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Forum: C4s for Sale/Wanted
12-08-2018, 02:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,676
Posted By DickieB

Thanks all for the help. I actually located a 2...

Thanks all for the help.
I actually located a 2 owner LT1 with 56K miles. First owner owned it for 22 years. It’s Torch red with grey interior. Bone stock and all original except for new Michelin...
Forum: C4s for Sale/Wanted
12-05-2018, 03:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,676
Posted By DickieB

He who speaks the price first . . . loses. 1996...

He who speaks the price first . . . loses.
1996 C4's are going for up to $10K. Really nice ones like I am looking for should bring a premium, but no more than $13K or so.
Forum: C4s for Sale/Wanted
12-05-2018, 01:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,676
Posted By DickieB

1995 or 1996 Vette Wanted

Hi All!
I have always wanted one of these (I now have an 82). I want one with >60K miles, 1 or 2 owner, clean title, no accidents (Clean CARFAX). I have cash if the price is right.
Forum: C3 General
06-10-2016, 07:21 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 748
Posted By DickieB

Thanks for your replies gentlemen. I put the...

Thanks for your replies gentlemen.
I put the original chip in (can you believe it was still in my bedside table drawer after all these years? maybe I should clean that drawer out, maybe not!)...
Forum: C3 General
06-08-2016, 03:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 748
Posted By DickieB

I'll try that. I'm not quite sure where it is. ...

I'll try that. I'm not quite sure where it is. I changed it out in 1994. :)
Forum: C3 General
06-08-2016, 01:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 748
Posted By DickieB

Computer Blues

1982 Standard Vette, 112,000 miles, 2 owner, all original except for the xcel coil and hypertech chip.
Can't for the life of me figure out this issue:
The computer just dies! This is the 3rd time...
Forum: C3 General
05-06-2016, 12:35 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,309
Posted By DickieB

Thanks! I'm looking into that. I think if you...

Thanks! I'm looking into that. I think if you just loop a cable around the latch and let it hang down between the engine and the wheel well, it would work.
Forum: C3 General
05-05-2016, 07:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,309
Posted By DickieB

Got it! Lifted up on the driver side and grabbed...

Got it! Lifted up on the driver side and grabbed the cable and popped the other side. I had the wife push down on that side and it released the tension so it would pop. The issue is that the...
Forum: C3 General
05-05-2016, 02:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,309
Posted By DickieB

Sorry; 1982. Funny how the avatar doesn't list...

Sorry; 1982. Funny how the avatar doesn't list that.
Nevertheless, the hood on the 82 goes all the way up to the windshield and there's about 2 inches clearance there. Wouldn't help though. I...
Forum: C3 General
05-05-2016, 01:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,309
Posted By DickieB

Another hood release issue!

I've searched and found some threads (and videos) about what happens when you pull the hood release and the DS opens, but the OS stays shut. You can't get your hands inside the windshield area, not...
Forum: Paint/Body
10-21-2013, 11:18 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,308
Posted By DickieB

I don't think it works like that . . .

I don't think it works like that . . .
Forum: Paint/Body
10-18-2013, 07:56 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,964
Posted By DickieB

I'll call you as soon as I feel free to bug you...

I'll call you as soon as I feel free to bug you without you turning on your answering machine :lol:
As for any waves or "not straight" panels, do you fill the low spots with the VPA? or do you use...
Forum: Paint/Body
10-17-2013, 09:00 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,964
Posted By DickieB

thanks Dub. I think I when I sand it down, I...

thanks Dub.
I think I when I sand it down, I will be able to tell where previously repaired areas are and can concentrate on those areas, as you have suggested.
I kinda doubt there are many of...
Forum: Paint/Body
10-16-2013, 04:36 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,964
Posted By DickieB

I'll be sanding off most of the current paint and...

I'll be sanding off most of the current paint and primer, at least to give the new primer a good tooth to adhere to.
Forum: Paint/Body
10-16-2013, 02:05 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,964
Posted By DickieB

Zwede! Totally! I dig it. I'll put all the...

Zwede! Totally! I dig it. I'll put all the hours in the world in it. I just need advice like this to help me understand that I actually need to do that!
So, If you look closely, you will see...
Forum: Paint/Body
10-16-2013, 09:34 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,964
Posted By DickieB

Thanks Dub! So, after reading your post last...

Thanks Dub! So, after reading your post last nite before I got started, I sanded it back down to the glass to double check.
If you look closely, you'll see that the only area that got the patch is...
Forum: C3 General
10-15-2013, 04:30 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 112,777
Posted By DickieB

My 2-owner 1982 Cross-fire w/105K miles on the...

My 2-owner 1982 Cross-fire w/105K miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway!
She is one of only a handfull (277?) of Silver with Slate Grey interior.
Someone once told me that their true nickname is the Grey...
Forum: Paint/Body
10-15-2013, 02:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,302
Posted By DickieB

After wet sanding and buffing the clear, it came...

After wet sanding and buffing the clear, it came out good enough for me. This is the final product. the paint was Deltron 2000.

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Forum: Paint/Body
10-15-2013, 02:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,302
Posted By DickieB

I color sanded, used nib files, etc on this...

I color sanded, used nib files, etc on this Triumph, metallic bordeaux red, and then cleared it the next day. So, it can be done...carefully!
I even did the entire job in my driveway!
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Forum: Paint/Body
10-15-2013, 08:23 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,964
Posted By DickieB

Primed!

Thanks Dub! Since i didn't get this post until this morning, I might have goofed up last nite.
It looked so good (to me anyway) that I sprayed some filler primer on it to check out the fender...
Forum: Paint/Body
10-14-2013, 10:50 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,964
Posted By DickieB

Glassing do's - don'ts

So, I finally found this section of the forum, yeah!
I was on the "General" section, but thinkl this is definitely where I need to be right now.

I recently decided to paint "Sterling", my 82...
Forum: C3 General
10-11-2013, 09:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 528
Posted By DickieB

Well, when I got home last nite, it was still...

Well, when I got home last nite, it was still sticky. I tried heating it up with a heat lamp, but that didn't do anything appreciable.
So, I put on my gloves, and basically just wiped it all off. ...
Forum: C3 General
10-10-2013, 03:23 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 528
Posted By DickieB

Thanks. It was around 68 last nite, so you are...

Thanks. It was around 68 last nite, so you are probably right. I'll check when i get home tonight. Hope its cured up.
Forum: C3 General
10-10-2013, 02:59 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,076
Posted By DickieB

Also, if you are cruising at 75 mph and try to...

Also, if you are cruising at 75 mph and try to roll the window up, the glass is pulled outward, and tries to go outside the rubber channel.
Forum: C3 General
10-10-2013, 02:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 528
Posted By DickieB

Thanks guys! I was sooo disheartened. Though...

Thanks guys! I was sooo disheartened. Though I'd have to scrape it all back off.
I tried a blow dryer last nite, but maybe that just wasn't enough. If I can't get it heated up, do you think it...
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