What did you have for a rearend? I have a 1980 that I just finished building a 500hp fuller roller 383 stroker for, and Im concerned about the aluminum differential lol.
It is a 4.11Dana posi rear end. The tires are 60series and the nice thing about a 4.11rear end and street tires is you can't get enough traction to hurt anything. You just smoke a lot of tires.
Probably not another vette. They cost 150%more to build than another car, and then when you have them finished, you have to pick one person to go cruising with you. I wish I had put that time and money into an old camaro or barracuda and then I could fill the backseat with lots of people to have a great time!
I just sold the car at Barrett-Jackson in Jan08 in Scottsdale,AZ. The car is now living in Atlanta, GA. I hope the new owners are having as much fun with her as I had.
not my favorite year of vettes, but it does sound nice and you can tell it is very built with some serious compression. Real cool ride man. Drive it like you stole it.
I have an 82 corvette and plan on making many mods to it- I have purchased 3.73 posi rear to take some of the pressure off of the driveline also- where did you get the other heavy duty parts for the driveline.
Vettes are meant to be driven !
- now if you have a truly first/last one of a kind and donate it to a museum great- if not Use the d*** Thing..
Get Strange Ujoints,they are solid to the point they look like round flat balls with the bearings coming out of the ends. Also, put in a linelock so you don't have to put pressure on your tranny by holding the back brakes while you hold the front. The linelock DISCONNECTS the BACK brakes when you engage it.
It's a custom racing version 4.10 limited slip. The 4.10gears really take a lot of pressure off the drivetrain and put it on the tires and pavement! I had to go to the huge STRANGE solid Ujoints to keep them from breaking though.
If you buy a vette an putt it,thats a moron,if you do what Steve does,your doing exactly what Chevy wanted its buyers to do....have fun and drive it like it was intended to be driven.
What did you have for a rearend? I have a 1980 that I just finished building a 500hp fuller roller 383 stroker for, and Im concerned about the aluminum differential lol.
rmryder88 1 year ago
It is a 4.11Dana posi rear end. The tires are 60series and the nice thing about a 4.11rear end and street tires is you can't get enough traction to hurt anything. You just smoke a lot of tires.
82CollectorEdition 1 year ago
wow! I just went outside and put my brakes on my 84 diesel mercedes and... it did a burn out! thanks for teaching!
tkzena 2 years ago
I think I speak for everyone here when I say "more videos please"you own my dream...
FANADICALCOWHEAD 3 years ago
What a great compliment! Thanks, but I have sold her at Barrett-Jackson. She is now in Atlanta, Georgia, tearing up the streets!
82CollectorEdition 3 years ago
Well thats good and bad.Are ou ever going to buy another vette?
FANADICALCOWHEAD 3 years ago
Probably not another vette. They cost 150%more to build than another car, and then when you have them finished, you have to pick one person to go cruising with you. I wish I had put that time and money into an old camaro or barracuda and then I could fill the backseat with lots of people to have a great time!
82CollectorEdition 3 years ago
that was with the automatic? dont the 82s only came in auto
ADD8oi 3 years ago
I just sold the car at Barrett-Jackson in Jan08 in Scottsdale,AZ. The car is now living in Atlanta, GA. I hope the new owners are having as much fun with her as I had.
Steve
82CollectorEdition 4 years ago
not my favorite year of vettes, but it does sound nice and you can tell it is very built with some serious compression. Real cool ride man. Drive it like you stole it.
ratrodgarage 4 years ago
I have an 82 corvette and plan on making many mods to it- I have purchased 3.73 posi rear to take some of the pressure off of the driveline also- where did you get the other heavy duty parts for the driveline.
Vettes are meant to be driven !
- now if you have a truly first/last one of a kind and donate it to a museum great- if not Use the d*** Thing..
restonicrep 4 years ago
Get Strange Ujoints,they are solid to the point they look like round flat balls with the bearings coming out of the ends. Also, put in a linelock so you don't have to put pressure on your tranny by holding the back brakes while you hold the front. The linelock DISCONNECTS the BACK brakes when you engage it.
Steve
82CollectorEdition 4 years ago
What type of rear diff did you use? I know an aluminum IRS Dana 44 won't handle that much power!
IllustriousSeven 4 years ago
It's a custom racing version 4.10 limited slip. The 4.10gears really take a lot of pressure off the drivetrain and put it on the tires and pavement! I had to go to the huge STRANGE solid Ujoints to keep them from breaking though.
Steve
82CollectorEdition 4 years ago
nice way to wreck a vette moron. Remind me to never buy a car from you.
CORVETTE1982 4 years ago
If you buy a vette an putt it,thats a moron,if you do what Steve does,your doing exactly what Chevy wanted its buyers to do....have fun and drive it like it was intended to be driven.
chieffatnutz 4 years ago
This car was built for this with line lock,high stall converter,4.10 rear end, and every high performance part to make it as
stressful on this car to do a burnout as it is for your stock car to drive to get yourself another ice cream cone.
Steve
82CollectorEdition 4 years ago
its amazing love the car
doomcycle1 4 years ago
Kick ass Steve,glad to see your makin' vids! Now you need a donut video on Nitrous,whohooooo!
Mike aka Shinobi-x
chieffatnutz 4 years ago