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Hey Muskie, how are you approaching your door jam paint out?
Hi Mr.D,
I wish I could give you a better answer to your question. I was assured by the guy's who are doing all the body work & paint. That the door jams will come out looking as perfect as the out side of the car when done.
As to how they accomplish that, I can certainly ask the next time I stop in
Thrash it and have some fun in as many competitive events as I can, keeping it an obvious streeter and scaring as many quick modern cars as I can along the way - and I'm doing that.
One day I'd love to ship it to the US for a year, road trip it down '66, hit powertour and drag week and a bunch of the big shows, tour some of the big workshops and museums... Probably a pipe dream unless I hit the lottery though.
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C3 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2016 C3 of Year Finalist
1. heated garage with concrete floor. painting it now and doing the electrical
2. lift for said garage. I bought the quickjack 5000 last year here on the forum group
buy
3. tilt column, C5 seats, shoulder belts and power brakes. done last weekend
4. 1/4 mile at the local track, EPPING NH. On the list since high school in 1983. Just
went last friday, July 28,2017. never been and got alot of help from the locals.
second lap was .3 reaction, 98 mph and 14.1 seconds. The third lap the temp
dropped about 10 degrees and I just spun the wheels in first and second
5. Rebuild my 327 this fall. Looking at pricing parts now. Looks like $3500 so far. This
will be the coolest on on my bucket list
6. restore my hardtop
7. New convertible top next summer
Getting a C1, C4 & C6 to complete my Collection.
Need More Garage Space 1st... As soon as I buy my Florida House, then Furnish it, then Buy a Boat for it...
C1? Sure.......I get that! If you already have a C7........ you've pretty much got the Modern tech covered and it's a car that is depreciating pretty quickly.......not sure why you'd want to add a C6 to the depreciation loss as well.......then the C4? ......just why?
If in your shoes.....and I was actually of the mindset that a different Corvette for each day of the week was a desire......I'd look for that EXCELLENT condition C1 and then consider a second C2 and or C3. If your current C2 and C3 are coupes or Convertible.......I'd buy the one you don't already have.
To my mind Cars that spend silly amounts of their time in the garage because you have so many more cars than you can drive......should at least be capable of returning their purchase price over time......they will be money losers for sure on repair and upkeep......no good reason to add depreciation to the list......that's my view anyway. YMMV.
Retracing route 66 was always a plan for my dad and I, sadly he passed away from cancer, before we could get it done, but I still plan to make that journey, just have to take the old lady instead. I also have the title for mine thank goodness haha.
6svette,
We just checked the route 66 journey off in May/June. Don't pass this one up. Times are changing and some government funds in support of maintaining the roads, signage, and support for some of the small towns are being discontinued. When that happens, many of the iconic motels and cafe's will shutdown. So if your corvette is not finished, then tow it, if you can't tow it, throw your favorite corvette part in the back seat of your suv and drive it...just do it!
It is his list not yours! I understand why someone would want a Corvette from each generation. I would do that as well if I had the money and a place to store them. I would drive each and every one of them, even the C4. (ever heard of a ZR1?)
Originally Posted by Krystal
C1? Sure.......I get that! If you already have a C7........ you've pretty much got the Modern tech covered and it's a car that is depreciating pretty quickly.......not sure why you'd want to add a C6 to the depreciation loss as well.......then the C4? ......just why?
If in your shoes.....and I was actually of the mindset that a different Corvette for each day of the week was a desire......I'd look for that EXCELLENT condition C1 and then consider a second C2 and or C3. If your current C2 and C3 are coupes or Convertible.......I'd buy the one you don't already have
To my mind Cars that spend silly amounts of their time in the garage because you have so many more cars than you can drive......should at least be capable of returning their purchase price over time......they will be money losers for sure on repair and upkeep......no good reason to add depreciation to the list......that's my view anyway. YMMV.
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Corvette related bucket list items:
1. Buy a c3. (Check! 74 coupe, Jan 2015)
2. Build, not buy, a 12 second car. (In process) its also a cruiser meant to be driven like hell.
3. Finish the build. Well, finished enough to drive it. It'll never be finished. Part of the fun, right?
3. Drive the 12 second car to cool events. Local shows. Carlisle. NCM. Break out my shaded folding chair and yak about it all_day_long!
4. Meet some of the awesome people on this forum. (Example: Mike Dyer aka Traccdog2, at Carlisle in just a few weeks!)
5. Drive the car up and down Tail of the Dragon in TN/NC.
Right now car is at the body shop. The frame, suspension, steering, engine, trans upgrades are completed. Bodywork is in process by a guy who has been working on corvettes for 45 years. (Mike Carty of Carty's Complete Corvette Restoration Service in ATCO, NJ. The paint will be Lime Rock Green with motion style white tail and stripe. Some call it the skunk stripe. I cant wait.
