article on re-creation C3 LT2 drag/test Lightweight Corvette

[olredalert]

----Many of us saw the recreation at MCACN. At the time I didn't quite understand exactly what the car was supposed to be. I thought it was simply a modified L88 which wouldn't have been a bad thing. This thread has answered all the questions I had back when I looked the car over. A really great working tribute! Congrats to all the people who together managed to recreate this iconic Corvette......Bill S

[markjohnson]

I’ve always been nuts about the original test car and love the excellent re-creation! I spent a whole bunch of time around it at the MCACN show and there’s just so many cool little things about it but the Holley 4500 bulging out of the air cleaner baseplate and 180-degree headers really ring my bell. Now I’ve had some brutally fast cars along with a sense of self-preservation but 6-grand neutral dropping that Rat motor with so many u-joints in close proximity would tend to make me a bit nervous.

[EZ Nova]

NEAT, I like this....

One question, what is this "small diameter 11-inch Chevy II torque converter giving a higher 4,000 rpm stall speed" that they keep mentioning??? I've heard of the old Vega stall's being around 3500.