The £7700 Corvette C6
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Shnozz said:
Superb!
I have called off my search after such ridiculous prices are being asked. Just today is a great example - Category C repaired C6 on ebay has appeared with auto box and in silver - the latter two points being hardly desirable. 2005 example and he is asking £23k. Away with the fairies.
This one looks good: £20k, low miles, 2008 spec LS3, manual, Z51. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202206297...I have called off my search after such ridiculous prices are being asked. Just today is a great example - Category C repaired C6 on ebay has appeared with auto box and in silver - the latter two points being hardly desirable. 2005 example and he is asking £23k. Away with the fairies.
Fishy Dave said:
This one looks good: £20k, low miles, 2008 spec LS3, manual, Z51. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202206297...
That looks really good. Got to be a contender for the fastest you can go for less than £20k?Cambs_Stuart said:
Fishy Dave said:
This one looks good: £20k, low miles, 2008 spec LS3, manual, Z51. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202206297...
That looks really good. Got to be a contender for the fastest you can go for less than £20k?LS3
TR6060
Quicker rack
Great day at NW Dave, think i’m going again soon…
MrNoisy said:
Almost too good to be true! Half tempted by that myself! There were lot’s of improvements in 08 over the earlier cars.
LS3
TR6060
Quicker rack
Great day at NW Dave, think i’m going again soon…
Hi, I have brought that and collect tonight!, paid a lot less than advertised as it needs a couple of things sorting. I currently have a C5 manual.LS3
TR6060
Quicker rack
Great day at NW Dave, think i’m going again soon…
Edited by PerryMotorsport on Monday 4th July 12:23
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PerryMotorsport said:
Hi, I have brought that and collect tonight!, paid a lot less than advertised as it needs a couple of things sorting. I currently have a C5 manual.
Excellent, tell us more. What needs doing to the C6? Hope you're pleased with it? Edited by PerryMotorsport on Monday 4th July 12:23
Nice double rainbow over the carport and garage.
First update isn't Corvette related, well, we (CSCC) had a C5 racing with us at Spa at the end of June.
Instead I had the opportunity to co-drive an FIA Sebring Sprite again, in the Spa 3 Hours race. All that sliding about I do in the Corvette is good practice for racing this little thing on Dunlop cross-plies.
Anyway, back to Corvette content, the next planned event was https://thesupercarevent.com/
Whilst my lowly base model isn't a 'super car' it's red, pointy and goes well enough, so it just about qualifies and paying passengers seem to enjoy it and it's for a great cause. I last attended in the first year I owned the car, soon finding the shortcomings of the brakes at Rockingham. Now at Goodwood, it's still a tough format for cars, with three hot laps and a ten minute changeover before going out again. The heat soak is considerable, but not a lot can be done.
In preparation, I replaced the worn Mintex 1155 rear pads with a new set.
I also fitted the stronger front spring, a Hyperco HPT 'race' that I picked up used some months back. It should be a good match for the Z06 rear leaf and reduce dive under hard braking. The photos compare the previous Z51 (526 lbs) spring with the thicker T1 (625 lbs).
An oil and filter change should have been straightforward, but the headers are in the way and stopped me using my usual strap type tools. I made a right pigs ear of it, making quite a mess, but I got the old filter off in the end. Correct cup type tool now ordered.
Next was the fitting of the Sparco QRT Evo L seat, I'd bought a couple of months back. Seats in this car are a PITA, getting the position, height and clearance for both 3 point belt and receiver and 4 point harness. For now I used the Planted Technology bases I'd bought years ago. They're not ideal, being high, heavy and not being offset away from the centre tunnel, but it's safe and will do for now. I shifted the QRT-R across to the passenger seat.
My son's child seat fits perfectly in the QRT-R.
Preparation for the Goodwood event now complete and the weather perfect, I got up early one Sunday and with the help of a friend I took the final photo of Stonehenge I needed for the second 'Clive The Corvette' childrens book.
Breakfast out to say thank you, nice to take the roof off.
The morning of the event was perfect weather and and enjoyable couple of hours drive on empty roads showed me the improvement in seat comfort for my wider shoulders. The front spring, whilst firmer was just fine on the roads. I was using up my old AD08R tyres for this event.
A successful day for the charity raising over £35,000. However, big queues resulted from noise restrictions at Goodwood limiting car numbers on track at once, meaning that passengers had to wait over an hour, plus not everyone got a ride before the end of the day, something the organisers will make up to them next year.
Hi to the TVR PHer who had alternator troubles.
The heat and back to back sessions really took their toll on some cars, mine too. Checking the car over the day after showed a split rear CV boot.
The heat melted my previously repaired front steering balljoint.
The brake temps got as high as I've experienced.
The rear pads were down to the metal after just one day, clearly operating out of their preferred window. I have commissioned Questmead and Mintex to make me some F6R rear pads for the future.
All this was so worthwhile for the pleasure this brought my passengers, here's one such happy gent.
Let the repairs commence.....
First update isn't Corvette related, well, we (CSCC) had a C5 racing with us at Spa at the end of June.
Instead I had the opportunity to co-drive an FIA Sebring Sprite again, in the Spa 3 Hours race. All that sliding about I do in the Corvette is good practice for racing this little thing on Dunlop cross-plies.
Anyway, back to Corvette content, the next planned event was https://thesupercarevent.com/
Whilst my lowly base model isn't a 'super car' it's red, pointy and goes well enough, so it just about qualifies and paying passengers seem to enjoy it and it's for a great cause. I last attended in the first year I owned the car, soon finding the shortcomings of the brakes at Rockingham. Now at Goodwood, it's still a tough format for cars, with three hot laps and a ten minute changeover before going out again. The heat soak is considerable, but not a lot can be done.
In preparation, I replaced the worn Mintex 1155 rear pads with a new set.
I also fitted the stronger front spring, a Hyperco HPT 'race' that I picked up used some months back. It should be a good match for the Z06 rear leaf and reduce dive under hard braking. The photos compare the previous Z51 (526 lbs) spring with the thicker T1 (625 lbs).
An oil and filter change should have been straightforward, but the headers are in the way and stopped me using my usual strap type tools. I made a right pigs ear of it, making quite a mess, but I got the old filter off in the end. Correct cup type tool now ordered.
Next was the fitting of the Sparco QRT Evo L seat, I'd bought a couple of months back. Seats in this car are a PITA, getting the position, height and clearance for both 3 point belt and receiver and 4 point harness. For now I used the Planted Technology bases I'd bought years ago. They're not ideal, being high, heavy and not being offset away from the centre tunnel, but it's safe and will do for now. I shifted the QRT-R across to the passenger seat.
My son's child seat fits perfectly in the QRT-R.
Preparation for the Goodwood event now complete and the weather perfect, I got up early one Sunday and with the help of a friend I took the final photo of Stonehenge I needed for the second 'Clive The Corvette' childrens book.
Breakfast out to say thank you, nice to take the roof off.
The morning of the event was perfect weather and and enjoyable couple of hours drive on empty roads showed me the improvement in seat comfort for my wider shoulders. The front spring, whilst firmer was just fine on the roads. I was using up my old AD08R tyres for this event.
A successful day for the charity raising over £35,000. However, big queues resulted from noise restrictions at Goodwood limiting car numbers on track at once, meaning that passengers had to wait over an hour, plus not everyone got a ride before the end of the day, something the organisers will make up to them next year.
Hi to the TVR PHer who had alternator troubles.
The heat and back to back sessions really took their toll on some cars, mine too. Checking the car over the day after showed a split rear CV boot.
The heat melted my previously repaired front steering balljoint.
The brake temps got as high as I've experienced.
The rear pads were down to the metal after just one day, clearly operating out of their preferred window. I have commissioned Questmead and Mintex to make me some F6R rear pads for the future.
All this was so worthwhile for the pleasure this brought my passengers, here's one such happy gent.
Let the repairs commence.....
Honestly, I don't know, but I suspect it would have failed at a normal track day. The organisers on the day were using the 'noise bucket' type approach, where noise was cumulative and towards the end of a 1/2 hour session the numbers of cars occasionally appear to have been restricted, so as to keep under the circuit limit. With a number of race cars there mine wasn't the loudest, I wasn't ever spoken to.
Why thank you sir.
This is a good read: https://www.vorshlag.com/forums/forum/vorshlag-mot...
Same car as mine, but one year older (very little difference between an 06 and 07), with similar aims, to retain a happy daily driver/track specification, all on a budget too. I've exchange messages with Terry, a nice guy.
This is a good read: https://www.vorshlag.com/forums/forum/vorshlag-mot...
Same car as mine, but one year older (very little difference between an 06 and 07), with similar aims, to retain a happy daily driver/track specification, all on a budget too. I've exchange messages with Terry, a nice guy.
- Warning, boring post alert.
A more interesting post will follow tomorrow.
Good to see you there
I'm always looking for affordable performance upgrades and after emailing Terry from Vorshlag he recommended a wider front tyre. Money no object I would buy wider wheels (probably 10.5") in the correct offset, but given limited funds I'm considering running stock rear wheels all round. The offsets are wrong (the inner is too close to the damper), but with spacers it could work, whilst also giving me space for a future big brake kit upgrade. I'll confess to turning my nose up at the thoughts of spacers on something that gets used on track, but for £100 delivered through Amazon I thought I'd try them.
20mm all round, with decent looking 10.9 studs and nuts, in the correct centre bore. The stock wheels have pockets for the standard wheel studs to fit, but the unthreaded tips needed to be removed. At least if I I decide not to use the spacers/adaptors in the future I haven't lost any threads.
Before:
Before:
Before:
After 20mm spacers:
After 20mm spacers:
After 20mm spacers:
The rears are probably about 5mm further out than I'd like, but if I can get a touch more negative camber it will be perfect. That will do for now, next event is the final round of Knockhill Super Lap Scotland on Sunday 4th September, with a quick drop in to the 'Corvette's at the Lakes' event en route. I don't have tyres to try a set of rear wheels all round, that experiment will have to wait.
I'm always looking for affordable performance upgrades and after emailing Terry from Vorshlag he recommended a wider front tyre. Money no object I would buy wider wheels (probably 10.5") in the correct offset, but given limited funds I'm considering running stock rear wheels all round. The offsets are wrong (the inner is too close to the damper), but with spacers it could work, whilst also giving me space for a future big brake kit upgrade. I'll confess to turning my nose up at the thoughts of spacers on something that gets used on track, but for £100 delivered through Amazon I thought I'd try them.
20mm all round, with decent looking 10.9 studs and nuts, in the correct centre bore. The stock wheels have pockets for the standard wheel studs to fit, but the unthreaded tips needed to be removed. At least if I I decide not to use the spacers/adaptors in the future I haven't lost any threads.
Before:
Before:
Before:
After 20mm spacers:
After 20mm spacers:
After 20mm spacers:
The rears are probably about 5mm further out than I'd like, but if I can get a touch more negative camber it will be perfect. That will do for now, next event is the final round of Knockhill Super Lap Scotland on Sunday 4th September, with a quick drop in to the 'Corvette's at the Lakes' event en route. I don't have tyres to try a set of rear wheels all round, that experiment will have to wait.
If you find the front ball joints are still getting cooked by the brakes, some OEMs fit tiny shields (e.g. Peugeot 106) to stop that symptom, you might be able to find some that fit nicely. Or make some out of some stainless sheet of course.
Car looking great as ever, must admit I'm more than a bit jealous of racing at Spa as well!
ETA: Here we go
https://www.106parts.com/control/pug-353503-106par...
If you search by the part number you might find more
Car looking great as ever, must admit I'm more than a bit jealous of racing at Spa as well!
ETA: Here we go
https://www.106parts.com/control/pug-353503-106par...
If you search by the part number you might find more
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