bosco022

Still Thinkin' of doing a tube frame '69 Road Race Corvette (Vert with hardtop) similar to the Owens Corning L88 cars. I was considering leaving the Vette center section of the frame to keep it still sorta corvette, but it would be easier and lighter to just do it full GT-1 style.

Would build it with a carb 427 LS motor, Jerico 4 speed, live axle 9" Nascar rear end. Three link with a watts link rear suspension. I would keep it period correct externally by using 15" wheels and maybe the 15"Nascar modified tires. Brembo brakes and Penske shocks.

The front tube clip would be the Howe racing clip as used on the trans am TA2 cars, with coilovers, SWEET rack etc.

Have to sell a couple of my other racers to do this, but maybe someday.

Would look something like this outside:


And like this underneath:

travisnd

Subscribed.... do it.

Scooter70

Love it. My "someday" project is similar but using the C5/C6 transaxle and control arms instead of the 9".

bosco022

There are two tube frame C6 racers under construction by Woody at Bemco Fab in Florida right now for a customer out west.

These will have Trans Am type chassis' but will utilize World Challenge type suspension with the billet dropped spindles, coilovers, etc. and will stock Corvette tranny and rear (well, W/C style gearboxes etc)

They will have ACP wide bodies.

So basically, a Trans Am car but with World Challenge running gear

Scooter70

Find a way to put a '69 roadster body with some L88 flares on it and it's even better than what I had in my head.

bosco022

Woody could do that just as easy

Locke

Why not a Jerico RR 5 speed?
Any idea were to find one of those used?

I have stood in Riggins' shop looking at Dave's new car and thought of how cool it would be to have him build me a new, tube frame, C2 or C3. Then I asked how much a new car costs and realized I would have to get those right six numbers on Lotto or Powerball.............but it's a nice dream till I wake up.

Locke

Bink

Why the 9" rearend?? Why not independent? Durability?

bosco022

Jerico 5 speeds are great, just harder to come by, and the advantages are having a pit out gear and possibly using the 5.5 clutch instead of the 7 1/4. But, I don't like the 5.5's, they just don't last in rr applications IMO.

bosco022

Because IMO there is little to no advantage in using independent on relatively smooth, mostly flat road courses, plus I feel they are a decided disadvantage relative to cost, complexity and reliability.

I am not saying indy types aren't fast......they are, just not necessary.

Look at how fast Trans Am cars are with a 9" Ford rear end, and they rarely break.

68-427Rich

Contact the guys a Legendary Motorcars, they can build what you want. And it will be "legal" for SVRA Group 6 ?!

travisnd

^ Bosco builds this stuff himself.

bosco022

Actually, Woody is the TALENT.............I'm just the idea guy, researcher, wallet/acquisition specialist, occasional parts hanger (if he tells me twice where and how to put it) , and shoe.

rfn026

34 page of C3 racers here. Then we get new ones from the Registry every day here.

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Bosco, your killing me. Your car is done and your looking for the next one, I can't even get mine done. Hopefully mine will be finished by the time you finish your second one. I should have just built a tube chassis car like you did instead of the WC car.
Justin

bosco022

Actually, we are half done with a nice road race late model stock car too. Has the new Howe TA2 front clip, quick change, Tex T101, Penske's, Brembo's, ATL 22 gal, very nice 23 degree brodix head small block and straight up FiveStar Monte carlo body painted like the Smokey Yunick 66 Chevelle.

I had almost all the parts layin around, so putting it together to sell.
This is gonna be a nice road racer. I'll be tempted to keep it.
It should have been done, but I decided to change to the new front clip. Took it back apart.

Also have a ASA Delco stock car to convert/restore to sell. Willbe a nice GTA car. ex Mike Waltrip Racing.

When we are done with these, I'll probably do the 69 project.

Kubs

I would love to see that build thread!

Locke

I'm close enough to visit


Bosoco, do you have to run the 5.5" clutch with the Jerico? They really die in autocrossing and street applications!
I cannot afford the Jerico, but think they are likely the most bulletproof of the 5 speeds. That and I have not recognized any of the other ones that I talked with at the PRI Show having a road race shift pattern (1st and reverse opposed and 4th-5th opposed). Maybe next year I will seek them out at PRI. That place gives me sensory overload.

For now it will have to be the Muncie that came with the car.

Locke

bosco022

No, you could run a 7.25 with either Jerico, 4 or 5. You can sometimes find them (5 sp) used for about 3500.