1964 Corvette Coupe

[Roarvette]

Here are two photos of my latest project.
This is a 1964 Corvette Coupe. It has a 1967 chassis, and spent much of its life as a drag car.
The engine is a RamJet 502.
Transmission is a Viper 6 sp.
Rear suspension is all Gludstrand 5 link.
Full Roll cage.
17-11 Rear Wheels with 315/35-17 tires
17-9.5 Front Wheels with 275/40-17 tires
Bilstein shocks
Power Rack and pinion steering.
Aluminum Driveshaft.
Fuel Cell 22 Gallons.

Here is at the start of the project and currently.

Since the second picture was taken the frame has been powdercoated and assembled, the body is being block sanded and getting ready for paint.

[XcYZ]

Welcome! That looks bad ass!! I love it!!

[TwinSting]

Great car!! Looks great! Nice to have another Vette owner here. Make sure you post more pics as you progress with the project.

[69rs]

That is gonna be BAAAD! I love that body style. :thumbsup:

[jonny51]

Welcome Aboard!Very nice ride,I like it alot :thumbsup:

[69MyWay]

Very cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Payton King]

Love the car. Always liked a road racy mid year. Any body or frame mods to run that size rubber front and rear?

[Musclerodz]

Welcome. Cool car you have there. 63-67 vette is on my top ten cars to own someday.

Mike

[Roarvette]

The question on frame mods for tire clearance is this. All of the extensive frame mods were for other reasons.
I mounted the rear suspension which required some mods, then some exhaust header clearance was needed. An entire new removable transmission crossmember was needed with larger pass thrus for the 3" exhaust. The roll cage mounts were a modification. Everything was boxed and fully welded. It took almost one week of welding to box and seam weld the frame. The front frame horns were modified to hold the front sway bar and Ron Davis custom radiator.
The fuel cell required an entire section to be built and welded on.
The power steering pump also interfered with the cross member...
I also added a sump protector so if I bottom out I don'e lose the pan.
Here are some pictures.

As far as clearance is concerned, I wanted flared fenders so I just had the wheels custom made with the right amount of offset to clear the brakes and hug the frame.

[jay web]

That's gonna be NICE!!!!!

[XcYZ]

RoarVette, shoot me an e-mail: [email protected]

[Red73]

Great looking project vette. I'm going to love watching the progress on your vette. Rod


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[RussMS]

Great Looking Project.

Welcome to the Forum

[USAZR1]

That's going to be an awesome ride,when done.
You're not using the stock 64 rear,are you?

[Roarvette]

Hi,
Thanks for the comments. No, I'm not using the stock 1964. I had a unit put together with 3.7 gears, this gives me 40 MPH at 4500 RPM and 220 MPH at 5000 RPM in top gear.
It has a large yoke front yoke, new stub shafts, a carbon fiber clutch set and new ring and pinion gears.
It should work, well see. The car should weigh just over 2800 lbs.

Everthing that turns, from the engine to the back tires is brand new and much stronget than anything Chevrolet intended.

Thanks, again.
Roarvette

[Roarvette]

Here is my car at the 1500 mile mark. It is reliable fast and very streetable for a car of this performance level. I continue to do odds and ends, but for now just love putting on the miles. Quickly...

[WSSix]

Wow! Talk about a reviving an old thread. Glad to see the car was completed or at least put on the road finally. How did it feel to finally get to this point? Congrats!

[87SS]

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

More build pics. please.

[alongfortheride]

More pics would be great. What are those headlights from?

[Roarvette]

The headlights are Hella 90mm rally racing units, very light which was the whole point. They are mounted to a thin steel plate that was welded to the headlight mechanism mounting plates, then fared in with fiberglass.
The LED parking/turn signals are something I found on EBay.
The Poly-carbonate (Lexan) covers are 1/16' thick and are formed in a bending brake, just like sheet metal, and then just screwed on, just like a race car.

[89 RS]

Awesome build!