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We have been working this awesome 1964 Corvette Resto-mod for a few weeks now and its really coming along .

This 64 started out a 327/ powerglide -
Now its and LS3 / 4L65 / Stage2 shift kit and 2800 stall
The engine has our signature camand some ported & polished heads
Sharkbite suspension - Full coil-over front & rear
C6 Z06 Brakes all around
Custom drive shaft
3.73 C3 diff
Dewitts Rad
Steeroids Rack
Dakota Digital Gauges
Custom Shifter
Custom Side exit headers
Dasilva Motorsports custom built side pipes

Its a long list that will result in one sweet ride

























The owner wanted to use the original frame as it was in perfect shape .

We media blasted it and then epoxied it .

We do have another 71 with the original we are building , and a 67 with the SRIII that we are doing as well .

The wheels are Billet Specialties.

Body fitting on very nicely



















Original mounts are retained and modified to accept the Dewitts rad .

We take the original sender and weld in a return and use a C5 fuel filter that has a regulated return . See picture below





More to come

vstol

looking fwd to the build

leif.anderson93

Beautimous!!!!

FastEddy

Love those suspension pieces!!!!!!!

and the LS headers for sidepipes!!!!

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Update time

Body fitting on very nicely



















Getting closer to start up







First start up

morly1963

Sounds real sweet!

OldKarz

Looks and sounds great! Nice build!

biggd

What's your opinion of the Shark Bite suspension? I like the aluminum A frames and adjustable coil overs up front but that rear suspension geometry just doesn't look like it would perform any better than the transverse spring set up but it looks impressive. VBP has a more conventional straight up and down coil over set up. Did you go with the offset trailing arms?

0Dasilvamotorsports

We've done of a few these now and find that they are miles ahead of the transverse leaf's .

Are there better rear setups , yes but there are also budgets with these builds . So for the money its a good performing system .

FastEddy

I would think that this rear horizontal shock position would allow more shock piston travel than a vertical positioned shock, and therefore should give a better ride - avoiding the "choppiness" that some complain about with coil-overs or stiff springs on these cars.

biggd

More moving parts mean more things can go wrong. But I guess on a car that's not a daily driver it wouldn't matter. If it really was a great design you would see it on production cars. It looks good but doesn't look very efficient.

bigearl56

First let me say that cam makes that LS3 sound great. I like the fact you guys are trying to get all you can get for a customer with his pocketbook in mind. First time I have seen those gauges and IMO they blend the old with the new nicely. Good luck with the rest of the build and thanks for the update.

Earl

biggd

I have that same dash in red, Love it!

FastEddy

I also wasn't clear - I was actually thinking of the vertical positioned coilovers most often used on the aftermarket frames, which is what I have, as opposed to the factory shocks and/or springs.

That design is on some high end production cars these days, mostly for packaging reasons I believe. Also, don't forget that what is on production cars, especially from the stingray era, is rarely the best design available, but rather a compromise between function and economics.

sonksen_design

I'm looking to build (or have built) an LS3 for my '63 roadster restomod with SRIII chassis. Can you please give me specs on the cam, heads and expected output of the motor? Sounds much better than most LS engines I've heard!

0Dasilvamotorsports

We hand build these engines . The cam spec's are our own , but cut by Comp Cams for Dasilva Motorsports .

Bill32

From a design standpoint, bellcrank systems give you a lot of flexibility.

One advantage for the car owner is that you can set coil preload without affecting ride height which makes tuning the suspension easier.

they've been around on race cars for a very long time, I've played with them for 20 years and have never heard of a failure. And they take a huge beating on these cars. This one's on our Formula Atlantic:

Bill32

Very nice build. I've ridden on the street in a 63 Resto with the sharkbite, the ride was pretty good.

I'd like to take one on the track to play a bit.