What have YOU being doing or are you planning to do with your Vette?

[Chuffer]

If you commissioned that car to be professionally built what’s it going to add up to? Huge amount of labour, a lot of expensive parts, paint job and a profit margin. You could on the other hand get a nice C3 AND a decent C5 for the same dosh.

Like so many venders , they think that just because a huge amount of time and money has been spent on what is ostensibly a low budget car , it suddenly makes it worth mega bucks !

 

[teamzr1]

Hell no, I don't like it at all, the wheels spoil it and the chrome has been replaced with black yuk.

Value is the eyes of the beholder
What their reason and goals are may well be mute to the next buyer
We all know as in my case to go fast and win races money is spent like water and as an adult know I it was not
water but pissing down the drain

I had goals I understood would be the money I spent was gone and if then wanting to sell it I could just forget
all costs over what a stock 1999 C5 worth is, maybe if lucky a buyer would also want some of what I did and
my selling price would go up

In my case as shown in 1999 U.S dollars
New = $45,000
First major performance changes added another $33,000 and if looking at it then looked like a stocker but was a sleeper with the mods.
If asking a selling price of $80,000 you'd say I was nuts



Beginning costs (cost for new 1999 C5 and lower half, shows performance changes)


I may have spent another $10,000 since then and the C5 looks quite different
Some of the mods were :

372 Cubic Inches (6.1 Liters) STROKED
Billet Steel 4340 Chromoly Crankshaft, Nitride Treated, Knife-Edge Aero Counter-Weights
Billet Steel 4340 Forged Chromoly H-Beam Connecting Rods
Forged Aluminum Lightweight Pistons w/ Swain Ceramic Anti-Friction and Heat-Barrier Coating
Custom Mallett-Spec. Billet Performance Roller Cam (gun-drilled)
Custom 4340 Chromoly Steel Pushrods
Custom High-Speed Valve Springs & Lightweight Retainers
Heads Custom High-Flow Ported/Polished
Carbon-Fiber Coil/Rocker Covers
High-Performance Exhaust System
Long Tubed Headers
LS6 Intake Manifold
LS1-Edit - Team ZR-1 custom PCM calibration
Donaldson AirFilter
Team ZR-1 Cold Airbox enclosure
MAF Translator
Large Race Radiator
Oil Cooled Via Heat Exchanger
AccuSump
Team ZR-1 Transaxle and Transmission Cooler
3.73 Rear End Gear Ratio
Hand Assembly & Performance Testing
450 Rearwheel Horsepower @ 5800 RPM
440 Lb-Ft. Torque @ 4800 RPM

SUSPENSION​

Z-51 Springs
Penske/Mallett Double Adjustable Indy-Style Shocks
Mallett-Designed Front & Rear Tubular Sway Bars
18" Twin 8-Spoke Forged Aluminum Wheels
KFP High-Performance Carbon-Kevlar Brake Pads
Lowered Ride Height (1.5")

INTERIOR​

Serial Number Plaque
Custom Kirban Aluminum Shifter w/ Mil-Spec. Anodized Hardcoat
Custom Mallett Logo Embroidery on Sports Seat Head Rest
5 Point Harness Bar
5 Point Harness belts

APPEARANCE​

Mallett 435 Logo Body Graphics
Mallett Exclusive Forged Alloy 3-Piece Wheels
Front Wheels = 10X18 inches
Rear Wheels = 12X18 inches
Front Tires = 275/35/18
Rear Tires = 335/30/18
Tubbed 3" per side
Adjustable Rear Wing

The buyer seeing it then would be expecting more mods were done and what they are looking for
but still would not be willing to buy at the price I paid out

But the car has done what my goals are and 21 years later is still a winner, so for me the long term costs were worth it to me

 

[fine69]

Ooh xmas came !they look very nice, where from and can I ask how much

Hi mate. they're from a US company called Viking. They were approx $900 including shipping + £125 duty. So I think they were approx £780 all in with shipping and duty. They don't make a single adjustables, only double and triple adjustables.
These are the double adjustable shorter than stock version for lowered cars.

 

[fine69]

Thats Aaron - late of Kent?

Ha hi Ross, yes that's me all right. Well spotted.
I've decided to get back on the forums as I'm a bit tired of FB etc.
I couldn't find my old username so `I just started a new one.
I'm about to do a few more mods to the vette so I'll be needing a few things and selling a few things.

Hope you're well? You still got the vette?

 

[Roscobbc]

Ha hi Ross, yes that's me all right. Well spotted.
I've decided to get back on the forums as I'm a bit tired of FB etc.
I couldn't find my old username so `I just started a new one.
I'm about to do a few more mods to the vette so I'll be needing a few things and selling a few things.

Hope you're well? You still got the vette?

We're OK here - Dad alright? - looking to potentially move the Vette on (after 20 years) - maybe replace with something a little more civilised - perhaps a late C6>

 

[Nassau65]

It didn`t look any better in the flesh , trust me .

Seen it only in pictures, and it didn’t impress me, especially when I saw the price. Trouble is with modifications many owners add up what they have in the car and ask or think it’s worth that amount. Reality is, it very rarely is.

 

[Nassau65]

I remember the old Claremont New Years / Christmas meets. Nice.

 

[Chuffer]

Seen it only in pictures, and it didn’t impress me, especially when I saw the price. Trouble is with modifications many owners add up what they have in the car and ask or think it’s worth that amount. Reality is, it very rarely is .

 

[Chuffer]

It started off at £42, 500 in November 2021 !!! Alledgedly created by Protourer Garage in Hungary as a 1980 C 3 built on a C5 and mechanicals as the dealer describes it as a C5 underneath . Not sure how that was achieved without a whole new chassis being constructed . Being of Eastern European origin one can only speculate on the source of the C5 parts , was nicked or a right off ??

 

[Chuffer]

Also I forgot to state the obvious , it is clearly not a 1980 C3 . The trader obviously doesn`t have a clue ! But having observed him from a safe distance at Stoney Classic showing it off to Joe Public It comes as no surprise !

 

[James Vette]

The spring weather is getting closer...

 

[Mad4slalom]

The spring weather is getting closer...

When did you last get out for a blast?

 

[Chuffer]

When did you last get out for a blast?

Can`t remember !

 

[Forrest Gump]

When did you last get out for a blast?

My frustration at this time of year, and what often stops me going for a drive is that once they've gritted the roads they don't properly dry out for days. The pavement can be bone dry but the road next to it still wet - the salt holding or drawing moisture. I was glad it rained all day Saturday to wash away the salt, thinking that come Sunday the roads would be perfect for a blast....but no, the Council in their wisdom must have decided overnight "ice risk" and went and gritted again aaaargh!! (there wasn't a frost)

 

[Chuffer]

My frustration at this time of year, and what often stops me going for a drive is that once they've gritted the roads they don't properly dry out for days. The pavement can be bone dry but the road next to it still wet - the salt holding or drawing moisture. I was glad it rained all day Saturday to wash away the salt, thinking that come Sunday the roads would be perfect for a blast....but no, the Council in their wisdom must have decided overnight "ice risk" and went and gritted again aaaargh!! (there wasn't a frost)

I haven`t seen a gritter wagon or evidence of a salted road round our way at all this winter . Our totally useless cash strapped and grosely mismanaged ( nearly bankrupt !! ) Council probably can`t afford it

 

[Forrest Gump]

I haven`t seen a gritter wagon or evidence of a salted road round our way at all this winter . Our totally useless cash strapped and grosely mismanaged ( nearly bankrupt !! ) Council probably can`t afford it

You're lucky then. On the verges along the A12 there are plants growing that should normally only be found on saltwater marshes - honest truth.

 

[Mad4slalom]

My frustration at this time of year, and what often stops me going for a drive is that once they've gritted the roads they don't properly dry out for days. The pavement can be bone dry but the road next to it still wet - the salt holding or drawing moisture. I was glad it rained all day Saturday to wash away the salt, thinking that come Sunday the roads would be perfect for a blast....but no, the Council in their wisdom must have decided overnight "ice risk" and went and gritted again aaaargh!! (there wasn't a frost)

That is frustrating, I hate it when they salt, normally its the day after the ice which makes it even more annoying , then the roads are black and wet a nd salty for days. Only thing worse is when you are out on a lovely dry but cold day and you suddenly confront a gritter heading straight for you

 

[James Vette]

@Mad4slalom portsmouth car meet in november.

 

[Roscobbc]

Took a ride out on Sunday - very local, so it was much of a town drive. Fortunately it had rained for a couple of days and with the mildish weather local council hadn't gritted.
Salt of the road is a double edged sword isn't it? - on the one hand it melts the ice and allows a degree of grip.........on the other hand when (after the cold spell) it still remains on the road surface, creating it own traction and grip issues.........

 

[teamzr1]

Be lucky if they use sand or salt

Here is the North West, lots of winter snow and ice,
they use either cinders or rock chips and the whole front end of the car can have all kinds of paint chip damage :-(
Worse is with enough snow, state laws is you have to have tire snow chains on, try that with a Corvette :-(

If cops catch you without them on, they pull your ass over and have the car towed :-(