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Burning Brakes
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Corvette Progress
Brian, yes the frame work in good order, only having 70K on the clock and inside most of it life helped. This was kind of rescue, sat outside for a year under cover on concrete. My Corvette body guy said he wished all the Corvettes he had to work on were as nice as this one! This model year may not be the most collectable but I do see them rising like my 68 that I've owned over 30 years, AL.
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GS 455 Stage 1
Brings back memories. I had a 70 GS with a stage 1 455 in it when I got out of high school. Wish I never sold it, but life got in the way. A year after I sold it, some boneyard contacted me as the last known owner and asked if I wanted the car back. I should of jumped on it then.
Curious as to what the GS went for?
Curious as to what the GS went for?
Racer
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Brian, yes the frame work in good order, only having 70K on the clock and inside most of it life helped. This was kind of rescue, sat outside for a year under cover on concrete. My Corvette body guy said he wished all the Corvettes he had to work on were as nice as this one! This model year may not be the most collectable but I do see them rising like my 68 that I've owned over 30 years, AL.
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Burning Brakes
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AL. .
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Your 77 is like the my 79 and looks like they will come up in value if past history stands. As I posted earlier, my 68 was not popular 30 some years ago when I got it but has moved up. Rule of the thumb seems to be if the later C3's are tastefully restored they draw pretty good interest, get a chance post your 77, all the best! AL.
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https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1593456341
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks, I did post mine. Thread with most info is
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1593456341
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1593456341
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Burning Brakes
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Looking to do the side exhaust thing. I made a post ==Guys, do me a favor, look up a U tube titled (Corvette 1969 quiet side exhaust sound) this is by a user by the name of "hillbillyvette". He has a big block on a frame and sounds great!! I was on the fence on side pipes until I saw this U Tube video. I love the sound of a Chevrolet V8 and plan to drive it alot and be able to hear the radio and not to annoy my wife. I did a search and there is a Hill Billy Vette Shop in Tennessee, not sure if that is him. Well anyway trying to figure out where to get this set of quiet side pipes. Did see a few vendors offering loud and quiet and do not want to buy the wrong ones, the ones on the video are perfect!! AL.
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Burning Brakes
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Heat and AC
Just got done installing the new heater core, not fun! All the vacuum line were in bad shape so nothing worked. Bought the Doctor Rebuild vacuum kit to fix the problem. I was able to use the original vacuum harness connect by using a reverse drill bit to remove the old line from the connector. The ash tray cover was another treat! the plastic rivets are a joke, careful removing the old ones, the hinge breaks easy, on reinstalling the ash tray lid use fine thread hex head screws and double nut them, works great. Oh BTW on the removal of the heater core, remove the side and lower ducts and all brackets and comes out with out the dash removal.
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progress
Just got done installing the new heater core, not fun! All the vacuum line were in bad shape so nothing worked. Bought the Doctor Rebuild vacuum kit to fix the problem. I was able to use the original vacuum harness connect by using a reverse drill bit to remove the old line from the connector. The ash tray cover was another treat! the plastic rivets are a joke, careful removing the old ones, the hinge breaks easy, on reinstalling the ash tray lid use fine thread hex head screws and double nut them, works great. Oh BTW on the removal of the heater core, remove the side and lower ducts and all brackets and comes out with out the dash removal.
