hello everyone, I recently picked up a 1975, numbers matching, Coupe L-48, 3 speed automatic with 83,000 miles, . i worked a trade, my sailboat and 1,500.00 bucks for the vette. so far that means i'm about 3,500.00 into this car. My main goal is to Cruise around town looking kick a** but i want to make sure when it comes time to pass this along that i get what i put into it.

the exterior of the car is in rough shape. it defiantly needs stripped and repainted. are there colors that are more desirable than others?

the engine is in pretty good condition but its an L-48, i am pretty mechanically inclined and would enjoy uping the HP. does this have much effect on the value of the car either in a positive or negative way?

the car has an aftermarket hood scoop, i sold the hilborn style scoop in favor of a lower profile fiberglass scoop. any ideas as to added HP?

as a hole the mechanics of the car are in good shape. the car is pretty original and just needs regular maintenance to make her happy.

does anyone know the scoop with the rear bumper. i dont believe its the original bumper, confirmation?

the interior is in pretty good shape after i rebuilt the original gauges a lot of which were either broken or not hooked up. someone updated the radio which is kind of a bummer but i didn't plan of restoring it.

any advice on things i should update / leave as is would be awesome, thanks in advance.

 

That's up to you. What colors do you like?

Possibly neither. It will have a negative affect on your pocket book.

Probably none.

Your pic doesn't open for me.

 

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Make the car into what you want. I'd suggest putting together a "dream" list of what you want. The work with that list when it comes time to choose parts.

In my area (Seattle), on Craigslist, there is a LT1 and 6 speed combo for sale for 3k, I'd consider something like that for what you're wanting to do. The rest, build it into your car; as the car sellers say "there's a donkey's hindquarters for every seat"

Keeping in mind, the farther from 'norm' you veer the more difficult it will be to find that hindquarter.

I've detailed the build of mine on another website, and I'd suggest you look at other people's detailed builds to help you decide what you want to do with yours. My goal is autocross, and the car is build with that entire purpose in mind - but I hate hurting when I drive, so there were some accommodations made

 

Paint the car the original color.

That is an '80-'82 style rear bumper on it. The car has probably already been painted at least once

 

Your Facebook link doesn't work, either. Put your pictures in one of the on-line photo repositories. I use PhotoBucket; it's free. Once you have your pics in your PhotoBucket album, you can imbed the links in your posts.

 

thanks for your input. im excited about this car, i dont want to get carried away but its going to be a fun project.

 

you are correct, the original color was white, and it has been painted once after that, a very poor paint job.

thanks for your input. oddly enough the guy that made the mold for those years is the guy who married my wife and i. i'm surprised he never mentioned it wasn't the stock bumper.

 

Hi Corey,

1975 corvettes don't hold alot of value already, and like most projects you do not get your money back out of it when it comes time to sell. Feel free to add some HP for your own benefit. You could keep the original motor (if it is original) on the side and drop in a crate motor, very popular thing to do.

Personally, I would lose the non-funtional blower scoop since you do not have a blower motor. It's not even centered.

As far as the mechanics go, I would consider adding a radiator shroud.

 

i completely agree, that was the first thing i did. i swapped it out for a lower profile fiberglass scoop as it was mush less expensive than a new hood or messing with trying to patch a giant hole.

 

coreyt
Here is a picture of me with my first vette...a white '75 L48 auto. Maybe this is your car....in the summer of '76?

 

Nice pic. How come your "helper" isn't helping? I could never wash my 74 without my two daughters wanting to "help" when they were about his size. My two became quite proficient at doing rally wheels.

 

thats a great pic. i have a 4 year old son and about that build and hair cut, uncanny.

 

Because it won't cost much except time, try buffing that out. You might just get a shine on it you can live with until you get it painted (saving more time and money for the mechanicals). /:\

 

Very cool car!

Love the side pipes. It has a retro look that, to me is worth preserving.

With the mods I see, I doubt the engine is internally correct even if it came with the car.

Slap on a racing stripe and go!