SuprJames

That's just the core support and body mounts. Not sure I've ever seen a car that didn't have a rusted out core support.

Project looks awesome! I really love the front splitter and that you have to look for all of the modifications to the body. I think this thing is going to be unbelievable when it is finished.

Not sure what you're looking for for tail lights, but Corvette Central makes these: http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000050G

They are stock replacement LED's. You can see them in this video at the 20 sec. mark and 10:10 mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaFtpaaXBCE

bowtie racing

I really like the rendering, leds ,interior and the ZR1 brakes and suspension. But why you are going with old school engine with it??

You could get easily same power of build LS9, perfect match with the rest of car. But that's just my two cents

DTM632

thx for all compliments!!

For the LED's its clear.. the Elise tail lights you see are bought and in possesion of heartland now.. it was just a bit different then i thought before.. But it still works for me..

DTM632

that is what sometimes goes trough my mind... but i wanted to give this car that MENACING beasty feeling.. But i agree that later we get more to the high tech level and the LS9 would be an option...

But the hightech will be a lot about the efficiency.. NRE engines are not just Big Blocks.....

But seeing this video (simular engine but than polished and mine will be black) it gives me the feelint that this is a good choice as well..

http://youtu.be/iJeYEAlPlak

TurboStitchCW

I admit, I was skeptical about this whole thread at first...(no offense intended) I was thinking this was just some punk kid that wanted attention and was saying they were going to have a car built to the renderings that were posted and then was just going to start posting excuses as to why things weren't getting done and eventually just drop off of the forum altogether.....I've seen it happen on other forums.

That being said: Now that I actually see stuff happening with this, I am really excited about it and can't wait to see Project MENACE come together and hoping to see her head to SEMA this year. Good luck with everything! I am always looking forward to seeing new posts from you, DTM!


One more thing, that engine is a BEAST!!!

7t2vette

WOW!!! That is some very serious hot car ****!!!! Love it!!!

Is your engine going to be EFI?

As for the Elise tail lights, what about using 4 without the reverse lights to give you the 4 LED circles you are looking for? Mount some reverse lights under the bumper like a 68 vette has them.

jesse10886

Holy **** that thing is amazing

C3Paul

Hi,
I know you have decided on the Lotus lights now, but I have fitted these LED lights to my 1980.

They work as:
Inner/outer ‘outer rings’ Tail light, outer ‘inner ring’ brake light, inner ‘inner ring’ fog light, Outer middle indicator, Inner middle reverse light.

Only problem with this light that the inner light is Amber= Good for indicator, but I had to settle with Amber reverse light.
Hope it makes sense.

http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/1...Indicator_RL35

http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/category/...lusters,b.html

If you need pics of the light on the car, let me know

BTW, Lovely project

DTM632

thx for all the compliments to the car... about the questions..

yes its the EFI with Alien intake of NRE... exactly the machine on the Youtube video... Tom nelson prommissed to make a video of the dyno.. if he does that, ill show it..

yes two of the same sets of elise lights were possible.. but i got these now, and i kind a like this as well.. if it completely doesnt look right in real, ill order some extra of the outer ones.

grtz, Dennis

DTM632

here the pictures of the body after the soda blast. it does not look good .. There is much damage and the body was in horrible condition under all that paint and bondo. This car has been wrecked in the past from the rear and has had a tire explosion in the past that shredded the left rear fender. The body has lots of damage and had been repaired with wood and card board.

At this moment it is hard to imagine that this wreck will be the MENACED C3 i have in mind... But no worries... It is in the hands of Jeff Page from heartland customs and all will be fixed and ill keep it posted here...

DTM632

Nice Designwall.....

dboz

Would it not have been cheaper to just have the Custom shop buy you a car here instead of shipping it in from Holland and back?


What are you using for the seats?

DTM632

absolutely... but then there will be a problem with getting the car back to holland... Now it is a Dutch car and easier to get back on the road in holland...

Donor seats will be recaro as it seems now..

DTM632

didnt answer this one yet... yes they are..

CorvetteFirstTimer

I love it. It is definitely an awesome spin-off from the original. I'm not trying to be mean, but I don't like the idea of the audi led's on the head lights. Some times when people do this to a car, they can go overboard and it may look tacky. In this case, I don't think you went overboard on anything else but the led's Other than that, I love it and can't wait to see it.

DTM632

Somebody interested in the original rolling chassis, engine, transmission.



Also for sale the original hood.



Please send me a message if youre seriously interested...

DTM632

Its true that i have to be carefull that the LED wont look cheap.. I discussed it allready with Jeff from heartland customs and he has some ideas to have it look real original style. The goal is to have it look real badass and if that can not be achieved than the leds will be deleted there..

JUIC3D

Awesome project! It looks like a handful but wow, I bet it will turn out great.

I didn't see it mentioned in the thread though--any comment on, for lack of a better term, ripping off the design of the speedo/tach/gauges from the Lambo Aventador?

The rest of the car seems so custom, the idea of using another manufacturers design seems cheesy, no?

DTM632

thx

about that lambo gauge.. never saw this before.. But i see it as a compliment that it looks bit the same.. but to be true.. mine is nice but cant beat this.. Fun thing is that i saw a youtube movie some time ago with a ferrari gauge that also was the same..

For me it would not be a problem to admit that it was based on lambo or ferrari.. but it just isnt.. not on purpose..

For example the fenders in the hood are based on Aston martin, the custom fender grills on the new MB SL, air activated spoiler will be bit like SLR AMG and some interior parts on the MB SLS... no problem with inspiration on these cars

JUIC3D

I'm not saying the whole car is based on something else--just the gauge cluster. I love the design of the Aventador gauges, but I think your guy could do better than blatantly ripping off the design of another car.

That's just my $.02 though.

I think it's a killer project and when it is complete, it will be an amazing piece of machinery that will provide endless smiles.