Marks Hotrod Garage

I sent Mike a check for the frame without making any final decisions. I am doing C6 and will probably do the Viper rear as well. I really liked the quick change rear end but as was pointed out it makes the exhaust difficult to run to the back. I am not doing side pipes so I need a clear passage.

Are you having SRiii build your suspension or are you buying the frame and installing your own control arms?

I wonder if you could run the exhaust above the differential if you raised the floor on a coupe?

uxojerry

Mike at SRIII has a really nice Currie 9" irs. If I go with SRIII for my 68, that's the irs I would use as it will hold the hp, and is reasonably priced.

Kerrmudgeon

I'm not a purist by any means, but that car looked like a pretty good candidate for restoration to me. Did you expressly want a split window? What engine was in it?
That being said I'm looking forward to the build progress. I hope your camera is always handy!

HAVNFUN64

I am having them build just the frame. I purchased c5 front and rear suspension from vette nuts in TN for $950.00 and purchased a new gen 3 viper rear off eBay for a grand. I was considering a 9" IRS diff from Dutchman ( the housing without chunk is $1250.00) after seeing one in the Ringbrothers mustang at SEMA when I found the viper diff on eBay. I am having the driveshaft shop make the axles. I want to machine the rear cover support just for the fun of it. I am going to use 14" front/13" rear rotors and calipers off C6z06/zr1
I'm having to piece mine together to afford it.

HAVNFUN64

I believe you could route the exhaust over the rear end but it would need a heat shield near the gas tank.

dahogan

I wish someone doing a resto mod like you lived nearby, so I could stop by and watch and learn. Something went wrong in my youth, I was never exposed to even the basic stuff. I am in for the ride as well.

Joe Inama

Quick change rears are noisy. Good decision with the Viper.

1coolC2

The Viper rear is nothing more than a Super Dana 44. For the money, go with the Currie 9", that is what I am using on my 65 Coupe project with SRIII chassis. I used the Super Dana 44 on my last car and it worked fine but required a lot of high end parts, cryo-ing and some praying when drag racing it to make it survive with 600 RWHP. The Dana 44 is a 30 spline diff, the Currie IRS is a 35 spline...not hard to figure that one out. The 9" is far superior and parts are way cheaper. If your using C6 rear suspension you can run the 2009 + Z06 / ZR-1 SKF hub bearing with 33 splines to keep it tough. Send me a PM if you have any questions.

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Jeff

Marks Hotrod Garage

[QUOTE=1coolC2;1585452899]The Viper rear is nothing more than a Super Dana 44. For the money, go with the Currie 9", that is what I am using on my 65 Coupe project with SRIII chassis. I used the Super Dana 44 on my last car and it worked fine but required a lot of high end parts, cryo-ing and some praying when drag racing it to make it survive with 600 RWHP. The Dana 44 is a 30 spline diff, the Currie IRS is a 35 spline...not hard to figure that one out. The 9" is far superior and parts are way cheaper. If your using C6 rear suspension you can run the 2009 + Z06 / ZR-1 SKF hub bearing with 33 splines to keep it tough. Send me a PM if you have any questions.

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Jeff

Jeff, could those be the latest spy photos of your project Man, I could start charging for people to look at those because we all want to know what you are doing!! I am saving up my questions because I am calling you! Thanks for the info on the rear end! Are those wheel tubs from Mike?

Marks Hotrod Garage

thank you!

Looks like you are in Ohio and I know being from the midwest the Corvettes are big up there and I am sure you could check in on someone. These cars are a tremendous amount of time and effort and require skill. Maybe safer to watch for now. Who knows, maybe you will do your own project someday.

Your machine work is awesome and I hope anyone checking out my thread is already subscribed to yours. You really have an awesome project and I am glad you went with the SRii frame. We fell short of a custom frame on my first project and although it came out awesome the custom frame would have put it over the top. The big Corvette brakes are great for these projects. I am drooling over the 15" Baer brakes but they are expensive.

Yes I was looking for a split window coupe. I wanted to do a coupe and I figured it couldn't get any better than doing it on a split window. My 53 has a small block, turbo glide, power windows, locks, and brakes. Good color as it was white with saddle tan interior. It would be a pretty car to restore but not financially as the purchase and built cost would exceed the final value of the car. Yes I will be taking plenty of pictures because all the guys on here keep projects like mine going in the right direction. Its not what you know its who you know

Good advice again!

1coolC2

[QUOTE=toocrazy;1585453992]Mark,

Ha ha, no...those photos are probably a year old, back when I actually was making some progress but don't give away any secrets

Those tubs are from Mike and I think they will work out fine. I am holding off on building the rear floor in mine as I am still working out some details. Your project looks great!! Don't freak out about engine selection. My advice is to stay away from the "conveyer belt" build guys and stick with guys that build engines that demonstrate performance and durability. Many of the ones listed in previous posts, I personally would not touch. Ive watched plenty of these so called "built" engines smoke and whees themselves to their final death moan of the last few years. Many of them outlived by GMPP crate engines!! The LS7 is a rock solid engine, they had a small issue with the needle bearings in the rockers in 2007 but otherwise a pretty tough piece stock. Lots of talk about the valves, but I think a lot of it is just panic over a few cases. I ran the poo outta mine and never had to do anything but change the oil and it was making 700hp at the crank As mentioned in a previous post, the stroked LS3 is by far the best value for big power, I'm actually using one in my Nova. It's a Katech 7.0 version with all forged internals and CNC ported heads…I'll let ya know what I think of it when we get her up and running.

As far as intakes go, most aftermarket LS engine intakes give minimal return for the money unless your cammed and have a good tuner. Most sheet metal versions like the Hogan have shown a loss in both HP and Trq The Harrop hurricane ITB is a bad azz piece and delivers excellent performance and drivability. I had great success with my Marcella sheet metal intake, John is a master...but not cheap. Based on your previous rides, this new project should be really cool!!

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Jeff

uxojerry

Are you going to tub the rear wheels or flare? For wide wheels, you have to do one or the other. Flaring is the least convenient and most expensive. Wheel tubs allow for the use of of C6 ZR1 wheels. The ZR1 type of wheels are also cheaper than custom offset wheels for flares.

A mild hp engine would allow for 10" wheels with no tubs or flares. The CTS-V with 570hp has 10" wheels and seems to do fine.

If your not going to tub the car, I would suggest considering 18" wheels and tires, versus the 20"/19" C6 combo. The C6 combo looks great when it is done perfectly. When it is not, there is too much rim and not enough tire showing. Just trying to be helpful!

1coolC2

HAVNFUN64 has a great project going!!

The 409 is awesome and the work on that T-stat housing is just incredible

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Jeff

Marks Hotrod Garage

I plan on both tub and flares. Yes, one might think I am lacking in manhood because I love big wheels and I want some monster wheels on this car. I like the european look with 30 or 35 series tires. Here is a 66 I just finished........it was my first Corvette project and got me hooked. 20's on the back (35 series tires) and 18's on the front (40 series tires). I am definitely doing 20's and 19's on my 63.


[QUOTE=1coolC2;1585454365]Holy mother of you know who that is one beautiful motor. Thats what I am talking about. I am like a chic buying shoes when I pick out a motor........I want one that is pretty. Funny you mentioned the Harrop because I have a picture of the Harrop Hurricane taped up in the shop. I would love to have one. I know you are the king of motors and thought you would help me design one......seriously.

KC John

What is a ball park price for a complete motor like that?

1coolC2

Mark,

Happy to help you out if I can. That is the LS7 in my last C2, it was an absolute beast and retained excellent street manners.

KC John,
That engine as seen would cost approximately 20-22K including the accessories. Add another $2,500 for computer and dry sump. This engine produced 602 RWHP and 530 RWTQ. Best part was that made sick power at low rpm and easily spun to 7400 rpm still pulling it put my car in the 10.7's @ 134 mph......on street tires!

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Jeff

65silververt

The floor pan kit from Mike/SRIII works great and simplifies things quite a bit. It takes about an hour to remove the old floor, wheel wells, and jack well, and about 2-3 hours to fit and bond the new panels in place.
Obviously you must remove the rear floor for it to even be possible to run the C5/C6 suspension SRIII Frame. Im not sure what the max width wheel possible is without installing wider quarter panels, but I'll let you know soon.

Marks Hotrod Garage

thanks. I just talked to Mike today and asked him about the floor plan kit. I am sending him a check tomorrow to get it coming. I asked Mike today on the wheels. As I understand it a 20 x 12 from Mike on his SRiii suspension will stick out one inch on the stock fenders.

HAVNFUN64

I need to order my floor pan kit also, how much did it run? I have gts rear quarters to install as soon as I finish aligning my doors and I believe they will be 1 to 1.5 " wider than stock. I would hate to cut good quarters but my quarters were real bad so it was a no brainer to go with wider ones. They look so good I think I am going to widen the front about.5 to 1 inch also. Are you going to widen yours?

1coolC2

The 12" wide Z06 offset wheel with C6 suspension will fit with GTS 1/4's......see my pics above with 325/30/19 tire, it should fit a 345 with no problem

You can fit a 275/35/18 on the front with Z06 offset 18" rim

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Jeff