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Forum: C3 General
03-25-2016, 11:23 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 19,702
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

I totally agree. I'd try hard to buy that car. ...

I totally agree. I'd try hard to buy that car. :thumbs:
Forum: C3 General
03-09-2016, 03:03 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,190
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

I'm no expert, but I will say that if any C3s...

I'm no expert, but I will say that if any C3s should do well financially, it would be the years you mention and especially 427 cars, provided they're honest and in good condition.

C2s are in a...
Forum: C3 General
03-09-2016, 12:36 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,008
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

It's a very distinctive sound. Personally, I...

It's a very distinctive sound. Personally, I wasn't crazy about it.

Mine sounded EXACTLY like a Mercruiser V8 Inboard/Outboard running on the garden hose.

I think my system was from...
Forum: C3 General
03-08-2016, 08:53 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,397
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

Steel Cities Gray. The best Corvette color ever....

Steel Cities Gray. The best Corvette color ever.


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Forum: C3 General
01-18-2016, 07:42 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 17,012
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

"Thanks for your input. The amount of work...

"Thanks for your input. The amount of work associated with restoring this car does not phase me, I am just trying to get a feel of what the market is for late model C3 projects as all I've been able...
Forum: C3 General
11-24-2015, 12:51 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,899
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

http://therealmach5.com/ There's one in...

http://therealmach5.com/

There's one in the Petersen Museum as well.
Forum: C3 General
11-18-2015, 09:24 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,110
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

I don't know if I'd use the word "trouble"...

I don't know if I'd use the word "trouble" selling it, but it didn't go as I thought it might.

I had a very clean, low mileage '80 with a mountain of documentation for sale at the end of the...
Forum: C3s for Sale/Wanted
10-01-2015, 10:30 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,259
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

I'm not a moderator here Schlicki, but your 2...

I'm not a moderator here Schlicki, but your 2 cents are not helping this member with his sale and as I remember that kind of input is discouraged.
Forum: C3s for Sale/Wanted
08-13-2015, 07:13 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,111
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

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Forum: C3s for Sale/Wanted
07-27-2015, 06:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,111
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

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Forum: C3 General
07-21-2015, 01:37 PM
Replies: 416
Views: 75,304
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

I peeked into a farm yard while driving in...

I peeked into a farm yard while driving in upstate NY about 10 years ago and saw about twenty early 30s three and five window coupes sinking into the ground. It took a long time to find the place,...
Forum: C3s for Sale/Wanted
07-18-2015, 05:50 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,111
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

I've owned the car for five Years. I was...

I've owned the car for five
Years.

I was not planning on going to the Syr. Nationals, although it's a good idea.
Forum: C3s for Sale/Wanted
07-13-2015, 10:25 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,111
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

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Forum: C3s for Sale/Wanted
07-07-2015, 12:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,111
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

F/s: 1980 l-48

SOLD

Reduced to $11,500

I skimmed the posting rules and it seems that referring you all to my craigslist posting is OK.

If not, mods please let me know.

I'll be sorry to see it go, but...
Forum: C3 General
04-03-2014, 04:29 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,443
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

Yikes. If a platypus knocked boots with a...

Yikes.

If a platypus knocked boots with a Dust Buster this is what the offspring might look like.
Forum: C3 General
03-31-2014, 12:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 793
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

A good whack with a dead blow mallet on the...

A good whack with a dead blow mallet on the inside bottom should knock it loose. Be sure to hit the rim, not the tire as the tire will absorb the energy from the mallet blow.
Forum: C3 General
03-28-2014, 07:43 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 968
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

"Big bottom, big bottom...talk about mud flaps -...

"Big bottom, big bottom...talk about mud flaps - my girl's got 'em."

I've never seen that rear end either, and I can understand why.
Forum: C3 General
03-28-2014, 05:58 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 8,902
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

Mine is a lyric from a song called "I Walk On...

Mine is a lyric from a song called "I Walk On Gilded Splinters", originally done by Dr. John, but more notably by Humble Pie back in the early 70s.

I had a wooden boat by the same name once.
Forum: C3 General
03-12-2014, 07:30 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,277
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

Finger Lakes region of Upstate NY here. I...

Finger Lakes region of Upstate NY here.

I painted the bottom of my boat in a t-shirt over the weekend and cooked out doors.

Ice fished a bit that day too. The ice was 22 inches thick and picked...
Forum: C3 General
03-03-2014, 02:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 825
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

That's the same tire I put on mine a few years...

That's the same tire I put on mine a few years ago. I love them.

I think they have the right, retro look since they were so popular on rods in the 70s and 80s. I also think that their white...
Forum: C3 General
03-03-2014, 01:05 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,865
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

Agreed. I try not to let my wash mitt sink to the...

Agreed. I try not to let my wash mitt sink to the bottom of the pail as that's where grit and dirt wind up. There are things available for this, but you can probably improvise something.

Also. I...
Forum: C3 General
10-23-2013, 11:21 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,798
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

I love it! I've never seen that color...

I love it!

I've never seen that color before.

I tend to gravitate toward the off beat colors myself. My car is metallic brown/doe skin and I wouldn't have it any other way. When it's clean...
Forum: C3 General
10-21-2013, 11:07 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 957
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

:lurk:

:lurk:
Forum: C3 General
09-30-2013, 06:45 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 3,830
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

Put 4 halogen replacement lamps in mine and drove...

Put 4 halogen replacement lamps in mine and drove it a lot.

Hey Al,

I have a chronically sensitive horn contact that's giving me the blues.

It works fine until I put the button on, then...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-21-2013, 06:08 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 473
Posted By Gilded_Splinters

Thanks, I had no idea that the low beam...

Thanks,

I had no idea that the low beam bulbs had both high and low filaments in them.

I guess it's time to change over to the stock appearing halogens.

Thanks folks.
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