Let me introduce BDR 1591 aka VMS Mayhem

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Originally Posted by Millsy

Yes MAYHEM is appropriate lol. My son rides with me everywhere in my vette. My wife gets so jeolous and his car seat has been in there forever lol. My car will go through inspection mid March, i will then goto DMV right after and then its all about the weather. I live 25 minutes away so anytime i want i can get it. It has been done but there were delays since Jay never put a Chevy motor/trans setup plus tilt steering etc etc. He wasnt familiar with the suppliers so he had some issues that were not his fault so he offered for my car to stay there for the winter so my wife didnt have to be kicked out of the garage. If i had to go out to the garage all winter and just stare at it i would of went crazy. These cars do sound and look good though.

You know you were tempted to bring it home to suffer that great torture, admit it! Curious, what lead you to select the Chevy engine / trans - familiarity from your vette?

Funny you mention the car seat. I too would bring my son in the vette (who is now 14) along everywhere I go. The booster seat left permanent marks - and I love it. Reminds me of the adventures every time I get in for a ride. I'd also get side-way looks from people who disapproved of putting a youngster in the vette (airbag concerns, etc.). My son and I would simply turn to them and give a thumbs up. Worked every time.

Given you're so close to VMS, after the car is done and I'm up that way for whatever reason, I'll be sure to let you know. Perhaps we can meet up at VMS.

Also, if you're ever interested in 1/2 mile events to see how your car runs all out (Cobra or Vette), let me know. I'll introduce you to a few events.

Congrats again.

John

[Millsy]

Originally Posted by 1SwtRide

You know you were tempted to bring it home to suffer that great torture, admit it! Curious, what lead you to select the Chevy engine / trans - familiarity from your vette?

Funny you mention the car seat. I too would bring my son in the vette (who is now 14) along everywhere I go. The booster seat left permanent marks - and I love it. Reminds me of the adventures every time I get in for a ride. I'd also get side-way looks from people who disapproved of putting a youngster in the vette (airbag concerns, etc.). My son and I would simply turn to them and give a thumbs up. Worked every time.

Given you're so close to VMS, after the car is done and I'm up that way for whatever reason, I'll be sure to let you know. Perhaps we can meet up at VMS.

Also, if you're ever interested in 1/2 mile events to see how your car runs all out (Cobra or Vette), let me know. I'll introduce you to a few events.

Congrats again.

John

I chose the vette engine trans combo because i wanted paddle shift capability. I have had a bunch of shoulder surgeries and have half a metal shoulder so shifting constantly is not in the cards. We were going to put a Coyote 5.0 with the new 6 speed paddle shift system. Ford was suppose to come out with it in early 2016, it was announced late 2015. Ford then told Jay it would be out Summer of 2016, then they told him and me in an email Sept/Oct and then when that passed they said in the Fall sometime. We got sick of waiting so we came up with using a Pace performance modified LS3 which has been bulletproof for me and I beat the hell out of my vette, burnouts, donuts, hard launches etc so we went with that. It was the first for Jay so some delays occured with suppliers and also installation of everything new. Yes i would meet you at VMS, would love to hear your car start and check out all the bells and whistles. As long as my schedule is clear i would check out one of the events you mentioned. My wife is going to be using my Vette on Fridays, I will be in the Cobra, my son will probably be in the vette and we will be doing Friday Family cruise nights. I have some destinations where we can park the cars safely and do some family friendly things like mini golf, batting cages, going out to eat, going to the back of oxford airport to watch planes land and just some scenic trips. Thats AWESOME that the car seat left marks and i have had people at my sons sporting practices go up to the vette and take pics of my sons car seat inside thinking it was really cool and my local police department said it was legal and the air bag gets switched off automatically if the passenger is under 86 lbs. Next winter when my wife gets kicked out of the garage im hoping she will then say yes to a 4 post lift, LOL.

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Engine ordered, other go fast parts on order with some lag time. In the meantime, the work from shiny to sinister is fully underway. Have to tell you, Jay and crew at VMS are impressing me more and more with every step of this build. Props!

The black out begins

























And that Diff and attention to install detail - mmm mm mm

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The heart of BDR 1591, i.e., Coyote 5.0 Aluminator SC arrived, at VMS. Still waiting on the artificial lung that is a few weeks out.









The dual disc Centerforce Clutch also arrived.



Things are definitely getting interesting!