80 Corvette
 

I am wanting to turn my 80 corvette street car into a stock eliminator. I think i have most of the blueprint laid out how i want to do it but i cant seem to figure out battery placement and fuel cell? any ideas? or pictures would help if anyone has any. I saw a 79 this weekend but forgot to ask him about these two items.

Thanks,

PJ

Re: 80 Corvette
 

stock battery placement, second battery on the passenger side. 3 gallon vertical fuel cell under the stock filler neck

Re: 80 Corvette
 

PJ, I run stock eliminator with an '80 Vette and used a '66 battery box and installed the battery under the hood, NHRA approved as this is safer and weight is being moved forward. It is much easier to charge, remove, etc.

Jimmy Parker

Re: 80 Corvette
 

That's a good thought Jimmy, we need to move some weight fwd in dads car

Re: 80 Corvette
 

Thanks for that guys! Thats what i was wondering...With the Fuel cell did you guys remove the original tank too? My current stocker I bought running so i didnt have to do too much so this is my first actual build from scratch.

Re: 80 Corvette
 

10 gallon cell. Access through original gas door.

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Re: 80 Corvette
 

You can't add a crossmember to mount your cell in a Stocker and you can't relocate the upper shock mount either.

Re: 80 Corvette
 

Looks like you need some rear suspension updates to be a stocker.

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And the leaf spring is missing! Thanks Adger.

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Billy,
Not too sure about the rear frame rail It doesn't look stock to me. I thought you could use 2X 4 or anything for a rear frame rail in SS, but had to have the stock rear frame rails in Stock. Needs the stock crossmember to mount that tank and transverse spring. Bob Pagano had a bunch of pictures of different Vettes that were built legal. He needs to see them before spending big $$ on something that NHRA Tech will frown on. BUT, Are they frowning on anything now?
I think Bob's E-mail is: l88bob@aol.com,