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Decades of changes separate the C3 Corvette and the C7 model. This custom 1973 Stingray sits on the bridge over that gap.The owner of this C3, Johnny Burk, originally wanted to buy a C7, but a bad experience at a Chevy dealer led to him taking the engine-less and transmission-less ’73 out of his garage and customizing it to his liking. According to Corvette Online, Burk originally wanted to give his convertible “plexiglass bubble covers over exposed headlights a la vintage C3 racer,” but someone at the shop he was using convinced him to have C7 units grafted in to the front end.Those modern headlights may be this ‘Vette’s most obvious anachronism, but they’re not its only one. The body around those peepers is covered in “a 1994 Corvette coppery gold hue with a burgundy tint on top” and finished off with ghost flames. There’s a carbureted engine – a 350-cid GM Performance ZZ5 crate motor with 385 horsepower – under the hood, but it’s connected to the six-speed manual gearbox from a 1998 C5. That fifth-gen shifter sits in the middle of a leather-wrapped interior with a C2-esque dual-cowl design and C4 seats.Overall, the work performed seems to be of a very high quality. Whether you love or hate the finished product, Burk has taken a dusty paperweight of a ‘Vette and given it new life. He’s helped it cross a bridge – the one between the land of the dead and the land of the living.Chime in with your thoughts on the forum. >>via [Corvette Online]Follow @derekshiekhiTags: C3, C7, Corvette, mods, Swaps
Date written: August 24, 2016
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ID: 4782
Decades of changes separate the C3 Corvette and the C7 model. This custom 1973 Stingray sits on the bridge over that gap.The owner of this C3, Johnny Burk, originally wanted to buy a C7, but a bad experience at a Chevy dealer led to him taking the engine-less and transmission-less ’73 out of his garage and customizing it to his liking. According to Corvette Online, Burk originally wanted to give his convertible “plexiglass bubble covers over exposed headlights a la vintage C3 racer,” but someone at the shop he was using convinced him to have C7 units grafted in to the front end.Those modern headlights may be this ‘Vette’s most obvious anachronism, but they’re not its only one. The body around those peepers is covered in “a 1994 Corvette coppery gold hue with a burgundy tint on top” and finished off with ghost flames. There’s a carbureted engine – a 350-cid GM Performance ZZ5 crate motor with 385 horsepower – under the hood, but it’s connected to the six-speed manual gearbox from a 1998 C5. That fifth-gen shifter sits in the middle of a leather-wrapped interior with a C2-esque dual-cowl design and C4 seats.Overall, the work performed seems to be of a very high quality. Whether you love or hate the finished product, Burk has taken a dusty paperweight of a ‘Vette and given it new life. He’s helped it cross a bridge – the one between the land of the dead and the land of the living.Chime in with your thoughts on the forum. >>via [Corvette Online]Follow @derekshiekhiTags: C3, C7, Corvette, mods, Swaps
Date written: August 24, 2016
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 4782
