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General Discussion Area => Corvette Related Chat => Topic started by: Smithy007 on December 17, 2008, 05:41:40 PM

Title: Photos of the new one (Finally!!)
Post by: Smithy007 on December 17, 2008, 05:41:40 PM

I must apologise in advance for not posting photos earlier, but between work and cleaning her up and a couple of tech difficulties, it's taken a bit over a month.  Whilst not rego'd yet, that will be done in the new year as I still need to do a coupe of things.  The ride height will come down a bit once over the pits so don't look at the ride height.

I have decided to keep the original name of  LUCFR or Luci for short, nasty in a sweet kinda way  ;54  

Anyway, here she is....

[IMG=700x525]http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/Smithy007_album/69%20Vet/DSCN1309.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG=700x525]http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/Smithy007_album/69%20Vet/DSCN1312.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG=700x525]http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/Smithy007_album/69%20Vet/DSCN1310.jpg[/IMG]

I like this view of the fat rubber  :evil
[IMG=700x525]http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/Smithy007_album/69%20Vet/DSCN1311.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG=700x525]http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/Smithy007_album/69%20Vet/DSCN1125-1.jpg[/IMG]

Title: Photos of the new one (Finally!!)
Post by: demonx on December 17, 2008, 05:58:19 PM

Is it everything you thought it would be?

Looks pretty damn good from this side of the screen! Congrats...

Title: Photos of the new one (Finally!!)
Post by: Smithy007 on December 17, 2008, 06:01:57 PM

Yes it is mate.  About 90% of what I was expecting so I cannot complain about that.  Goes like a trooper that for sure.  Chalk this up to a good buy without seeing scenario.

Title: Photos of the new one (Finally!!)
Post by: gtc on December 17, 2008, 06:24:00 PM

Shineeee!

Title: Photos of the new one (Finally!!)
Post by: 69 DIRTY RAT on December 17, 2008, 10:59:57 PM

lookin good!

Title: Photos of the new one (Finally!!)
Post by: nifty on December 18, 2008, 01:49:08 AM

works for me....

Title: Photos of the new one (Finally!!)
Post by: MR 502 on December 18, 2008, 08:01:18 PM

;35 Looks sweet ;42

;46 Any luck selling the coupe?

Title: Photos of the new one (Finally!!)
Post by: Smithy007 on December 18, 2008, 08:08:30 PM

Thanks for the all the compliments guys.  As for the coupe, had a couple on nibbles, but nothing serious yet.  Probably has something to do with Christmas.  ;47  It still means that I have a vet to cruise in till the new one is on the road.:)

Title: Photos of the new one (Finally!!)
Post by: Scott on December 19, 2008, 04:32:47 PM

Nice looking car. What size is the 'Fat Rubber' on the rear? I like the rims too.

I hope it's just an illusion, but in the second pic it looks like there is somerthing crazy going on with the camber on the front wheel.

Title: Photos of the new one (Finally!!)
Post by: Smithy007 on December 19, 2008, 07:33:34 PM

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Originally posted by Scott
Nice looking car. What size is the 'Fat Rubber' on the rear? I like the rims too.

I hope it's just an illusion, but in the second pic it looks like there is somerthing crazy going on with the camber on the front wheel.

The rubber is 245/45/18 on the front and 275/40/18 on the rear mate and yeh, LOVE the wheels.  As for the camber it does look bad, but it isn't as bad as it looks.  She just came down off a jack and the middle of the driveway has a big hump in it.  

There is a very slight toe in though because the front is raised about 1 1/2 inches and the rear about 2 (courtesy of VBP adjustable suspension) to get over rego.  All will be fine when she comes back down to it's original set point.  ;35

Title: Photos of the new one (Finally!!)
Post by: Scott on December 19, 2008, 08:42:48 PM

That's the exact tyre combo I was hoping for on my car :25
The rears sit flush with the guards quite well, and the rear tyre looks like it's stretched over the rim nicely.  I'm guessing it's a 10 inch rear rim. Would you have offset control arms under there as well, or do the larger diameter rims clear everything?

Title: Photos of the new one (Finally!!)
Post by: MADLT1 on December 20, 2008, 05:08:18 PM

very nice looking vett;35any engine bay shots?;40

Title: Photos of the new one (Finally!!)
Post by: Smithy007 on December 20, 2008, 08:03:36 PM

Yes Scott, they are 10" rims.  The wheels are custom and made with a 5.5inch offset if my memory serves me correctly.  As for the suspension set up, I'm still learning, it but it does have off set trailing arms, a dragvette kit, adjustable half shafts fiber mono springs etc, most of which I have very limited knowledge about.

As for the engine bay, well, all the polished components that left the US of A didn't arrive very polished.

This is what it will look like once finished in the new year

(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/Smithy007_album/69%20Vet/vette3024.jpg)