Recent content by timfitz63

Cool! Well, I get down that-a-way on occasion, so maybe he and I will cross paths. Anyone who's in contact with him, tell him I said "hi."

Been wondering where "Mac" has been too. Do you know where in Texas he's hiding out?

Seems like a good solution as well! I've personally had satisfactory results using multiple applications of the 303 Aerospace Protectant, but if one wants a truer-looking black finish on the airbag cover, your solution is probably a better one. Either way, though, it's better than having a...

Hmmm. Well, over the course of time I've found that book smarts and intelligence can be two different things... ;squint:

Frankly, if your estate is not in Pennsylvania, you're already doing things right with it... Ask me how I know... :mad

Glad to hear you're still among the living and feeling better, Jesse!

That was quite a harrowing flight your father was on, Tom! Glad things worked out in his case! These kinds of stories need to be preserved! But you know what they say in aviation circles: any landing you can walk (or run) away from is a good one; and any one after which you can still use...

The front is reminiscent of a 'bug-eyed' Sprite -- interesting, if not charming in the same way a bulldog can be... But that back end... It looks like someone spanked that C5 with an ugly stick... :ugh

Yeah, I guess they all hated their Corvettes too... If this guy in Biloxi painted his rolling eyesore black and stuck eight legs on the thing, it would look like a giant spider... :eek

Someone really hated their Corvette, I guess...! No self-respecting pimp would be caught dead in that... :ugh

Any reason you just didn't take the car to a good paint & body shop and have them repair it?

No worries. Something else you should probably keep in mind when trying to select a replacement door is how much exposure it's had to sunlight -- and in what part of the world. If you get a door from your neck of the woods up there in Ontario, it's likely the paint will still be in pretty good...

The quality control standard for paint color on the C5 was pretty high because some of the components were either painted on other parts of the assembly line or supplied by outside vendors (e.g., mirror caps, fuel filler cover); that was main reason behind Aztec Gold Metallic being discontinued...

That was taken in Carlisle, 2012: mine and Aztec Gold #12 -- the only one of the fifteen with a 6-speed manual.

Hey, I know that ride...! As an aside, it looks like one of the Aztec Gold cars is up for sale; sequence #3 out of Texas. Asking price is too high, though...