Chop Cut Rebuild is doing a make-over on a C6 this season
11-09-2010, 02:32 PM
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I do agree with the idea of reflecting on the heritage. I'm just not interested in yet another C2 made out of a C6...it has been done enough IMHO.
As far as GM, I was disappointed that the original GS wasn't followed more closely. In my world it would have been available only in the original blue and white colors, striped similarly to the original. I would like to see working side pipes and original looking wheels. It would also at least have had a version that is stripped of all the excess equipment and given a factory-enhanced LS3 or LS7.
Best of luck with your project.
As far as GM, I was disappointed that the original GS wasn't followed more closely. In my world it would have been available only in the original blue and white colors, striped similarly to the original. I would like to see working side pipes and original looking wheels. It would also at least have had a version that is stripped of all the excess equipment and given a factory-enhanced LS3 or LS7.
Best of luck with your project.
11-09-2010, 02:50 PM
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Thanks for the good wishes. I think you can see from the SEMA photo's the CSOC GS is anything but another C2 made out of a C6. The Rossi model is far closer to your concerns and objections. It has more of a "kit" look to it. IMO, the CSOC team has met their intentions of creating a nostalgic blend with new styling. Good job guys!
11-09-2010, 03:02 PM
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11-09-2010, 03:14 PM
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Big difference between the front end design I saw earlier and the end product. So how much influence (if any) do you have in any of the designs that end up being done on the show?
11-09-2010, 03:48 PM
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-12-'13-'14-'15-'16
Hi Dan,
It's nice to have you on-board here. I'm a big fan of your show, lame jokes and all.
How much of that Charger is still original?
It reminds me of a old story about George Washington's ax. "The handle wore out so I replaced it, then the head gave out so I replaced it too." But it's still George Washington's ax.
Those unibody cars are the worst when it comes to rust.
It's nice to have you on-board here. I'm a big fan of your show, lame jokes and all.
How much of that Charger is still original?
It reminds me of a old story about George Washington's ax. "The handle wore out so I replaced it, then the head gave out so I replaced it too." But it's still George Washington's ax.
Those unibody cars are the worst when it comes to rust.
11-09-2010, 09:14 PM
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I think many people are under the impression that the show builds these cars. Not so. What we try to do, is find interesting projects that would be built even if we weren't there to document it. I guess that means we don't have much influence at all. If there is any, it's that companies who support our series have their products installed by the builder, which isn't usually a problem for the builders - after all, it's free stuff! In some cases, the builders will ask us to approach a product manufacturer and ask for a donation to the build. That is what happened with Edelbrock this year. We approached them and they kindly donated at our request.
The reason for the design change is something you will see in an upcoming episode. It was done for some very logical and logistical reasons.
11-09-2010, 09:19 PM
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Hi Dan,
It's nice to have you on-board here. I'm a big fan of your show, lame jokes and all.
How much of that Charger is still original?
It reminds me of a old story about George Washington's ax. "The handle wore out so I replaced it, then the head gave out so I replaced it too." But it's still George Washington's ax.
Those unibody cars are the worst when it comes to rust.
It's nice to have you on-board here. I'm a big fan of your show, lame jokes and all.
How much of that Charger is still original?
It reminds me of a old story about George Washington's ax. "The handle wore out so I replaced it, then the head gave out so I replaced it too." But it's still George Washington's ax.
Those unibody cars are the worst when it comes to rust.
Essentially, the firewall, A pillars, front rails, dash, roof substructure, and inner rockers were saved. I couldn't say exactly what that percentage is, but if you saw the shot of the parts on the floor at AMD, you can see everything we used.
I think we can safely say the original tape around the axe handle was re-used.
11-09-2010, 09:24 PM
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Yes, big difference!
I think many people are under the impression that the show builds these cars. Not so. What we try to do, is find interesting projects that would be built even if we weren't there to document it. I guess that means we don't have much influence at all. If there is any, it's that companies who support our series have their products installed by the builder, which isn't usually a problem for the builders - after all, it's free stuff! In some cases, the builders will ask us to approach a product manufacturer and ask for a donation to the build. That is what happened with Edelbrock this year. We approached them and they kindly donated at our request.
The reason for the design change is something you will see in an upcoming episode. It was done for some very logical and logistical reasons.
I think many people are under the impression that the show builds these cars. Not so. What we try to do, is find interesting projects that would be built even if we weren't there to document it. I guess that means we don't have much influence at all. If there is any, it's that companies who support our series have their products installed by the builder, which isn't usually a problem for the builders - after all, it's free stuff! In some cases, the builders will ask us to approach a product manufacturer and ask for a donation to the build. That is what happened with Edelbrock this year. We approached them and they kindly donated at our request.
The reason for the design change is something you will see in an upcoming episode. It was done for some very logical and logistical reasons.
11-12-2010, 01:44 PM
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you can email me pics and I would be happy to upload them for you jaugerinos@gmail.com or you can go to a photo hosting site like www.photobucket, upload them there and then you can post them using the img tags.
Pics Dan emailed
Pics Dan emailed
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11-12-2010, 02:14 PM
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It's easy once you get the hang of it. I like http://tinypic.com to host my pictures. Once you get the picture you want uploaded to Tinypic you then right click on the [IMG] code that's on their page and copy it, then paste it into the CF thread.
Here's a tutorial: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/help...tep-guide.html
Here's a tutorial: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/help...tep-guide.html
11-13-2010, 11:27 AM
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Some of you may not like this sort of thing, but you need to face reality. The old "matching numbers" stuff has about ran its course because you can't drive them in fear of damaging something or blowing an original motor, there by devaluing the car considerably. If you were to drive one of these cars or if you were old enough to remember how crappy the old cars drove, you would realize how much of an improvement these conversions are. If you would talk to some of the people who are making a business out of updating old corvettes you would find that most of them are several cars behind. In other words plenty of customers for this kind of thing. I talked to one of these guys at the Goodguys show in Texas and he said all of his cars have sold from &120,000.00 to $200,000.00. Much more than a 300 horse midyear corvette. This is the coming thing, like it or not. These cars are way cool to drive, if you could afford one. If I could afford it, I would have a couple of C1's and a couple of C2's. These cars drive just like new corvettes and look like old corvettes. It doesn't get much better than this.
11-13-2010, 11:14 PM
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Some of you may not like this sort of thing, but you need to face reality. The old "matching numbers" stuff has about ran its course because you can't drive them in fear of damaging something or blowing an original motor, there by devaluing the car considerably. If you were to drive one of these cars or if you were old enough to remember how crappy the old cars drove, you would realize how much of an improvement these conversions are. If you would talk to some of the people who are making a business out of updating old corvettes you would find that most of them are several cars behind. In other words plenty of customers for this kind of thing. I talked to one of these guys at the Goodguys show in Texas and he said all of his cars have sold from &120,000.00 to $200,000.00. Much more than a 300 horse midyear corvette. This is the coming thing, like it or not. These cars are way cool to drive, if you could afford one. If I could afford it, I would have a couple of C1's and a couple of C2's. These cars drive just like new corvettes and look like old corvettes. It doesn't get much better than this.