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  1. Tom73

    FS: 73 Coupe, LS4 454, 4-speed. 3 Owner 50k miles

    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...
  2. Tom73

    Question: C7 Air Dam

    Those rear fender intakes moved to the inside of the wheel wells for the convertible. Tom...
  3. Tom73

    Radiator air venting through the hood

    Seems that there would be four ducts on the front; one for cooling, one for the engine intake, and two for front brake cooling. tom...
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    Radiator air venting through the hood

    Okay, the air comes in the front, through the radiator, then out the hood. Where does the air for the engine intake come from?
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    Radiator air venting through the hood

    But what about air intake for the cabin? Normal way is to take in air at the cowl. Wouldn't that just put the hot engine air and fumes right in with the passengers? Tom...
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    Live Video Feed of the 2014 C7 Corvette Unveiling - This Sunday Night

    Corvette Museum has some pics and a write up at National Corvette Museum - 2014 Corvette Tom
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    2014 C7 Corvette Updates

    Keep those updates coming. Tom...
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    Unveiling the C7 - is it just me, or is it being kept "low-key" for a reason?

    Speed is showing Speed Center on their schedule for that 7:00-7:30 time period. That could be it. Tom....
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    GM teases details of new Corvette, unveils logo

    Only two parts carrying over from the C6....does this mean a new design engine? No more LS series engine? tom...
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    1973 z07

    NCRS Judging Guide states: An Off-Road package, Z07, is offered which consists of higher rated springs, a larger diameter front stabilizer bar, a larger diameter front stabilizer bar, a rear stabilizer bar, heavy duty shock absorbers and heavy duty dual pin brakes. This package is only...
  11. Tom73

    C3 Owner's manual questions

    I believe that some of the early reprints were identical to the originals while later reprints had the reprint statement. Can be hard to know what you have.
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    1973 Coupe Purchase Advice

    For some general info on the '73, check out the '73Spot, www.73spot.com tom...
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    Sting ray

    The Mid Years, 63-67, were called and had an emblem that had Sting Ray as two words. In '69 Chevy started putting an emblem on that has Stingray as one word. But in ads and chevy lit the '68 was refered to as a Corvette Sting Ray (two words) but just did not have an emblem. So you could say...
  14. Tom73

    327

    Believe that the 4 bolt mains did not come along until the 350 of '69.
  15. Tom73

    Different tops

    Look under the rear deck, in the storage area, there may be a soft top folded down in there.
  16. Tom73

    1974 A/c

    Legal Status of HC-12a ®, DURACOOL 12a ®, and OZ-12 ® | Alternatives / SNAP | US EPA 4. May hydrocarbon refrigerants be used to replace CFC-12, commonly referred to as "Freon® ," in cars? No. It is illegal to use hydrocarbon refrigerants like HC-12a® and DURACOOL 12a® as substitutes for...
  17. Tom73

    1980 l82

    Since it has a state VIN I would guess that it is a salvage car made up of many different parts from many different years. :ugh
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    1974 A/c

    EPA does not reconize any "drop-in" replacements for R12. Freeze12 is a blend of 134a (80%) and HCFC-142b (20%). Duracool 12a is, according to EPA website, "Flammable blend of hydrocarbons; insufficient data to demostrate safety". There really is only two ways to go. Stay with R12...
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    Favorite C3 Body Style

    Cannot go wrong with a '73, even Larry Shinoda agreed... The Beauty of '73 "Larry Shinoda, the famous Corvette designer, once commented in an interview that the 1973 was his favorite of the post-1967 era because the front and rear styling were closest to what the stylists originally had in...
  20. Tom73

    75 vette

    The rear defrost system was optional, in fact very few cars had them. So if you do not have the rear defrost then you should not have the switch on the side panel. tom...
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