Corvettes's RSS Feed http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:26:28 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss VillageMaker 60 The 84 Corvette project has been sitting for quite a while and it is time to wake this car up and get it done.  The majority of my time lately has been geared around my real estate business and with the shift in the housing market I simply needed to focus on work.  Our real estate http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/5928?from=rss Corvettes http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/5928#Comments http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/5928 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:26:28 GMT My Corvette spent an extented period of time away from me having major reconstructive surgery and it was delivered back to me this morning.  The car arrived hundreds of pounds lighter than when it left and it has the newer style updated front and rear bumpers along with a new cowl hood.  http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/5003?from=rss Sam Miller http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/5003#Comments http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/5003 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:45:20 GMT My ongoing 1984 Corvette project is shaping up pretty nicely and the car is on the home stretch before painting.   The engine has been fired up and it has a very nice choppy idle The transmission and torque converter are working great Both fuel systems are working and the nitrous system is all http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/4970?from=rss Sam Miller http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/4970#Comments http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/4970 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:05:13 GMT Tonight was the Mount Vernon's First Friday Cruise In on the public square and on Main Street.  The car turnout was outstanding with roughly 70 cars and more than a dozen ultra high end customs.  The mix of cars was great ranging from Corvettes, street rods, muscle cars, pro http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/4252?from=rss Sam Miller http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/4252#Comments http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/4252 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:02:24 GMT Toledo Pro Fiberglass custom made me an ultra light cowl hood for my 84 Corvette project.  The factory hood was so heavy it took two people to pick it up and my new hood is light enough that I can it carry all by myself.  I would estimate the new hood weighs about half what http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3235?from=rss Sam http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3235#Comments http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3235 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:39:14 GMT My 1984 Corvette project is getting much closer to completion.  There is still a lot of little detail work that needs completed before I can drive the car but Spring is getting closer every day and I am getting excited.  My goal is to be able to drive the car in April so I need http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3176?from=rss Sam Miller http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3176#Comments http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3176 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:12:58 GMT Something unique with my 1984 Corvette is that we removed the entire factory fuel system and created something a little different than you would traditionally see in a street or a race car.  What we did is build and install two entirely independent fuel systems both using http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3183?from=rss Sam Miller http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3183#Comments http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3183 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:05:06 GMT The 84 Vette project needs to be light, it needs to have big horsepower and it needs to be able to stop instantly.  This may sound pretty obvious but I have no interest in going 150 mph and not be able to stop safely and that is where good brakes come in.  Building a 1984 http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3181?from=rss Sam Miller http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3181#Comments http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3181 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:35:27 GMT In order to go fast you either need to be ultra light or make a ton of horsepower...I wanted to have both so the car would be even faster.  The following are some photos of when the car was coming apart. and the work that went into getting it prepped to be pieced back together.  The http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3179?from=rss Sam Miller http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3179#Comments http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3179 Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:47:00 GMT I bought this 1984 Corvette with the idea that I would build a street sleeper out of it.  I originally envisioned that I would put a healthy small block into it, add some headers and a nitrous system and have an affordable hot rod that I could take to dinner every now and then.  http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3177?from=rss Sam Miller http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3177#Comments http://www.knoxcountyfriends.com/Corvettes/Posts/3177 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:34:04 GMT