| Car: | '62 Corvette |
| Owners: | Barbara and David Kelly |
| Paint: | PPG 24 Karat Gold with Cinnamon Candy highlights, chassis, and underbody |
| Block: | OEM Chevy small-block |
| Displacement: | 383 ci |
| Heads: | Ported and polished Trick Flow Specialties aluminum |
| Valves: | Trick Flow Specialties, Isky springs |
| Camshaft: | Sam's Performance (Sydney, Australia) custom grind |
| Pistons: | Forged |
| Rods: | Manley |
| Crankshaft: | Scat stroker |
| Fuel-delivery system: | Katicore EFI with eight individual throttle bodies |
| Fuel pump: | Holden Commodore VY V-8 |
| Engine management: | Autronic ECM |
| Ignition: | Autronic direct-fire with four coil packs |
| Exhaust System: | Exotic Exhaust custom stainless steel |
| Transmission: | T56 six-speed |
| Clutch: | GM LS1 |
| Driveshaft: | Custom |
| Steering: | Oldsmobile rack and pinion, revalved for right-hand drive |
| Front Suspension: | '96 Corvette with King Springs and KCF Rallysport custom coilovers |
| Rear Suspension: | '96 Corvette with King Springs and KCF Rallysport custom coilovers |
| Rear End: | '96 Corvette Dana 44 with 3.70 gears |
| Front Brakes: | 13-inch Brembo cross-drilled and slotted rotors, '96 Grand Sport calipers |
| Rear Brakes: | 11-inch Brembo cross-drilled and slotted rotors, '96 Grand Sport calipers |
| Wheels: | Billet Specialties SLC 65, 17x8-inch |
| Tires: | Yokohama AVS V102, 245/45-17 |
For those of you who are curious, here's a complete list of the body mods on Barbara and David Kelly's '62:
- Frenched headlights
- Changed fuel filler
- Filled air vent
- Removed door handles and locks inside and out, replaced with a remotely operated solenoid system
- Converted windows to electric- Made molds of outer doorskins to create custom inner-door panels
- Reshaped center console to allow for six-speed transmission
- Removed original fan switches, and so on, to make center control panel, includes removal of switches under gauge panel
- Filled in and sculpted passenger dashpanel
- Molded underdash panels and kick panels
- Completely reshaped front and rear wheel arches to better suit wheels
- Molded in rear license-plate surround and grille surround, along with strips on top of mudguards
- Filled front bumpers; removed center bar and license-plate holder for slim-line plate
- Changed grille to Bow Tie mesh and molded it to original outer frame
- Replaced bonnet catches with magnets; hood operates by an electric lift with a stainless strut
- Fabricated new engine bay with SS Commodore sidescoops and LEDs
- Fabricated radiator cover to house fan and accessories
- Made engine covers to house coil packs and induction hardware
- Completely skinned trunk area and molded in Kenwood speakers; access to brake boosters is in rear quarter and battery is on passenger side
- Replaced original springs to hold trunklid open with gas struts; used magnets for trunklid and access-panel catches
- Removed spare-tire compartment and built in a stainless toolbox to replace it
- Smoothed underbody and made covers in stainless steel where needed
- Filled decklid and removed soft-top catches
- Mounted computers with fuse boxes inside of decklid; custom panel conceals computers and wiring and holds MP3 player.
For even more information on the Kellys' Vette, visit www.ldikustoms.com.au.