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SUPER LATE MODEL, ROLEX GT CORVETTE...WELL NOT EXACTLY...BUT PRETTY CLOSE.
We didn't think you have to spend 375 k to build a ROLEX 24 GT racer.
So Squeak Kennedy and I put our two heads together came up with half a brain and decided to build a Corvette using proven short track technology.
The car is being built at BEMCO FAB by Woody, who besides all the asphalt and dirt cars, has built quite a few road race cars over the years including the CAMEL GT Firebird of the Dingman Bros back in the 80's.
The IDEA: Build a perimeter frame SQUARE tube chassis with a Grand National
floater rear end from SPEEDWAY ENGINEERING, A NASCAR EMCO or Jerico 4 speed road race geared tranny, a SCHWANKE RACING ENGINES all aluminum Corvette LS6 motor.
Also, HOWE upper and lower A frames, ball joints, etc, SWEET rack,
PENSKE remote canister shocks, a 3 link rear suspension with WATTS link. 18 inch custom wheels from CCW, probably billet Wilwood SL4 STR severe duty short track/road course brakes, and 13 inch rotors.
The body is a gutted stock 2008 Corvette, is not very heavy and was CHEAP!
The chassis is complete, 2/3 of the body mounted, rear end, most suspension, steering etc in the car. The motor is done and dyno'd, soon to be shipped.
We hope to test our "super late model" road racer in late summer and hopefully make the season ending GRAND AM race at Homestead.
We will also enter it as a GT-1 Racer in the V8 StockCar series. (a whole bunch cheaper to race there!)
I'll try to add pics later. For now they can be seen on the message board at
garra-fans.com
We didn't think you have to spend 375 k to build a ROLEX 24 GT racer.
So Squeak Kennedy and I put our two heads together came up with half a brain and decided to build a Corvette using proven short track technology.
The car is being built at BEMCO FAB by Woody, who besides all the asphalt and dirt cars, has built quite a few road race cars over the years including the CAMEL GT Firebird of the Dingman Bros back in the 80's.
The IDEA: Build a perimeter frame SQUARE tube chassis with a Grand National
floater rear end from SPEEDWAY ENGINEERING, A NASCAR EMCO or Jerico 4 speed road race geared tranny, a SCHWANKE RACING ENGINES all aluminum Corvette LS6 motor.
Also, HOWE upper and lower A frames, ball joints, etc, SWEET rack,
PENSKE remote canister shocks, a 3 link rear suspension with WATTS link. 18 inch custom wheels from CCW, probably billet Wilwood SL4 STR severe duty short track/road course brakes, and 13 inch rotors.
The body is a gutted stock 2008 Corvette, is not very heavy and was CHEAP!
The chassis is complete, 2/3 of the body mounted, rear end, most suspension, steering etc in the car. The motor is done and dyno'd, soon to be shipped.
We hope to test our "super late model" road racer in late summer and hopefully make the season ending GRAND AM race at Homestead.
We will also enter it as a GT-1 Racer in the V8 StockCar series. (a whole bunch cheaper to race there!)
I'll try to add pics later. For now they can be seen on the message board at
garra-fans.com
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