[Grubby]

#178 had a mid 80's Vette rear in it when I bought it. It was shortened some, but not enough. To shorten it enough the bat wing on the rear cover would have had to be removed and come up with a better mounting system. I seriously considered this approach.

The car only had about 2" suspension travel when I got it. The wheels could not come in any further without comming in contact with the bat wing. I looked at the mess and determined the best fix was to put in the "correct" ERA set up in. ERA fixed me up with the parts and it is now right.

I could have done some modification and made the Vette rear work. The big problem was, I got the car at a great price because of the rear. It scared many buyers. It made no sense to put a bunch of time and more money into a Rube Goldberg setup. Then I would have trouble selling a modified ERA. I sold the Vette rear for $1500 on ebay with Koni coil overs and then spent about $4500 with ERA, Reider racing and a Jag core.

Now my ERA is right and will be no problem to sell at normal ERA prices.

Don't do it.

John