rod70
Well-known member
Well hello there.
I discovered Vettemod in a search for previous owner's work done on adapting a C4 suspension to a C3 frame. I picked up a half restored '70 Vette and took it down to the frame intending to upgrade with the newer composite monosprings and lighter A arms. Then I got a deal on an intact front and rear C4 suspension system complete with steering and calipers. Along the way I also picked up a '05 Silverado aluminum block LS 5.3.
As a teen, the first time I saw a C3, my knees buckled. It seemed to me it was what Ed Roth might have done to a Ford GT. Now my goal is to do to a C3 what Roth might have reconsidered the second time through, but of course, maintaining the C3's original design integrity.
I am a Canadian living near Niagara Falls. You may be surprised to know this is about the same latitude as northern California. We have less snow than many would imagine and I am surrounded by vineyards for better than 50 independent wineries.
From welding to upholstery to cabinetry, I work as a specialty prop builder in the entertainment industry. From scratch, I am asked to build the unusual from imagined furniture to apparatus for magic tricks.
A biker for many years (Norton, CBX), this is my first major car project. I thought I might just as well just jump into the deep end. Blub, blub blub......
I discovered Vettemod in a search for previous owner's work done on adapting a C4 suspension to a C3 frame. I picked up a half restored '70 Vette and took it down to the frame intending to upgrade with the newer composite monosprings and lighter A arms. Then I got a deal on an intact front and rear C4 suspension system complete with steering and calipers. Along the way I also picked up a '05 Silverado aluminum block LS 5.3.
As a teen, the first time I saw a C3, my knees buckled. It seemed to me it was what Ed Roth might have done to a Ford GT. Now my goal is to do to a C3 what Roth might have reconsidered the second time through, but of course, maintaining the C3's original design integrity.
I am a Canadian living near Niagara Falls. You may be surprised to know this is about the same latitude as northern California. We have less snow than many would imagine and I am surrounded by vineyards for better than 50 independent wineries.
From welding to upholstery to cabinetry, I work as a specialty prop builder in the entertainment industry. From scratch, I am asked to build the unusual from imagined furniture to apparatus for magic tricks.
A biker for many years (Norton, CBX), this is my first major car project. I thought I might just as well just jump into the deep end. Blub, blub blub......
