| >>> DATA FILE ::: '63 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe |
Owned by Jeff and Penny Montgomery, Mena, Arkansas
Other Corvettes owned: '00 Corvette roadster, '63 Sting Ray convertible, which he's currently restoring |
| >> BODY |
| Original '63 Sting Ray coupe (rear windows and between-windows "spine" intact) |
| Modifications | None currently. Car had enlarged/flared fenderwells in the past, but those have since been restored to original configuration. |
| Paint | PPG Silver (basecoat/clearcoat) |
| Bodywork and paint | by Towry's Body Shop, Cove, Arkansas |
| >> CHASSIS |
| Original '63 C2 Sting Ray frame |
| Front suspension | Upper spreader bar and tubular upper A-frames running 5-degrees caster |
| Rear suspension | Fiberglass rear spring and smart struts (to decrease camber change) |
| Shocks | KYB |
| Steering | Modified late-model GM integral power steering box (2.5 turns lock-to-lock) |
| Differential | GM Posi-traction, 3.36 rear gear ratio |
| Wheels | Billet Specialties, 17 x 7-inch all around |
| Tires | 245/45R17 all around |
| Curb weight | 2,900 pounds |
| >> ENGINE |
Overhead-valve V-8, Chevrolet Gen I small-block, '90 vintage
All engine components made by GM and supplied with it, except for wiring harness, ECM, and accessory brackets by Street & Performance. |
| Displacement | 350 ci (5.7 liters) |
| Induction | GM Tuned Port Injection (TPI) electronic fuel-injection system |
| Ignition | GM HEI, as supplied with the '90 5.7L TPI |
| Distributor | GM HEI |
| Exhaust | Street & Performance "block-hugger" headers, side exhaust system designed and built by owner with 2.5-inch diameter/36-inch-long glass-pack mufflers, with crossover pipe in front of engine |
| Radiator | BeCool aluminum radiator with Hayden electric fan |
| >> TRANSMISSION |
| Borg-Warner T-5 five-speed manual (with 38-percent overdrive), sourced from a Camaro IROC |
| Shifter | Original '63 four-speed shifter modified for use with T-5 and stock Sting Ray console
Restored and modified by owner |
| Carpets | Red reproduction carpets by Auto Custom Carpets (ACC) |
| Seats | Red leather `96 Corvette sport seats |
| Steering Wheel | Black leather-wrapped '73 Corvette steering wheel on Flaming River tilt steering column |
| Gauges | Restored originals |
| HVAC | Vintage Air, with dash-mounted controls |
| Sound System | Custom Autosound with XM Satellite Radio receiver and Sony speakers |
| Cruise Control | Dakota Digital with switches on turn-signal stalk |