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Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
11-27-2008, 08:02 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,186
Posted By tjackson82

Congrats! Although the pay can be lousy for...

Congrats! Although the pay can be lousy for freelancers, the psychic rewards can be high.
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
11-27-2008, 07:42 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,186
Posted By tjackson82

Why I'm thankful for my Vette

Greetings to all on this Thanksgiving night!

I thought I'd post this as a missive about how thankful I am that I have a Corvette. Some of you may recall some of my original posts that after a...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
09-23-2008, 09:56 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,710
Posted By tjackson82

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Supervette!

On the way back from FunFest, I couldn't resist a side trip to Metropolis, Ill., to get this picture.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb119/tjackson82/metropolis.jpg
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
09-19-2008, 05:37 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 986
Posted By tjackson82

More from Funfest

Hi, folks:

Just a few more pics from the Corvette FunFest. I also had my car dyno'd. Here are the numbers for a bone stock 08 Z-51 auto with the NPP exhaust.
The first pull with the NPP opening...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
09-18-2008, 10:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 614
Posted By tjackson82

Effingham or Bust!

Hi, all:

Well, we made it from South Florida to the Corvette FunFest at Mid America Motorworks in Effingham, Ill.
We left last Saturday and made the stop here part of a two week driving trip. We...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
09-11-2008, 04:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 417
Posted By tjackson82

In the late 1980s -- at least I think it was in...

In the late 1980s -- at least I think it was in the late 1980s, might have been 1990 -- I spent time with Dan Gale, who has since passed but was a huge factor in getting the museum started. I...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
09-09-2008, 01:41 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 3,763
Posted By tjackson82

I like the idea of not losing power through the...

I like the idea of not losing power through the hydraulics of a conventional automatic transmission, as well as the crisp shifting that a manual gearbox offers.
But I've experienced a wide variety...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
09-09-2008, 01:32 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 733
Posted By tjackson82

I'll be there in my VY 08 vert. I'm a judge on...

I'll be there in my VY 08 vert. I'm a judge on Saturday, and will be there Fri, Sat, and part of Sunday. FL tag on the car -- TLJ TOY. Stop by and say hi.
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
09-08-2008, 06:25 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 3,763
Posted By tjackson82

GT-R versus Corvette

I just finished doing a two-day road eval of the Nissan GT-R. As the owner of an 08 convertible C6, I was able to compare the two back-to-back.
In terms of overall performance, the GT-R is a...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
09-07-2008, 09:59 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,022
Posted By tjackson82

A recent edition of Automotive New, which is...

A recent edition of Automotive New, which is usually right on point, did a rundown of future GM development. It said that the C7 will debut late in 2012 as a 2013 model.
Of course who knows what the...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
09-02-2008, 06:32 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,646
Posted By tjackson82

Two things I've noticed on my NPP with the...

Two things I've noticed on my NPP with the Mild2Wild switch -- I leave the exhaust open more with the top down, both for the great sound under acceleration and the fact that with the top up you can...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
09-02-2008, 06:25 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,979
Posted By tjackson82

As a journalist who has covered Bob Lutz for...

As a journalist who has covered Bob Lutz for years, he's quite good at the bombastic quote designed to reflect whatever political message he wants to send.
Regards the Vette, the latest issue of...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
08-31-2008, 06:49 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,558
Posted By tjackson82

This is right. Most race groups won't let you use...

This is right. Most race groups won't let you use regular coolant because of the glycol -- it makes a slippery mess on the track if you blow an engine or crash. So you have to run distilled water and...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
08-24-2008, 03:27 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 814
Posted By tjackson82

Done with underhood bling, I think

Just thought I'd share the look under the hood of my 08 VY vert. I think I'm done, but who knows?

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb119/tjackson82/DSC00736.jpg
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Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
08-24-2008, 01:45 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 861
Posted By tjackson82

Going to Corvette Funfest

To anyone thinking of going to Mid America's Corvette FunFest Sept. 19-21 in Effingham, Ill., I'll be there with my 08 VY convertible (Fla. tags TLJ TOY). I'm also a VIP judge (it shows how devalued...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
08-24-2008, 01:37 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 698
Posted By tjackson82

Thanks very much for all the info. I don't know...

Thanks very much for all the info. I don't know what a dumb**** like me would do without this forum!
Regards the issue of the utility of the light, my reason for installing is to complete the...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
08-23-2008, 09:23 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 698
Posted By tjackson82

Here are photos

Thanks for all the advice. Here are photos of the plugs. The one with a red interior is the plug attached to the underhood light. The other, black plug, is the one on the radiator support (after I...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
08-23-2008, 07:36 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 698
Posted By tjackson82

The body harness plug appeared to have two green...

The body harness plug appeared to have two green plugs in it, but I didn't see that they could be popped out. Moreover, the plastic housing on the light and the housing on the body harness didn't...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
08-23-2008, 07:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 698
Posted By tjackson82

Underhood light

OK, I have checked the other threads and I seem to have a unique (I hope not) problem with installing an underhood light on my 08 vert, which has the painted GM logo blanket.
I got it screwed down,...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
08-13-2008, 03:20 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,361
Posted By tjackson82

Sir William Lyons, the founder of Jaguar, once...

Sir William Lyons, the founder of Jaguar, once said, "Creating a car is the closest thing to creating a living being.”
Given how many defective human beings there are on the planet, it's amazing the...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
08-06-2008, 04:50 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,588
Posted By tjackson82

Here's an interesting story that relates to this....

Here's an interesting story that relates to this. Even these barins say it would take about an hour with the right computer savvy to crack the encription using their undiclosed method. Most thives...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
08-06-2008, 02:40 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 6,462
Posted By tjackson82

Mine must be really special -- the site says...

Mine must be really special -- the site says there are no matches for my color/equipment combo!
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
07-22-2008, 01:17 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,062
Posted By tjackson82

Rear diff started clunking

OK, I've read about it here, and now, after about 7,000 miles, I've started hearing a clunking sound in my 08's differential, especially in the morning, backing out of the garage.
I know there's a...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
07-02-2008, 12:35 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,652
Posted By tjackson82

Thanks for all the posts. I'm not about to diss...

Thanks for all the posts. I'm not about to diss all police officers. I know it;s a dangerous and at times thankless job. But traffic enforcement is such a crapshoot.
I have done a little...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
07-01-2008, 05:18 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,652
Posted By tjackson82

Got hit with the "Corvette Tax'' today (long)

After going 20-plus years without getting a ticket -- not even for parking -- I got nailed this morning.

Here's what happened:

On a six-lane surface street near my home, there's an elementary...
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