My Corvette racecar

[tiptoe]

This is what we started with!




And this is what we turned it into!!






Specs:


1984 Corvette
Engine:  350 Chevy, 1997 Truck block, L98 heads, Crossfire (its a rule!!) , Edelbrock LO5 Cam, Moroso road race oil pan.
Driveline:  Doug Nash 4+3, Centerforce clutch
Wheels:  C5 Corvette wheels, Falkin Azenis tires 275 wide
Other: Five star lexan windows, Kirkey road race seat, autopower roll cage, 22 gallon fuel safe fuel cell, SPA fire system.

[tatocorvette]

Nice! That looks like a fun weekend toy!
Enjoy!

[mustang1989]

Very cool transformation. You had to keep the Crossfire fuel injection?

[Oldtimer]

The nose of your car reminds me of a funny (at least to me) story after my partner and I bought our C3/Pickett Corvette. This was just as the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) was creating the GT-series of classes.

GT1 combined the old B-Production (primarily at that time, small block Corvettes) and A-Sedan (Camaros, Mustangs, Firebirds, etc.). We had both raced Camaros, so had limited knowledge of preparing a Corvette.

Our chassis was semi-tube frame, with a three-link/coil spring rear suspension (in lieu of the tranverse leaf spring) and a Speedway Engineering quick change. Front suspension had also been converted to coil overs, versus the stock shock and coil spring. The Pickett-style body was hung on the chassis with Dzeus fasteners, no door hinges, no hood hinges, etc.

As we went through our preparation, we tilted the water radiator toward the front of the car versus the stock lay-back, and found space for an oil cooler when we did that. Looking around at the bodywork, it was clear that the license plate location was the perfect inlet for air to the oil cooler, and much as you have, we got a hole saw bit for our drill motor, and a jig saw, and soon there was an opening!

We went to our first race, and one of the other GT1's in our division was a former B-Production National Champion. As we were rolling through Tech for the first time, they were all over us, as no one was aware that we had bought the car, much less prepared it.

As soon as they saw our oil cooler opening, they filed a protest. The protest was quickly denied, due as opposed to the old B-Production specs, where you couldn't use anything other than stock openings, the new GT1 specs were silent, as long as the profile of the car was not changed.

At the next race, guess who had a new location for their oil cooler?

Ah, those were the days.

[tiptoe]

Jan 6, 2021 6:58:02 GMT -8 mustang1989 said:

Very cool transformation. You had to keep the Crossfire fuel injection?

Kinda...I/we use the car in a number of clubs so to be legal for all of them that is the most simple option.  The OTHER option is to ditch the crossfire  and put a 650 Holley on it..and (sorry) but I HATE carbs!   

If I had my way it would have an aftermarket Holley or FAST on it, but rules are rules sadly.

To be honest the crossfire isnt all that bad, it runs and idles nice, it ALWAYS starts at the end of a pit stop (we have to shut it down during fueling), and so on.  The ONLY time it kinda sucks is on the long straights you can feel the engine choke as you wind it up.

[tiptoe]

Jan 6, 2021 8:20:56 GMT -8 Oldtimer said:

The nose of your car reminds me of a funny (at least to me) story after my partner and I bought our C3/Pickett Corvette. This was just as the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) was creating the GT-series of classes.

GT1 combined the old B-Production (primarily at that time, small block Corvettes) and A-Sedan (Camaros, Mustangs, Firebirds, etc.). We had both raced Camaros, so had limited knowledge of preparing a Corvette.

Our chassis was semi-tube frame, with a three-link/coil spring rear suspension (in lieu of the tranverse leaf spring) and a Speedway Engineering quick change. Front suspension had also been converted to coil overs, versus the stock shock and coil spring. The Pickett-style body was hung on the chassis with Dzeus fasteners, no door hinges, no hood hinges, etc.

As we went through our preparation, we tilted the water radiator toward the front of the car versus the stock lay-back, and found space for an oil cooler when we did that. Looking around at the bodywork, it was clear that the license plate location was the perfect inlet for air to the oil cooler, and much as you have, we got a hole saw bit for our drill motor, and a jig saw, and soon there was an opening!

We went to our first race, and one of the other GT1's in our division was a former B-Production National Champion. As we were rolling through Tech for the first time, they were all over us, as no one was aware that we had bought the car, much less prepared it.

As soon as they saw our oil cooler opening, they filed a protest. The protest was quickly denied, due as opposed to the old B-Production specs, where you couldn't use anything other than stock openings, the new GT1 specs were silent, as long as the profile of the car was not changed.

At the next race, guess who had a new location for their oil cooler?

Ah, those were the days.

HA!  love it!   Yea I got the idea for the cooler opening from old pictures of C4 Corvette racers, many of them GT1 cars.  There is a hole in the body support structure behind it and thus its a PERFECT place to put an oil cooler.  The ducts for the brakes are just Butler stock car ducts and they fit perfect into the parking light holes.  We actually get a lot of compliments on how neat it all looks and works.  Funny enough I was expecting to be protested or something the first time we brought this to an SCCA race, but...it passed with flying colors.  After said race a ton of people all stopped by for a closer look, we were from out of state so I imagine they were curious how we managed 4th place.  The looks I got when they saw that the crossfire was still in play!  No protests, just lots of "wow!"  looks