Tip of the hat to Tony Davilla on cutouts - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

WARP TEN · 11-21-2014

I owe Tony Davilla a tip of the hat for the inspiration to relocate my cutouts. I had Marc Haibeck’s standard installation which eliminated my spare tire carrier. But I like keeping my spare with me and I like keeping the car’s appearance fairly stock. After seeing pictures of Tony’s manual cutouts right up against the muffler I decided to investigate putting my electric ones there. Needed to make sure there was enough clearance space there for the motor and the turndowns that I like. I dummied up a wooden and PVC pipe mockup of the cutouts and sure enough there was enough room. So when WARP TEN was at Marc’s for an oil change this week I had him relocate them and reinstall the tire carrier. Looks great and they work just the same as before. So if anyone is thinking of cutouts but is hesitating because they want to keep the spare tire carrier, this is the way to do it. Here are some pictures:
Old setup:

Relocated:

11-21-2014	#1
WARP TEN Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lake Bluff, IL Posts: 2,105	Tip of the hat to Tony Davilla on cutouts I owe Tony Davilla a tip of the hat for the inspiration to relocate my cutouts. I had Marc Haibeck’s standard installation which eliminated my spare tire carrier. But I like keeping my spare with me and I like keeping the car’s appearance fairly stock. After seeing pictures of Tony’s manual cutouts right up against the muffler I decided to investigate putting my electric ones there. Needed to make sure there was enough clearance space there for the motor and the turndowns that I like. I dummied up a wooden and PVC pipe mockup of the cutouts and sure enough there was enough room. So when WARP TEN was at Marc’s for an oil change this week I had him relocate them and reinstall the tire carrier. Looks great and they work just the same as before. So if anyone is thinking of cutouts but is hesitating because they want to keep the spare tire carrier, this is the way to do it. Here are some pictures: Old setup: Relocated: __________________ 2016 Long Beach Red Z06 #10281 "POPS Z" 1995 Polo Green #409 "WARP TEN"--Haibeck 350/510 package, 4.10s, Hurst, Stock Exhaust with QTP Cutouts --Sold but still running strong 1993 Quasar Blue #161 "HIL KING" --Sold but still running strong, now with more than 120,000 miles 1967 Marlboro Maroon/Saddle Corvette Coupe 300 hp/4-spd --Sold a long time ago ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #95 NCM Lifetime Member Favorite Quote--Attributed to Mickey Thompson: "Too Much Horsepower is Almost Enough"