Morgan HIll, CA — If you have been keeping up with Matt Field's C8 Corvette build chronicles on YouTube, you have witnessed a miracle makeover. From a custom front angle kit to installing the cage to plumbing and wiring to custom carbon panels, Matt and the Drift Cave team have overcome endless challenges to transform a water-logged salvage into the technically top notch World's First Manual C8 Corvette Drift Car.

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Matt's C8 Corvette project features the sequential-shifting Weddle S5 Transaxle. Matt's S5 is fitted in an inverted position so the input shaft could be located below the CV joint centerline.

Thanks to some magnificent CAD design work by Chris Purceski at Parts Shop Max and expert CNC work by Rob Ellis, a custom transaxle mount was created to bring the C8 project even closer to reality.

Now, that Matt's C8 project has taken shape, we are anxiously awaiting the first smoking rubber tracks to grace asphalt near you. Follow Matt and the Drift Cave team build the World's First Manual C8 Corvette Drift Car on his Youtube channel.

Screen grabs courtesy of Matt Field copyright 2024