Woohoo. Another SRIII Vette on the site.

I'm jealous of all that room for the headers. The SRIII frame for 60 Vette isn't quite so accomdating. :_paranoid

Looks great. If I ever get mine done - I'm putting a mid-year on my to-do list.

There looks like there is plenty of room, but unfortunately we are still going to have to hack the headers up and move them around...have to get them closer to the tranny tunnel so that they line up better with the crossmember...right now it would take 2 hard 90 degree bends to get it through there...

Yours is going to be pretty sweet too...I plan to take the car down your way when it is finished to put some miles on it and enjoy it for a while...

Later,

J

You might try laying back the floor panel directly behind the drivers seat (wedge cut). We recently cut that out and layed it back about 3 inches at the top and got some room for a 6.2 driver (we also installed an SRIII rear exhaust frame) and it lays about .5 inch off the cross member. We also moved the pedal cluster forward 3 inches like you did - Still not enough room to be really comfortable - but that's all the squeeze you can get without modifying the SR3 chassis a ton.

Jim

He ended up dropping the rear of the seat pan 2 inches to gain the necessary headroom for me to fit comfortably with a helmet on...the front of the seat pan is still plenty high enough for the exhaust to clear without heating up the pan too much...pics here:

https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=17572

The firewall/pedal cluster/wiper housing are coming along nicely...pics here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/restovet...lsAndFirewall#

should have more pics/updates this weekend if I can get to the shop...they should have the firewall/tunnel buttoned up and brake/fuel lines run...

not holding my breath though...

:cheers:

The 'vette is looking great! Good thing you got the project away from the BEM! Someone should take away his welder.
Nice project and I can't wait for more updates.:thumbsup:

looking great !!!!!Ialso looked at the GTo rear,, went witha Cobra IRS,, Check out my 66 coupe,on this site ,,,

Your car is pretty sweet! I saw that you went with the Cobra IRS, but figured once we were going to bail on the GTO control arm arrangement I might as well go full tilt boogie and go with the full double wishbone IRS...now we have even replaced the GTO differential with a stouter and more serviceable/durable Dana 44...

:cheers:

Finally some more progress... the body has been pulled off the from and the frame will go to in for powder coating this week. The fire wall and floor pans are done, just need to be final riveted and seam sealed...

After 5 years of endless missed deadlines and broken promises (not so much from the current builder) I shouldn't get excited, but I am because I know that the major fabrication is done...now it should be just assembling the car...

Firewall:

http://picasaweb.google.com/restovette63/52009#

Seat tubs:

http://picasaweb.google.com/restovette63/SeatTubs#

Body back off:

http://picasaweb.google.com/restovette63/BodyOff#

:cheers:

J

A little more progress....The frame is back from the powder coater and the firewall and rear floor pan are being sealed up and smoothed (get rid of runs).

http://picasaweb.google.com/restovette63/72009#

Random pics of steering wheel and adapter included.

:cheers:

More progress....the frame and body are now joined together (hopefully for the last time)...the suspension is mostly back in place, fuel and brake lines have been run...and most importantly, the motor, trans, and rear are in place!!!

I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and am beginning to have confidence that this thing may actually run one day. All the credit goes to Robby Hooper (and his crew Chris, George, and Ken) at Corvette Masters in Maitland FL. Robby and his guys have done some incredible fabrication and innovation to get this thing back on track and make it once again the car of my dreams. They have also been instrumental in keeping my spirits high, expectations in check, and most of all keeping me involved in the project.

Here are the latest pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/restovette63/82009#