@The Build

This was my first attempt at ANY body work, and in addition to my full work week at Automotive Engineering in Clearwater, Florida, I spent approximately 50 hours per week on the process, for eight straight months.

The rear clip was originally manufactured by Ecklers, but was extensively reworked and modified at the time of installation. It had been installed on a ZL1-powered ’69 Vette painted candy magenta, so NIGHTWIND was temporarily black with pink hindquarters at the beginning of the major customizing process. Other than during that time, the car has always been painted black.

@Hidden Elements

The previously most frequently asked question of "How do you add fuel?", (behind the license plate), was replaced by "Where are the headlights?", (they flip down into the grill), when the new nose was installed.   The leading edge of the nose is a Kaminari replacement fiberglass bumper for C4 Corvettes, grafted on and molded in. The headlights are sealed beam GM units used in some early ‘90s Pontiacs, mounted on an aluminum bar operated by a power window motor.