New vette on the block
 

Hey everyone! Im Chris, and a die-hard vette fan. I keep getting sent over here from various corvette forums and was really impressed with the amount of knowledge and info, so I thought I would sign up to become a part of this :thumbsup:

I bought my '69 vette when I was 16 and have been working on it ever since (19 now) Its nothing out of the ordinary (yet) - tubular control arms, adjustable monoleaf springs front and rear, a nice 350 with a 4 speed, and a manual quick ratio rack & pinion that I fabbed up myself. Ive been trying to make it as much of a road racer while still keeping it somewhat streetable. Ive got the weight down to 2960lbs, and still looking to go lighter. Future plans are to put in a 6 speed, custom big brake kit, and fine tune the suspension some more with a 6 link and some adjustable shocks. When I learn to drive this setup to its limit, Ill finally build the 427 small block that my username suggests. Im from Jersey, so if anyone goes down to NJMP for a track day Id love to tag along to move my status from "bench racer" to "road racer" :D
Enough talk, on to the pics...

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSC_1729.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSCF1070.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSCF1075.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSCF1079.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSCF1081.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/DSCF1067.jpg

:lateral: :woot:
-Chris

WELCOME!!!
Nice looking car. Keep us posted on your build.:thumbsup:

beautiful vette.keep updates going.i love the vettes and am looking into another zr-1 sometime in the near future.heres my old vette i built in 97(i put chrome zr1's on it later on)it had a dart headed 427sbc in it with alittle sauce.
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/r...20Corvette.jpg
heres my old zr-1.it was pretty much stock but wouild corner like no other and run 12.30s on stock goodyears at will.
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/r...0pics20017.jpg

heres my current project.its also a 427.........bbc.

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/r...9camaro001.jpg

Nice car bud what next for the vette since you have the new motor? And welocme to the site you will surely get alot of good ideas here.:lateral:

Cool project. NJMP is a cool track. I can't wait to get out their myself :thumbsup:

Nice looking Vette! Welcome

Welcome aboard! Cool vette. I have seen your car on other sites before.

www.c3-r.com

Thanks guys :thumbsup:

I look forward to updating you with my projects... that is, as soon as I have the money to do any of them :lol:

================================
Chris:

Don't ever lose those sidepipes, they are absolutely killer. I had a pair on another build, and other than the calf burns, EVERYTHING about them rocked.

Nice Vette.

TY

:thumbsup:
Nice to see you here - couldn't find a better group of gear heads on the net than at lat-G.

I'm looking forward to your progress!

Very nice car . I like the pipes too. What kind of steering wheel is that. Is it factory?

Welcome aboard! Nice vette and yes, don't ever loose those side pipes they look bad a$$ :thumbsup:

Thanks guys! I love the sidepipes too, but the girls on the otherhand... not so much. Lets just say there are a few girls walking around with a "vette tattoo" on their calfs :willy: I forgot to post some pictures of my fathers car. This was the car that got me started. Still a work in progress, so Ill be sure to post some updates on this one too :thumbsup:
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/DSCF0944.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/DSCF0948.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSC_1715.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSC_1716.jpg

Thanks! the steering wheel is an ebay wheel, nothing fancy, but I love the way it feels and looks. For $80, you cant beat it.

Since I'm new I say welcome I too have a Vette thing 03 ZO6 and the 64 but I also have several Camaro' 93 Z and a 69 x11 car love the 55 too:cheers:

welcome young gun, i too once had corvette fever, had to sell my 73 because I had kids and needed a hot rod with a back seat, but i will get another someday, they are fun, I really like yours.:thumbsup:

Welcome to the forum, great taste. :thumbsup:

My '68

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/phot...60c-15-fix.jpg

Marcus at Savitske classic and customs www.scandc.com has a nasa type heat shield blanket with stainless cover that doesnt get above hand warm... its a GF friendly upgrade and still looks nice

WOW!!! I do alot more lurking then posting since my project is on indefinate finacial hold, but that is a killer Vette. I don't like Vette's, just not my speed...but that car looks insane!!...I love it...keep the project rollin
Jim

Cool car.

My Dad had a very simular vette when I was growing up.