0Blu808

Greetings Corvette Forum members. My name is Luke Lonberger. I am the owner of Blu808 we are a Formula DRIFT team based in Campbell, CA. Last year we brought you the Hankook, GM performance, Blu808 2010 Camaro. This year we are introducing the Blu808 X LG Motorsports C6 Corvette Formula DRIFT and Red Line Time Attack Corvette. This is a primary Blu808 effort with partnership, advice, and support from LG Motorsports. Other key members of our Corvette build will be Turn Key Engine Supply, Forgeline, Sparco, Aeromotive, Exedy racing clutch, Lab17 and others.

This thread will be a documented full feature build up of the Corvette.

We will show the following processes in detail.

Complete dismantling process
Weight removal
Chassis modifications
Roll cage design and construction
Pedal box fabrication
Seating mount fabrication
Drivetrain modifications
Engine modifications
Cooling system fabrication
Clutch hydraulics fabrication
Fuel system fabrication
Carbon body fabrication
Aerodynamics
Wiring
Electronics
Suspension design and setup
Steering system modifications
Corner balancing
Paint
Final assembly
Testing.


We hope to add some excitement to the Corvette Forums with this thread and to build a corvette that will dominate the Formula DRIFT series and Redline Time Attack series.

Any questions or feedback would be great.

Luke

Build start.

Here is our project car. A 2005 C6 base. We would have used a ZO6 but Formula DRIFT won't allow aluminum chassis. Anyway. We actually located this car here on corvette forums and picked it up last week.




We then drove it around for about a week to get a feel for it. Our dog Turbo approves of the Corvette doggy bed in the back.



Once we had the car back in the shop we started removing the interior and other unnecessary items.





Here is our base weight with the carpet, Seats, and Consol removed. The car has 3/4 of a tank of gas as well.



Next we started on the bumpers and body panels. It is a treat to work on a car with a removable body.



Now that we have a good portion of the chassis exposed we take a closer look to see any evidence of crash damage.



Luckily everything looked great.

Since we are now sure the chassis is in good condition we started marking all the areas on the car that will be removed for weigh savings

Every panel is clearly marked with a red X and is documented and cleared with Formula DRIFT for approval.









After that was all figured out we went back and removed the Dash and the components under it.



They sure manage to fit alot of stuff in these cars! The radiator and Ac condenser were removed along with the fan assembly. Then the steering column and wiring started to drop.

As it sits with the heater core/AC, blower assembly, Cats, Headers, Exhaust, Mufflers, Gas tanks, ABS, Pedals, Windshield, rear hatch, and window we are getting pretty light.



Not bad for a car that still starts and drives. (well not far without a steering wheel or radiator)

Getting there.


Check back tomorrow for more updates!

donutbob

I'll supply the refreshments during the build. haha.

Don

xdoomx

Yeeeeeeee Blu808!!!

0Blu808

haha. Don is on here. Awesome!

Don is the owner of Bobs Donuts in SF. Best donut shop in the bay area!!!

fastskyline

can't wait to see the rest of this project. you are going to give all the old corvette purists a heart attack! don't drive it in the rain!!! LOL

BrianH

Not really into drifting, but hope you keep us updated on your build progress.

tpereira

this will be fun to watch !

glenB

tagged

CGZO6

m R g S r

sweet. just remember how to put it back together! :P

0Blu808

Thanks guys. The car will also be raced in the Red Line Time Attack series.

We managed to find another 80 Lbs in wiring and random parts.



We will be removing the ABS system tomorrow and will start on the roll cage!



If anybody needs any oem parts let me know. We have a few laying around lol.

LEAVINU

By just pulling the carpet, seats and sound deadening you got it under 3k lbs. Impressive!

Wish my German Shepherd would be calm enough to lay back there like that.

0HinsonSuperCars

It is good to see you again, Luke. Good luck with the build. It would be good to catch up with you soon.

Brian @ Hinson Motorsports

AORoads

I think by your doing this on CF, you might begin changing a few minds on the generic term, "drifting" as it relates to cars, especially Corvettes. Thus, the reference above about giving heart attacks to Corvette owners.

Good going and this is a major exposition and education, at least for me. Thanks!

jpee

Just curious... is there any chance you could/would take it to a Drag Strip to see what a 2400 lb car would run in the 1/4 mile...

I'm SURE there are many people here who would love to see your 1/4 mile ET and MPH ... :myself includid...thumbs:

LS1LT1

While I'm not a huge fan of drifting, I do love to see the domestic nameplate cars running in it and doing well so much luck with this very awesome project/build.

Boil

Wow, this is cool…!

I am gonna put this one a daily email reminder, can't wait to see the transformation of it all…!

0Blu808

Thanks guys.

Brian. Good to see that you are on here. I tried contacting you many times but had no luck getting through. I will PM you.




Decided to ditch the factory steering tube and fabricate our own.













We should have the final drivers position tomorrow and start measuring for the cage.

PRE-Z06

Very interesting and thanks for posting, would also like to see it take a trip down the 1320!

0Blu808

We would like to see what it would do on the strip as well.


Ok so today now that the steering tube position was finalized we measured everything up for the main hoop.

We use Bend Tech Pro here at the shop. It is a great program and makes making complex bends easy. It eliminates any errors in the design process and eliminates wasted material. That is the main reason we use it at Blu808.

Here is what we had come up with after taking some measurements.



We then bent up the hoop in the bender.



After a quick floor trace, flip, and cross measure to ensure everything was symmetrical we test fit it in the car.



Fits perfect!

Now for the rear section. We were planning on removing the entire rear tub of the car, but were declined by Formula Drift due to the weight savings advantage it would provide. So to mount the rear tubes we were granted removal of 2 8"x10" sections.



After some action with the cut off wheel out they came.



Next order of business was to prep the area for plating. We grind down any high spots, and sand the entire area.





More updates tomorrow as we plate the rear section, fab up the down tubes, bend up the halo, and the A pillar bars.

Hope you have enjoyed our update for today.
I will leave you with a cool shot of the sunset we had here today at the shop.