Page 17 of 24

CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:44 pm
by Guest
corvette rims already have a wild offset... Its gonna be tough getting that to look "stock"

CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:25 pm
by RebelGT
Did you try and turn the wheels "lock to lock" yet? It looks like you're going to have to cut out a good amount of the fender to get the wheels to turn.

CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:37 pm
by 1988GTU
Def. could use Feretta fenders.    

Neat-o stuff.

CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 9:46 am
by Norm 88GT
C5 front wheel are 17x8.5 with 56mm offset.  Same as the F-car.  C5 rears are 18x9.5 with 63mm offset.  I could go with the 18s up front with the wilder offset but with the wheel being one inch wider I would not gain anything.

For weight and asthetics I'll probably stick with 17x8.5 56mm in a Corvette wheel on all four corners.  Running a 235 or 245mm(stock) width instead of the oversized 275/40 that these 17s have in the picture above, will shrink overall diameter an inch or slightly more.  Giving plenty of wheel turning room on the fronts and 3 lbs. weight reduction over the 18s in the rear.

For the wheel sticking out of the fender...I was thinking since the Beretta lacked chrome from that era...chrome fender extenders would make the coverage.  

Norm

CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 11:29 am
by Guest
chrome... YUCKY!!!  

Oh well to each its own...

and I can't smack on it, its a corvette driveline...

CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 11:41 am
by RebelGT
chrome fender lips?  

CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 12:35 pm
by Ribz80
I "think" he is joking about the chrome fender lips :P

CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 6:38 pm
by Norm 88GT
LOL!  Ribz80 is on to me.  Euro car buyer think alike.  

Norm

CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 8:38 pm
by Guest
Just split the car and add 4" of sheet metal down the middle of the entire car... custom windshield, custom rear window... simple right?! ÂÂÂ




CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 9:38 pm
by 1988GTU
Yeah really, you  already  are this far...  Why not a custom set of windows?  

CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 9:49 pm
by bonecrrusher
Better then that.... custom LEXAN windows!!!!  

CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 10:10 pm
by IsaacHayes
Custom windows? Nah just make it split rear window like the 63 corvette!  

CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 11:31 pm
by HeartBeatKid
OMFG! damn you have done ALOT of work since i last looked at this norm  thats gonna be insine when you are finally done

CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 5:35 am
by KFLO 93 GT
The smaller tire size will definately help the width.  And hell, maybe maybe run some sort of fender flares as well as potential ground effects just to spread the body over its newly found track width a bit more.

I'm loving every update of this Norm.  I'm still amazed at how quick you're working.  Keep it up Norm.  And I was totally feeling you on the chrome trim as well.  

CORBRETTA is born!

Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 12:23 pm
by Ribz80
(Norm 88GT @ May 01 2006,17:38)Q
U
O
T
ELOL!  Ribz80 is on to me.  Euro car buyer think alike. ÂÂÂ

Norm
hehe that we do.  IN fact I am going with Nordic, stage 3/4 since I will have a new intercooler.  Take your Aero add a few more hp and take off 300lbs and you have the sensation :P