1969 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE RESTOMODThis near perfect 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Restomodcomes out of local private collection. Its owner wanted shake the ground, blow your doors off, wake theneighbors Corvette and spent years and close to $60,000 to make one.  You’d spend long time and lot of money tofind one nicer than this.  Numerouscustom details make this car even more special. As you can see in the pictures, this Corvette Convertible looksstandard but with custom paint job and modern seating.  The paint is phenomenal.  The chassis has 60,000 original miles, butthe engine has recently been redone and has about 500 break-in miles onit.  The engine is reworked 427 thatputs out stout 580hp.  You can see theHooker headers and side exhaust in the pictures.  You can hear it long before you see it.  The engine is mated to Muncie M-21 4-speedwith 11-inch clutch and rebuilt linkage. The rear end is 4:11 – ratio Positraction.To answer all the questions on the engine.  It’s high compression .060 over 427 cubicinch engine that’s been fully blueprinted and balanced within 2/10ths of gramby 40 year veteran builder of racing engines. The engine features the following all new:TRW forged pistonsTotal seal gapless piston rings5140 bushed connecting rods with ARP boltsIndex ground factory steel camshaftSFI approved harmonic balancerFlywheel with 11 inch clutchHoward’s Mechanical Flat Tappet Cam, .640 -.618lift, 295 – 287 duration, 108 degree lobe centerHoward’s billet 1.7 roller rocker armsCompCams chromemoly pushrodsManley dual roller timing chain with captiveTorrington bearing and roller thrust cam buttonBrodix RaceRite aluminum cylinder headsEdelbrock RPM performance intake with Holley 870CFM Avenger carburetorMSD 6AL ignition complete with MSD coil andmechanical tach drive distributorMSD plug wiresMelling high volume oil pump and driveshaftAluminum Be Cool radiator with dual electricfans (idles in traffic with no overheating on 95 degree summer day)Heater core with hosesThis car was completely redone within the last 1,000miles.  The suspension was gone throughwith new: ball joints, shocks, front and rear springs, power steering pump andcontrol valve, steering ram, and hoses. The brakes were redone with new: pads, master cylinder, rotors, andhoses.  The headlight assemblies wererebuilt with all new vacuum hoses.  Alllights work.The wheels are the correct Rallies.  The Corvette has been lowered slightly andhas all new suspension front and back. This is fun car to take up the twisties, and it will more than holdits own in straight line.  The top is theoriginal factory hardtop.  All of theglass is in near perfect condition and original.The tires are also new in the last  year and have plenty of tread.  All fluids are fresh.  Everything on the car works as it should, alllights, wipers (though you’re never driving it in the rain), turn signals,horn, windows, etc.  The stereo is theoriginal AM/FM.  The car sounds great andgets plenty of thumbs up and smart phone photos wherever it goes.  If you want quiet, this is not your car.  If you want completely redone restomodCorvette Convertible that will get noticed wherever you go, this is your car.  This car is very streetable and blast todrive.Questions?  Please call Tom 619-807-8770 or John 858-212-5396.  This one of kind Corvette is for sale locally and we reserve the right to end the auction early.  Remember, Life is too short to drive boring cars.

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