



Guys at Hot Rod ripped off the fiberglass from a 1985 Corvette and shaved 900 pounds off the weight.

They converted the 1985 C4 Vette into an amazing Corvette-kart. Naturally, the result went faster, stopped quicker, and handled better.

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The old 350 that used to reside in the ’85 has been replaced with a bone stock ’91 truck bottom end with high-flowing heads and a COMP cam making 350 hp and 361 lb-ft. The car features a full rollcage and at the end it got the mad max style. Most of the wiring is removed and at the end they have installed only a single switch panel with a few buttons.

They salvaged the old four-speed manual but put on new brakes, and it was off to the track to see what their “Vette-Buggy” or “Vette Cart” or “Junk Buggy” would do. Combined with a mild small-block Chevy and a stick, it makes for scorching performance and excellent donuts.

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Then, they faced a Lingenfelter-tuned Corvette C7 with 640 horsepower on a racetrack. Here is part of the upgrade list: Edelbrock blower, Kooks headers and Corsa exhaust for insane-sounding 640 horsepower.

Although the C7 produces about twice as much horsepower than the Corvette-kart, it weighs more. The two take it for a whirl around the track, and after getting their best times, the two then try to beat them in the kart.

What wins, lightness or sheer power? Well, at least one of them can go off-road.