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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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thats a damn VETTEZILLA!
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 10:33 PM
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[QUOTE=Chevy406;11991011]I mistakenly thought that the C5 frame rails were hydroformed aluminum. A quick Google and your pictures show that the frame is indeed mild steel. I really like your modular design.


Yea, that would be the C6 Z06 and ZR1s that are built with the hydroformed aluminum frames.


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thats a damn VETTEZILLA!
VETTEZILLA huh?? I've been to busy building the car to come up with a proper name for this build. What do ya'll think, VETTEZILLA it is ???

Thanks hawaiic5 for the potential new name for the car!

Let me know what you guys think.


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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 12:29 AM
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Damn the car is beautiful!!! You are one hell of a fabricator man, you ever think of doing it for others?? I see you said you live in tx?? where at cuz I would love to come check the car out someday

I do have one question though concerning your last round of pics?? Why is there a wastegate on what looks like a ice-water box intercooler like setup?? I have never seen a wastegate mounted there since its used for exhaust so is this something new or is that not an intercooler?? Other than that the car looks great man!! Keep up the great work you are doing.
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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What you see is a 60mm HKS wastegate. Wastegates can be used as BOVs as well. It'll have a tube attached to the exhaust side of the gate that'll vent to the outside of the cabin. That Air/Water intercooler is made to handle up to 4000 hp!!!

At this time I have no plans on doing any chassis work as a bussiness as I have two 69 Camaros I need to finish once this car is completed. One Camaro will be a Protouring car and the other a Prostreet car. The Protouring Camaro will be powered by a twin turbo LSx motor with all the suspension components, brakes, and ABS system removed from this Corvette. The Prostreet Camaro will be powered by a 600cid 10/71 E85 EFI BBC. Once I complete these three cars I'm going to try and enjoy life for a while....

Thanks again,
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by dacajun
What you see is a 60mm HKS wastegate. Wastegates can be used as BOVs as well. It'll have a tube attached to the exhaust side of the gate that'll vent to the outside of the cabin. That Air/Water intercooler is made to handle up to 4000 hp!!!

At this time I have no plans on doing any chassis work as a bussiness as I have two 69 Camaros I need to finish once this car is completed. One Camaro will be a Protouring car and the other a Prostreet car. The Protouring Camaro will be powered by a twin turbo LSx motor with all the suspension components, brakes, and ABS system removed from this Corvette. The Prostreet Camaro will be powered by a 600cid 10/71 E85 EFI BBC. Once I complete these three cars I'm going to try and enjoy life for a while....

Thanks again,
Dave
Never seen a wastegate used as a bov thats interesting?? May I ask what the difference would be?? I mean I know the hks gtII is not cheap by any means but what does it do better than say 50mm tial??

Wow you are building some monster cars it seems. I hope you make some vids when you get them going so we can all drool over them
I love this thread btw
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 12:50 AM
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Good looking project. I like the roll-cage.
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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 04:24 PM
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Thanks...

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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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holy cage and fab skills! nice job!
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subscribed... car looks awesome, so does the 600ci in the background
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 10:26 PM
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Dave, you better been busy woking on this car since I haven't talk to you in a while, so many want to see it finish.
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 02:01 AM
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Here ya go JMAC. I got a some of the front suspension done.







This is what she should look once it's in the ground.





I gotta get working on a powerplant for this thing.

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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 05:08 AM
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uh...umm...i...uh...this...WOW
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 04:19 PM
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I put the front bumper on to kinda see how she should look.



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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 04:31 PM
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lol someone's getting eager to drive. 4 words: Epic Corvette, Salt Flats!!!!!!!
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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I think the name for it should be SpaceShip
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 10:06 AM
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All i can say is WOW, fantastic fab skills, excellent welding skills. I love the modular design of the setup, it will definitly help when your at the track. Insane, Awesome, Out of this world. Great stuff.
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by wilson34
I think the name for it should be SpaceShip

You know I never really gave naming the car much thought. See how most people name their cars or build these days maybe I should. SpaceShip, huh???

How about some more input on this??

I believe someone else had referred to it as Vettezilla.

Right now it's just a "wet dream" but I'm trying hard as hell to make it become a reality!!!!

What ya'll think????

-Dave
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 01:46 PM
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The 'Beast' is fitting...

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Originally Posted by 03Sssnake
The 'Beast' is fitting...


Now that might just work. How about the Beast or the Blue Beast??
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 08:21 PM
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Man, thats just one bad vet. Nice work.
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