Z06Vette.com - Corvette Z06 Forum - FS: Screamin Yellow 2001 Z06 - Custom Targa Conversion, LGM G5-X2 cam, etc. etc.

Cobra4B · 01-29-2010, 10:02 AM

Year/Make/Model: 2001 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Mileage: 85,xxx - everything is new or refreshed (see below)
Price: $22,900

Body Modifications & Paint work

Custom targa conversion by owner, all oem parts - Caravaggio charges $6,500 for their conversion. All new gaskets/seals used. Completed February 2008.
Custom show-quality re-paint by Auto Elite. Color is Screamin' Yellow from the late model Mustangs. It's is brighter than the stock Millennium Yellow w/o being as green/pale as the C6 Velocity Yellow. I delivered the car in pieces post targa conversion. Over $6,000 spent on paint work. Completed Spring 2008.
Custom shaved rear facia with lower portion in gloss black - No more "CORVETTE" letters
Custom shaved quarter panels - Side marker lights and antenna hole. A new "floppy" antenna was custom installed under the rear facia and radio reception is unaffected
Carbon Fiber Z06 rear brake ducts
Carbon Fiber door sills
Underside of trunk lid custom painted yellow with gloss black inserts
3M clear bra installed behind the front wheels, lower part of fenders, lower section of doors, full rocker panel adn door sill coverage, and behind rear wheels. Z06 brake ducts were removed for install. Side mirrors are also covered. Never did the front bumper/hood as it was the sides/rockers that always got beat up on these cars in my experience.

Engine/Drivetrain Modifications & Accessories

LGMotorsports G5-X2 cam on a 114 lsa - inc. comp 921 springs, Ti retainers, Comp hardened pushrods, etc. Car made 436 rwhp/397 ft/lbs when equipped with Kooks LT headers w/ cats and Halltech CAI (headers/CAI have been removed from vehicle). Cam etc. installed in late 2006 with 71k on the car. All new gaskets etc. etc. used.
LS4 high volume oil pump
LS2 HD timing chain
ATI Superdamper 10% underdrive pulley (best you can buy)
Air Pump deleted (have the stock parts)
180 degree t-stat w/ fans reprogrammed
Knock sensors sealed - you can wash the motor w/o worry about water seeping down into them
Valve covers and throttle-body custom finished in wrinkle black textured coating, still have OEM red fuel rail covers too.
42lb. injectors
Luk Stage II clutch kit with Fidanza aluminum flywheel and remote bleeder - installed around 45k miles and properly match balanced to the stock clutch removed to ensure no driveline vibration. New OEM slave installed at that time and "drill mod" performed to remove the line restriction.
New OEM Master clutch cylinder installed around 60k miles - All clutch lines are wrapped in DEI cool tape
Trans rebuilt under warranty in 2006 with approx. 50k miles, but with all upgraded parts from RPMTransmissions. The techs at Casey Chevrolet's "vette shop" were cool enough to let me supply the upgraded parts and do the work under my extended warranty. 3rd gear synchro had worn out which prompted the fix
Rear-differential assembly replaced under warranty with brand new assembly at the same time the clutch was swapped.
Custom tuned by Ed Hutchings @ Virginia Speed

Suspension/Brakes/Wheels

VB&P full poly bushing kit - control arms & swaybars
Fresh oem shocks
Fresh hubs/bearings with ARP hardened studs and gorilla open lugs
Fresh OEM calipers powdercoated gloss black
Goodridge SS brake lines with AN fittings (not banjo bolts)
Z06 motorsports wheels 18" all around with 275/35 and 295/35 Kumho Ecsta MXs, tires all over 50% tread life

Interior/Misc.

Custom tint - 35 sides and 20 rear - All done with glass removed
Full interior insulation with eDead damper and Ensolite closed cell foam
Sun visors removed for increased visibility
Skip-shift tuned out via PCM tune
A&A rocker rails

Maintenance/Service/etc.

Car has received Amsoil 5w40 every 5,000 miles with a K&N filter the majority of it's life - recently switched back to Mobil 1 with a M1 extended filter.
Car was re-ringed in January 2004 with around 38k miles on it all under warranty. Burns no oil between 5k mile change intervals.
Radiator/cooling system drained and re-filled with fresh dexcool and distilled water every year
Fresh NGK plugs @ 80,000 miles
Fresh OEM wires @ 60,000 miles
Transmission and Rear-End fluid changed annually with Amsoil ATF and Amsoil Severe Gear 75w110
Left side axle shaft seal and rear-dif fluid just replaced
Fresh OEM brake rotors and newer street pads installed
Fuel filter replaced at 50,000 miles
ATE Superblue used in brakes and clutch hydraulics - flushed annually.

Parts/Accessories

Original window sticker and real buildsheet - Not copies you get from the National Corvette Museum. I pulled the build sheet out of the frame when I had the bumper off and I kept the original window sticker.
Leather bound Z06 owners manual book w/ pen and air chuck with Z06 labels
Original Z06 owners VHS tape that came with the car
OEM cargo net from coupe/vert
Custom targa top case/holder so you can stow targa in trunk and put some luggage on it if desired.
Custom black carpeted partition that installs with targa stowed in trunk
Have both sets of keys with FOBs both in proper working order

Outstanding Items

The right side carbon fiber brake duct got hit with road debris and has a crack in the resin.
Still have to re-install the Z06 front bumper screens and have new OEM fender badges for the car
I would rate the wheels a 6 out of 10 currently and a 8.5 out of 10 cleaned up. I had them on a a silver '98 coupe I had with racing brake pads. The dust got wet and fused to the wheels. It is removable, but takes a tremendous amount of elbow grease. Since these were my backup wheels I never put the effort in. Ther are a few nicks on the spokes, but no major curb rash.

That's all I can think of for now... will update/modify with pics of specific items etc.

Current Pictures

@ Carlisle 2008 (CCWs were sold in early 2009)

Nice shot of the view

Stingers have been replaced by OEM Titanium mufflers

Some pics of the conversion work - Thanks to Garry Ballard and friends @ "the vette barn" for all the help

Some FAQs on the Targa:

Q: OMG you ruined the car! Doesn't the targa conversion weaken the Z06 frame? I thought the whole point of the Z06/FRC was the fixed roof and stiffer chassis?

A: NOPE! I can explain in great detail if person, but basically the Z06 chassis is stiffer because it has the b-pillar roll bar of the coupe and the cross-bar bracing of the vert which is the area where the rear of the roof bonds to, and the trunk lid hinges from. The coupe only gets the b-pillar hoop and the vert only gets the cross-bar. The Z06 gets both and this is what increases it's torsional rigidity. The actual roof panel is just SMC composite like the rest of the car.

Q: Does it leak?

A: Only whet hit with a powerwasher when washing or the heaviest of rain. It drips in the same areas my vert drips, my mothers old vert dripped, and every coupe I've had drips... that is... where the roof meets the A-pillar corner. In extremely heavy rain or water applied via powerwasher you will get a couple of drips from this area.

Q: What's it like with the top out?

A: Really nice... you get the best of both worlds, Z06 performance with the option to enjoy open air driving. The top stows in the trunk w/o issue. Wind buffeting is no better/worse than in a coupe IMO. You can do an HPDE event or go to the drag strip w/o the issues of a vert.

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I purchased this car in April 2003 so going on 7 years ago. I am the 2nd owner, but the first owner only put 10,xxx miles on it. The car has been my hobby/passion/obsession for the past 7 hears. I've done everything you can do with a Corvette... cruised, showed, attended Corvetteforum Cruise-ins at the NCM, participated in HPDE events at VIR and local auto-crossing, customized etc. etc. It's been a wonderful car, thank you for looking. Please let me know if you have any specific questions or would like to come view the car. Title in hand.

~ Brian