When I saw the early post of the car fully lifted, was first thought was "you don't even need jack stands to change the oil!" 
well... it's low
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Man....some haters out there...
It looks cool....I wouldn't do it - but it's yer car and you like it...it IS adjustable and you've put some awesome work into it....
LOVE the wheels !
I give you
and a snap ! LOL !
Good work !
It looks cool....I wouldn't do it - but it's yer car and you like it...it IS adjustable and you've put some awesome work into it....
LOVE the wheels !
I give you
and a snap ! LOL !Good work !
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From: Palatine, Peoples Republic of Illinois
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I like it personally. I especially like the front grill in the rendering. Have you figured out how and where to get it fabbed? If so I'd love to know and get one like it. Maybe some cost sharing.
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I like the lowered look. But you may find out that the car will contact speed bumps and driveway approaches on a regular basis. My 92 is dropped about 1" from stock in front and at least that in the rear. I've already replaced the center front air dam section because of wear. Usually its the exhaust that hits on the peaks of driveway approaches. And my exhaust is tucked up pretty good.
Im in the process of restoring my 72 and will lower it some, I'll keep the top of the tires even with the fender lip.
Ahhh. I went back and read the full thread, shoulda known. Bags. Anyway, your project is awesome looking. Always been a custom car guy. I appreciate the full on restos but lean toward custom cars.
On a side note, I grew up in Riverview.
Im in the process of restoring my 72 and will lower it some, I'll keep the top of the tires even with the fender lip.
Ahhh. I went back and read the full thread, shoulda known. Bags. Anyway, your project is awesome looking. Always been a custom car guy. I appreciate the full on restos but lean toward custom cars.
On a side note, I grew up in Riverview.
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oh yea that grille has been a thorn in my side... i have a friend working with it, but have had no luck with somone doing it for a reasonable price... but i will get that grille done, i also have a close up rendering done to show more detail
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I know this is a bit of "Thread Necro" But i'm curious how this is going. I just got a 73' and i'm pretty interested in this coming from lowered trucks (My previous was a 91 C1500 Bagged and Body Dropped).
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got it running last week, just working on gettin the brakes done and getting it to roll under its own power... then it's off to the fiberglass shop for some custom interior work, then back to the paint shop to fix some boo boos
lol... then add the trim and work out some bugs and we're done 
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Not what I would personally want but can tell that you put a lot of work into it and it doesn't look over the top. Enjoy it and don't let anyone's opinions on the car bother you. I have seen people here even put other people's car down because of the color of their vette which is a factory color. Enjoy and good work.
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Not what I would do, but it is not my 'vette. I do, however, really like how well you have done everything so far and appreciate how much work and thought went into it. Nice car and thanks for sharing all of the info.
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ok so yea i tot ally fail at making updates, but hey i'm lucky if i get any computer time around here hahaha
so here you go guys... the car is finally done (for the most part anyway...) just workin out some bugs and minor issues but all and all she's ready...
she made her debut at the 60th Detroit Autorama... took 1st place in our class and couldn't be happier with the way she turned out.. now i believe my dad has also made an account on this site and may have already posted pics somwhere... but i couldn't find the thread so i thought i'd just share in my thread as well
here are some pics just before putting her on the trailer and taking her to the show
the interior
engie bay
so here you go guys... the car is finally done (for the most part anyway...) just workin out some bugs and minor issues but all and all she's ready...
she made her debut at the 60th Detroit Autorama... took 1st place in our class and couldn't be happier with the way she turned out.. now i believe my dad has also made an account on this site and may have already posted pics somwhere... but i couldn't find the thread so i thought i'd just share in my thread as well
here are some pics just before putting her on the trailer and taking her to the show
the interior
engie bay
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we also had a lil mini photo shoot done right after autorama...
if u have any questions please feel free to ask... also no pics of the rear suspension... lol i forgot to take some, i'll get some as soon as i can
if u have any questions please feel free to ask... also no pics of the rear suspension... lol i forgot to take some, i'll get some as soon as i can
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oh and since the car is finished and has already attended it's first show, here are the promised rear suspension pics
before paint
after paint
these are both fairly old pics, the underside is much cleaner and prettier, but you get the idea
before paint
after paint
these are both fairly old pics, the underside is much cleaner and prettier, but you get the idea