63 - 67 Sting Ray Registry
The car’s suspension, brakes and performance are unlike any 37-year-old car.
The suspension is complemented with new Carrerra adjustable shocks, performance leaf and coil springs, sway bars and strut rods. To keep things tight all bushings, tie rods ends, ball joints, shock mounts, steel plates and added differential cover and cross member reinforcement. All painted parts on this suspension were stripped and baked with a jet hot coating then tumbled to polish. The engine as rebuilt with aluminum trick flow heads, high lift cam, roller rocker arms, polished intake, plated Holley 650, 3” stainless side pipes and too may billets parts and goodies to list. To stop the beast, there are slotted rotors, braided brake lines, and o-ring stainless calipers, of course all from VBP.
The strong cornering and braking are kept at bay by BF Goodrich comp TA radials mounted on Torque Thrust II wheels with offset trailing arms to maximize negative offset and footprint.
The new suspension, brakes, and rebuilt engine have given us confidence to travel long distances for Corvette functions. Last year we went to the Super Chevy Show and got Runner Up in modified; in Ocean City it received Best Modified in Class. At Carlisle the Retro-Ray did not receive an award, but Corvette Magazine.com included it in their review with a picture and caption. On a 500-mile trip in one day along Skyline Drive with the Corvette Forum, it was the second oldest car there, and traveled one of the longest distances. Our local Corvette Club, The Beachcombers, recently obtained use of an old air field to auto cross. I am looking forward to driving fast around turns without getting in trouble.
The thing that makes this Corvette special is all the detail and plating under the car. Vette Brake products have helped transform a very old car into a fast, good looking and dependable one. Keep up the good work and let’s see more C-5 goodies.
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My '65 Corvette Enhancements
By: Bill Larkin
The products from Vette Brakes & Products, Inc. have helped make my 1965 Corvette Stingray Convertible, a.k.a. Retro Ray, become a very unique ride.
--Bill Larkin