67HEAVEN

In the middle of a Corvette body-off rebuild (not restoration), you have lots of time to think about the direction being taken.

In my case, I've always played to the overall car....the way I usually would like to see a Corvette in use.

I don't lean towards focusing on a portion of this great car's strengths, while ignoring others. For instance, if I focused solely on the 1/4 mile, then I'd be ignoring road-course driving. If I focused solely on car shows and judging, I'd be denying that Corvettes were built to drive. And, if I used it only for a daily driver, I'd be missing out on the excitement of club racing, time trials, etc.

Don't get me wrong - I love drag racing. But it's all over before the first corner arrives.....just at the point when our cars should really be coming into their own.

I love car shows with lots of cherry beauties to drool over. But the thought of most of them being hidden away with perfectly clean tire treads in trailers going down the Interstate after the show is depressing.

I know we don't have the time and money to do all things with our cars, but since I'm now at the point of starting up the other side on this rebuild, I'm going to focus on a radical road-course style car that will remain reasonably streetable.....and I am gonna drive it, maybe even to the odd client appointment. :crazy:

To me, that will be 67HEAVEN.

No doubt, you have your own brand of heaven.

MikeC

Well said!
My heaven is along the same lines.

73 LS-4

I like the jack of all trades cars. Ones that can handle, accelerate, stop, and look cool all at the same time. Kinda like a pro-touring car. At least this is kinda the format I'm going for, It will be pretty good at everything but at the compromise of not being the greatest in any one area. I've got a long long way to go still :yesnod:

:cheers:
Pat Kunz

spiru

Every day I drive my Vette, I feel I own my own little piece of heaven. :)

:cheers:

454Big

working on my Vettes is for me a piece of heaven !

You can fix anything and don´t need to be afraid of jealous scratchmarks or something more to break! :lol:

1979toy

Do you want to:

Drag race? Get a rear engined dragster

Road race? Lotus makes a nice car

Show your car? Laid down customs with candy paint are the way to go

Cruise the back roads? Honda = cheap and fun

Do it all? Get a CORVETTE!

gerry72

I admire the direction your taking your 'Vette in and your attitude about what cars are really for...having fun!

SevenT1Shark

I'm all for having fun. I do all of the above but don't over do it either . :cool: :cheers: :seeya ..........

ZD75blue

yeah car shows are alittle depressing... for me its seeing those spotless engines.. then coming back home and finding a grease ball stuck under the hood err then again the hoods off :jester

Ganey

Performance, Performance, Performance !

:cool:

UKPaul

Hi 67, How's it going?
For me it's a case of take a great vehicle ('81 Vette :) ) & improve it. In every way that I can think of, funds permitting (which they usually don't). The greatest part of it is when you can prove people wrong eg. "this blah blah blah can beat your Vette on the twisty bits" gives me a huge urge to improve the handling. The satisfaction on losing the blah blah blah on the bends is :D. My current challenge is to take a computer controlled C3 & get some decent performance out of the motor, still with the computer stuffed in it (maybe I'm mad, but it will keep me out the pubs!). Whether I do it or not, I'll let you know, but the fun is 80% in trying & the other 50% (!) in doing it.
I just want a good all round driver. One thing I'm not bothered about is shows - I don't care if a judge likes it or not. If I like it then I'm happy with it. If I replaced the seats with wickerwork chairs, or a 2 seater sofa, then I wouldn't care how many points it would lose in a show, as long as I was happy with it! Now, that's got me thinking...... wickerwork is a lot cheaper than recovering the seats.... maybe an electrically adjustable drivers wickerwork chair, bet that's never been done before :crazy:
Paul (as sane as the next man until I started getting emails from Jimmy Page ;) )

Stephen Irons

Hey Paul!

I'm starting to worry about you! Guess I can't interst you in an NCRS membership deal then?

Hope the re-paint went well?

I'll drop you an e tomorrow if I can tear myself away from the thills of the job!

'later....

terryrudy

Right on! :cheers:

Alwyn678

Vettes are meant to be driven and enjoyed....Definently not stored away somewhere....I really feel for those cars

flood

Some people enjoy just having the car in the garage looking pretty. Thats what they enjoy about cars.

Me , I like to drive them. :cheers:

Warp70

I think for most of us our picture of heaven is ever changing..........we never quite get to the promise land before our tastes change and we start in a new direction. I always wanted to restore my car back to what it looked like in the show room......then after a day in Tampa......and getting waxed by a group of C5's........ ITS ALL ABOUT THE POWER, BABY!!!!!!!!!! Turbos, and Blowers and Nitrous....OH MY!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D Of course I haven't reached my destination yet, but the journey is sure going to be fun :yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod:

67HEAVEN

Hey UK,

Good to hear from you. Last I saw of your car you had the backside torn asunder! :lol:

What's up with it now?

After watching Eastenders for years, I thought you guys all lived in Pubs! :D

Chuck Harmon

67 Heaven,

We really do need to get together! Same dilemma for me and settled it in much the same way. Yeah, I want the car to look gorgeous, but not "bolt head" detail. I want it to be able to run with whatever car I come across on pavement!

Chuck

67HEAVEN

Chuck, I've talked to my wife and she agrees that she'll take on more of the business workload next winter so that I can spend January and February helping you drive those beauties along the sunny Left Coast. Tell you what....one day I'll drive the L-88....next day the Z-06. What could be fairer than that?

Got an extra bunk and lotsa cold Bud? I'm good with wrenches! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Chuck Harmon

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Tell you what....one day I'll drive the L-88....next day the Z-06. What could be fairer than that?
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Sounds like "69 & Z Heaven" What I really want is to take a couple turns at Mossport in them like you once suggested!

Chuck