a nice custom touch. Once the flanks
were straight and smooth, the team
sprayed the body in Iridium Silver BASF
Glasurit paint. The modern, vibrant
hue looked rather killer on this vintage-
styled ride.
Next up was choosing a powerplant
to propel this Chevy down the open
road. John wanted something powerful
but practical, so CCS chose a Connect
& Cruise LS3/4L65E combination to
do the job. Before the install of this
potent GM powerhouse, the body crew
reworked the firewall to create a flowing
finish and then smoothed out and color-
matched the engine compartment to
bring it all together. Once installed, Paul
Jones consulted with Richard Waitas at
MagnaFlow to help get the perfect pitch
and flow to the exhaust. Once the data
was gone over, Paul went ahead and
built a one-off stainless system for the
Corvette, featuring MagnaFlow convert-
ers and resonators and then finished it
all off with a pair of Borla mufflers.
The interior/exterior color cues
were very important to John, so mas-
ter fabricator Scott France worked
side by side with the owner, choos-
ing the correct color scheme for the
Chevy. They evaluated Relicate leather
samples, picking the correct hue to get
the color combo to look just right. The
near stock interior was finished off in
a deep Vermillion Red, covering the
seats, dash and panels with the leather.
Changes of choice were Dakota Digital
gauges, a Billet Specialties steering wheel
(also wrapped in Relicate) and a frigid
Vintage Air A/C system and Billet Front
Runner kit to keep the climate right
where John wants it. Kicker Audio sup-
plied the needed hardware to give the
owner a dose of his favorite music while
out in this classic drop-top.
When it came to the overall look
of the Corvette and its attitude, Scott
France at CCS stood firm and stated
“stance is everything” and worked with
Schott wheels to get the Corvette’s pos-
ture to score on all points. They decided
on a quartet of Schott’s Velocity rims,
fitting 19x8.5 fronts and 20x10 rears
on John’s ride. They are shod in Pirelli
P Zero tires, 235/35ZR19 front and
245/40ZR20 rear, respectively. The big
meats finish the overall look that the
crew at CCS was looking for.
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