Kruegmeister

Loving my New C2.

Wondering if anyone can explain what these 2 ***** are for?
One is Shown & Circled and the Other is behind the Column in the Picture but looks identical to the other Circled ****.

Thanks in Advance.

covette coupe

Those are to let fresh air in the car. One for each side, driver and passenger. Pulling out opens, pushing in closes.

Bluestripe67

The vents are up in the kick panel on each side. Dennis

SI67

Congratulations on your new acquisition. I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun with it. If you do not have an Owner's Manual for it, you should get one. An AIM (Assembly Instruction Manual) would also be a good investment.

StingU2

A '64 high horse (365)...

-Bruce

VITIV Coupe

It must be a 64 convertible because the coupe has 3, one for the rear vent. Enjoy your new ride.

Frankie the Fink

Many times the cables for those ***** have come off the pins that operate the kick panel vents or the flapper doors in the vents have rotted rubber. So, operating the ***** doesn't seem to do anything. When operating correctly those ***** should produce a pretty distinct sound at the kick panels as the flapper seals the vent.

Nowhere Man

I would suggest spending ten bucks and buying a repro owners manual and read the basics about your car

rtruman

Nitros leavers on the 396 high performance models .
Everyone knows that

big block ken

The one on the left is for the smoke screen. And the right one drops the oil slick behind you. That's for those jealous tail gators who think "I got a fast car too!"

Heeia1

Here is a free manual. I refer to this for my 66 which is very similar where not identical.
http://corvette-world.com/article-16...nual-FREE.html

R66

I told my wife they are for ejecting the seats (James Bond Car). Now we can have peaceful cruises and I can enjoy the sound of the car. When she gets on a roll, I move my hand toward the passenger side and she ceases making her noise.

Kruegmeister

I'm gonna have to use that one!
Thanks for the chuckle.

66jack

They rotate the headlights when the electrical connections fail...
You just move/pump the 'levers' in and out real fast to rotate them...
That way you don't have to use that little 'wheel' on the back of the motors...

GTOguy

You can watch The Great Race, and it does the same thing the button on the Hannibal Twin 8, driven by Professor Fate does: you push it in and the car raises up on accordion stilts!

R66

If she ever figures out they are not for ejection seats, I will need a pall bearer.
Have fun with it.

GTOguy

Seriously, pretty much EVERY American car built from 1957 to about 1970 has these ***** to open the kick panel vents. I guess the OP is a young guy!

Kruegmeister

Actually I am 47, so not that young...
My 68 Corvette does not have those, so I wasn't certain when I picked up my 64. I did finally get a reproduction User Manual.

Just put New Rims on and Glazed, Waxed & Waxed it too. Fixed the Gas Guage & replaced a sketchy Front Wiring Harness making my Parking/Turn Lights Function. Probably gonna hit a few more Harnesses just for Safety.

Heres how she sits now.
Wheels are American Racing wheels Torque Thrusts w/ 225/50R17 Michelin

6D2148

I like it!!!!!!!!

champs65

A/C car?

A 68 without A/C will have two levers in the top corners of the shifter bezel for the left and right kick panel vents