1980 Corvette Fabrication
Mar 11, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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Racer
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1980 Corvette Fabrication
A forum member posted some pics a month or 2 ago of the making of a 1980 corvette in the GM plant(I figure).Well I saved those pics and made a slideshow.
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Let me know what you think.Kinda gives you an idea on how the vettes were made in the day....
80_vette
Mar 11, 2006 | 11:45 AM
Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '10
Mar 11, 2006 | 02:05 PM
Melting Slicks
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Excellent! Thanks for posting.
(I have a 1980 that is body-off right now.)
Mar 11, 2006 | 02:49 PM
Drifting
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Mar 11, 2006 | 08:25 PM
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Mar 11, 2006 | 08:47 PM
Drifting
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Incredible find
Thank you!
Mar 12, 2006 | 09:30 AM
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by 79 vette head
Mar 12, 2006 | 10:04 AM
Drifting
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Who knows my car might be in one of those pics
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Mar 12, 2006 | 09:32 PM
Le Mans Master
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I remember the thread and those pix are
I wish they were '80 Vettes but they are pictures of '81 Year model Vettes. Date codes on the frames give them away plus the engines are not dressed right to be '80 Year models. Great stuff either way.
-Mark.