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Old May 20, 2025 | 12:53 PM
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Any idea where this brace mounts at the top? It wasn't connected to anything except the bottom
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Old May 20, 2025 | 01:01 PM
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Doesn't look like a factory installed brace to me............
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Old May 20, 2025 | 01:05 PM
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Doesn't look like a factory installed brace to me............
Kinda what I was thinking. The only nose suppprts I see listed are the two on each side.
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Old May 20, 2025 | 01:06 PM
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Almost looks like a part from my kids swing set............
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Originally Posted by thoyer
Almost looks like a part from my kids swing set............
After seeing some of the other things done to this car, wouldn't surprise me.
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Old May 20, 2025 | 02:41 PM
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Looks like a bubba fix
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Old May 20, 2025 | 03:10 PM
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I think most of our cars have suffered from some kind of bubba fix.........I know mine have. I even found metric bolts in place of SAE on my 66.
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Old May 21, 2025 | 09:43 AM
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i had something similar that was installed on my '59.
see my original cf post: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...t-to-nose.html
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