Having C3 Troubles...
Burning Brakes
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From: Land O' Lakes FL
I just bought a 76 and I love it. Just so you know, the 76 was the last to have the Stingray emblems on the sides. The 77 had the cross flags. So if you are looking for something a little more "classic", you may want the 76.
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Cruising
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Originally Posted by Jerry Curl
I just bought a 76 and I love it. Just so you know, the 76 was the last to have the Stingray emblems on the sides. The 77 had the cross flags. So if you are looking for something a little more "classic", you may want the 76.
Drifting
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From: Savannah Ga
NO let me repete NO Corvette came from the factory capable of doing wheelies.Why would you want to.It can get very expensive on the car.A lot of things break.Only a highly modified car will do that and it still brakes things.Just buy your Vette and drive it don't beat the p### out of it. 
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Cruising
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Originally Posted by copter
NO let me repete NO Corvette came from the factory capable of doing wheelies.Why would you want to.It can get very expensive on the car.A lot of things break.Only a highly modified car will do that and it still brakes things.Just buy your Vette and drive it don't beat the p### out of it.
Pro
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From: New York
76' or 77'
basically there the same car...the diff. r minor.....but the 2 things that r of any notice would b the 77' is the last straight back n some people like 2 have something that is either the first or the last.. n 2nd is the 76' is the last one 2 wear the stingray badge...again it's a first n last thing....just my $.02
Racer
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From: Spokane Washington
fit, finish and paint
I think it is good advice to get the best car you can. If you need to skimp, all cost being relitive get the car with the best paint and body. Minor mechanicals can be fixed. Paint and body need to done correctly and that can be expensive. Good undamaged body also. Hey the 75 in convertible may be the best collector value. Last convertible and still resonable. Hey then the 74 is last year for BB and you can get it in convertible. Hey then there is the 73, only year for rubber front and crome rear. Hey 72, last year for crome bumbers. 71, well, 70 last year for good power and crome bumpers, What year did you say you were looking for. 
cal
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Last edited by cal camara; Feb 1, 2006 at 04:47 PM.
Drifting
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From: Seabrook Texas
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by C3VetteMan
Man I ain't interested in no car that can't do a wheelie. Real men do the wheelies where I come from. The Wheelies get the women.
Why are you wasting your time with this guy?
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Racer
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From: Ellicott City MD
I've got a really original idea for you, especially if you want to do wheelies.
Get whatever year C3 you want or can afford, and drop a fuel injected SBC or a carbed BB in it. Put a set of slicks on the back and a set of 4:10 gears in the pumpkin. There's your wheelies....
I don't think anybody around here has thought of putting a more powerful motor in their C3.
Buy the car (76 or 77) and make it what you want, cause if you want to do wheelies in a stock vette, you're dreamin...or smokin...
Get whatever year C3 you want or can afford, and drop a fuel injected SBC or a carbed BB in it. Put a set of slicks on the back and a set of 4:10 gears in the pumpkin. There's your wheelies....
I don't think anybody around here has thought of putting a more powerful motor in their C3.
Buy the car (76 or 77) and make it what you want, cause if you want to do wheelies in a stock vette, you're dreamin...or smokin...
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Cruising
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Originally Posted by cal camara
Hey then there is the 73, only year for rubber front and crome rear. Hey 72, last year for crome bumbers. 71, well, 70 last year for good power and crome bumpers,
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Originally Posted by NHvette
You want an 83-85, if you wanna do wheelies ... go to the C4 forum.
I figure if I wanted to get one of these C3 cars gettin' some air I could go with puttin' a 12 bolt in it, 5:13 gears, a 421 SBC with a roller cam aluminum heads and a powerglide transmission with a 1.96 first gear then 14X32 slicks after I tub it and put coil overs and gut the interior, but hell I don't know if I care that much about these turds anymore. You think that'd get one of your C3's doin' wheelies?
I've got a buddy who owns a C4 wheelie car, so I think that might actually end up being what I do. I'm gonna look into buyin' a C4 this weekend. Thanks for the idea, NHvette.
I'm gonna have to change my name to C4Vetteman.
Last edited by C3VetteMan; Feb 1, 2006 at 11:09 PM.
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Safety Car
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Le Mans Master
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From: one night in Bangkok you are never lonely
Originally Posted by C3VetteMan
Man I ain't interested in no car that can't do a wheelie. Real men do the wheelies where I come from. The Wheelies get the women.
Melting Slicks
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From: Moon Twp. PA USA
Originally Posted by TonySinclair
I figure it's probably 73SBwhatshisname or someone similarly situated (e.g. - a 14 yr. old dipnutz).
"Man I ain't interested in no car that can't do a wheelie. Real men do the wheelies where I come from. The Wheelies get the women."
Cannot get women with his looks or personality! Must be from the deep south with his spelling and grammer and his stated fact that Wheelies get the women. Inbreeding would be my guess on both ends.
Where do you come from?
So many dumb **** southerners, so little time.
Pro
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From: Kinzers. PA
Originally Posted by C3VetteMan
Are the 76 and 77 models identical to each other?