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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 07:15 AM
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Just wondering.. what was the reasoning for putting in steel floors after 74? Anybody know.... Thanks .
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 07:17 AM
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If you think about it, you will answer your own question!!!
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 08:06 AM
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Yeah, I'l like to know too. Doesn't seem like 6 years of C3 production would be enough to see glass delamination....maybe they were jus getting whacked from rocks, curbs and such....
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 08:17 AM
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Yeah, I'l like to know too. Doesn't seem like 6 years of C3 production would be enough to see glass delamination....maybe they were jus getting whacked from rocks, curbs and such....
Nope. Catalytic Converters. Imagine what happens to fiberglass in close proximity to one of those.
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...Catalytic Converters...
Bingo.
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 09:43 AM
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I know stupid ? Get stupid answers. Lol that is a good point about the catalytic converters. Did think of that . Maybe because I got a 74 with side pipes . Lol. Thanks .......
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 09:59 AM
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They also included a heat shield for the Catalytic converters to keep as much heat out of the car as possible...

BTW...When I purchased my 76 I was shocked to discover a metal floor...my previous 3 Corvettes sure did not have one...

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nope. Catalytic converters. Imagine what happens to fiberglass in close proximity to one of those.
doh!
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Wasn't 76 the year they changed them?
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I think 75 was.
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Originally Posted by ozzyrulesme
I think 75 was.
Must've been late '75; mine is still fiberglass w/a metal plate insert beneath the pass seat. Also a frame mounted shroud over the converter itself.
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Must've been late '75; mine is still fiberglass w/a metal plate insert beneath the pass seat. Also a frame mounted shroud over the converter itself.
same with mine.
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Believe that the steel floors started in '76.

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