GrandSportC3

A friend just e-mailed me a link to a '69 Vert for sale for a great price.. The car has a solid axle (Ford 9 inch - not narrowed) and a 545 HP 502 Big Block.. I could get the car for $25k...

• Year 1969
• Make Chevrolet
• Model Corvette Convertible
• Description New 502 Crate motor, Chevy alum. heads, roller rockers, MSD, HP fuel and water pump, 545 HP, with 9" rear, coil overs and ladder bars. Beautiful and way fast!
• Price $25,000

Here's a pic



With the solid axle - I could mod the car to run 9's without ever worrying about breaking the rear end.. Installing a Ford 9 inch in my car would cost over $9k.. so it would be a better option just to sell mine and get that car..

What do you guys think??



[Modified by GrandSportC3, 7:35 PM 1/20/2004]

79VetteMike

$9000 to install a 9inch Ford? That seems quite pricey. I think you could do much better than that, besides $25,000 seems like alot of money for a modified Vette. Have you considered going with the Tom's 12 bolt?

PatsLs1vette

I like it................get it :yesnod: :thumbs:

Cali,68,L-79

Oh God not this again. You have 50K in the 68, what you think you could get for it? (read lose your butt in the deal). My .02 is keep the 68 and find a way to get the 69.

:thumbs:

BigBadRed

Does it have the one-of-a-kind tilt like yours?

78 Vette

Nice looking vette. Tuff decision .You have so much time and money in your current vette. But sometimes you just want something new. :confused:


[Modified by 78 Vette, 6:03 PM 1/20/2004]

GrandSportC3

The rear end won't be $9k.. but the labor to put it in is quite a bit..
I don't want to go with the 12-bolt setup.. It'll still be IRS with 12-bolt internals.. I want a Ford 9 inch.. I'm planning on running high 9's or low 10's with my next car.. and I need the strongest possible rear... I don't want to go to the track with fear to break parts... I have too much money in my Vette and don't want to spend any more... I could probably get $25k for my '68 (even though I have over $55k into it) and get that solid axle car for the same price..


[Modified by GrandSportC3, 6:04 PM 1/20/2004]

1Bad69

sweet....i would dump the c5 before the 68 though...

you should buy that car...

GrandSportC3

There's no way that I'd get that car without selling one of my current 2 Vettes... I have $55k in mine.. but the guy that's selling the '69 has $60k in his... I really enjoy drag racing and I'm just too worried in breaking stuff on my C3.. Even though I upgraded everything - it's still by far not as strong as a Fort 9 inch..

Corey_68

The ONLY solid axel Vette I'd own is a Pre-'63, but that's me. You can pick up a nice 9" Ford for less than $1,000 here. No way can I see $8,000 labor. :nonod:

This is a no brainer for me, I'd keep the '68. :yesnod:

Fevre

Gonna need a roll cage if you want to get more than 1 pass per track. :nono:

Paul L

If you want a car just for the strip I would say yes. But that car is not for the street.

GrandSportC3

Labor is f'n expensive around here.. If I'd find a shop that would install it for $2k - I'd do it.. but that's very unlikely...

GrandSportC3

The guy has a cage for the car. The cage would come with the car..

GrandSportC3

Solid axle doesn't have to mean that it's not streetable.. Even '02 Camaros had a solid axle and they were pretty streetable... It's all in the setup...

John 65

I say go for it, sell yours and replace it with this one. Sounds like you will have what you want with no new out of pocket money spent. As nice as your car is..................... sooner or later its time for something new.

GrandSportC3

The C3 is the first car that I've owned for more than 2 years.. I usually keep my cars for 1 - 2 years... I have the C3 for 3 years already.. I love that car.. but I'm just sooo concerned about breaking something on the rear end at the track.. and repairs aren't cheap...

EDDIEJ82

I'd say if you can get 25k for the 68... go for it :thumbs:

Pretty good tradeup if you ask me :cheers:

GrandSportC3

That's what I think too.. I might even get the car cheaper than $25k... $25k is only the asking price...

BigBadRed

OK, maybe I can buy it, but you have to help me explain to my wife why her new 68 firebird convertible looks an awful lot like a corvette!