Parkeracing pushes ahead with plans…

The rebuild of the White #86 into the Blue C4 GSR (4th Gen. Corvette Grand Sport Racer) #96 intensifies as we get closer to completion. Areas to be addressed include new (larger) wheels 16X13 rear and 16X12 front as opposed to the 15X10s all the way around. Initially a wide 5 style was chosen but ultimately a five on 4 3/4 bolt pattern was decided upon. You can purchase the 15X10s or the 16″ wide fives in the For Sale Section.

Electronic ignition gets a boost from 2 MSD6ALs and coils in the T/A type tray replacing a single MSD6A.

Our new motor is sitting on the shop floor ready to install (1 of 3). We finally will have one motor in the car, one in the trailer and one at the builder. All feature 23° aluminum heads with angle plugs, roller cam, rev kit, 3 stage dry sump, Victor Jr. manifold, roller rockers, HEI distributor and dedicated carb. Displacement varies from 331 to 355. Compression is either 12.5:1 or 13.8:1. Horsepower ranges from 550-600.

The Jerico 4 speed is out for a rebuild. The steel drive shaft and half shafts have been replaced by carbon fiber units from Van Steel.

The rear differential now gets it’s own cooling system, driven by one of the two stages in the transmission tailshaft. We also now have multiple ratios available to bolt right in. 

The fuel cell has gotten new internals.

A new sprint car style window net is on the drivers right and new seat belts are coming soon (the last thing to be installed).

A new steering wheel with built in push to talk buttons has been installed. And a new Bell helmet with headset and boom mike have been delivered.

By far the most noticeable change is to the body as we change from early to late C4 bodywork, cleaning up the aerodynamics in the process. New rear bumper cover has been integrated into the rear clip. Side skirts now cover the exhaust along the doors and side gills. The nose is the next project to be tackled by S&G Composites, the wing will be here shortly. Our first product, louvers, are being integrated over the wheels mounted flush and are available in the Merchandise section.