Recent content by Tom73

Time for me to pass my 73 coupe on to a new owner who can appreciate her and care for her. I am moving out of state and loosing my garage space. Car is currently being stored in Georgetown TX. The car: 1973 coupe, LS4 454, 4-speed, A/C, PS, PB, PW. Three owner car with 50k miles. 73 only...

I found the cargo volume in the the TechCenter: Coupe: 24.8 Convertible: 13.9 Z06: 13.3 Does anyone know what the cargo volume is for the convertible with the top down or for the coupe with the top panel stored in the back? In other words, what is the cargo volume when you are enjoying...

Any idea when the production numbers for the 2004 will be updated on the Tech Center/Model Center? tom...

Just wanted to say Hi. Am new to the C5 world. Just got a '04 Commemorative Edition Convertible this weekend. Have had Vette's for years but have spent most of my time on the C3 forums. Below are a couple of pics of my new car: tom...

Just in case anyone may be interested, I have posted my '90 coupe on e-bay. It is item # 2486303102. Here is the LINK tom...

Sold :)

Has anyone out there found a muffler that will correctly fit the '73 and has a good sound? I know that you can get original mufflers that fit correctly and you can get aftermarket performance mufflers that are not the correct shape and require the use of 70-72 tips; but is there a performance...

Well did the plant tour last week, but it seemed shorter then in previous years. Anyone know if the tour has been shortened (is that a word?) up. Took one hour and seemed to have a lot fewer stops. Also in the past the tours at the First Start, where they start the cars for the first time...

I went to Nashville on vacation last week, so took a day and went to Bowling Green for the museum and factory. I saw my first C6! Or should I say my first 10-15 C6s :) Saw a couple on the roads around BG, one in the museum, several around the factory, a couple on the assembly line, and about...

I see from the NCM site that the assembly plant tours resumed on April 22nd. Was wondering if the C6 is now on the line? With the plant tours being down for such a long time and just resuming I would assume that they were down for the change over and that now the C6 is in production and the...

Just reading the stats on Chevrolet.com and it says that the 6-speed will be standard equipment. Yea! Way to go Chevy :) Exhilarating Performance - New 400-hp, 6.0 L all-aluminum V8 engine - New chassis with longer wheelbase - Standard short-throw six-speed manual transmission - Standard...

Been on vacation for the last week, got back in today and on another forum there is a link to the Road & Track web site with some good C6 pics. But I don't see anything about them here on the CAC. Anyone seen them? Comments? I think Chevy has a winner on its hands here, looks very good. tom...

Do air bags have an expiration date? Do they have to be replaced after 5 years, 10 years, 25 years, 50 years ??????? Anyone out there with a good technical knowledge of air bags that know the answer? tom...

I have seen alot of discussion on what is the proper size sway bar and if a rear bar should be used. I just saw this posted over on the NCRS site by Duke Williams and thought it would be good to share here. The link is:http://www.ncrs.org/forum/tech.cgi/noframes/read/100421 It was originaly...

Just ran across a table on the 'net listing a lot of weights of different engines. Thought I should share: Engine Weights tom...