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Old 05-07-2017, 05:23 PM
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Bought the car in November. Loving every minute of it
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Wow-- is this the "Sledgehammer" Corvette?
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Wow-- is this the "Sledgehammer" Corvette?
No sir, it's a CR-1. The Sledgehammer was a 1988 C4 that had a twin turbo small block. It went 254 MPH in street trim. A record that stood for some time. The Aerobody kit that's on my car was developed by Paul Deutschman for the purpose of helping the Sledgehammer achieve the record it set by improving aerodynamics.

http://www.deutschmandesign.com

My car was modified by Callaway in 1993 both with the Aerobody kit and HP upgrade to 475
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Beautiful ride, and something you don't see every day. Thanks for sharing the pics.
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Would love to put those wheels and tires on my 91 Blk/Blk ZR-1....Tough to find these shelbys.....Nice car enjoy....
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Bought the car in November. Loving every minute of it
Beautiful!
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Bought the car in November. Loving every minute of it
Good Lord! That BEAST is drop dead gorgeous...truly one of a kind. Very, very happy for you. Love the attention to detail as well. Thanks for posting up and sharing.

BTW - are those TOYO's...?
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No sir, it's a CR-1. The Sledgehammer was a 1988 C4 that had a twin turbo small block. It went 254 MPH in street trim. A record that stood for some time. The Aerobody kit that's on my car was developed by Paul Deutschman for the purpose of helping the Sledgehammer achieve the record it set by improving aerodynamics.

http://www.deutschmandesign.com

My car was modified by Callaway in 1993 both with the Aerobody kit and HP upgrade to 475
Thanks for the great info and photos! What a beast. More like Beauty and the Beast. Those wheels are so cool. They have come full circle and looks like you could have bought them today.


Your C4 has aged very well, imho.
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Wow-- is this the "Sledgehammer" Corvette?
There is only 1 Sledgehammer...

http://www.callawayownersgroup.com/C...ember/cotm.htm
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Originally Posted by 1971 Judge
Good Lord! That BEAST is drop dead gorgeous...truly one of a kind. Very, very happy for you. Love the attention to detail as well. Thanks for posting up and sharing.

BTW - are those TOYO's...?
Thanks for the kind words. The tires are BFG G-Force Rival S
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those wheels fit the Callaway Aerobody nicely. I am happy with my purchase of the Shelby wheels
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Very nice, your one lucky guy.
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Is this the Callaway Z out of Texas?
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Is this the Callaway Z out of Texas?
yes
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more pics.... what are the spec / sizing on those wheels/tires ?

are those aluminum (?) hood latches callaway specific or ?
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more pics.... what are the spec / sizing on those wheels/tires ?

are those aluminum (?) hood latches callaway specific or ?
wheels are Shelby Series 1 18x10 front and 18x12 rear
tires BFG Rival S 275 35 18 front and 335 30 18 rear

in the pic it has a 335 Nitto on the rear

latches are aftermarket and not Callaway specific. I did not install them
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wow! love it!
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Very cool. There's a video of a Motorweek episode on YouTube showing the Callaway making the fastest 1/4 mile run of around 12 seconds. Insane numbers way back then for a Street legal car.
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