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Forum: Southwest
01-12-2018, 08:26 PM
Replies: 0
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Posted By Carl in LA

Cars and Coffee - Austin 01/13/18

hi all...

I’m in Austin just now on business and curious about any cars and coffee events for tomorrow morning Saturday the 13th.

anybody know of an event tomorrow morning?

best,

Carl...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
11-26-2017, 10:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,728
Posted By Carl in LA

This thread is tearing open that old wound of the...

This thread is tearing open that old wound of the 30-year rolling smog test exemption that was terminated just before 1976 models would have been exempted...

Agree with several others... just go...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
07-27-2017, 04:49 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,077
Posted By Carl in LA

Hi Jim... The heavy red wire in the picture...

Hi Jim...

The heavy red wire in the picture at the starter is a secondary power cable from the new CS144 alternator. I previously had the cable installed backwards with the fusible link at the...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
07-27-2017, 02:32 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,077
Posted By Carl in LA

Zip Ties on Fusible Link???

OK...

I reversed the cable such that the fusible link is now near the starter...

Although I used zip-ties to anchor the cables... Is it legit to use zip ties on a fusible link wire?

Please...
Forum: C3 General
07-22-2017, 07:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,316
Posted By Carl in LA

And the answer came back in 38 minutes... ...

And the answer came back in 38 minutes...

Not 38 hours or 38 days
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
07-22-2017, 06:09 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 14,572
Posted By Carl in LA

Kevin - I am using a Flex-a-lite black magic......

Kevin - I am using a Flex-a-lite black magic... https://www.flex-a-lite.com/15-inch-black-magic-xtreme-s-blade-reversible-electric-fan-with-adjustable-thermostat-controller.html

The top to bottom...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
07-22-2017, 05:39 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 13,219
Posted By Carl in LA

Agree with others... let the computer control the...

Agree with others... let the computer control the timing.

Don't know about Sniper but MSD Atomic uses timing control to pull the idle speed to a specified level on top of where the cable stop lets...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
07-19-2017, 12:57 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,077
Posted By Carl in LA

Follow Up...

Hi Everybody...

Appreciate the interest and replies to the post...

Yes, the CS144 did come with a serpentine pully block and I did switch it out for the v-belt version from the old alternator. ...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
07-17-2017, 09:51 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,077
Posted By Carl in LA

CS144 Alternater Upgrade

Hi All:

Just a few pics of an upgrade from a 95 amp old style to a newer style 140 amp alternator.

A few years ago I upgraded installing a bigger electric fan, a MSD Atomic TBI, and an...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
07-07-2017, 01:36 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,208
Posted By Carl in LA

Greetings: I am up against this situation...

Greetings:

I am up against this situation too...

Regarding replacing the 10 gage red with a 6 gage straight to the solinoid (with a fuse of some sort)... I see on a wiring diagram for my '76...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
02-20-2017, 11:29 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 10,371
Posted By Carl in LA

Years ago I purchased a 2004R from Bowtie...

Years ago I purchased a 2004R from Bowtie Overdrives...

At the time they offered a manual switch to lock the transmission (apparently in 4th Gear???)
...
Forum: C3 General
10-17-2016, 11:37 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,161
Posted By Carl in LA

A little flowery in your description but I...

A little flowery in your description but I understood every step in the process... nice write-up...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-14-2016, 11:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,635
Posted By Carl in LA

You got that right - you have to go after it from...

You got that right - you have to go after it from the cabin side... very satisfying to go that deep into the car and survive.

But it can be done... and sometimes it has to be done... that little...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-14-2016, 11:13 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 18,299
Posted By Carl in LA

Redwing... what did you do for the rest of your...

Redwing... what did you do for the rest of your exhaust system?

2.5 all the way back from a kit? Custom fabricated? Catylic converters? Keep the Y-pipe?

I bought the same manifold set not...
Forum: C3 General
10-10-2016, 10:27 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,130
Posted By Carl in LA

Looks like its been in the garage for 40-years. ...

Looks like its been in the garage for 40-years.

Congrats...

Perhaps there are classic car shows in your area - others are going to want to see a survivor like that.
Forum: C3 General
10-07-2016, 11:52 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 4,270
Posted By Carl in LA

I'd let the C3 go to make room in the garage for...

I'd let the C3 go to make room in the garage for a C7.
Forum: C3 General
10-07-2016, 10:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,517
Posted By Carl in LA

Superbrightleds for me... Really worked out...

Superbrightleds for me...

Really worked out nicely... pay attention to the observations about digital flashers - both of them...

Left side has LED and right side is old skool...
Forum: C3 General
09-28-2016, 10:34 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,690
Posted By Carl in LA

Why so picky everybody? Somebody is spending...

Why so picky everybody?

Somebody is spending money on modding a C3 vette to a style the must appreciate.

I bet there is room in the corvette universe for donks to coexist with everybody else.
...
Forum: C3 General
09-14-2016, 08:45 PM
Replies: 253
Views: 28,213
Posted By Carl in LA

Yea! Another person afflicted with a hobby...

Yea!

Another person afflicted with a hobby with worse financials than C3 vettes...

Here is my other "classic" - but not for long this baby is for sale...
Forum: C3 General
08-27-2016, 12:04 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,627
Posted By Carl in LA

Ha... made me remember the old days when...

Ha... made me remember the old days when something like that would make it easier to pass the reefer from the sofa to the chair.

I sure miss the old days.
Forum: C3 General
08-25-2016, 09:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,844
Posted By Carl in LA

Hello Bill... Gut feeling says the...

Hello Bill...

Gut feeling says the adjustment range on the glass will give enough for success... but on my last go-round I absolutely could not get the drivers side perfect... so I conceeded and...
Forum: C3 General
08-25-2016, 09:08 PM
Replies: 978
Views: 133,064
Posted By Carl in LA

Please, for all of us... try not to scratch that...

Please, for all of us... try not to scratch that beauty on the final assembly - and thats no curse - its a serious request as you have one of the finest vettes on the forum.

Carl
Forum: C3 General
08-23-2016, 11:33 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,647
Posted By Carl in LA

Yes... welcome and congratulations on owning the...

Yes... welcome and congratulations on owning the most beautiful vehicle ever manufactured...

Agree... completely don't sweat the small stuff... you know what - after the next ten years of going...
Forum: C3 General
08-23-2016, 10:44 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 7,908
Posted By Carl in LA

I like it... Creative use of something...

I like it...

Creative use of something relatively self-contained as part of a larger custom build.

Also, perhaps unintentionally, shows the ancestory of a C7...

And its got flames and...
Forum: C3 General
08-22-2016, 10:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,543
Posted By Carl in LA

D, great pair of pictures... Those would be...

D, great pair of pictures...

Those would be pics to review on your deathbed... a reminder of how good life can be.
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