Very early stages of the baddest vette ever

[72ratnova]

http://www.streetlegaltv.com/forum/no-expense-spared-1963-corvette-ls9-4819.html

[evilzee28]

Bit of an error there "The body is in surprisingly good shape with little rust and mostly solid metal".

didn't anyone tell them it's 'glass??:lol: :lol:

cheers.....Nige

[WILWAXU]

Yup.. that's going to cool for sure.

With all that construction.. wonder why no rear mounted tranny?

[LowchevyII]

Bit of an error there "The body is in surprisingly good shape with little rust and mostly solid metal".

didn't anyone tell them it's 'glass??:lol: :lol:

cheers.....Nige

"The body is in surprisingly good shape with little rust and mostly solid metal"

id be a little worried if i found some rust in that body. how do you fix rusty fiberglass?

[ProdigyCustoms]

LOL! Obviously they are talking about the birdcage.

I think Time machines already did one though.

[Hdesign]

Time Machines is working on one right now. I'll have to talk to Mike and see what the status is. I did the rendering about 18 months ago so it should be pretty far along.

[tgvettes]

guys
there is plenty of metal in a corvette that can rust I had to replace the whole inner body frame which is metal on a 71 that I got from Michigan

Tonny

[Steve1968LS2]

Time Machines is working on one right now. I'll have to talk to Mike and see what the status is. I did the rendering about 18 months ago so it should be pretty far along.

to me this is nothing new.. Heck at the GNRS there was one already done.. had the LS9 and ZR1 brakes.. and the window in the hood. :shrug:

There's another LS9 powered Vette at the shop down the street.

And of course it has to beat the current baddest vette ever, the Roadster Shops.

Cool, but we need to see farther along shots to know how it's going to go. :)

[72ratnova]

steve you got any pictures of the one thats all ready done?

[Steve1968LS2]

steve you got any pictures of the one thats all ready done?

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k156/wnyjazz/Corvettes/012810GNRSSetupDay861-vi.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k156/wnyjazz/Corvettes/012810GNRSSetupDay860-vi.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k156/wnyjazz/Corvettes/012810GNRSSetupDay859-vi.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k156/wnyjazz/Corvettes/012810GNRSSetupDay857-vi.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k156/wnyjazz/Corvettes/012810GNRSSetupDay856-vi.jpg

[GregWeld]

When you're installing a polished case Tremec -- that's saying "show car" to me...

[ProdigyCustoms]

When you're installing a polished case Tremec -- that's saying "show car" to me...

At least they are staying with current themes. Polish is big right now............isn't it?

[Steve1968LS2]

At least they are staying with current themes. Polish is big right now............isn't it?

IMO I think what's big right now are "industrial" type coatings. Greys, blacks, silvers.. more matte finishes.

Besides, polished is too much work. lol

[MarkM66]

IMO I think what's big right now are "industrial" type coatings. Greys, blacks, silvers.. more matte finishes.

Besides, polished is too much work. lol

I think Frank was being sarcastic. :_paranoid

[Garage Dog 65]

guys
there is plenty of metal in a corvette that can rust I had to replace the whole inner body frame which is metal on a 71 that I got from Michigan

Tonny

Very common to have to replace the birdcage on the C3. Top of the windshield frame traps water - and very soon it rusts through the upper frame and starts flooding the inner structure of the birdcage tubes right into the foot wells.

Jim

[Steve1968LS2]

I think Frank was being sarcastic. :_paranoid


Ahh, that's hard to get on here sometimes..

[GregWeld]

It's why I always TRY to add ROFLMA faces or whatever is appropriate - because some of the times you're not trying to be real serious - but just having some fun -- or lobbing the grenade in the room (I like doing that because it gets people posting and usually makes for some interest) -- Some people take EVERYTHING you say and want to start a big argument.

The reason I like Lat G - is because there's so little of that.

[Garage Dog 65]

They better bring more then bolt-on parts to the party for baddest vette honors.

Like Steve said - look at C1-RS, and TwinSting and others out there that set the bar sky high.

And there are some off the chart C6 cars out there now too that are nearing full blown race cars on the street.

But maybe those were Baddest Vettes in the Universe winners... :)

Jim

[Garage Dog 65]

Sorry, I'm not slamming their project - it looks like it could be a great project and stepping into some new territory. Just making the point that there are some amazing vettes already out there and to top them will take a lot of effort.

[groovyjay]

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z2/noCOPOva/LS9Hendrick002.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z2/noCOPOva/LS9Hendrick001.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z2/noCOPOva/0722090750c.jpg

These are about 1 year old fotos from Street shop's Mid Year build, gotta love the C6 Z06 transaxle too...

[ironworks]

Well You better get that thing togther, there is a 63 split window going togther with a full carbon body and Prochargered Ls platform, with 18x13 and 18x11 Fikse wheels. It should just tip the scale at just over 2100 lbs. It will have a vette trans axle with C6 suspension. Lots of 4130, aluminum, magnesium and carbon fiber.

Sorry no pics.

That LS9 is going to milkshake out of that C4 stuff. That engine can make almost 4 times more power then the engine that came stock in front of that stuff in 1984 when it was introduced. And that Horse power figure is stock Hp to stock HP.

[skatinjay27]

yeah when i think of baddest vette the roadster shops comes to mind, sure it doesent have CRAZY power but its still got plenty of it and just look at the thing!

[deuce_454]

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z2/noCOPOva/0722090750c.jpg

These are about 1 year old fotos from Street shop's Mid Year build, gotta love the C6 Z06 transaxle too...

except that is not a transaxle....

ist a C6 IRS with am 8.8 inch center section (unless my eyes decieve me) but the term transaxle describes a rear axle with integral transmission...

but it sure is a nice setup though

[WILWAXU]

Looking at the other picture.. looks like an automatic transmission behind the motor.

[deuce_454]

Looking at the other picture.. looks like an automatic transmission behind the motor.

exactly... guess there wasnt room for the transaxle and torquetube

[tgvettes]

Isn't that a Viper rear end?

Tonny

[deuce_454]

Isn't that a Viper rear end?

Tonny

like i said (unless my eyes decieve me) its been a while since i looked at an 8.8.. and ive never handled a viper unit.. so you are propably right

[rwhite692]

Is the owner or builder calling it the "baddest vette ever!!!" or is it just that Chris DeMorro moderator guy on StreetLegal TV website, posting that claim?

I feel bad for the owner or builder when this kind of thing happens...if they are getting trashed up and down for making bold claims when they actually didn't make any claims, at all... Looks like a real nice build.

[coolwelder62]

I was thinking that twinsting is not a real corvette. It's old kit car body isnt it. That tries to use corvette parts. Did it get a real GM VIN. plate.

[rwhite692]

I was thinking that twinsting is not a real corvette. It's old kit car body isnt it. That tries to use corvette parts. Did it get a real GM VIN. plate.


I'm pretty certain that Shaun's car started life as a legit 63 corvette (original GM body).