1969 Corvette LS3 Resto-mod Pro-touring

This is a complete rebuild of a 1969 Corvette into a Pro Touring, LS swapped show car. This was a bare frame project that took about 2 years to complete. The car has a 520 HP LS3 with a 4L75E Auto trans. The suspension is all Ride Tech coil over with Wilwood 6 piston brakes. The body has been customized with Custom Image Corvette flares and other additions. The interior is all new with C5 power seats and all leather interior. If you have any questions about the car, feel free to give me a call. @208-703-1378 (Gary)

[@sharkamov]

The *Stingray* - In my humble view, the unequivocally most beautifully sculpted automotive body to _ever_ see the light of day! . . .

[@enricom6651]

awesome car. mind blowing, you do beautiful work. we spoke today. Thanks for getting back to me

[@steely_Bob]

The most beautiful 69 vette I have ever seen! I’d love to do the same to my 73.

[@nikegirl1]

That is my dream car and has been all my life. You have yourself a absolute beauty there.. Thank you for sharing!

[@jefffawcett1626]

Absolute perfection! Beautiful car built to drive. Fantastic workmanship. Thanks for sharing!

[@gustavobetancourt3634]

Hi can you give me the name or phone number of the company that the did the door poppers

[@grwiggy]

I figured out my own design on putting those in and being able to still use the regular handles. The solenoids I used were universal from a company called Auto-loc

[@stevekalas4943]

ABSOLUTELY…………………………………… STUNNING.

[@scannell1986]

From the the UK mate... Just an amazing car and you are to be applauded to have created such a thing of beauty and desire... certainly turns my head... Cheers

[@rickjones2985]

Great looking Corvette , awesome job building it !!!

[@ltv..123]

Nice work! The design thoughts are evident. Well executed. Ahh….the cars of my youth………

[@nurobert]

It’s a masterpiece, beautifully done man

[@grwiggy]

Roberto Nunez Thank you. I’m just finishing up on a 72 c-10 pickup right now, and have a mustang convertible and a challenger waiting in the wings

[@deborahchesser7375]

Gary Wiggins damn, I wish my schedule looked like that. I haven’t raised a wrench in anger for a while LOL, super nice car.

[@grwiggy]

Deborah chesser thanks for the kind comments.

[@jamesjones4309]

No other American car can top a Corvette.

[@peterzeboroff7448]

This is a absolutely beautiful work of art and engineering.

[@chaff5]

I'd just be too scared to drive this thing anywhere. It's too beautiful.

[@deborahchesser7375]

Looks like a model kit it’s so perfect, wow.

[@GamerNation720]

I have to say for someone with only 1.29k subscribers you have really impressed me with your video quality from the angles/shots as well as the commentary and sound quality. Really nicely produced video and the vette is beautiful.

[@grwiggy]

Thank you. I’m currently working on a 78 c-10 custom and a pro touring style 66 mustang convertible

[@scottmcbride2237]

Gorgeous car. Your love for what you do diffenitly shows. I want one just like it but in a manual. Lol. Awesome work man.

[@l.b.stringfellow2413]

One of the nicest most complete builds I have seen. Well done !

[@gregamerson9172]

Man that's AWESOME I'd give eye teeth n a couple of fingers to have something like that. I had a stock 69 427-390 in 75

[@ralphhunt5225]

That’s one beautiful Corvette, absolutely stunning!

[@woodsbodywork]

Awesome car like all the extras you did on it thanks for sharing 👍🙂

[@simpsoncharles]

Thanks for sharing. My Dad has a 1968 Corvette that I will start restoring soon. Will be using your videos/info while working on it.

[@grwiggy]

Feel free to contact me , I’m always willing to help other gearheads . 208-703-1378

[@wilyumfalcon4802]

Same here I bought a 68 back in 79 for 5200 painted Indian red. I believe Porsche changed the name to guards red.

[@GTSCarLife]

Wow, not typically my type of car, but beautifully done and a real stunner! Nice work.

[@LTJohn]

For that beautiful Corvette to not get any awards is a crime in itself! Absolutely amazing Corvette!! ♥️😎👍

[@TheTaxreliever]

Kinda what I was thinking also.

[@SurfCityAmpRoom1]

Good Job I have done my 71 went with the 383 stroker motor 430 hp to keep the stock look.

[@russellmann8297]

Beautiful job, excellent work!

[@bodieb.1239]

CRAZY BEAUTIFUL Lots of detail but so simple.

[@dave1uofm]

Wow! I love mine but that is a whole other level 👍Great Job!!

[@shagboys2251]

That's awesome. Great year car for a LS motor. I think 1969 was the best year for C3s.

[@77Victory1]

beautiful work

[@SonPham-kj3gm]

speechless. bravo to an awesome build.

[@jh5881]

Perfect execution....very well done.

[@ssdtrain1]

I like how you painted the side moldings black, looks very sleek >:}

[@ericthompson2544]

Very nice build love it!

[@TheTaxreliever]

Beautiful....great taste all around.

[@seth5676]

I love my c4 corvette, but this thing puts my vette to shame. This is more than a corvette, this is art

[@billyruben116]

Super nice. I love it!

[@joep6727]

Gonna dream about this car tonite!!!!!!!!!! Great build buddy, car is awesome................................

[@Avenarius2906]

Very nice & cool Vette !!! 😎👍🏼

[@zakspop]

Nice! Definitely a 6 figure build.

[@thuroB30]

OMG!!! A work of art!!!!!

[@troygaskins2082]

Great work

[@ronbranum4134]

Minus the flared fenders magnificent....

[@haromaster6086]

What a dream piece. 🔥🔥

[@pascalmx8141]

wow show the process your work men and again wow

[@KVX21]

Nice Build. Looking now for a 69 convertible actually same car LOL.. Nice Job man, hold onto it and enjoy it.

[@grwiggy]

It’s for sale still if you know anyone looking

[@gregamerson9172]

​@grwiggy is it still for sale?? What's yr price

[@robertzajkowski3627]

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!

[@billymania11]

I'm not into restomods but since the car was a basketcase it makes sense to do what you did. I'd like to see what you could do with a street-survivor Covette. Similar to how the Air Force pulls a B-52 out of the boneyard. They recondition the airframe, replace worn parts and bring the aircraft back to operational status. The plane doesn't look new but carries it patina with pride.

[@grwiggy]

It’s all just time and money. Problem with doing a factory style rebuild is it’s super expensive, and no one really likes driving. Slow, poor handling , bad braking car . You can’t get anywhere near your costs out of them unless it’s some one off factory hi end car.

[@LTZ_Z71]

Very cool car indeed!

[@nomotalkin1]

Maaannnn. This thing is NASTY! Flawless. 👍🏽

[@grwiggy]

nomotalkin1 Thanks , it was quite the project. Took about 3 years but one year was wasted while my buddy who did the bodywork was getting a divorce

[@daviddrew7852]

Some say the E-Type Jaguar is the most beautiful car ever made. For my money it's the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. The clean but curvaceous lines cut it for me.

[@Aquablue62]

I’d say they’re beautiful in their own ways. The E-Type has a more elegant look where as the Stingray has more of a sporty and fast look to it. Personally I’d say the 250 GTO or the 250 GT California is the most beautiful

[@white-dragon4424]

The C3 is certainly one of the best looking cars ever, especially when customised like this one.

[@BA-nm3su]

Wow that's a beauty !!!

[@gsmith207]

Friggin Minty freash! Lovin this ‘69! Wicked bud! License plate pretty much says it all! Gotta be at least 1/2 Maine’ah to have that plate or close to the border if you will…

[@westtexan2263]

When you can you do one for me!? You did say you just build them for fun right. That is one slick ride. You must have been at a very high end car show for that not to have won an award.

[@grwiggy]

West Texan you have to get in line.... I am currently working on a pro-touring style 1965 mustang convertible which is in bare steel and still fabbing a few things, a 1979 Challenger that is painted black and waiting for assembly and it’s 600hp 440, and lastly a 1978 Square body that I’m building for my kitchen contractor. It’s all painted and in the assembly and wiring process now .

[@grwiggy]

The corvette is now for sale at $125,000

[@mikehatch1967]

The channel will grow and be pretty quickly

[@Mr.Frost181]

This car to damn clean not to win a award 😍😍😍😍😍

[@jmurf7637]

Love the car, looks perfect except the seats look to high I would of trimmed the headrests a few inches. Amazing car!

[@grwiggy]

J Murf remember the car was built for someone under 5 feet tall! The seats are in a high position. They can be lowered when the car is being shown.

[@rod750]

At the end of the video: waves bye bye "see you in a week!" Wow that is a nice car!

[@torstenvonrk4553]

Traumhaft wunderschöne C3. Bin echt begeistert. Immer gute Fahrt - unfallfrei . Grüße aus Lübeck, Deutschland. Torsten. ps. Genauso steht ein Modell bei mir (1:18) . Herrlich.

[@grwiggy]

Hallo Torsten, vielen Dank für die freundlichen Worte. Ich habe viele Autos, die ich gebaut habe, um Wermelskirchen in Deutschland zu fahren. Vielleicht treffen wir uns eines Tages dort. Gary.

[@torstenvonrk4553]

@@grwiggy waauuuu,das wäre ja spitze. Hoffentlich klappt das mal. Alleine die Vorstellung das wir uns dann treffen und über Autos ,besonders Corvette,reden - aufregend. Ich bin oft auf Auto Treffen , Oldtimer Veranstaltungen und alles in der Art. Und die amerikanischen V8 Motoren - der Klang ist Musik in meinen Ohren ( fast besser wie Sex ,lach ). Dann hoffe ich mal das Beste. Viele Grüße in die Staaten aus Old Germany 🇩🇪. Torsten. ps. Übrigens, Dankeschön das Du Dich gemeldet hast und auch sooo schnell.

[@grwiggy]

Ich bin froh, dass Sie das Auto mögen. Es war ein zweijähriger Bau und stellte sich als sehr schön heraus. Mein Freund Gunter hat drei andere Autos, die ich gebaut habe. Zwei davon sind Korvetten. ein "Split Window" von 1963 und ein Rennwagen von 1966. Er nimmt an vielen Rallyes teil, vielleicht haben Sie sie gesehen. Vielen Dank für das Anschauen der Videos, ich hoffe, Sie haben frohe Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr.

[@torstenvonrk4553]

@@grwiggy ich liebe Corvettes - Ferrari, egal , Lamborghini,egal - ich liebe Corvette , Camaro ect ( nur Mustang ist nicht so "mein "Auto". Leider werde ich mir keine Corvette leisten können ( schon gar nicht solche hübsche wie Deine Corvette) . Alles Gute und noch viel Spaß, beste Grüße aus Lübeck, Torsten 👍🏻

[@glennlandry7714]

Very nice!

[@CorvettesandCassicCars-mw6me]

Nice Car

[@joevette6294]

Love that 69 vette with 70-73 exhaust pipes!! its like the factory should have built those 69 with rectangular chrome tips!!!!!!!

[@rarebreed6703]

Awesome!!!

[@marcellobertucci2620]

Awesome ❤

[@psulse]

Very nice 👍...

[@youngestson6537]

EXCELLENT. A1.TOPNOTCH. new subber. 👍🏾👍🏾

[@talangue]

Awesome

[@NoName-fw8ts]

AWESOME my man! Beautiful work! My dream one day. I have one question..were you able to get all the creeks and noise out that is prone to Chevrolets?

[@tedshort6260]

C3s are my favorite and i can appreciate the all original cars but if its something so valuable that you are scared to drive it then I'll leave it for the purest car people. This car here is beautiful and the kind of corvette i would want if I ever won the lotto.

[@grwiggy]

Thank you for the kind comments. Look me up if you win big !!

[@Teramydog]

Just wow

[@raypowers3145]

Beautiful car !!!! Do you have photos before , during, and after the car was done .

[@madfemurfast]

Bravo. Wow.

[@Jessie.Doucette]

Beautiful car very nice job. I’m going to be starting an ls swap on a c3 soon just wondering if you had any major obstacles when putting the ls motor in. Thanks.

[@grwiggy]

Well Jessie, it’s a long story. If you want to call me next week when I’m back from vacation we can discuss it.

[@TripleZipp000]

Sweet

[@markmoody5624]

Love the car! Absolutely gorgeous! Can't believe you didn't get a trophy 🏆! Can I ask what it would cost someone that wanted to have this done for themselves by you or another builder. Basically, what's the car cost someone to own? Thank you

[@grwiggy]

it’s over $140,000 just in parts and paint job and then building it is about another 40k and that’s at my ridiculous low labor rate.

[@markmoody5624]

@@grwiggy ouch! Guess I'll never get one! Lol.. Still, beatiful piece of work.

[@carsbyjeff]

Left you a message... Jeff

[@lionelvillahermosa653]

Excellent beautiful amazing sublime inmortal the corvette stingray Rules.

[@rjensen6368]

Very nice n clean build. I like the camera system, where can it be purchased? Thanks

[@grwiggy]

Any high end audio shop should carry them. The brand I used is call “Rostra”. I just recently did one in a 78 c10 I just built as well

[@rockystallone3925]

@Gary awesome video! Where is a good place to buy an LS3 motor?

[@grwiggy]

I bought this one from summit racing and it worked out perfect.

[@peterfoxwell5198]

U did an Amazing job on the car. What year Corvette seats did u put in? Only one thing I would ad. Replace the two taillights with the backup lamps in them . Replace them with the factory all red taillights and make all 4 come on when u hit the brakes. Are those custom wheel flares? They seem to fit the car better than the normal L88 flares.

[@adamarndt7617]

I'm REALLY picky on seats and I haven't seen the diamond stitched C5 seat covers before; where did you get those?

[@dannyud]

This is exactly the style and color I'm looking to build, but I think an L88 hood scoop looks better than the LT1 type

[@grwiggy]

The L88 scoop sits higher and since the owner is rather short, we decided to go with the lower of the two. And the chrome trim is a nice touch that the L88 doesn't have.

[@grwiggy]

The car is for sale now.

[@jblefebvre9118]

Great car! I have a 68 convertible pro street turbo 5.3, same color ! What did you do for the wiper door actuation? I see you don't have the vacc can on there...That is one of the last thing I need to do on mine (I have the vacc can but I might build something using a mazda elec actuator like for the headlights)

[@grwiggy]

Mirage2991 I wound up using the kit from Detroit Speed. It’s expensive but it absolutely cleans up the firewall and works really well. Not too difficult to install but does require that you remove everything and re-do the wiper linkage system

[@kansascitycaraction918]

I’m having some issues with my cold air intake. My setup is similar but it’s pulling 140 degree plus.

[@adamarndt7617]

Not cheap but I've seen a few people use the Vararam over-the-radiator CAI on C3s with front-mount throttle bodies. A small bit of trimming is supposed to do the job. - DeWitt will also make a radiator with 1-2" of the top rows of fins missing to provide more room, but then you need some big seals up top.

[@sunahamanagai9039]

I would love me a pro-touring or a restomod chrome bumper C3.

[@roelrivera2782]

Beautiful car!! You said it was PPG Torch Red, from what year?

[@thmsvrgs]

Did you have to modify the transmission tunnel/center console or modify the transmission support beam?

[@grwiggy]

The tunnel only had to be modified slightly. A few tabs had to be removed and a little grinding. The crossmember is a full custom piece to help clear the exhaust as well .

[@afeedaiyan2235]

Absolutely gorgeous. How much does a project like this cost?

[@grwiggy]

Afee Daiyan it’s over $140,000 just in parts and paint job and then building it is about another 40k and that’s at my ridiculous low labor rate.

[@jimdelora2732]

WOW !!!!!!!

[@4everyoung869]

❤❤

[@legobuildingsrewiew7538]

Really love this build. you do these in manual too?

[@grwiggy]

Lego Buildings Rewiew can build them manual or auto. This was just her preference. Can even do a 6 speed manual but in these old cars you have to modify the trans tunnel extensively so the trans swap becomes expensive !

[@docdevin1]

Love it!! I was looking at videos trying to get an idea how much it would cost to build one similar. Now I am just wondering how soon you could have me one, LOL! I would love to pick your brain but if I called you I would have so many questions you would want to block me before the next call. Would you answer a text message as you had time?

[@grwiggy]

You can call me anytime

[@grwiggy]

The corvette is now for sale at $125,000

[@sturodrive]

With the door poppers, are you still able to use the door handle and the key or key fob as normal?

[@grwiggy]

Yes, I set them up so that they only actuate part of the system, but there is still enough slack in the activating cable that you can manually operate the door handles. The key locks and the interior lock knobs still work as well.

[@dettespaghetti5412]

Holy shit

[@MrSuliatkdc]

Amazing build Gary. Sincere congratulations to u and the owner as well. Do you have email that I can contact you regarding the rebuild of my 82 C3 please.

[@grwiggy]

my email is [e-mail]

[@jarrettslee1]

I’ve been researching a rear view with a back up camera. Can you pls give the make of the one you installed? Was it an easy installation ?

[@grwiggy]

This particular system comes from a company called "Rostra" its a 7 inch lcd with the optional blind spot camera system installed on the nose of the car. While it wasn't hard, it did have its issues. if you have any particular questions, call me its easier than typing,

[@jarrettslee1]

Thanks Gary

[@victorxavier9977]

Awsome car I love everything you did on the car where is your shop located?

[@grwiggy]

Victor Xavier I’m in Boise Idaho

[@grwiggy]

The car is for sale now.

[@Macroproxy]

What, no airbags?! No self-driving? Lol. This is sick. How much for something like that? I have a stock 427 '69 I drive every day I am alone. Can't imagine how this thing drives. My stock exhaust is too quiet, need it like that.

[@grwiggy]

It’s for sale for $125,000. Has been driven right around 900 miles.

[@jus1975]

Curb was close

[@chrisholden7575]

What bumpers did you go with? Brand?

[@grwiggy]

these were factory bumpers, re-finished and re-plated.

[@richardbawls9978]

What would that rear view mirror be called? If I were to get one

[@grwiggy]

The company that makes it is named Rostra. They make all kinds of automotive electronics

[@holaadrian96]

Where can i get that LCD rearview mirror with camera?

[@grwiggy]

I purchased the ones I use from my local custom stereo shop. They are made by a company called “Rostra”. I think you can buy them off of Amazon as well.