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It won't be long, it was 50 today here, but the snow was melting sooo bad it could of been raining and looks like a salt mine at every intersection. I haven't had it out since before X-mas

I bought my 80 at the Corvettes at Carlisle last year, 7 months ago, I put 3000.00 in getting it reliable and mechanical sound, I paid 7500.00 for the car, and it has been the funnest winter I have had in a long time, well as they say "PRICELESS" I fall into the catagory of never could afford a...

I do believe thats a smog pump

I did mine in a long weekend, if I had to put a time on it, maybe 18 hours. That was with all the cleaning and painting. I never worked on a corvette rear before and it was no big thing, I do have air tools and a press. I did alot of head scratching during paint drying time, but really, not to...

Heidi, I just did my 80 with all rubber, well worth it! The trailing arms where rusted tight, with the shims almost gone, I just used a Sawzall with a fresh metal blade, I had to cut on both sides of the arm because the bolt was siezed in the bushing. All this after spending hours trying to...

Blue 82, thanks I'll check it out! Did your car have that 3.73 rear or did you purchase it? How much if you did? Did you use stock ratio rockers, and push rods on those heads. Did it all fit under the hood? Did your headers fit without mods? What kind?:SANTA

I'm looking to beef up my motor, and looking for suggestions. I'm going to get a set of new Vortec heads from GM and start from there, anyone been there and have any cam suggestions, intake, carb? I want a good driver, that I can drive anywhere, but would love to have more ponys:confused

I bought my bolts from Ecklers, in "kit" form with the rubber cushions, washers and cups, part # 38302, but I'm sure all of the other manufactures of Vette products have them in stock. The price of the kit was 29.99.

I'm getting the car ready for garage life here in PA. but I noticed the fuel lines are leaking after the trailing arm project this summer. I must of nicked them with a pry bar or something, anyhow, I have about a drop every 40 seconds or so coming from the trailing arm area, and what I wanted to...

My tranny in my 80- Vette seems to shift very quickly from 1st tru 3rd, even when I give it a foot full. It also doesn't downshift quite like I think it should, it will kick down if full trottle it but seems to lag any other time, any ideas? Ron

Ok guys I'm at it agian tonite, I have the inst. panel out and there is no broken or burnt parts on the board. I pulled the light switch out to, the clip for the wires to plug into the switch is slightly browned, well kinda burnt, I unplugged the inst. panel power clip, put a new fuse in and...

I did some more testing, I can pull the headlight switch on to the parking lights, IF, I turn the dimmer down, but as soon as I turn the dimmer to make the dash lights come on the fuse blows. All parking lamps on the outside of the car work. I used a continuity tester to check for power at the...

I keep blowing my inst. panel fuses, when I first bought the car at Carlisle a few weeks ago, they worked for about 10 minutes at night then blew a fuse. I replaced the fuse and no troubles for 3 days, now, it blew agian, and as soon as I turn the parking lights on... any ideas?

Hey thanks for all the help, I did check the seal today, I must replace it, everything else looks fine. I do have one worry though, when you said about marking the drive shaft, and it being 180 out of balance. I have the car torn apart in the rear, and I know I have spun the rear half shaft...

Can this be done while the trany is in the car, by removing the tailshaft?

The driveshaft is still in the car, no bolts have been removed. The movement is in the tail shaft / yoke. I can move the drive shaft up and down, and side to side at most a 1/8th of an inch. I first though it was the U joint. I don't think it is the spline/ yoke connection, but the shaft that is...

I'm replacing all U joints, wheel bearings, and bushings in my 80 Vette, it has become quite a project! I noticed tonite that there is slight movement in the rear of the trany, that I thought before was the front U joint in need of being replaced... so how much play is normal in the rear of this...