When Mark McGrade purchased his 1986 L98 Corvette five years ago, it was in need of a lot of work. According to Mark, “The original light gray metallic paint was faded and cracking off and the interior was totally shot.” So soon Mark was making the change to Bright Aqua Metallic, and discovering that “changing the color on a Corvette can get quite costly!” From there, Mark restored the interior, swapped the original 2.59:1 rear gears with a set of 3.73s, and upgraded the old exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers, Walker Y-pipe, and catalytic converter from Random Technologies. The biggest change, Mark feels, was the addition of ZR-1 wheels with huge 315/35/17 tires out back. “Owning a Corvette has been a dream of mine since I was a child,” Mark says, “and driving it now makes me feel like one too!”