Anyway, your car, your choice, good luck with your project. 
Priya's 79 Corvette
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Priya's 79 Corvette
Bkvette3 asked me for some pictures of my Corvette so I thought I'd post what I've got. The car is actually in storage until the end of April so I can't get any better pictures, the ones I have aren't the greatest quality, they're kind of dark and the car is dirty but they'll do for now I suppose. These were taken in the shop where my husband works.
The car is a 79 L82 4 speed. It has A/C, power windows, power locks, power antenna, pulse wipers, gymkhanna suspension, glass t-tops, and tilt/tele. It has 60,000 miles and for whatever reason the motor was rebuilt I'm guessing about 10,000 miles ago. Runs super nice and the trans shifts like new. The car is just what I was looking for in a Corvette other than the brown exterior:
I'm eager to replace the Gymkhana suspension with a softer standard setup and repaint the car a different colour, possibly hot pink, purple, or purple to blue colour changing. Unfortunately my husband says I can't do anything on the Corvette until I get my other project finished - my winter car, an 81 AMC Eagle SX/4:
http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=15595.0
Priya
The car is a 79 L82 4 speed. It has A/C, power windows, power locks, power antenna, pulse wipers, gymkhanna suspension, glass t-tops, and tilt/tele. It has 60,000 miles and for whatever reason the motor was rebuilt I'm guessing about 10,000 miles ago. Runs super nice and the trans shifts like new. The car is just what I was looking for in a Corvette other than the brown exterior:
I'm eager to replace the Gymkhana suspension with a softer standard setup and repaint the car a different colour, possibly hot pink, purple, or purple to blue colour changing. Unfortunately my husband says I can't do anything on the Corvette until I get my other project finished - my winter car, an 81 AMC Eagle SX/4:
http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=15595.0
Priya
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Bkvette3 asked me for some pictures of my Corvette so I thought I'd post what I've got. The car is actually in storage until the end of April so I can't get any better pictures, the ones I have aren't the greatest quality, they're kind of dark and the car is dirty but they'll do for now I suppose. These were taken in the shop where my husband works.
The car is a 79 L82 4 speed. It has A/C, power windows, power locks, power antenna, pulse wipers, gymkhanna suspension, glass t-tops, and tilt/tele. It has 60,000 miles and for whatever reason the motor was rebuilt I'm guessing about 10,000 miles ago. Runs super nice and the trans shifts like new. The car is just what I was looking for in a Corvette other than the brown exterior:
I'm eager to replace the Gymkhana suspension with a softer standard setup and repaint the car a different colour, possibly hot pink, purple, or purple to blue colour changing. Unfortunately my husband says I can't do anything on the Corvette until I get my other project finished - my winter car, an 81 AMC Eagle SX/4:
http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=15595.0
Priya
The car is a 79 L82 4 speed. It has A/C, power windows, power locks, power antenna, pulse wipers, gymkhanna suspension, glass t-tops, and tilt/tele. It has 60,000 miles and for whatever reason the motor was rebuilt I'm guessing about 10,000 miles ago. Runs super nice and the trans shifts like new. The car is just what I was looking for in a Corvette other than the brown exterior:
I'm eager to replace the Gymkhana suspension with a softer standard setup and repaint the car a different colour, possibly hot pink, purple, or purple to blue colour changing. Unfortunately my husband says I can't do anything on the Corvette until I get my other project finished - my winter car, an 81 AMC Eagle SX/4:
http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=15595.0
Priya
If I remember correctly, a few years back, I sold my Cortez silver '69 427 Coupe to a gentleman in Saskatoon. Just curious if you might have seen it in your travels
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LOL, yes, hot pink, a little darker than the colour Bob posted - something more like this:
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=h...ed=0CA0Q9QEwAg
Granted most people have cringed when I told them the colours I had in mind, but I want a girly colour and something that's unusual - its a girl's right to horribly devalue her car and on the bright side it'll be less likely to be stolen.
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=h...ed=0CA0Q9QEwAg
Granted most people have cringed when I told them the colours I had in mind, but I want a girly colour and something that's unusual - its a girl's right to horribly devalue her car and on the bright side it'll be less likely to be stolen.
Last edited by Priya; Apr 11, 2010 at 06:33 PM.
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Thanks, that was the first thing I noticed about the car, I looked in and was like "Holy crap, that interior is amazing, I've got to buy this car". Only problem is now I'm a little nervous to get in the car, I'm worried I'm going to tear or damage something.
I haven't seen it here, but I've only lived here for a couple of years - I'll keep my eyes open for it.
I haven't seen it here, but I've only lived here for a couple of years - I'll keep my eyes open for it.
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Glass spring is definitely the first thing.
Root beer brown could possibly be the ugliest Corvette color ever (that '90s C4 teal is pretty close), but you might actually be making a worse choice with those other ideas.
You are right, though, it won't get stolen.
Root beer brown could possibly be the ugliest Corvette color ever (that '90s C4 teal is pretty close), but you might actually be making a worse choice with those other ideas.
You are right, though, it won't get stolen.
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Nice car!. I say paint it pink and put in a loud engine, exhaust combo like the one in this video. ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=Th6S...eature=related
once you hear that engine you do not care about the color.
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=Th6S...eature=related
once you hear that engine you do not care about the color.
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I want to replace the springs as soon as I get it out of storage but my husband says I can't do anything on the Corvette until the Eagle is done.
For me yellow would be much worse than brown but in any event its definitely not staying brown, I'm leaning towards the hot pink. Larry, that was a pretty nice looking Corvette you posted.
For me yellow would be much worse than brown but in any event its definitely not staying brown, I'm leaning towards the hot pink. Larry, that was a pretty nice looking Corvette you posted.
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I hounded you for pics too...nice to see the car...just what I expected it would be, but I still say you should be out driving it...while I never liked brown or light interiors and in most cases I defend peoples rights to go custom....seems pinks will just not work with that shade of interior and that interior is just too nice to ruin,
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