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wasn't badmouthing anybody or anything 84 is notorious,, thats just the fact. if you are offended by that, that's your personal problem, not mine. I'm not badmouthing anything, I love all corvettes.. I've known people with 84s, I have had friends who bought 84s.. yours runs good...

too far out I think the outside of the front tires are rubbing on the edge of the wheel well, near the outside edge really, just on the outside edge of wheel well material,, (black). So, as you said, I think the backspacing is too much on these Rikens? I'll see if the new shocks do anything...

84? Run for the hills! or get a L98 84! Run! :W:W I have heard horror stories about that crossfire, friend of mine had one in Nevada and it never ran right. He finally had to sell it for a pitance. I feel for you. Don't know anything much about crossfire other than it's got a lot of...

thanks for the heads up, Md resident I bought my 87 vert from a guy that had work done at Tony's, I have his receipts... I noticed how expensive some of the work was.. something like 134 dollars for an OIL CHANGE! ;LOL come on now... thats a bit ridiculous isn't it? I feel for you...

5 years! holy shizzle! :ugh wow, lol, ;LOL didnt notice that part:W thanks for heads up :upthumbs I'll check dates from now on :ohnoes tk :bash:thumb:w

hello, bought my 87 convertible couple weeks ago, been hearing a squeaking sound off and on, usually on bumps... finally determined that the outside edge of the front wheels are rubbing on the wheel well.. :confused:confused anyway, been reading about offset and backspacing, think I have it...

dealer? chevy dealer? which dealer told you 1600 bucks and that you had struts on front? I ask because I want to make freaking absolutely sure I don't ever go there. Sneaky so and so.... what a total blatant con job they were trying to pull on you. This is what I mean when I say there is no...

the internet is a wonderful thing meaning: now, a company's reputation is on the line when they deal with customers. Reason being, if a customer is unhappy, they do have recourse, such as posting on forums, notifying other possible customers of bad/good experiences with any company. On my...

shizzle happens I had good experience with VBP, bought rear spring for my 80, composite spring etc.. worked out very nice... never had an issue with them. Sometimes I call up one of these companies and get somebody whose been having a bad day. One day I called Jegs for a carb gasket and the...

d bags all over the place just today i took my 80 vette for a quick spin between thunderstorms, been stuck inside for days cause of heat, asthma problems.. hadn't gone 2 miles before a big black dodge truck, newer style, probably a hemi roid, didnt notice, got right on my tail... i hit the...

have c5 and c6 owners snubbed anybody in c4/c3? doesnt happen often, but every once in a while, somebody in a c5 or c6 doesnt even return my wave when im driving my 80 or my 87 convertible. :upthumbs I see them and know they saw me, but they look like, well you know the look, "my cars is so...

found rascally rattle wow, after much searching and researching (performed by very smart wifey) reading lots of forums about rattles on c4s ... wifey came up with a list of possible causes, when she mentioned fuel lines...oooo;LOL i knew something was up. Sure enough, she came up with some...

all the r-134 leaked out already, I actually saw it and heard it leaking, then I also pressure tested it with the kit that comes with 2 new bottles of r-134, it has a pressure tester which reads zero pressure :confused so I dont know if its pressurized anymore really.... I'm trying to find...

checked my muffler hookup, looks correct i think the only difference is that mine is 87 and yours is 93, reflected in the parts at midamerica .... mine looks like its hooked up correctly and your pics helped a lot actually, the only difference being the piece between the muffler and the...

i have it i looked under and did look them as you suggested, :) good idea, i usually do just that, but i forgot this time.... they seem ok, the rubber is there, perhaps pretty hard rubber.. the rubber from the picture of the part at least is there, there is no rubber between the connector and...

oh do you have pic hi, wondering if you have pic of this L bracket thing and/or rear brackets that you put the 1/4 inch plastic on. I just bought an 87 convertible vette, test drove it on smooth roads where there was a little clunking from the passenger side of the where the convertible...

hi all, bent my ac pipe, the aluminum (i think) one that takes a 90 degree turn and goes into the compressor, right in the 90 degree angle it sprung a small hole and all my r 134 leaked out. hit it with some jb weld, but within a day and night, the new r134 leaked out as well. anybody got...

yep from ecklers on cd I think so, its from ecklers manual on cd, technical manual for 1980 corvette it says, but its strange that it doesn't have a step by step process for doing ball joints... :confused at least the lower ones, it does for the upper ones. I guess it figures if you can do the...

nice job :) nice ! i did the same thing to my 1980 vette and it turned out really well. Such a nicer ride. My old laminate spring was so shot, I don't think it had any laminate even. :W I'm going to start on my front end soon as well. Got a little Rust to Por 15 after I naval jelly it down...

question on thosse headers would they be the best fit for a 80 vette as well? i'm looking for the easiest install headers that wont take any modification of steering column etc for my year, and I figure your 75 is pretty close? 350 engine? thanks tony