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    Carb changes when installing sidepipes

    "ALOT OF RESTRICTION" REDMIST.I THINK YOUR GOING TO GET RESTRICTION WITH EITHER THE CONVENTIONAL SYSTEM AND FOR SURE THE HOOKER MUFFLER SET UP!! I BOUGHT THE REGULAR HOOKER MUFFLER AND WHEN I LOOKED INSIDE AND SAW THE SMALL AREA FOR EXHAUST TO FLOW OUT, THEY WENT BACK TO SUMMIT! WAY TO...
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    Carb changes when installing sidepipes

    SIDEPIPES GRUMPYVETTE. CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT MUFFLER SYSTEM YOUR USING ON THAT BIG BLOCK. HOWS THE SOUND!! JCL
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    Alloy Wheel Plastic coating

    "REMOVER" 73VETTE. BOUGHT A PRODUCT AT AUTOZONE CALLED AIRCRAFT REMOVER. WORKS GREAT, BUT READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY!! COST ABOUT $5.00 FOR A QUART. GOOD LUCK. JCL :w
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    muffler/cat question...

    "COUNTIES" 59TOM. REALLY DON'T HAVE TO PUT UP THE MAIL BOX!! ALL I NEED IS A FRIEND IN A DIFFERENT COUNTY AND USE HIS ADDRESS. (HOPE NOT TO GET STOPPED BY A COP;DRIVERS LISC. AND MAILING ADDRESS DIFFERENT) MY WHOLE THING WITH THIS IS IT "SHOULD" BE ALL OR NONE!!!AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED I SHOULD...
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    muffler/cat question...

    "SMOGGED" 78SILVANNIV. SOUNDS LIKE EVERY STATE HAS ITS OWN IDEA ABOUT WHAT IS NEEDED FOR INSPECTIONS!! THE WAY IS IS RIGHT NOW IS "BS". WE NEED SOMETHING, BUT FOR EVERYBODY NOT JUST A FEW!! IN OHIO I CAN JUMP TWO COUNTIES AND THEY DON'T DO BEANS. SO THAT MEANS I'M PAYING FOR THE ONES THAT...
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    "BRAKE WOES"

    "BRAKES" THANKS FOR THE REPLYS ON THE BRAKE PROBLEM. HADN'T FORGOT ABOUT ANSWERING,JUST BEEN THINKING WHICH WAY TO GO!!! GOING TO GO THE SS CALIPER ROUTE AND TRY TO USE THE ROTORS.(STILL LOOK GOOD, AND FOR THE MILAGE I'M PROBABLY GOING TO DO IN A YEAR THEY WILL BE FINE) JCL :w
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    Rear Window Louvers

    "LOUVERS" CATFISH. WHEN YOU GET THEM ON POST SOME PICS. WAS GOING TO GET SOME A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, BUT LEAKY CALIPERS INSTEAD!! DOING THAT FIRST, BUT SOON.... JCL :w
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    Rear Window Louvers

    "LOUVERS ARE TOO COOL" CATFISHJACK. CAN'T SEND PICTURES YET, BUT CHECK THIS WEB SITE. WWW.SHARKWERKES.COM/SHARKTANK/FAMOUS/GWTURBO.JPG ALSO ON THE CORVETTEFORUM SITE GO BACK ABOUT 20-30 DAYS ON THE 68 TO 82 VETTE CATAGORIES . THERE WERE A RAFT OF INQUIRES. IF YOU NEED MORE E-MAIL ME . JCL...
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    Rear Window Louvers

    HI VETTEDEBBIE.THESE THINGS HAVE GOTTEN,VERY POPULAR JUST IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS, OR SO IT SEEMS!! YOU CAN FIND THEM BY WATCHING ALL THE FOURM SITES OR POST WHAT YOUR LOOKING FOR. RESPONSES YOU'LL GET!! OR! YOU CAN BUY THEM NEW IN EITHER ALUMINUM OR PLASTIC; ONE PIECE OR THREE DEPENDING ON YOUR...
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    "BRAKE WOES"

    I'M SURE THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN COVERED BEFORE,BUT NOT FROM ME! I'VE GOT BRAKE LEAKS ON THE LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR. DON'T KNOW IF EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR ONLY PART. I GUESS THE QUESTION(S) ARE JUST THE CALIPERS OR ALSO ROTORS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME.(54000 MILES ON ROTORS,BUT NOT...
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    Are side headers legal on a 76 in Texas?

    "COLLECTORS PLATES" PAULFITHEN@FUSE.NET. THE LAST TIME I ASKED SOMEONE ABOUT A COLLECTORS PLATE THEY SAID IT WASN'T AVAILABLE IN OHIO ANYMORE BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT. IF YOU HAVE ONE ALREADY YOU KEEP IT. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG!! IF IT'S STILL AVAILABLE THAT WILL SOLVE A LOT...
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    Are side headers legal on a 76 in Texas?

    E-CHECKS(59TOM) YEH,YEH. IT'S REALLY A PAIN IN THE BUTT! I CAN JUMP OVER ONE OR TWO COUNTIES,AND THEY DON'T HAVE SQUAT!!! NEVER HAS MADE A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE. SHOULD BE EVERYONE OR NO-ONE!! I THINK THEY NEED SOMETHING, BUT WHAT THEY "GOT" DON'T FLY!!! JCL
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    engine swaps

    JUST A QUICK NOTE. I HAD ALSO THOUGHT ABOUT THE ZZ4 BUT IT DOES HAVE ANGLE PLUG HEADS. IN MY CASE THE USE OF THE HOOKER/SIDEPIPES WOULD NOT WORK WITH OUT CHANGING HEADS, WATERPUMP, AND CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE THIRD WAS.... WHAT EVER!! IF THE PIPES DON'T MATTER(HHSIDEPIPES)IT'S A GREAT CHOICE!! JCL
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    Are side headers legal on a 76 in Texas?

    VETTE76. I AGREE WITH 59TOM IN THAT DO WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD WITH YOUR CAR. JUST SAVE THE PARTS FOR FUTURE USE IF IT HAS TO GO BACK TO STOCK.NOT SURE WHAT YOUR E-CHECKS ARE LIKE, BUT HERE IN OHIO MY CAR WITH THE 383 MIGHT MAKE IF TUNED CORRECT,BUT WITH OUT THE "CAT" IT WILL NOT!! I'M GOOD...
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    headers

    59TOM AS SOON AS I FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET MY WEB UP AND RUNNING,I'LL HAVE PICTURES! SOON I HOPE. THOUGHT I REMEMBERED EDGERTON FROM WHEN I WENT TO BGSU. WHY I'M NOT SURE,BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING OR MAYBE "SOMEONE".... IT'S HELL GETTING BETTER!(AND OLD)THANKS, JIM E-MAIL ME ANYTIME.
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    headers

    JOHN. AGAIN DON'T KNOW WHICH REALLY ARE THE BEST ON THE MARKET,BUT MINE HAD TO BE HOOKER HEADER/SIDEPIPES!ALSO ISTALLING A "383" SO HAVEN'T TRIED THE PIPES YET,BUT I CAN HEAR THEM IN MY SLEEP.... IT'S WHAT EVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT! DO WHAT YOU WANT. JCL
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