Project MENACE (1972 Corvette Roadster) Heartland Customs - Lateral-g Forums

Heartlandrods · #1 11-21-2011, 03:42 PM

Check out the renderings of Project MENACE at http://blog.heartlandcustoms.us/

This highly modified 1972 Corvette Roadster is being built by Heartland Customs in Purcell, OK. www.Heartlandcustoms.us

This should be the most technically advanced classic car ever built with all of its modern amenitites and technology.

Every panel on the car will be modified to reflect modern pro-touring style and the car will sit on a custom built chassis with 2011 Corvette ZR1 suspension, carbon ceramic brakes and wheel and tire combo. The car will have a removable carbon fiber hard top with a panoramic roof and a speed sensitive rear spoiler like the Mercedes SLS and Bugatti Veyron.

For the driveline the car will have an all aluminum 632 c.i., fuel injected big block from Nelson Racing that boasts 850 hp. Attached to that is a T-56 six speed transmission.

The interior is completely custom designed with everything inside being one of a kind. The theme here is clean, modern and super high tech. The iPAD in the dash will give the driver full functionality of the iPAD as well as will control all functions of the car including the modern heat and A/C. Behind the actuator controlled movable iPAD is the Pioneer stereo head unit that will take commands via bluetooth/WIFI from the iPAD and play all iPAD functions and sounds through the custom designed stereo system. The custom machined rotary knob on the console will control stereo functions and amplifier gain without having to lower the iPAD to access the controls. The iPAd will also display sensor data collected from the cars many sensors.

The custom designed seats will be covered in Italian leather with Alcantara inserts and will feature heating and cooling elements. If you notice there is also a vent in the headrest called the "air scarf." This will enable the driver and passanger to blow a controlable amount of heated or cooled air on their neck according to the exterior conditions. This will all be controlled by touch on the iPAD. The console will also be refrigerated to keep drinks cold on road trips.

The gauge cluster is completely custom made and features an analog tachometer with an inset digital speedometer. On both sides are 4.3" LCD touchscreens that display sensor data from the car and are completely customizable and can display up to twelve sensors simultaneously. The custom skins of the LCD screens will also display turn signals, exterior temperature, clock and other indicators. The LCD screens are customized to match the color theme and design of the car.

This is a little taste of the innovative things that are in store for this car.

Subscribe to the MENACE Forum at www.Heartlandcustoms.us and we will be updating it with pictures and video as we build the car from start to finish! We will also be posting them on Lateral-G.net

Hope you enjoy the build...

Jeff Page
Heartland Customs
405-527-4526
www.Heartlandcustoms.us