Love is Blue

Mr.Blue · Mar 26, 2008

Been busy too!

Here's the beginning of "Love Is Blue's" construction...the deconstruction!
I promise I'll work on it some more later tonight and more will be up some time tomorrow, OK? :banghead: Glenn
Here's the last photo taken Sept. 11, 1988 of my Vette before I cut it up:

Here's the original drawings I did of my idea what it would look like:

Removed the front end clip off the body. Notice my '78 Greenwood Sportwagon I built, parked behind my '66.

Here's the rear body panel removed & beginning to install those 1989 Ford Tempo tail lights!

Tomorrow, the beginning of the chassis construction.
P.S. Don't bother asking me if I have any of the old parts off the original 66. The answer is NO! They have all long since been sold to help finance the building of this beast. Sorry. Glenn

big2bird · Mar 27, 2008

I have always been very impressed by that car. Kudos

Mr.Blue · Mar 27, 2008

big2bird said:
I have always been very impressed by that car. Kudos

Thanks big bird! Glenn

Mr.Blue · Mar 27, 2008

Part 2- Chassis construction

Mike Loescher of Finish Line Racing built the chassis, without any kit or plans for a 66 Vette. We simply laid out the stock 66 Vette wheelbase, set the rear end and motor on the floor and began laying pipe all around it. These days, there are all kinds of pre fab chassis options avaliable to us, but not back then for what I wanted to do.
Originally I had plan on running the beefed up IRS, but as power increased, so did the need for a stronger rear end, thus I went to a Ford 9" later.

A Funny car style duel roll bar was one of my requirements for this build.

Bought this '88 parts car for the suspension components, then resold it to another Vette owner for his parts needs. The neighbors were NOT happy while it sat in my front yard.

That's enough for today. I'll post more chassis and body placement photos tomorrow if anyone is still interested. Glenn

Twin_Turbo · Mar 27, 2008

These are awesome

keep them coming. Awesome how you guys managed to build that without the use of a frame table/jig.

big2bird · Mar 27, 2008

Oh yeh Glen. I would like to know the whole story. I never did.

Mr.Blue · Mar 27, 2008

Twin_Turbo said:
These are awesome keep them coming. Awesome how you guys managed to build that without the use of a frame table/jig.

Measure three times, then cut & bend.
He has a frame table these days, but back then, it was just the flat floor! He got it right though. The Vette tracks straight as an arrow under runs. Glenn

Hey, Big Bird!
Haven't you ever gone to my Cardomain site and looked at the complete history of LOVE? There are over 800 photos now on it including the construction stuff... or you can just check here often and see it develop over time.
www.cardomain.com/ride/page/591305 or just Google "Love Is Blue"

MYBAD79 · Mar 27, 2008

Glenn you just gave me an idea what to do with my old engine and trans.....

saudivette · Mar 28, 2008

Love is blue?

Awesome beastie is blue! Wild ride Glenn and the next time I visit the USA, I would really like you to take me out and scare shit out of me in the beastie.

How's you go with that Ruski magazine? Is it in print yet?

Mr.Blue · Mar 28, 2008

Idea!

MYBAD79 said:
Glenn you just gave me an idea what to do with my old engine and trans.....

GO FOR IT!!!
With all the available panels and such tese days, you could do one very easy. Be sure to take a lot of photos!

Mr.Blue · Mar 28, 2008

Russian magazine

saudivette said:
Awesome beastie is blue! Wild ride Glenn and the next time I visit the USA, I would really like you to take me out and scare shit out of me in the beastie.

How's you go with that Ruski magazine? Is it in print yet?

Hey Wayne, Not yet. Print publications have a horrible 'lead' time before hitting the public.
You KNOW I'll be sure to let EVERYONE know when that magazine article and cover hit the mailbox here. She said she would mail me copies when it came out. I'm waiting with baited breath! :sweat:

Here's another group of construction photos for today. I'm off to the Daytona Speedway for a hugh car show this weekend with beast, so it's a bit rushed this morning.

Next...Body modifications begin. Glenn

international blue · Mar 30, 2008

Glenn,

I never knew the story, its awesome to see that Vette rise from the ground up...What a stunning project.

JOE

Mr.Blue · Mar 30, 2008

Great Weekend

Had a wonderful time @ the Daytona Speedways' Spring Spectacular this weekend!

Here are a couple photos of LOVE IS BLUE at the Big 'D'.
I'll post more construction photos Moday. Glenn
Entering the speedway from the back straight, looking towards the tri-oval.

Driving towards turn 3 on the infield road course.

Parked in the infield show area.

Where's LOVE? Always a crowd around.

Finnshark · Mar 30, 2008

Thanks for the pics and info! It's very interesting to read about the construction of this car. I still remember reading about your car from a finnish car magazine about ten years ago, I was amazed at that time. I'm glad to see that Love is still Blue and the car is better than ever!

Mr.Blue · Mar 30, 2008

V8 Magazine article

Finnshark said:
Thanks for the pics and info! It's very interesting to read about the construction of this car. I still remember reading about your car from a finnish car magazine about ten years ago, I was amazed at that time. I'm glad to see that Love is still Blue and the car is better than ever!

Hi Finnshark!
Yes, that magazine was called "V8" and a friend of mine, Pekka, shot the photos here at my home (see snapshot of the photo shoot attached). Glad you remembered it. Here are a couple of pages from it.:beer:

Mr.Blue · Mar 31, 2008

Body Construction Photos

Today starts the photos of the rear body construction. While other minor frame work was done within this time period also, (brackets, crossmembers etc), you get the idea by now of what it took to build the frame.

Yep, That's the ORIGINAL 1966 rear body panel from the facotry still left there!!

Finnshark · Mar 31, 2008

Mr.Blue said:
Hi Finnshark!
Yes, that magazine was called "V8" and a friend of mine, Pekka, shot the photos here at my home (see snapshot of the photo shoot attached). Glad you remembered it.

Hey, you remember the name of the Magazine! Good that you have a copy of it! Pekka is a well known Corvette enthusiast in Finland. His "Street Shuttle" from early eighties is still one of the most remembered custom car in Finland! I have always enjoyd reading his stories.

Mr.Blue · Mar 31, 2008

Pekka

Finnshark said:
Hey, you remember the name of the Magazine! Good that you have a copy of it! Pekka is a well known Corvette enthusiast in Finland. His "Street Shuttle" from early eighties is still one of the most remembered custom car in Finland! I have always enjoyd reading his stories.

Would you still have any contact with Pekka? I'm sure the address information I have from the past decade isn't any good today, but I would love to contact him again to see what he's still up to and to just say HI. Glenn