CWerner

After lots of thinking, consulting, drinking, consulting..... I've decided its time to make major changes on my 64 Roadster. Here's the plan

New Paint (58 silver blue)...stinger hood with white stripe
Rear Quarter Flares (style that maintains original body lines)
Ridetech C2 Suspension on all 4 corners
Borgeson Steering Box
Wilwood big brakes
Vintage Air AC
Retro Sound Stereo

Phase II next year:
LS3 or LT1 Engine
18" wheels & tires

One thing I'm struggling with is side pipes or keep my 2 1/2 " SS Borla exhaust system... I hate throwing good money away. I love the looks of the side exhaust though. It's classic.

I'll be sending the car up to Custom Image Corvettes for the paint and body work very soon. I'm still not sure if I'm going to do the rest or Josh will......stay tuned for updates.

azmusclecar

keeping stock tranny??????????????

desertpilgrim

Why the announcement? It's your $$$ being flushed.

CWerner

The tranny is a level III Gearstar 4L60



I'm planning on keeping it in place.

Bluestripe67

Lets go easy on the man since we all have at some time "been there, done that" kind of thing in more or lesser amounts. He is also preparing us for making suggestions etc. Dennis

StingU2

Some of them he may not like...

-Bruce

azmusclecar

if you're throwing away any parts from your 64....I am the best charity cause you can find..............

CWerner

Why the negativity? I thought we were all here to share our thoughts and stories about our cars.

I thought this would be a cool project others would like to follow and give input into.

ricks327

Understand that there are 2 camps, keep it close to original and restomod. You have chosen one side, it doesn't make it right or wrong but others disagree.
I see the point when you state "I don't like throwing money away" but you might have a more difficult time recouping your costs and perceived value with the modifications you are planning when it comes time to sell. Not everyone is going to agree with you but remember, it is your car.
Rick

Zoomin

That's a pretty good use of money on a 64, IMO.

I'll be following along, sounds like a fun project.

CWerner

The reality is that it's an "old school" resto-mod. I'm not destroying an original. It's already been done. The car has a TPIS fuel injected ZZ4 in it, and very little is original.

Oh well, to each their own.

For those in the Resto-Mod camp, I'm going to find out about the RideTech suspension setup and see how it compares to the aftermarket frame options, at a much lower price. I'm hearing really good things. I've got VS on my C3 and it's real nice, but still lacking in ride quality....although significantly better than stock. The C2 has VBP performance plus and I've never been happy with it. It rides way too stiff in front and bouncy in back. I've tried everything, but nothing seems to make it better.

more to come.

StingU2

That's what I say about my wife.....

-Bruce

00fxd

I don't get it either. Why not share your thoughts? I think it's a great 'announcement'. especially for this boring time of year.
I like most of your plans.
I installed a Retro-sound model 2. I like it but when my top is down [always] the display is completely useless. Which renders the unit useless. You really can't even shade it with your hand to see it. In fact yesterday I emailed them to see if there are any improvements or upgrades available. Nope. They assure me the they are using the best electronics available, it's the nature of that beast. The radio fits and works well and has/supports all the features that I wanted. 2 300w amps, usb in, aux in, just cant see it. I don't have any plans to replace it but if I was ordering today it would give me pause.
The 1/4s will be a good thing. Borgeson Steering Box, Wilwood big brakes, Vintage Air AC are awesome, IMO.
Ridetech stuff etc? Do your home work. I dabbled in susp upgrades. Mono leaf front, solid and urethane bushings where appropriate. Experienced and heard [my home work] of enough bouncy rear mono's to stay away from them. My conclusion is I was trying make a silk purse out of a sows ear. Now I would just make sure all bushings are up to date and tight. Hi durometer where the movement is in 2 dimensions, rubber where necessary. I like my http://scandc.com/new/ adjustable control arms and tall ball joints - solid bushings have never given me any roughness or concern, I have lotsa miles on.
Tho I love my Muncie and Hurst I have thought about your trans choice. I would look at a Full Manual Shift auto with paddle shifters if such a thing is possible? Haven't looked too close at that obviously.
I hope that you will keep us posted on your progress, I'm sure that you are excited and should be. And those that are not interested will try and contain themselves and just move on to the next thread.

mrtexas

Could you post a picture of the flares you are considering?

SI67

I'm pretty good with alphabet soup, but what does "VS" stand for here?

Steve

Revfan

I think the initial reaction was, "here is another stock car being flared/modded/what-notted".

The additional info added by the OP, "I'm not destroying an original. It's already been done. The car has a TPIS fuel injected ZZ4 in it, and very little is original" helps to un-ruffle a few feathers no doubt.

Too Slow '90

Sounds like a well thought out plan. I'm with you on the side pipes. Cool and classic but loud and when sitting still the exhaust fumes are right beside you. I guess that's a good reason to keep your foot in it. I would keep the exhaust you have but that's just me. I have followed you progress through the years and will watch here also....it's a great hobby.

After lots of thinking, consulting, drinking..... I've decided its time to make major changes on my 64 Roadster. Here's the plan

New Paint (58 silver blue)...stinger hood with white stripe
Rear Quarter Flares (style that maintains original body lines)
Ridetech C2 Suspension on all 4 corners
Borgeson Steering Box
Wilwood big brakes
Vintage Air AC
Retro Sound Stereo

Phase II next year:
LS3 or LT1 Engine
18" wheels & tires

One thing I'm struggling with is side pipes or keep my 2 1/2 " SS Borla exhaust system... I hate throwing good money away. I love the looks of the side exhaust though. It's classic.

I'll be sending the car up to Custom Image Corvettes for the paint and body work very soon. I'm still not sure if I'm going to do the rest or Josh will......stay tuned for updates.

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Easy Rhino

While I am pretty much a "keep it original" kind of guy, it is your car.

Like they say, "ride your own ride". It's your time and money.

Will look forward to following your progress.

CWerner

Guys,

thanks for the comments. VS stands for Van Steel. I've got their A-Arms/Coilover setup on my C3 and I feel it's a really good improvement over the VBP setup.

Great comments about the tranny. I put a Keisler RS500 in my C3, where it was an auto. The C2 already has a great auto tranny in it's back to my comment about not wanting to throw away good money already spent. Therefore I will keep the auto. Another issue is Houston traffic. Its a real pain to drive a manual because of the traffic.

I'm leaning towards keeping the existing exhaust. It's a high quality system and makes no since to remove it (financially) unless someone bought it from me at a reasonable price.


Cheers!

dahogan

I like your choice of color and would go for the side pipes, imho