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Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-02-2024, 03:46 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,165
Posted By mashinter

This one is scary: ...

This one is scary:

https://youtu.be/su5sdZrgWq0?si=MkKss_5ALx6nM3EJ
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-02-2024, 09:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 250
Posted By mashinter

My early '59 has fiberglass "housing assemblies"...

My early '59 has fiberglass "housing assemblies" and I assume the '58 would too. The fiberglass ones are not removable. They are bonded into the body. The exhaust pipes are different for the...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-02-2024, 06:02 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 460
Posted By mashinter

This is Bruce Cambern's 427 Cobra running in a...

This is Bruce Cambern's 427 Cobra running in a Corvette Club of Michigan event at Willow Run Airport in 1977.
...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
02-09-2024, 09:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 270
Posted By mashinter

Yes, the 3888251 is 0.57 in. bar and 9 coils and...

Yes, the 3888251 is 0.57 in. bar and 9 coils and 17 in. tall. It is intended for the 427 (not 327) A/C.
The indent is for manufacturing and does not indicate the bottom. (for the variable rate...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
02-02-2024, 07:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 309
Posted By mashinter

The spring installation is not your ride height...

The spring installation is not your ride height problem. It won't matter which spring end is up and the spring index in the seat is a trivial issue. If you haven't moved the car since you installed...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
02-01-2024, 05:22 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 309
Posted By mashinter

The 3851100 is made from a 0.600 in. bar and has...

The 3851100 is made from a 0.600 in. bar and has 11-7/8 turns.
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-12-2024, 02:32 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 373
Posted By mashinter

Here is a bare door: ...

Here is a bare door:

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_0897_b408b4ad2652eb0b66ad945b403e603d00b1c5a6.jpg

Here are the door guts:
...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
12-31-2023, 03:07 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,119
Posted By mashinter

I used to idle through the subdivision with Mike...

I used to idle through the subdivision with Mike "steering". He is now 43 and couldn't care less about the Corvette. His dream car is a VW microbus....
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
11-29-2023, 06:49 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,530
Posted By mashinter

Yep. My wife's 2023 300C has a 6.4L (392 CID) 485...

Yep. My wife's 2023 300C has a 6.4L (392 CID) 485 HP Hemi. (The 1957 300C was the first 300 with the 392.)
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
11-29-2023, 07:05 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,530
Posted By mashinter

I have owned the '65 since 1977. The other is my...

I have owned the '65 since 1977. The other is my wife's brand new 2013 hemi-powered 300C. We just traded the 300 in on a new maroon 300C. The '65 has always been garaged; the 300 sits outside.
...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
10-16-2023, 01:19 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 637
Posted By mashinter

There is no notch in the door lock hole on my...

There is no notch in the door lock hole on my '59. That is how the thief got entry into the car when it was stolen. A screwdriver jammed into the key hole rotated the whole lock assembly and unlocked...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
09-16-2023, 08:57 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,317
Posted By mashinter

I think the limit is probably 35* per u-joint....

I think the limit is probably 35* per u-joint. The rear one looks to be more than 35* from your photo.
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
08-21-2023, 06:12 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,447
Posted By mashinter

My friend and I did the Woodward Dream Cruise on...

My friend and I did the Woodward Dream Cruise on Saturday. We stopped at my son's house for a pit stop and parked my '92 and his '63 red split window in the the street. A kid on his phone walked by...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
07-21-2023, 06:13 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 4,728
Posted By mashinter

I missed this request when you posted it. Here is...

I missed this request when you posted it. Here is my '59 in 1966 with ET "mags". In 1967 I added Goodyear Blue Streak tires, but I don't have a picture of those, They were the perfect complement to...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-13-2023, 12:22 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 8,900
Posted By mashinter

Another Michigan car painted to match a tree: ...

Another Michigan car painted to match a tree:

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/1448x947/100_3235_2__29bbb104fdb40a61edf54bb84a377850536213a4.jpg
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
03-12-2023, 01:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,151
Posted By mashinter

Here is a comparison of the ribbed plenum ports...

Here is a comparison of the ribbed plenum ports (from a '59 290 7017300) to the left
to the smooth plenum ports (from a '62 360 7017360) to the right.
The gaskets are the same size for both...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-17-2023, 05:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 473
Posted By mashinter

If your chrome strip is original, it may not have...

If your chrome strip is original, it may not have nuts on the last 2 studs. My '59 had a different (push-in) fastener for the last two studs. Once mine were loose, they stayed loose. I will be...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
12-05-2022, 05:38 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,545
Posted By mashinter

My poor neglected "59 will look like Bob's...

My poor neglected "59 will look like Bob's white/red beauty when finished....
...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
12-03-2022, 12:03 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 12,435
Posted By mashinter

L78 in 1978: ...

L78 in 1978:

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/1452x1040/img_0278_3ebbef5b736c5cf4d163d790b25abd79054b413a.jpg
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
11-11-2022, 04:45 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,715
Posted By mashinter

Rochester Hills MI

Rochester Hills MI
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
08-14-2022, 08:59 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 654
Posted By mashinter

Early '59s have a push-in fastener for the last...

Early '59s have a push-in fastener for the last two positions on the top fender molding. There is no nut under the last 2 positions. If there are no holes in the structure under those last 2...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
07-26-2022, 08:36 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 477
Posted By mashinter

I measure 0.49 inches

I measure 0.49 inches
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
07-18-2022, 06:24 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 409
Posted By mashinter

Mine measure 0.92 inches.

Mine measure 0.92 inches.
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
06-30-2022, 08:54 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,327
Posted By mashinter

Does your car have the steering shock...

Does your car have the steering shock (stabilizer)?
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
06-26-2022, 04:42 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,143
Posted By mashinter

Give Tom Dingman (Michigan Chapter Chairman) a...

Give Tom Dingman (Michigan Chapter Chairman) a call (810 338-0307) and ask him why they are charging $50 (edit: for NCRS members) I think it is for the registration fee of $40 and a late fee of $10....
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