shopman1

Three years of work now done
From this:

To this:

80Baby

Very nice! Really love the interior.

Sunstroked

Ok, I've been at my frame off for 2 yrs 4 mo. I know what it takes to A, attempt this. B, to see it thru to the end. A tip of the hat to you, very nice job!

briankeery

Amazing transformation, really loving that stinger hood. Dial down the shark bite a little.....she's riding kinda high.

shopman1

I am retired so the 3 years is a lot of time on it. If I was working man it would take 8 years I think.

76Rat

Really nice!

I am a big fan of the stinger hood. I always liked the look.

Phil Zell

I'm liking it, Big Time. Great work, and yes the interior is sharp.

929nitro

Very nice work. Is the hood a purchased hood or did you mold in the Stinger scoop to your original hood?

929nitro

In looking over the photos again I just noticed the change on the door opener very nice. Care to share a little bit about it?

shopman1

Yea, this Vette was put together with no matching numbers, I have been there and done that many times. This one I wanted to flex my creative side. So, I smoothed the door handles and key locks. Hand build like C6 door look and have sensors behind the fiberglass that access the door popers. Cut out the hole, made a fiberglass mold for the handle.

I have rear bumper sensors and a backup camera that has a display on the rear view mirror.
I put the curb sensor in the front. It will tell you when to stop before you scrape.
Have like Audi running lights in the front.
Have a 3rd break light milled out on the back top of the cooupe.
Rack and pinion steering with a 77 column, has high beem on it.
Coil over in the rear.
GT seats - they were very hard to put in and at this point are a little high but should sink a bit as time goes on.

929nitro

Thanks for the info. I wanted to shave the door handles on mine but was told it would be to difficult to get poppers to work the door. Guess I will have to keep looking because they are apparently out there. Hope you don't mind if I use some of your ideas? Your car is very tastefully done.

Billysvette

Very very nice,good job

shopman1

The poppers just fit under the door latch low. You need to play with it a bit to see were the window comes down. But, yes you can do it for sure!

tektrans

VERY nice!!! Great job.
What seats are those?

shopman1

They are GTS II Seats from Speed Direct. About $1600 in leather.

RBrid

Very nice work shopman1! Would you mind adding a picture from the rear of the car? I'm curious to see how the suspension looks from around 20ft or so, without spare wheel and exhaust system.

MIKE80

Very nice! I like the touch of custom work that you added.

shopman1

Here you go:

Lupigiato

Very nice - love the stinger hood!

Scottys78

Very I like the multi generation inspiration you have there.


Only thing I would have done without is the back up sensors. Hurts the look in the rear. Just my .02