srosa75

Anyone know the differences between these two years (75 and 76) ? I know the L-48 engines are rated different (165 hp vs 190 hp), but what else changed?

Thanks!

JungleCat

According to the Corvette Black Book, the '75 L-48 had 165 HP and the L-82 had 205 HP. The '76 L-48 had 180 HP and the L-82 had 210 HP. The slotted aluminum wheels became an option in '76. The 1976 hood is unique to the year. Vents on the rear deck (behind back window) were deleted in '76. A steel underbelly was used on'76s in the forward section of the car. '76s had the Vega steering wheel. Some earlier '76s had different sized lettering on the rear bumper than later '76s. To name a few...

Lon Wayne

They also quit doing the air to the carb from the back in 76 they take the fresh air from the front of the car.Not much else to see or tell.

74and76cpl

hello from colorado im new to the forum

JungleCat

Welcome to the forum.

Burnt71

Welcome

74and76cpl

ty im still trying to figure this out thanks for the welcome! my wife and i have a 74 and 76 and love them both i will try to get some pics on here as soon as i figure out how to do my profile. wife is better at that stuff than me lol .but she can also work on cars so i have the best of both worlds

JungleCat

This link from the help forum may help you with the pics:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1336867

74and76cpl

ty that will help i save it to my fav i think i will still let the wife do it . i have been reading thease postings for some time now and so much info i love it. one question how do i know when someone replies to me on here do i have to keep clicking out of the thread and then go back in to it to see what people have replied

JungleCat

Other than clicking My Recent Topics at the top of the screen, click User CP at the top left part of the screen. Click Edit Options and from there click Default Thread Subscription Mode where you can select to receive emails on new replies to a thread. You can also set up your profile.

Duke94

This might add a little more info.

srosa75

Thanks, folks. That cleared up a lot of questions. Appreciate the posts!

Mark PittPayne

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They had the same hood and outer body components, except for the grill on the back deck. 75 & 76 were virtually identical to the untrained eye.

Greg

Hey Mark,
I think what they mean by "unique" is that the hood looked identical to the '75 hood from the outside but was missing the flapper induction valve on the inside.

Not really a strong selling point.

I agree the exterior visual differences are very minor if you don't know what to look for:
-Rear deck astro vents deleted
-New one piece rear "Corvette" emblem
-That's about it.

No guarantee with the aluminum wheels 'cause they're the first thing a lot of owners change year to year.

Best,
Greg

Mark PittPayne

Thanks for clearing that up Greg. I knew from the outside they were identical.

Mark

427SIXPACK

365 DAYS DIFFERENCE !!

Greg

Mark are you OPP?

Mark PittPayne

No sir,
Retired RCMP now with the Hamilton Police.