JohnnyT's C5 Z06 Build Thread

[Murlo26]

DOn't hold your breath :)

I was originally planning on both...I will probably go if dry.

[JohnnyT]

Yeah I saw 30% chance last night but the rain amount doesn't look too bad (course it's only Wednesday so that could change).

If only this was all last weekend...fuckin' Minnesota man...unreal.

[niterydr]

Needs a rear wing or bumper, or perhaps a lower rear exhaust spoiler?
http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-701-corvette-lower-rear-exhaust-spoiler-1997-2004-c5-z06.aspx

Looking good!

[sleepydsm]

Haha scared of a little rain?

First thing I did on my car was reseal the door trim!

[asshanson]

Needs a rear wing or bumper, or perhaps a lower rear exhaust spoiler?
http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-701-corvette-lower-rear-exhaust-spoiler-1997-2004-c5-z06.aspx

Looking good!

Eww I hate the lip/wing on the C5. I love the plain OEM rear on these. But I guess to each their own.

Haha scared of a little rain?
First thing I did on my car was reseal the door trim!

I bought my vette in the rain and drove it often in the rain, because black never stays clean anyway. I say drive it as long as there isn't snow.

[goodhart]

Speaking of spoilers, I love the ducktail style spoilers on C5's. They don't really seem to work as well on all colors though.

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/8325/ccw10.jpg

[JohnnyT]

Needs a rear wing or bumper, or perhaps a lower rear exhaust spoiler?
http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-701-corvette-lower-rear-exhaust-spoiler-1997-2004-c5-z06.aspx

Looking good!

Thanks Josh! I know the rear needs something but there's just nothing out there I really like. The ONLY option I'm somewhat considering right now is a new rear bumper with a ducktail molded in, but it's over my budget right now and I'm not pushing to get it quite yet:

http://corvettecreationz.com/store/image/data/xtreme1.jpg

I did plasti-dip the lower rear fascia black last night. I'm going to add some gloss to it, so it's not done yet (and the exhaust tips are loose still), but here it is as of this morning:

http://oi43.tinypic.com/25k4veo.jpg

Haha scared of a little rain?

First thing I did on my car was reseal the door trim!

Not scared of rain, but I usually spend about 2 hours to wash the car so if it's going to rain that's 4 hours down the drain (before and after). Suppose I could just skip the before. That, and my tires don't do so well on wet pavement. As of this morning there's only .04" rain fall projected so I'm sure I'll be there.

Speaking of spoilers, I love the ducktail style spoilers on C5's. They don't really seem to work as well on all colors though.

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/8325/ccw10.jpg

It looks alright on black. I'm just not a fan of the bolted on wrap-around style look to it. I much prefer the yellow one I posted above.

[Knoxville]

Johnny, what is your daily driver?

[JohnnyT]

'97 Thunderbird baby! Best winter car ever - V8, RWD and open rear diff :)

Picked it up 4 years ago with only 97k on the clock. Runs like a champ and I'm pretty sure I was the first owner to ever put it through a winter. It gets the job done...

[Knoxville]

Solid, I've driven one of those V8's before, they actually move pretty good!