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Hey all, my name is Christian and this is my project.
Highly modified would work in the case of my truck. It’s a 1937 Chevrolet 1/2 ton truck, with a 2001 Corvette engine, or LS1 T56 6 speed trans, and 3.46 rear end. The frame was custom made by myself with help from my father over the last two years to suit the full Corvette independent suspension and disk brakes all the way around. The truck is supported by a set of coilovers. The wheels are stock 2001 wheels 18x9.5+56 rear, 17x8.5+56. with 255s on rear so they don’t rub on the already 2inch wider rear fenders. The Corvette trans is under the bed connected to the motor by a torque tube. The torque tube was custom extended 6 and 1/4 inches by a shop in Kentucky. The trans being in the back was the reason I made the bed tilt, so people could see the amount of time and effort that went into the truck.
How does it run? Well, the Corvette’s electronics are all there, slimmed down by myself on cold winter nights. The Security systems are all there, I just wired it in such a way that everything that wants to talk, does.
To summary, it IS a C5 Corvette hiding under the body of a ‘37 Chev. These pics and my driving it around this summer have been 7 years in the making for me, since I was 13 years old.
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IMG_1302m by Der E30, on Flickr[/IMG]
IMG_1329m by Der E30, on Flickr
IMG_1342mm by Der E30, on Flickr
IMG_1298m by Der E30, on Flickr
IMG_1306m by Der E30, on Flickr
IMG_1347m by Der E30, on Flickr
IMG_1367m by Der E30, on Flickr
IMG_1360m by Der E30, on Flickr
Highly modified would work in the case of my truck. It’s a 1937 Chevrolet 1/2 ton truck, with a 2001 Corvette engine, or LS1 T56 6 speed trans, and 3.46 rear end. The frame was custom made by myself with help from my father over the last two years to suit the full Corvette independent suspension and disk brakes all the way around. The truck is supported by a set of coilovers. The wheels are stock 2001 wheels 18x9.5+56 rear, 17x8.5+56. with 255s on rear so they don’t rub on the already 2inch wider rear fenders. The Corvette trans is under the bed connected to the motor by a torque tube. The torque tube was custom extended 6 and 1/4 inches by a shop in Kentucky. The trans being in the back was the reason I made the bed tilt, so people could see the amount of time and effort that went into the truck.
How does it run? Well, the Corvette’s electronics are all there, slimmed down by myself on cold winter nights. The Security systems are all there, I just wired it in such a way that everything that wants to talk, does.
To summary, it IS a C5 Corvette hiding under the body of a ‘37 Chev. These pics and my driving it around this summer have been 7 years in the making for me, since I was 13 years old.
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background by Der E30, on Flickr[/IMG]
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IMG_1302m by Der E30, on Flickr[/IMG]
IMG_1329m by Der E30, on Flickr
IMG_1342mm by Der E30, on Flickr
IMG_1298m by Der E30, on Flickr
IMG_1306m by Der E30, on Flickr
IMG_1347m by Der E30, on Flickr
IMG_1367m by Der E30, on Flickr
IMG_1360m by Der E30, on Flickr
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