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Old Apr 1, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 06:04 AM
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Great looking car ,what city you in?
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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 06:33 AM
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Now you just need to drive it to The Gong for the Corvette Convention , This coming weekend, great looking car, have fun driving it.
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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 01:07 PM
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Very nice '66. ..
The headlight bucket gaps look really crisp.
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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by PGM427
Its like your reading my mind.... those hubcaps of mine have to go. .........snip........
Its like looking at a picasso or rembrandt masterpeice in awe and seeing it signed down the bottom by Ronald Mcdonald.

I know Rally Wheels arent correct for a 66, but its going to get them anyway, i think they will look much better.
Nice '66, guy!..Welcome to da club....I agree on the hubcaps, rallyes would look great, but don't u like the knock offs ? (which would of course be correct for the year). Mine r repos, but I have the oems.

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Good for you! I am looking at a local '66 blue, ..........snip.....
Copycat!

But I realize that I'm u'r hero & u do sooo want to be like me.
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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 03:53 PM
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Congratulations on your 66 big block That will get alot of attention over there.

Krispy Kreme Jellies are very good
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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 08:01 PM
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Hey PMG427, fill in your profile so we can see more of who we are talking to. Nice Vette, so did you buy it here in Oz or did you import? Tell us some of the story.

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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 07:02 AM
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Wheel problem was sorted today....



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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Bud2
Hey PMG427, fill in your profile so we can see more of who we are talking to. Nice Vette, so did you buy it here in Oz or did you import? Tell us some of the story.

Bud.
Hi Bud,

Car was imported by an importer, I first looked at it 6-8 months ago and passed as i thought it was well over priced.....

The car was stuck in my mind, and i looked at a few plain jane red small block cars, but this car kept creeping back into my thoughts, so i rung the dealer and made an offer that they immediatly rejected....

A week passed and they came back, and a deal was struck.

The paint and body is certainly not the best by a long shot, but i picked the car up for the price of a cheap small block car with similar paint and body, so i'll get the paint sorted this winter.

It is a numbers matching 427/390hp.

Dont get me wrong, the paint and body make it a solid 10 footer car, but up close there are some problems.

I have intentions to fit power steering, power brakes and a 5spd conversion. It may be blasphemy, to change a few things from original, but i intend to drive this car A LOT, and i'll make it returnable to stock.

I have temporarily fitted an early C3 steering wheel to gain a bit more room until i can find something to suit the interior better, the original teak wheel has a much larger "dish" to it. Eventually i hope to find something in teak thats almost flat.

Im really chuffed with the car, and love driving it.


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