1963 Corvette Convertible Pro-Touring

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Additional Info:

Just completed C2 Corvette Pro-Touring build. I haven’t pushed it yet, but even just putting a few in-town miles on it (<35 miles on it at the time of this posting), it’s a blast to drive. I’ve had other resto-mods with OEM frames and upgraded suspension components, but they can’t even be compared to this build. It really is like driving a brand new 2016 sports car.
I'm a private builder & seller; so I can sell a superior car for less than the dealers with similar sorts of cars listed. This is a 6-figure car all day long, and if this auction doesn't produce a buyer, it's going to Mecum in Dallasin earlyNovember.Based on what I’ve seen others asking for tasteless looking builds with less handling & performance,what I'm askingis a great value; so no low-balling nonsense, please.
The important stuff:
• Body:
o Original ’63 body with clear title
o GTS Customs widened rear quarters
o New Porsche Anthracite Brown paint
o All chrome newly re-plated
o All stainless trim straightened & polished
o New Detroit Speed headlight motor kit (much better than OEM motors)
o Hard top only; a soft top can be added but will require notching the rear wheel wells to clear the soft top frame when it’s stowed.
o I have some new repro emblems for the nose, deck and front fenders that I’ll include if you want them. I prefer the clean look with no emblems; so I left them off
• Chassis:
o SRIII frame powder coated satin black
o C6 Corvette suspension (front and rear)
o QA1 single-adjustable shocks and Hypercoil springs
o Newly rebuilt C4 (’84-87) Corvette steering rack
o New C6 Z06 brakes (13”-6 piston front; 12”-4 piston rear)
 New Hydroboost brake booster
 New Wilwood 1 1/8” bore MC with adjustable proportioning block
 All new stainless steel brakes lines throughout
o C6 Z06 polished aluminum split-spoke wheels (OEM Speedlines / 18” front; 19” rear)
o New Nitto Invo tires (275-35 front; 325-30 rear)
• Drivetrain:
o New LS 376/480 GM crate engine with 2-year warrantee (GM rates it at 495HP/473 lb-ft torque; has not been on a dyno)
 New GM engine harness & controller with OEM tune for this crate engine’s specs
 New GM Corvette-style accessory drive kit
 New DeWitts LS-swap radiator with 16" dia. SPAL electric puller fan (The engine and fan thermostats are both 195 degree units, and so far, with the AC on a 100+ degree Texas summer day, it wants to run at about 205-210; so it all seems good)
 Exhaust:
• Stainless Works LS headers for side pipes
• Custom bent 4” dia. turn-out tubes mated with Hooker 4” polished stainless side pipes (all polished stainless) with STS spiral baffles
 Custom cold air intake routed through the FI hole in the OEM radiator support
 New Rock Valley stainless steel gas tank with internal fuel pump
o New TKO600RR 5-speed transmission (.82:1 5th gear ratio) with 1 year warrantee
 New Hydramax hydraulic clutch kit and new clutch rated for 525HP
o New Gen 3 Viper DANA44HD differential with 3.55:1 gear set (matched with this transmission, gives 10.2:1 final drive ratio in 1st gear)
 New custom-built half shafts from The Driveshaft Shop rated for 1200HP
• Interior:
o Almost everything in the interior is new reproduction
o C5 Z06 seats with new all-leather seat covers (headrest embroidery omitted; the pattern matches well with 63/64 door panel design and looks like they belong)
o New Dakota Digital VHX Direct-Fit gauges with black alloy face and white back-lighting
 Dakota Digital dimmer switch in place of lighter on dash
 Dakota Digital BIM-01 unit included for reading engine diagnostics from ODBII port mounted under dash.
o New Vintage Air system with polished aluminum 3 dial controller mounted on center console (looks like it could have come that way.
o Dash center shaved for a clean appearance
o No stereo system; can be added by next owner if desired, but when the exhaust sounds so good, who wants to hear music?!

Call 682-201-5804 with questions, or contact mevia eBay message.