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In the early 80's the majority of Vette buyers were looking for a "touring car" rather than a sports car. Manual transmission sales really slowed down for a while and only recently have risen again as buyers want more input into the driving experience. My wife drove manual imports for years...

When MN was still testing all cars, they had a big mirror on a pole they would stick under the car and look for the cat. On one of my yearly visits the tech claimed "I had trouble"....missing cat....he had the mirror under the drivers side. I mentioned my '81 was stock (original mufflers and...

I purchased my '81 two tone claret from Howard's Corvettes 15 yrs ago when He was in South Dakota. He's out in Arizona now, anyone see him? I stopped in one winter day and saw what he had and expressed my wishes. He called a month later and as it happens I was heading thru the next week for...

I was just reregistering at the L81 registry and when filling in the color info I see a mistake. My trim tag is stamped 672 (cinnibar interior). My build sheet says 742 (dk red) which it is. Anyone else find an error on their tag? Later, JU

Thanks for all the replies! I picked up an Ignition Module today at Checker for their internet price of $29.99 vs their retail price of $49.99. Took maybe 30 minutes to install. Most of the time was spent removing the ignition shield from the rear of the engine. So far so good!!! Problem...

My '81 cuts out when driving. It happens for a microsecond and sometimes lights the check engine light for a second. The car jolts when it happens (4spd). Today it stopped running. after waiting a few minutes it restarted. Thinking it maybe was a fuel pump I figured I'd start by looking for...

I found out that rust was the source of the header leak on a '70 roadster I owned years ago. The glass man was out to replace a cracked windshield and upon removal, a few holes exposed themselves. He was real nice and said he'd come back after I fixed it. I fiberglassed-in the bad areas and...

After waiting 13 years for the calipers to spring a leak, one finally did. When I took it out of storage the brake pedal was soft and I added fluid and waited for motivation and some free time. I was starting to feel guilty driving it anyway. Today, I put it on jack stands....a story on it's...

The 78 Pace Cars had the first polished finished on the Aluminum's 76-78 were the YJ8's with a "spun" type finish. 79-82 were N90's (polished) My buddy had a new one in '76 and I remember the sweat he put in with Simichrome keep those wheel presentable. Later, JU

Keep it off the grass! One time years ago I parked a 70 roadster I had, on the grass next to the garage at my folks condo. About a day or two later the call came in to get it off the lawn. I had the hood up doing something soon after and I "sh^t" when I saw all the rust that had formed on...

On the build sheet block #79 color, lists 80 LW, 80 UP, 98 ST In section 107 where the options are listed: Z05 Two Tone Paint 77A Red Stripe 80L Aut Red Met 80U Aut Red Met 98M Dk Clar Accen What it all means is probably shoot the whole thing #80 Autumn Red first and then it is send back for...

Doug, I've got the same car, same numbers and a build sheet stating the same. Not sure why the number difference....the factory figured it out in the paint booth apparently. The best color combo of course! Later, JU

Lesson learned! Always get a cost in advance of work performed. I've been in situations also where someone mentions they can take care of this or that, it'll be "no problem!!"...until the bill comes and yes there is a problem now. Assuming is dangerous Later, JU

Too much snow to play!!! Link to picture showing storage in a car bag. Seals out moisture and mice. http://community.webshots.com/album/112648924cjKaIa Later, JU

I had the shafts (throttle butterflies)that were leaking on my OEM Quadrajet rebushed by a local carb shop. Cleaned it up with new gaskets etc. It runs fantastic!!! I make the mistake years ago replacing the Quadrajet on a '70 I had. Holley had introduced their replacements for the...

I'll be in Chicagoland Sunday looking for a vette show to visit any thing happening on Fathers day. Thanks, JU

Hi Shay, Thanks for the input!!! I have found out from a nice customer service rep at Jeg's who called the factory, that they are still on backorder with no shipping date yet!!! Jeg's will sell them for $89.99 ea. I'm looking for softer manhole cover reaction as well as tar strip bumps...

Any feed back on the ride quality of this shock. I see '63-'82 are listed in the application guide. Thanks, JU

Clarification........... The cars were ten years old when I purchased them. I actually owned a lot of Corvettes when was a ten year old designer/restorer/customizer. They were plastic and 1/24 scale. Later, JU

Always interesting to see what pops up when you trace a car's history. On the two vettes I've owned, both were traded within two months of original purchase....... The owners no doubt got caught up in the romance of the car but underestimated the Insurance man! I purchased both cars at 10...