneck engineering and crafting quarters & front fenders.





We did start with 1.00" stretched rear quarters from GTS Customs, but it would have been easier and better to have started with stock quarters.

If you go back to my Post 11, you can see that you could get a little more rear wheel coverage by grabbing bottom of quarter's rear wheel well opening and pulling it out as far as the stiffness of the bumper closeout will allow and then cut and splice the rear wheel well opening's bonding strip to hold it in place.

I believe that want require modifying the bumper to fit contour change. More than that will require you two cut out the bumper closeout so it will pull out wards more.

Car with GTS quarters has aftermarket frame, so to fit the same size rear tires, you will need to purchase aftermarket offset rear trailing arms, narrowed rear spring(s) and offset rear sway bar.

Hopes this helped you, along with showing you what B-Rod or Custom in Knowville, TN accomplished by custom stretching quarters to fit wheels and tires to get more rear tire coverage than a stock body C2 has.

Even more impressive when you consider there is 2.0" of space between the 295/45/18's Nitto's and frame/body allowing me to change too 11 rims and 12.50" wide tires to help with traction when in competition.

[drflex]

nailed it on the body mods.

[Ripped]

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

[Motown 454]

It looks sweet.