I could not find the company info either..on first pass. 

My question is: If I am going to attempt to build a car similar to Kubecks sp, what are the reasons that the 1970 Corvetter is the one to pick to start out with. He put $180,000 into his, so the year Corvetter selected is sort of irrelevant price wise. What reasons is the 1970 the one to start out with as opposed to others. 

Secondly, are the flared fenders for sale ready made or do you get a fiberglass guy to make them or are the flares premade and morphed into the original body.

Its an interesting concept. I like the black on black. I guess the stingray version is the way to go for safety in case of roll over. 

He sure did a good job of making it look stock, considering it has 15" wheels, I guess that means 15" wide. 

I was talking to a guy the other day who said he could buy a 1070 Corvette for $7,600. I was shocked.

Now if one just had a stock 1970 Vette, would it be a reliable car?

I once had two 240Zs the same color and same modification. One had a big engine and the other stock.

That was fun. I could show off in the hopped up one and switch to the meek one and everyone thought I was in a beast but it got good gas mileage and was easy to maintain. 

Im excited about all this. Any comments would be most helpful.

So I posted some questions. I guess those were not yet answered, the answer is on some other page along with the question or else it all happens on Facebook. Which is it. 

And to restate the question. What is the big deal with the 1970 Vette. I guess it was pre smog and perhaps had a certain motor to it. 

I have trouble seeing why people like the big block when it seems to only have 25 or so more horsepower than the 350/350. Wouldn't the smaller block rev higher and have less weight making the car perform better. Or is it that you have so much potential in the big block to hop it up that you can go to 500 or 600 horse power. Do you make the really big flared out fenders yourself or is there a kit to morph onto the stock car. The one video of the German vette had 15" tires..I think that is 15" wide. How reliable is a stock 350/350 corvette with carburetion. As reliable as a 1973 240Z (mine was bullet proof) like a Chevy Impala of 1970, or like an MGB, a true pain in the ass. Just wondered what I am getting into here. It seems to me that what would make the most sense would be to buy a good 1970 350/350 with carburetion (the corvette guy told me to beware of fuel injection)  then slowly hop it up a bit here and there. Once I had determined if it was the car for me, get another and start building a crazy wild one kind of like the German black on on the video but not to the tune of $180,000 like his. Where is the corvette market now. At the bottom, at a terrible bottom, climbing out of the hole or scarce as hens teeth. I had my heart set on a stock 1963 convertable like the frat boys had while I walked to class and then worked till midnight washing dishes. But now this 1970 Vette idea is growing on me. They say there is no such thing as a stupid question. I hope those on this forum agree.

 

Wow!  Lots of questions here on this post and above from your welcome post.  I'll try to answer as many as I can.  Please keep in ind that I'm not that good from the "mechanical side" of things, but I'll do what I can

 

C1 - 1953-1962

C2 - 1963 (Famous Split Window) - 1967

C3 - 1968 - 1982

C4 - 1984 - 1997 (Note the missing 1983 year)

C5 - 1998 - 2004

C6 - 2005 - Present

 

C3VR has a Facebook presence, but almost all of the real "action" happens here on the site

 

It sounds like you may not be in the US (which is great - we have lots of international members!), and I'm wondering if you are using a different version of Google because of that (I know when I travel internationally, I often get re-directed to a different version of Google, like google.se instead of google.com).  I tried to Google 1970 Corvetter and didn't get anything similar to what you're describing. 

 

If you're planning on "building" a car from the ground up (specialized engine; suspension; etc), I'm not sure it matters what year Corvette you choose.  As noted above, 1968-82 had basically the same body style (and also shared the frame and suspension with the 1963-67 version).  68 started with chrome bumpers front and back.  1973 saw the front chrome replaced with plastic and 74 completed the transition and replaced the back with plastic.  In my opinion, the choice of what year to start with would just be personal preference.

 

Are flared fenders available?  Yes.  A company called ACI (click on ACI) is just one company that makes aftermarket body parts and I would guess you can find what you're looking for there.

 

As far as the C3 being a good direction for safety, I won't say that's not true, but it is essentially a plastic car.  You might want to install some roll cages, etc.

 

I hope these answers have helped.  As you have more, I suggest that you create more specific posts in the different forum groupings.  There are people here that have greater specialty in certain areas and might be able to help you better.

 

I hope my information helped!  We're glad to have you here.  Sounds like you have a healthy appetite for information.  This is the place to feed that hunger!

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Considering the '70 had the lowest production numbers of any vette, it would seem wrong to modify if it was even close to original . For that kind of money, you could make a beautiful vette out of a Volkswagon beetle.

 

1976 Silver/Firethorn.  L48, 4spd.  Original 2 bolt, vortec heads, 9.4:1 CR, Speed Pro Cam: 224/224@0.050, 112 LSA, Eagle Steel Crank.

 

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1976 Silver/Firethorn.  L48, 4spd.  Original 2 bolt, vortec heads, 9.4:1 CR, Speed Pro Cam: 224/224@0.050, 112 LSA, Eagle Steel Crank.

 

I love the way it drifts around the corners.

 

 

1976 Silver/Firethorn.  L48, 4spd.  Original 2 bolt, vortec heads, 9.4:1 CR, Speed Pro Cam: 224/224@0.050, 112 LSA, Eagle Steel Crank.

 

This is unfortunately why I sold my Stingray.  I just could not keep up with everything required, especially when I was heading down the custom road.  I'd love another one someday though!

 

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