I saw one parked up at the local hospital today and in the flesh its a very pretty car. The pix on the web don't do it justice.
I had a check up appt with my consultant and noticed the small picture of the Corvette on his office wall and it turns out the Z06 is his.
Just gotta blag a drive in it now

 

11 second car out of the box!!! got one here at the mo.

 

BEAUTIFUL CARS!! got a real love for yank tanks and would possibly (only possibly)sell the saff for a new dodge challenger

 

Is it a yellow one by any chance?
Danny, Whats your opinion on RHD conversions?
eg; http://www.intercep.co.uk/corvette.htm

 

gun metal grey, personally as I drive Left hand drive everyday I wouldn't change it, think its alot better than RHD. when the swap thm over they loose alot of feel, even back to the E30 beemas, the brakes became very vague as theres so much linkage to take the slack up from.

 

heard nothing but good things about these

 

ive heard that alot too.and ive been told the handling is different too because the balance of the car has changed!?

 

Its only the LHD issue that I can fault...other than that I'm smitten and gagging for a test drive in one.
The link to the RHD conversion firm claim the mirror everything inc the bulkhead so there shouldn't be any nasty linkages *hopefully*. I see that only the drivers seat has all the electric stuff and it isn't a factory option to have the passenger seat with the gizmo.

 

Just got a quote for insurance and I'm shocked















































487 QUID FULLY COMP FOR A 500BHP MONSTER

 

Cam
wow cheap!!! makes you think dont it! why am i driving a saff? oh yeah i cant afford the vette or challenger yet!

 

It has an awesome time round the TG test track too

Ford GT 1.21.9
Ferrari 360 CS 1.22.3
Porsche GT3 RS 1.22.3
Corvette Z06 1.22.4
Murcielago 1.23.7
Noble M15 1.23.9
Zonda 1.23.8
Koenigsegg 1.23.9

 

I have got to test drive one ASAP.
I test drove a 997tt recently and it was amazing but in some ways too accomplished and easy to drive.
I'm now wondering if I should sell my option on the UberBeetle and get a 'vette instead plus save myself a few quid.....Hmm....a twin turbo Z06 would be FUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

 

Cam

mate thats a hard one i love porkers but i love muscle too!rather you than me on that decision.wish i had the cash to even contemplate either!
but i have to say the vette is a bit different.you see porkers and ferraris alot but not the z06

 

Hmm I can do you many parts!!!!

 

ha ha i see pound signs in dannys eyes!
danny do you play with all the yank stuff? i know you use to deal with alot when doing the drag stuff but are you starting to fettle the new 'stangs etc as well as the likes of Rusty Sheds like cossies?

 

Are they officially imported or is it personal import only?

*EDIT* Just read they are coming over in Dec for 60k
but not in RHD

 

Depends on the brand, I have various accounts with US companies now.



We do alot of mustang/lightning and corvette work, basicaly late model American I will take on but not interested in early stuff, We also do alot of VW's, Cossies and various other Track cars, very little drag racing stuff other than my own now. Although I do have a full chassis build for a street eliminator car coming up soon.

 

Danny B

cool! sounds good to me.i will be after a set of your chassis braces for my saff when i get her back on road after rebuild.and if tracey has her way she will get a mustang in the not too far distant future.dont know if thats a good or bad thing.

 

A fully loaded 2007 model is $75k so 40k Sterling
An official import is round the 60k Sterling mark so IIRC a personal import would be around 50k Sterling when there is a model report.
Thats a bargain

 

Cam

alot of car for very little money in my opinion. rude not to.

 

If I can't talk my consultant into giving me a shot in his I'm tempted to have a shopping weekend in New York and grab a test drive.
I cant fault you going for a Mustang. I had a drive in one and just loved the way it pulled from nowhere and the noise....what a noise

 

Cam

oh the sound of a lovely v8 or bigger!music to my ears! up there next to ferrari 360 note and a bit of cossie compressor surge!
all this talk has me thinking of not rebuiding mine and waiting for the challenger to come out!that should be 500hp as well not sleak like the vette but a nice retro style muscle car and should be round 30kish i think in pounds.

 

The Challenger concept looks the mutts nutts
I am really drawn to muscle cars recently....must be the second bout of my mid life crisis kicking in!

 

how old are you then?whats my excuse?oh hang on im 29 does that make me middle aged now?ive always loved muscle cars but they were always hard to get bits for and get people to work on.now with the net etc its becoming easier and waht with the jap import scene making people realise it aint hard to get foriegn cars over its getting alot better for the yank motors!
what do you think of the camaro then?i think it looks hard but will be too slow compared to the others again.

 

The big 40 in Nov so I am deffo in MLC territory but you have a good decade to go
When I was 19 I very nearly bought a 6.6 Trans Am (the plan was to insure it in my Moms name) but the deal fell through when I hit a telegraph pole then rolled my Moms 5 month old Golf GTI
I drove a few 60's and 70's muscle cars over the years and the way they drove didn't impess me tbh.
The new Camaro looks the part but its the LS7 motor in the 'vette thats got me interested - http://www.chevrolet.com/pop/corvette/ls7_engine_en.jsp

 

40 aint old! well when i hit it i'll prob still be acting like i do now.spose you are right on the old skool muscle,i do like some creature comforts too. the engin in that vette is meant to be a proper weapon.and for a change to the norm the new vette is meant to handle rather good now too.they are very pretty too.i now think they look very similar to the new viper.im sure you will be impressed if you take one out.

 

http://www.lingenfelter.com/Lingenfe...boCorvette.htm
800 donkeys AND a 24 month/24000 mile warrenty

 

Cam
wow now thats a spec! tasty motorcar.im jealous!

 

If your going to go twin turbo and can afford to straight away get it done before you ship the car to the UK

 

The Aussie APS kits seems to be very well rated on the 'vette forums and their Z06 kit is being tested at the moment. I am not planning on buying a new car till next year so I have a while to get a drive in a 'vette but the more I am looking into it the more its appealing.

 

Quality car . not so sure on leaf springs though, but hey. if it works!

 

very tractorish but just look at the time on TG test track!! it works very well. also you can lower them in about 20mins

 

I know mate. one of my mates has got a 74 firebird formula 400 and we always give him shit for having racing leaf springs racing and leaf springs are just 2 things that shouldnt really ever go together. Handles pretty damn well though with decent suspension on it. when he gets it back from being restored it will have subframe connectors etc fitted as well so should be even better

 

Leaf springs love some abuse!!!

 

Cool pic

 

 

i dont like us cars,,, the insides are miles behind euro cars

 

How can you say that! they had air con, electric windows, power steering etc back in the 60's





















look shit though

 

oh no,, cams got vet in his sig

ill have the porsche

 

The seats look OK



I can live with the dash



Instruments look quite funky



And head up display is keeeewwwwl