Hedders, 700r4 tranny, 17x8.5 five spoke wheels/Firestone Z-rated Firehawk tires, VB 360 rear spring, 550 front coils, Bilstein sport shocks x 4, advance kit for distributor, some sort of aftermarket cam. I think that covers the mod list. :D

 

OK, what's a mod? I guess it is a deviation from stock, not just replacing something, like the shocks, or even using pipe insulation instead of factory replacement radiator seals.... so my favorite mods are,

1. Sears security battery.... been recalled, but I still have it. Might turn it in this summer though..

2. Hooker supercomp headers.

3. 69 style brakelight switch! :lol: whooops! this isn't the Bubba thread, is it? :lol:

4. Plastic coolant overflow tank, with bright red cap! :)

Lots of work... but very few real "mods" MJ


[Modified by MNJack, 11:55 PM 7/30/2003]

 

In my sig, plus these cool brake lights with blue circles in the middle that light up kinda purplish :cool:

 

Car:

Making it run. :rofl:


(Hey, I modified it from the original state that it was in when I got it. :lol: ) I'll have some mods in here eventually.

:jester
Matt

 

Right now:
Drivetrain:
200-4R
Exhaust:
True duals no cat
Suspension:
Coilovers

 

1/4" stroked 502
Comp Coms .623 lift solid roller
Eagle internal balanced 4.25" crank
Eagle H beam rods
JE 10.5 c.r pistons
077 aluminum heads
Doug Nash 5 speed
Stainless E brake line
Stainless brake lines
Stainless caliper inserts
Dot 5 fluid
Spal dual 11" fans
Hooker Super Comp side mount headers, 2.1/8" primary tubes
8" Knock Off wheels
Every nut and bold is original,
Stock radiator tanks and header bars, recored
no body mods
no interior mods
BRG laquer paint



[Modified by GDaina, 2:21 AM 7/31/2003]

 

see sig....


most money was spent on just keeping it in running condition, and 2 seperate rear end rebuilds and sucked up lots of cash...

 

'76 Stingray

* 388 CID 4-bolt smallblock Bored .040 Over
* Eagle Stroker Kit with Forged Crank and 10:1 Pistons
* Stainless Valves with Ported/Polished Heads
* Crane Cam with 1.6 Crane Roller Rockers
* Hedman Headers with 2.5 Inch Exhaust and Dynomax Ultraflows
* Performer Manifold with 795 CFM Edlebrock Q-Jet
* 4-Row Radiator with High-Efficiency Core
* Turbo 350/Hardened Sprag/B&M Shift Kit
* Custom Tailored 2500 Stall Convertor
* Solid Cross Spicer U-Joints (yes, all six!)
* Factory 3:08 Posi Rear End
* Firestone SS-20's RWL with Indy 500 Logo
* "Deluxe Interior" Complete with Vega Steering Wheel :-(


Visit my Website at http://www.c3corvettes.com

 

ENGINE
350 numbers matching block
993 cylinder heads ported with 2.02/1.60 valves
.015 steel shim head gasket
1.5 ratio full roller rockers
Comp Cams XE262 camshaft
Comp hydraulic lifters
Crane pushrods
Z28 valve springs (a mistake)
Crane roller timing chain
Edelbrock Performer Intake with 1 inch carb spacer
Holley 670 Street Avenger carb.
Edelbrock throttle braket (this one works)
MSD 6 ignition in an Accel dist.
Accel coil (may change to MSD soon)
Lars advance kit
MSD plug wires
Fluidamper Harmonic Balancer
Black Hooker headers with sidepipes
Earl's Pressure seals exhaust gaskets (no leaks!)
DEI header wrap
Homemade baffles for Hooker sidepipes (so my wife doesn't burn her legs)
GM Performance valve covers
Flex-a-Lite dual electric fans
4 core radiator
L-88 air cleaner
ARP bolts on everything I touched
Wait until you see the new 406 specs!

DRIVETRAIN
Turbo 350 shift kit from B&M
Poly rear transmission mount
Poly forward Differential bushings
VB&P differential crossmember reinforcements
Spicer heavy duty U-joints
17 inch TT II Wheels
B.F. Goodrich G-Force KDWS 255-50-17
Painted brake calipers red (does that count?)

CHASSIS
VB&P front mono spring
VB&P lower A-arms
1 1/8th inch front sway bar
VB&P 330 pound fiberglass rear spring
5/8ths inch rear sway bar
Poly bushings everywhere
Braided stainless steel brake lines
Monroe front shocks / KYB rear shocks
7" diameter brake booster (to be replaced with Hydroboost soon)
Comp Cams vacuum reservoir can

BODY and INTERIOR
Functional L-88 hood from J.C. Whitney, still in primer
Nordskog digital Air/Fuel mixture gage
Nordskog digital remote fuel pressure gage
Kenwood AM/FM cassette
Panasonic front speakers - still no rear speakers
Paint - Someday it will be torch red

Anybody shows this list to my wife and they die!

 

True duals through manifolds, no cat.
K&N air filter
Dist recurve
Rejetted Q-jet
Poly susension bushings.

edit: almost forgot my Stewart Stage II pump!

My list of replacement parts is MUCH bigger. That's where all my money has been spent. :rolleyes:


[Modified by isosceles, 11:12 AM 7/31/2003]

 

Originally a 1968, L36 car

505/502 GM crate engine (long block)
Edlebrock 3550 proflo EFI
Front/rear suspension in poly
Headman coated headers
FloPro 40 dual exhaust
Edlebrock aluminum water pump

And the stock, 35 year old am/fm mono radio! :D

 

See sig. Also Spax shoks (nice), stainless brake lines & powder coated everything that I could. Future mods are 460lb front springs, Steeroids & AFR heads (probably 180cc).
:cheers:

 

Well - it all had it's price.. I spent just about every paycheck (minus the bills that I had to pay) on the C3 for about 1.5 years... So far - I have 52k into the '68... [/QUOTE]
DAMN! I have 2 pages of mods on my computer. I recently added up my receipts and including the $5K I payed for the car, I have $33K in it over 11 years. Now I don't feel so bad!

 

None and proud of it. :chevy

 

It's all the forums fault.. I wasn't thinking in racing and modding before I joined this forum.... I had around 25k into my '68 when I joined the forum and the car looked and drove very nice.... Most of the next 27k were for racing mods etc...

 

That's a beauty!! :cool: :cool:

If my car would have been a original car.. I would have kept it stock too... but it was not.. so I got crazy modding :D :D

 

currently.. Electron blue /white stripe, shift kit in the tranny..

no engine :skep:

 

Thanks I appreciate it.......but I know modding can be a lot of fun and addictive.....so it's what ever floats your boat. :cheers:
gq

 

Where did the hamster go??? :jester

 

I personally like the stock looks of C3's.. They don't need any exterior mods to be beautiful.. However - performance wise - I really appreciate the extra power of my racing engine :D