Chuffer
CCCUK Member
Like so many venders , they think that just because a huge amount of time and money has been spent on what is ostensibly a low budget car , it suddenly makes it worth mega bucks !
What have YOU being doing or are you planning to do with your Vette?
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teamzr1
Supporting vendor
Hell no, I don't like it at all, the wheels spoil it and the chrome has been replaced with black yuk.
Value is the eyes of the beholder
What their reason and goals are may well be mute to the next buyer
We all know as in my case to go fast and win races money is spent like water and as an adult know I it was not
water but pissing down the drain
I had goals I understood would be the money I spent was gone and if then wanting to sell it I could just forget
all costs over what a stock 1999 C5 worth is, maybe if lucky a buyer would also want some of what I did and
my selling price would go up
In my case as shown in 1999 U.S dollars
New = $45,000
First major performance changes added another $33,000 and if looking at it then looked like a stocker but was a sleeper with the mods.
If asking a selling price of $80,000 you'd say I was nuts
Beginning costs (cost for new 1999 C5 and lower half, shows performance changes)
I may have spent another $10,000 since then and the C5 looks quite different
Some of the mods were :
372 Cubic Inches (6.1 Liters) STROKED
Billet Steel 4340 Chromoly Crankshaft, Nitride Treated, Knife-Edge Aero Counter-Weights
Billet Steel 4340 Forged Chromoly H-Beam Connecting Rods
Forged Aluminum Lightweight Pistons w/ Swain Ceramic Anti-Friction and Heat-Barrier Coating
Custom Mallett-Spec. Billet Performance Roller Cam (gun-drilled)
Custom 4340 Chromoly Steel Pushrods
Custom High-Speed Valve Springs & Lightweight Retainers
Heads Custom High-Flow Ported/Polished
Carbon-Fiber Coil/Rocker Covers
High-Performance Exhaust System
Long Tubed Headers
LS6 Intake Manifold
LS1-Edit - Team ZR-1 custom PCM calibration
Donaldson AirFilter
Team ZR-1 Cold Airbox enclosure
MAF Translator
Large Race Radiator
Oil Cooled Via Heat Exchanger
AccuSump
Team ZR-1 Transaxle and Transmission Cooler
3.73 Rear End Gear Ratio
Hand Assembly & Performance Testing
450 Rearwheel Horsepower @ 5800 RPM
440 Lb-Ft. Torque @ 4800 RPM
SUSPENSION
Z-51 SpringsPenske/Mallett Double Adjustable Indy-Style Shocks
Mallett-Designed Front & Rear Tubular Sway Bars
18" Twin 8-Spoke Forged Aluminum Wheels
KFP High-Performance Carbon-Kevlar Brake Pads
Lowered Ride Height (1.5")
INTERIOR
Serial Number PlaqueCustom Kirban Aluminum Shifter w/ Mil-Spec. Anodized Hardcoat
Custom Mallett Logo Embroidery on Sports Seat Head Rest
5 Point Harness Bar
5 Point Harness belts
APPEARANCE
Mallett 435 Logo Body GraphicsMallett Exclusive Forged Alloy 3-Piece Wheels
Front Wheels = 10X18 inches
Rear Wheels = 12X18 inches
Front Tires = 275/35/18
Rear Tires = 335/30/18
Tubbed 3" per side
Adjustable Rear Wing
The buyer seeing it then would be expecting more mods were done and what they are looking for
but still would not be willing to buy at the price I paid out
But the car has done what my goals are and 21 years later is still a winner, so for me the long term costs were worth it to me
fine69
Busy user
Hi mate. they're from a US company called Viking. They were approx $900 including shipping + £125 duty. So I think they were approx £780 all in with shipping and duty. They don't make a single adjustables, only double and triple adjustables.Ooh xmas came !they look very nice, where from and can I ask how much
These are the double adjustable shorter than stock version for lowered cars.
fine69
Busy user
Ha hi Ross, yes that's me all right. Well spotted.
I've decided to get back on the forums as I'm a bit tired of FB etc.
I couldn't find my old username so `I just started a new one.
I'm about to do a few more mods to the vette so I'll be needing a few things and selling a few things.
Hope you're well? You still got the vette?
Roscobbc
Moderator
We're OK here - Dad alright? - looking to potentially move the Vette on (after 20 years) - maybe replace with something a little more civilised - perhaps a late C6>
Nassau65
CCCUK Member
Seen it only in pictures, and it didn’t impress me, especially when I saw the price. Trouble is with modifications many owners add up what they have in the car and ask or think it’s worth that amount. Reality is, it very rarely is.
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
It started off at £42, 500 in November 2021 !!! Alledgedly created by Protourer Garage in Hungary as a 1980 C 3 built on a C5 and mechanicals as the dealer describes it as a C5 underneath . Not sure how that was achieved without a whole new chassis being constructed . Being of Eastern European origin one can only speculate on the source of the C5 parts , was nicked or a right off ??
James Vette
CCCUK Member
The spring weather is getting closer... 
Mad4slalom
Well-known user
When did you last get out for a blast?The spring weather is getting closer...
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
Can`t remember !When did you last get out for a blast?
Forrest Gump
CCCUK regional rep
My frustration at this time of year, and what often stops me going for a drive is that once they've gritted the roads they don't properly dry out for days. The pavement can be bone dry but the road next to it still wet - the salt holding or drawing moisture. I was glad it rained all day Saturday to wash away the salt, thinking that come Sunday the roads would be perfect for a blast....but no, the Council in their wisdom must have decided overnight "ice risk" and went and gritted again aaaargh!! (there wasn't a frost)When did you last get out for a blast?
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
I haven`t seen a gritter wagon or evidence of a salted road round our way at all this winter . Our totally useless cash strapped and grosely mismanaged ( nearly bankrupt !! ) Council probably can`t afford it
Forrest Gump
CCCUK regional rep
You're lucky then. On the verges along the A12 there are plants growing that should normally only be found on saltwater marshes - honest truth.I haven`t seen a gritter wagon or evidence of a salted road round our way at all this winter . Our totally useless cash strapped and grosely mismanaged ( nearly bankrupt !! ) Council probably can`t afford it
Mad4slalom
Well-known user
That is frustrating, I hate it when they salt, normally its the day after the ice which makes it even more annoying , then the roads are black and wet a nd salty for days. Only thing worse is when you are out on a lovely dry but cold day and you suddenly confront a gritter heading straight for you
James Vette
CCCUK Member
@Mad4slalom portsmouth car meet in november.
Roscobbc
Moderator
Took a ride out on Sunday - very local, so it was much of a town drive. Fortunately it had rained for a couple of days and with the mildish weather local council hadn't gritted.
Salt of the road is a double edged sword isn't it? - on the one hand it melts the ice and allows a degree of grip.........on the other hand when (after the cold spell) it still remains on the road surface, creating it own traction and grip issues.........
Salt of the road is a double edged sword isn't it? - on the one hand it melts the ice and allows a degree of grip.........on the other hand when (after the cold spell) it still remains on the road surface, creating it own traction and grip issues.........
teamzr1
Supporting vendor
Be lucky if they use sand or salt
Here is the North West, lots of winter snow and ice,
they use either cinders or rock chips and the whole front end of the car can have all kinds of paint chip damage :-(
Worse is with enough snow, state laws is you have to have tire snow chains on, try that with a Corvette :-(
If cops catch you without them on, they pull your ass over and have the car towed :-(
Here is the North West, lots of winter snow and ice,
they use either cinders or rock chips and the whole front end of the car can have all kinds of paint chip damage :-(
Worse is with enough snow, state laws is you have to have tire snow chains on, try that with a Corvette :-(
If cops catch you without them on, they pull your ass over and have the car towed :-(