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    2014 Corvette Trailer 1: CONCEPTION | 2014 Corvette

    I remember back in the 60's product launch was a very exciting time. Vehicals were usually released in late August and if you caught a glimpse of one before then it was something to talk about. Styles usually changed every year, different tail lights, grill and major makeovers about every 3-4...
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    The C7 Corvette body is done!!!

    Ugly!...maybe they should have gone with the 73 AeroVette concept car and modify the back a bit 1973 Chevrolet Aerovette Concept Images, Information and History (Experimental, Gull-Wing) | Conceptcarz.com
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    last drive of the year

    Been cold for a week so decided this would be the last drive of the year...sure was a great season :w
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    IHRA Race Edmonton-Canada

    Had a great weekend hanging out at the Edmonton Rocky Mountain Nationals, 3 days of race car smells and sounds. It was a little dissapointing from previous years with IHRA dropping Pro Stock, Alcohol funny car etc also wasn't as good of a turn out from Top Fuel or Pro Mods as in previous years...
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    Help! Bad Vibrations

    sounds like wheel balance to me...try swapping wheels front to rear Could be bad tire, unbalanced wheel/tire Drivetrain vibration would be felt in the seat of your pants
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    Lemon cars sold online now fraud

    mmm lets see...SRIII frame, LS7 motor, 6 speed, new interior and paint.:D Wonder what shape the car was in? probably bad frame etc
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    post you before and after projects.

    Much better now! When I bought the car it had 131,000 miles on it with many of the original ball joints , tie rods etc..the thing had about a 1/2 turn play in the steering. I only drove the car 4 miles before the frame off but it was long enough to know it was shot. The car is a no option car...
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    post you before and after projects.

    2 reasons...first being money, I decided to break the project down into 2 phases , chassis restoration,body structure followed by phase 2 paint & interior . I wanted to get the car to a driving stage, this way I could enjoy driving it:lou, work out any mechanical bugs rather than have it sit in...
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    post you before and after projects.

    :beer I agree, took me about 2 years for mine to get to driver stage, just have to do a small project each night or 2...I still need to do paint & interior one day..for now i'm enjoying the ride:thumb all of the pictures...
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    Fast Turning Signals

    mine did the same, replacing the flasher unit behind the passenger dash pad solved the problem.:beer
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    Tachometer cable

    I changed mine this winter, I just , reached up and pushed the retaining clip with one finger while wiggling the cable out with the other fingers;LOL its a tight fit...then when I pulled the firewall grommet out it just crumbled. I fried my cable because the distributor was indexed wrong and...
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    First Road trip

    Well I have put about 500 miles on the Vette since its frame off and felt confident enough to take it for its first road trip, ran flawlwss as an old Chevy should! First thing in the morning, wife and son at work, full tank of gas....where should I go? mmm this is going to be an expensive...
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    Is an old pitted '73 windshield worth anything

    If they will pay a couple of hundred bucks for NOS bolts on Ebay your windshield will be like gold :D
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    Passed Inspection Today..First Drive!

    Well after a 2.5 year frame off I finally wrapped up phase 1 with a wheel alignment and inspection today. What a rush to drive it around, seems the more I drive it the better it feels. maybe everthing is just settling in. This is the first time I have driven it more than 4 miles. So far...
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    73 before and after pictures

    Correct, this was the original setup used, the car has the cowl induction hood :)
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