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C3 Tech/Performance
05-06-2016, 12:07 AM
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How to cool side pipes ?
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I went to high school (class of 82'!) with a pair...
I went to high school (class of 82'!) with a pair of twin girls that drove a 72' convertible with Hooker side pipes. At our thirty year reunion we got to talking about some of the cars we had, and...
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C3 General
04-28-2016, 04:44 PM
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Transporting a C3 body only . .
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Transporting a C3 body only . .
I have a gut feeling I already know my answer, but will put the question to the masses, and see what other opinions come up.
After storing the C3 that I bought when I was twenty one (1985), and...
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C3 General
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1973 Corvette Convertible Resto
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I haven't been around in a while -...
I haven't been around in a while - congratulations on your new assignment, and the move back to the states.
I hope you do decide to keep it. Whether you have time to get on it in the spring, or...
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C3 General
06-06-2015, 03:04 PM
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Vinyl Wrap
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Not a Corvette, but I can speak from experience...
Not a Corvette, but I can speak from experience with a shop truck, and lots of boats.
I work in the boat biz, and it has become very popular to wrap hull sides with graphics. It allows people to...
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C3 General
05-31-2015, 05:05 PM
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"Numbers Matching" or "Period Correct"?
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Count me in the period correct modification...
Count me in the period correct modification group. I do appreciate a perfectly correct restored car, but that has just never been my thing.
I think some of it has to do with how you view your...
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C5 General
01-24-2015, 04:19 AM
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C5 as a long distance commuter???
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Thanks for the input, but Nah, hiding it in the...
Thanks for the input, but Nah, hiding it in the garage under a cover is just not me. :cool:
Car's are meant to be driven and enjoyed. I'm not locking it away so it will be perfect for some future...
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C5 General
01-24-2015, 04:04 AM
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C5 as a long distance commuter???
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Thanks for the input. Actually, I have usually...
Thanks for the input. Actually, I have usually commuted in gas Jetta's. When you factored in the upcharge on the diesel car, and the increase in fuel costs, the numbers work out better on the gas...
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C5 General
01-21-2015, 12:48 PM
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C5 as a long distance commuter???
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Thanks for all the responses everyone! I...
Thanks for all the responses everyone!
I feel a lot better about the idea now - I was beginning to think I was rationalizing myself into a box, just because I wanted a new toy.
Good points...
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C5 General
01-21-2015, 03:46 AM
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C5 as a long distance commuter???
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C5 as a long distance commuter???
Ok, I need a reality check from guys using their C5 to commute.
Here's the deal - I may be making a job change that will put me back to the world of distance commuting for 6-18 months. 130 miles...
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C3 General
11-08-2014, 11:22 AM
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tinting T-tops
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Tinting won't hurt anything. Back when...
Tinting won't hurt anything.
Back when glass T-top Corvettes and other new cars came on the scene they were our daily drivers - in Florida the tops (and windows) got tinted immediately. Never...
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C3 General
12-06-2013, 02:51 AM
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missed the deer, not the guardrail :(
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Glad you are OK. Cars can be fixed or replaced -...
Glad you are OK. Cars can be fixed or replaced - people not so much.
Many years ago a good friends wife hit three deer in three weeks.
Week 1.) Guy in the pickup in front of her hit the deer...
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C3 General
11-25-2013, 05:49 PM
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My '70 back from paint!
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You're killing me! All my cars / trucks for...
You're killing me!
All my cars / trucks for twenty five years, except the Vette, have been black. Just when I talk myself out of going through the pain of getting the Corvette black-perfect . . ....
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C3 General
11-25-2013, 05:30 PM
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wheels
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My car came with wires when I bought it back in...
My car came with wires when I bought it back in the 80's. Hated them, but they grew on me. Changed to Rallys when I just got tired of cleaning the wires on a daily driver. Wires became special...
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C6 Corvette General Discussion
09-20-2013, 12:18 AM
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FunFest 2013 in Effingham, IL
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Ok, from those already there .. . what is the...
Ok, from those already there .. . what is the weather report?
I was in Louisville today for a trade show. Plan to loop over for at least Friday afternoon on my way back to Tennessee. Weather...
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C3 General
09-20-2013, 12:09 AM
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New paint is on! (with pics) She's Orange :-)
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Looks like this is going to turn out to be a very...
Looks like this is going to turn out to be a very nice car.
I'm tired of red, and had planned to go to a more subtle color for my car next time, but I keep seeing Ontario Orange . . . . . and...
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C3 General
09-19-2013, 11:17 PM
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Thinking about buying this 68 was in a fire
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Im certainly no Corvette expert. But after a long...
Im certainly no Corvette expert. But after a long career in the marine industry, and about five years as a marine insurance adjuster, I would hazard an educated guess that when you scrub all the crap...
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C3 General
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C3 owners thoughts on a C7
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I haven't yet had the opportunity to see one in...
I haven't yet had the opportunity to see one in person, but from photos I don't really care for the new look. An engineering marvel, but the look is too busy.
My training is as a designer...
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C3 General
08-27-2013, 08:59 PM
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What reason made you choose your C3 over other year C3's?
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I have admit is was an impulse purchase. In...
I have admit is was an impulse purchase.
In 85' I had sold a rather annoying Datsun 280ZX a few months before, and was tired of going on dates in my truck (I was 21). A friend of mine owned a...
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C4 General Discussion
08-22-2013, 04:43 PM
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What would you do?
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With the indulgence of the OP, I would like to...
With the indulgence of the OP, I would like to pose a question to the folks here that have both C4/C5, or really anyone I guess.
My C3 is in mid restoration and I probably won't finish it for...
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C3 General
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I am done with the Michigan Ncrs !!
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The NCRS guy was absolutely out of line, but as a...
The NCRS guy was absolutely out of line, but as a group I don't think that is the norm. - - So because you were dissed by one guy you are going to hold your breath, stomp your feet, sell your car,...
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C3 General
08-07-2013, 11:23 PM
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Proper way to store T-Tops in cargo area?
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I have the factory vinyl covers, but have to say...
I have the factory vinyl covers, but have to say I rarely used them.
Like Bangkok Dean, I have two huge bath towels that match the interior that I wrap and stack them in. Much easier to deal with...
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C3 General
07-25-2013, 09:35 PM
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Insurance quandry
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Those who intend to drive, talk to your...
Those who intend to drive, talk to your mainstream carrier - some will do agreed policies (agreed not stated) but you may have to wade through to a senior or manager underwriter to get it. The junior...
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C3 General
06-22-2013, 06:48 PM
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Why does the Corvette hood open backwards ?
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No idea why they chose to do it that way,...
No idea why they chose to do it that way, although being like the other sportscars, and issues from primitive fiberglass technology would seem logical.
But remember several other cars of the era...
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C3 General
06-22-2013, 06:29 PM
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1973 Corvette Convertible Resto
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boatmark
Rog, your car is going to be Beeeeautiful! I...
Rog, your car is going to be Beeeeautiful!
I must have missed the fact that it was going to be black. I guess I assumed red - since some of the hidden areas are red.
I have learned a lot from...
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Paint/Body
05-06-2013, 03:50 PM
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?? for Dub
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I know what you mean DUB - I was in a facility...
I know what you mean DUB - I was in a facility last week that builds hi-performance offshore boats, including the radical paint jobs. They had a booth that had to be 30x80 feet! All I could think of...
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