Photoshoot with a Crystal Red ZR1 cousin

[VetteFantasy]

Happy update: my husband ended up selling his C5 and '13 427 and buying the ZR1, so these two are now stablemates

Here they are at VIR this past weekend - our first HPDE with them - where both performed spectacularly well.

[RussMcB]

Nice! I'll bet the Vettes enjoyed stretching their legs on that beautiful race course. Owners', too. :-)

[lfalzarano]

Great place to unload and go fast!


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[mgbrv8]

Just wanted to share, my buddy and member Marc L (BlackSheepz) on the forum is a profession photographer in the Indianapolis area and dose amazing work. On the story I wrote as editor of HOTB about Marc Haibeck, issue 44, Marc L donated his time to help me out by taking alot of amazing photos oh Marc H and his shop. Now if you wanted to commission Marc L's work I bet you be more then please. Just putting this out there and I added handful for his amazing work

Dave

[WARP TEN]

Your Polo ZR-1 looks great! I also had paint correction done on my Polo '95. It looked like new paint. Even Tony Gaples (old ZR-1 hand) commented on it at a local car show, asking if I had had it repainted. I had an expert detailer do it (but in my garage) rather than do it myself. I did use Dr. Color Chip about 3 weeks ahead of the correction at the suggestion of the detailer since the correction process does not cure scratches and chips. And I did not put a ceramic coating on it, just the correction. I did put ceramic on the new Z06. Below is a link to my thread on getting it done. --Bob


http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24810

[Regimof]

Is yours lowered? Damn that looks good like that.

[VetteFantasy]

Yours turned out absolutely gorgeous! Removing scratches and swirls really darkens it and deepens the shine.

Originally Posted by WARP TEN

Your Polo ZR-1 looks great! I also had paint correction done on my Polo '95. It looked like new paint. Even Tony Gaples (old ZR-1 hand) commented on it at a local car show, asking if I had had it repainted. I had an expert detailer do it (but in my garage) rather than do it myself. I did use Dr. Color Chip about 3 weeks ahead of the correction at the suggestion of the detailer since the correction process does not cure scratches and chips. And I did not put a ceramic coating on it, just the correction. I did put ceramic on the new Z06. Below is a link to my thread on getting it done. --Bob


http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24810

[VetteFantasy]

Originally Posted by Regimof

Is yours lowered? Damn that looks good like that.

Thanks! Yes, lowered on coilovers. The wheels are powder coated originals.

[Regimof]

Originally Posted by VetteFantasy

Thanks! Yes, lowered on coilovers. The wheels are powder coated originals.

Who'd you get em from? Did you have to shorten the driveshaft?

Nicely done on both fronts

[VetteFantasy]

Originally Posted by Regimof

Who'd you get em from? Did you have to shorten the driveshaft?

Nicely done on both fronts

I bought the car fully built and track-prepped, so I don't know the specifics. They are DRM coilovers - http://dougrippie.com/products/drm-c...e-with-shocks/ - and Haibeck installed them. Here are the notes from Marc:

“A coilover suspension upgrade was installed. The shock absorbers were reconditioned and revalved to the Moraca valving. The front springs are 550 lbs./inch. The rear springs are 350 lbs./inch. New boots were installed on the front tie rods. Heat shields were installed to protect the boots. The ride height was set with six threads in the front and 12 threads in the rear. When adjusting the ride height the threaded sleeve must be held to prevent rotation.”