We at Street to Sand love a challenge, and our latest project, a 2005 Corvette C6 Convertible LS2 Automatic gave us the opportunity to completely customize a great American muscle car from the inside out. This project started in December of 2011 and is still in the works with parts lying about the shop, and we are shooting for a completion date of March 2012. As recognition for our talent and expertise, Vette Magazine will be running our story in one of their upcoming issues!
This Corvette arrived completely stock except for a Borla Cat-Back exhaust and tune, and all the GM OEM parts for conversion were ordered using a 2010 Corvette Grand Sport VIN number. We first began the customization on the exterior of the car, where the removal of the inner fender well parts took only 45 minutes once the quarter panels were detached. The new GS quarter panels are 1.5” wider on each side and the front GS fenders are 1” wider. As said before, this is a project still in the making but below is a list of parts that will be used in the entire conversion:
GS Front Fenders • GS Rear Quarter Panels • GS Front Bumper • aftermarket 2.5” Cowl Hood • OEM GM inner fender liners and hardware • Z06 front and rear brake calipers • stainless braided lines • Kinetic Zinc Plated Cross drilled/slotted rotors • misc. Carbon Fiber interior parts • Corvette 2012 bucket seats • DSVettes Custom D Style steering wheel with matching shift boot, console cover and e-brake handle • Trick Flow Stage 4 camshaft • Patriot CNC’ed cylinder heads • Ported 90mm throttle body painted black • black powder coated alternator and bracket • Dynatech long tube headers • Nitrous Express 35-150hp kit • 2011 Corvette ZR1 dual mode mufflers wired into the garage door buttons • Yank 3200 RPM Stall convertor • lowered 1.2” • 20×13 DUB 3-piece rear wheels • 19×10 DUB 3-piece front wheels • 7” JVC in-dash DVD with navigation, Bluetooth, hands-free and back-up camera
Below is a gallery of what the Corvette looked like before the conversion, stay tuned for the amazing ‘after’ photos:
