Recent content by darkcarn85

Steady Production? The Corvette's sales and production don't seem very steady to me. In the late 70's they were building 45k-50k per year. Unless I misread, I thought they built 12k last year and I read they are looking to build an additional car in Bowling Green to keep those good folks...

I agree. For me it's part of the challenge to make 'em fast and still be clean. Anyone can just pull pollution stuff off and go faster.

I agree. For me it's part of the challenge to make 'em fast and still be clean. Anyone can just pull pollution stuff off and go faster.

There is an article in the July 2003 issue of Corvette Fever entitled "10 Tips To Better Handling". Tip #3 states that the 1988 dual piston calipers can be easily substituted for the the '84-'87 single piston calipers. They give no details, but I'm wondering if this requires a larger disc and...

Lowering Seats I have an autocad file somewhere, I'll see if I can find it. But basically what I did was unbolt the seat shell from the seat rack. Using the existing holes in the floor as a guideline I bent the steel strips to match the angle (but not the height) of the original rack. I then...

Lowering Seat I fabricated two fixed runners out of 1/4" x 1" steel. It followed the same angle as the stock rails but lowered the seat nearly 3". The only drawback is the lack of adjustability. I'm 6'5" and have planty of room even with painted panels. It's a major project, but it completely...

I use mine only at highway speeds that keep the revs at or above 2000rpm. That's the magic number I've heard, but there is a lot of misinformation about the 4+3 out there. I also use the clutch to engage or disengage.:Steer