2022年2月17日 · The hulk, largely stripped of its custom exterior parts but still recognizable and still hosting most of its hydraulic system, showed up at a Corvette restoration shop in the 1990s where it was headed for recycling. After identification by hot-rod historian Pat Ganahl, the car was saved but languished unrestored until recently.

Check into EVERY car trend, of every generation, and you will find Corvette. But, who knew that Corvette led the lowrider hydraulics trend. Thanks to Speedhunters.com, we get the story of X-Sonic and Ron Aguirre , an original Corvette badboy …

2024年9月15日 · 1956 Chevrolet Corvette owned, designed and fabricated by Krankers of San Bernardino member and President Ron Aguirre of Rialto, California. Ron's wild custom Corvette, known as the X-Sonic, was for many year acknowledged as the first car ever using hydraulics to raise and lower the front suspension.

2022年3月3日 · Today, Logue and his Fabulous X54 have faded from popular memory, but Aguirre’s bubble-topped X-Sonic persists as the poster child for “the first” hydraulics-equipped custom car. The X-Sonic as it appeared in 1963 with bubbletop and no headlamps.

2013年11月27日 · We are going back in time with CF user Low Rider for Corvette of the Week and with good reason. Not only is this beauty just as gorgeous on the inside as it is on the outside, but it packs a serious kick under the hood. Don’t let those classic good looks fool you, this 1957 ‘vette rod has been dynoed at 448.

2023年12月11日 · Got some time with my 1963 'Vette lowrider tonight. Adjusted front ride height, smoothed firewall and started on some smooth fender aprons. Also got a different 3D printed hydraulic pump for it.

2022年8月26日 · C3 Tech/Performance - 71 Low Rider - Trying to see what i can do to raise the back end an inch or two. Exhaust is up as high as it will go, correct tire pressure, new stock shocks Has original springs. Have the short main leaf spring bolts. Maybe put in one of those new mono leaf springs? Any ideas? I keep scraping...

2009年11月23日 · The customized Corvette in question was called the X-Sonic and was built by Ron Aguirre. So here we have a car that started life as a GT machine, but was reworked as a crazy 1960s Dream Car… hey isn’t that breaking a rule? Aren’t GT always supposed to be performance modified? Can a Corvette really be the basis for a custom?

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C4 General Discussion - Lowrider... - How do I lower the car? I want to drop it about 1-2 inches. I heard that the fronts are done differently than the rears and that one of them is really easy while the other is a pain. What all is necessary to do this? What parts do I need? BTW, is it a pain to get jacks under the...