I purchased this car in May of 1996 after knowing the car for ten years. Over the last 18 months I've driven the car during the summer to learn the quirks of the car, and did major overhauls during the winter months.

I've searched the country looking for the best option to improve the handling of the car. As a recent magazine article stated, if there was a Corvette Olympics, the early Corvettes would get a 10 for style and a 2 for technical execution. I've found replacement bolt on front suspensions, entire tube chassis, and a rework of the original chassis to use late model (C4) Corvette suspension. This last option is done by a chassis builder in Scotts Valley, Paul Newman, and seems the most maintainable option for the long haul.

The interior and body will be as near as stock as possible, with 3 exceptions - 16" steel wheels to clear the 12" rotors; 15" steering wheel to clear me, and a CD player to clear my head. The drive line is where the fun begins. I've got an LT1, 700R4 tranny, and Dana 36 from a formerly beautiful 93 Corvette someone hit a guardrail with. The Dana 36 will have a set of 3.73 gears when I drop it under the chassis. The motor is staying stock for now, with EGR and AIR removed, a K&N filter up front, and 2 1/2" exhaust to a set of 3 chamber flowmasters. Up front, the suspension was donated by a 91 Corvette. I plan to have the body painted Artic White, with Torch Red coves. The body was lifted on November 27th, with a goal of a finished car by May 1st, 1998.