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bottledbird68
12-13-2010, 08:53 PM
Yup, had some warmer weather today so I shot out to Rutland and got the cradles/suspension back under my vette chassis and made it a roller again.

Interestingly enough third gen formula wheels fit the rear of a c5 pretty well lol. I was suprised. They fit the fronts too, if you pull the calipers off :D

That's all for now. Hopefully start tearing the 68 apart shortly, just need to get a vw beetle out of the bay.
Yup, winters here and I'm bored :)

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bottledbird68
12-13-2010, 08:56 PM
Oh, and ignore the trailer on the roof lol. My landlord wanted it so we tossed it on for when we pick the car up :D
black heartbeat
12-13-2010, 11:01 PM
lol I thought the trailer was a nice touch
irockidz28
12-14-2010, 01:59 AM
nice have you finalized your plans yet?
bottledbird68
12-14-2010, 04:02 AM
nice have you finalized your plans yet?

Well, firewall forward I know 90% what I'm doing.

As for the rear I'm still not totally sure leaning towards keeping the vette transaxle now that Ive done a little more digging but I still have a few odds and ends to sort out. That and still need to take some good measurements with all the extra stuff out of the way.
Formula413
12-14-2010, 04:10 AM
You're going to break it!!!

Am I crazy for thinking those Formula wheels look kinda cool on a C5 Z06?
bottledbird68
12-14-2010, 04:19 AM
You're going to break it!!!

Am I crazy for thinking those Formula wheels look kinda cool on a C5 Z06?
Yup, at some point I'm sure I will. If you don't break it every now and then you're not having enough fun ;)

And no, you're not crazy, I thought the wheels looked kinda cool too. Almost fitting :D
bottledbird68
12-14-2010, 04:23 AM
Speaking of wheels, one of the hardest things I'm having a time settling on is wheels for the car when it's done.
Need something in vette offset that looks good on a first gen bird. Hmmm....
*LS1* Queen
12-14-2010, 04:30 AM
nice
Formula413
12-14-2010, 04:03 PM
[QUOTE=bottledbird68;33906]Yup, at some point I'm sure I will. If you don't break it every now and then you're not having enough fun ;)[quote]

Quite honestly I would be disappointed with you if you didn't break it :haha:
TBerry95z28
12-14-2010, 05:12 PM
haha going to be a sweet build. now get startedd!
bottledbird68
12-14-2010, 05:47 PM
Quite honestly I would be disappointed with you if you didn't break it :haha:
Know me that well already do you lol?
bottledbird68
12-14-2010, 05:50 PM
haha going to be a sweet build. now get startedd!

I'm working on it. Went downstairs today and did some tweaking on the beetle in the bay to get the fender to line up again. Now my landlord just needs to get me a hood and front bumper so I can finish it all up for him. Then out it goes and in goes the bird :)
Hopefully going to pick up the vette tomorrow too from my parents and get it home. Soon enough