Vehicle Description
Built by Hot Rod Garage in Sands Springs, OK, this custom 1963
Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window coupe is powered by a Wegner
Automotive LS9 block with an LT4 crank and a Magnuson Heartbeat TVS
2300 low-profile supercharger, paired with a Bowler TREMEC T56
6-speed manual transmission with a McLeod dual-disc clutch and
mated to a QA1 carbon-fiber driveshaft. A Rick's Tanks stainless
fuel tank with dual ZL1 fuel pumps is fed through a VaperWorx fuel
management system. Utilizing the first Art Morrison GT-Sport low
chassis, the ride height is 3 inches lower than the stock C2
Corvette. The chassis utilizes a multi-link IRS system. This car
has Wilwood Pro spindles, Strange Dana 3.54 gearing, Strange Dana
60 posi-traction upgraded to Eaton Tru Trac helical gears,
heat-treated chassis, powder-coated Strange Ultra Series coilovers,
and Wilwood SL6 6-piston front and SL4 4-piston rear brake calipers
coupled with 14-inch rotors. It sits on Schott Mach-V concave 18x9
front and 20x12 rear wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport red
line tires. Purchased in January 2019 in Arizona, the body was
stripped to bare fiberglass and 1.5-inch flared rear quarter-panels
were molded in, along with an engine bay dress-up kit hiding all
wiring and hoses and smoothing out the engine bay. It is finished
in multiple coats of PPG Deltron DCC9300, which were clearcoated to
produce the deepest black. The undercarriage was coated with
LizardSkin and the interior had heat and soundproofing added. The
bumpers were cut, reshaped and tucked tight to the body.
Flush-mounted custom billet wiper grilles were painted, and billet
hood grilles and window trim were polished and then chromed.
Additional features include Detroit Speed headlight and wiper
motors, LED headlights, a C&R Racing radiator, SC intercooler,
heat exchanger and an Infinity Box wiring system. The interior
contains a Flaming River steering column, custom billet steering
wheel, Clayton Machine Works pedal assembly, one-off designed
Dakota Digital instruments, a front and rear camera system
integrated into the rearview mirror, Vintage Air, RECARO seats and
an Alpine sound system with programmable Bluetooth/satellite radio
touchscreen that controls a hydraulic hood lift, electronic exhaust
dumps and motorized wing windows. It also has power main windows
and door locks operated with a key fob. The complete custom
interior was CAD-designed, 3D-printed and wrapped in Moore & Giles
red leather and carbon fiber. This Corvette's builder previously
won the Barrett-Jackson Cup competition and was named the 2023
Goodguys Chevrolet Performance National Builder of the Year.
