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Hello CAC Members!
I'm a fairly new member! Been reading alot but no posting since signing on a few months ago. I'm 44, and this past spring purchased my first vette. It's a 78 coupe and it was definetly one of those spur of the moment kinda deals. I graduated high school in 78 so it's got the sentimental value thing going on. And like so many others from my era, I always admired the C-3's.
So the story goes something like this. I hear about this guy selling an ole black vette, no engine, for $2,500. I figure it's gotta be a waste but what the heck. I'll go check it out. When I get there, it looks pretty good. Much better than I imagined. Even has the rear spoiler which gives it that awesome attitude! He tells me she's been sitting up for about three plus years. I spend about five minutes looking it over even though I really have'nt done any kind of serious auto mechanical work in some 20 plus years. Seems like I've been driving "toyota's" forever now. Anyway, it appears to me to have never been wrecked, but I do recognize more rust than I would like to see. I figure, what the heck, I need to get my hands dirty again. It's time to get back down to my roots and bring this black beauty back to the streets where it belongs.
So now, after about 6 months of admiring the poor thing out in my own back yard, and with my three days a week softball addiction now on the rocks until March, I'm finally getting involved and restless to see my future pride and joy begin it's rehab! This past weekend I tackled my first challenge by seperating the body/chassis. Needless to say, it didn't look to promising when 7 of the 8 body mounts snapped right off. Anyway, with that behind me now, I'm not discouraged in the least bit. In fact, the frame is really not that bad now that I can actually see it up close. I've started to assemble my long shopping list. My first obsticle is the fuel tank. I see where the 78 - 82 tanks were discontinued. I've located an 81 tank but nobody I've talked to seems to know for sure if it will work on my 78. So, my first of probably may questions to the loyal and knowledgeable CAC members is just that. Can anyone tell me if the 81 tank will work on the 78?
Thank's for reading and please help me get this baby back on it's wheels.
Steve
I'm a fairly new member! Been reading alot but no posting since signing on a few months ago. I'm 44, and this past spring purchased my first vette. It's a 78 coupe and it was definetly one of those spur of the moment kinda deals. I graduated high school in 78 so it's got the sentimental value thing going on. And like so many others from my era, I always admired the C-3's.
So the story goes something like this. I hear about this guy selling an ole black vette, no engine, for $2,500. I figure it's gotta be a waste but what the heck. I'll go check it out. When I get there, it looks pretty good. Much better than I imagined. Even has the rear spoiler which gives it that awesome attitude! He tells me she's been sitting up for about three plus years. I spend about five minutes looking it over even though I really have'nt done any kind of serious auto mechanical work in some 20 plus years. Seems like I've been driving "toyota's" forever now. Anyway, it appears to me to have never been wrecked, but I do recognize more rust than I would like to see. I figure, what the heck, I need to get my hands dirty again. It's time to get back down to my roots and bring this black beauty back to the streets where it belongs.
So now, after about 6 months of admiring the poor thing out in my own back yard, and with my three days a week softball addiction now on the rocks until March, I'm finally getting involved and restless to see my future pride and joy begin it's rehab! This past weekend I tackled my first challenge by seperating the body/chassis. Needless to say, it didn't look to promising when 7 of the 8 body mounts snapped right off. Anyway, with that behind me now, I'm not discouraged in the least bit. In fact, the frame is really not that bad now that I can actually see it up close. I've started to assemble my long shopping list. My first obsticle is the fuel tank. I see where the 78 - 82 tanks were discontinued. I've located an 81 tank but nobody I've talked to seems to know for sure if it will work on my 78. So, my first of probably may questions to the loyal and knowledgeable CAC members is just that. Can anyone tell me if the 81 tank will work on the 78?
Thank's for reading and please help me get this baby back on it's wheels.
Steve
