New member from Los Angeles

[Ed's 1970]

Hello all,
I am 41 years old and I just purchased my first corvette. It is a 1970 Stingray, 350 small-block, 4spd, a dark candy apple red (almost burgandy), aftermarket rims, sidepipes. I kind of wanted a big-block, but could not afford it right now....maybe later on.

I am a big chevy fan. You just can't beat the small and big block chevy's, they're great.

My interest in the older corvettes started a few years ago, and has peaked lately. I don't know what it is about this car, but I am very attracted to it. I have no interest in the later models. This car seemed to be ahead of its time with independent suspension, fiberglass body, 4 piston caliper brakes, etc.

My other car is a '94 Camaro Z28. It is quite a car. It has around 600 horsepower from a blown 355 LT1 and handles great. I don't expect the '70 to come close to it performance wise, but the '70 seems to have such historical value to it. And looks easy to work on!

I don't have the car yet, it is going to be delivered in a few weeks. I am really excited about it. I have read some threads on this site, and they were very helpful.

Ed

 

[MsSchroder]

Hey Ed,
Welcome to the CAC.
The chrome bumper sharks are my favorite style of all time. That's what they have an abundance of ... STYLE :cool.

Congratulations, and please post photos when your vette arrives.

Tammy

 

[6 Shooter]

Congrats on your 1970 Stingray!

Glad ya made it here & welcome to the

Later . . . . . .
6 Shooter

 

[Erik S. Klein]

Welcome to the CAC and congratulations on your new C3!

Enjoy!

 

[89sleeper]

Welcome

 

[jrose7004]

Welcome Ed!

 

[bill81vette]

Welcome to CAC!!hope you enjoy the vette and the forums!!!!1

 

[Daryllawman]

Hello and welcome to the Corvette Action Center....Congrats on the Vette....Gotta Love those C-3's

 

[XLR8]

Congrats on your new C3 (and first Corvette)!

Welcome to the CAC!

Jane Ann

 

[TopDownCruzin03]

Welcome and have fun.

 

[82ColEd]

Welcome to the CAC!




-Stefan

We have a few Z28's around here. Here is a from one (stock 97)..

 

[TopDownCruzin03]

I'm a Chevy guy from way back. My first car was a '68 Nova with a straight six. My older sister owned a '63 Impala with a 283 matched to a powerglide. Alas, one day she totaled that Impala. Quite a feat considering it was "almost" indestructible. But hey, I now had access to a V-8! Oh yeah, it quite improved the appeal of "The Nova". Geez, now I had OTJT (on the job training) and completely revamped the Nova. V-8, powerglide! Now I'm cruising! Now everybody wanted that Nova. I sold it at a tidy profit. But at today's dollars, only pennies.

I went on to Camaro's, mostly Z-28's. They were easy to modify and there were quite a few to be had. If I had known about today's value for older stock Camaros I would have bought a warehouse full. But hey, live and learn.

Besides my C5, I also have an '89 IROC-Z convertible which I purchased from the original owner. It has 63,000 miles on it. I've mentioned selling it but my wife loves that car. I say to her "Oh C'mon dear! We could have another Vette"!

Save the Wave,

 

[Cool Driver]

Welcome to the Ed! Hopefully the next few weeks will just fly by before your C3 arrives. Congratulations!

 

[hoosierdaddy]

Welcome aboard!!!!!!

Welcome to CORVETTE ACTION CENTER, nice to have you aboard.

Bill

 

[arejay]

Hi Ed, Welcome to the

 

[Ed's 1970]

Thanks for the welcome everyone! That was very nice.

Does anyone know if I can run sidepipes in CA, I heard it is illegal to run them here. My car comes with them! My thought is that since they let narley davidsons run rampant around here, it should not be a big deal.