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Old Feb 21, 2018 | 05:34 PM
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Old Feb 21, 2018 | 05:56 PM
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Stay away from that! Don't even ride in it.
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Old Feb 21, 2018 | 05:59 PM
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Bet the exhaust is loud...
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I'm really curious what the rear window is from.
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Old Feb 21, 2018 | 06:55 PM
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Old Feb 21, 2018 | 07:19 PM
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Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD do it!
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Old Feb 21, 2018 | 08:40 PM
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I don't hate it, would be interested to see more of it. I think it would look better with the original rear window, but am curious what they did with it.
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Old Feb 21, 2018 | 09:07 PM
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I love it! ...Maybe not the rear window, but the beauty of glass. Looks like road race mixed with drag race turbo/exhaust...
I'd be curious if its an old photo or photoshop modern. Lets see it go.
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Old Feb 21, 2018 | 09:17 PM
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Old Feb 21, 2018 | 09:56 PM
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If it's a custom and 13Bats doesn't like it, you'd better leave it where you found it!
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Well worse has been posted on more than one occasion. The rear window and exhaust are a horror show. I too question if it's a photo shop.
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I love all the stirred up controversy.
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I've seen the car at a local autocross once or twice. It's a turbo, hence the exhaust; I don't recall the car being particularly loud. When I saw the car it had the standard back window.

edit: OP, weren't you selling this car?

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...bo-t-56-a.html
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Old Feb 22, 2018 | 09:49 AM
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...I love all the stirred up controversy...
What controversy?
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Old Feb 22, 2018 | 10:33 AM
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From the other post it looks like a real fun car. LS engine and a turbo... cool, my opinion on the side exhaust is hey didn't the original GM designers mimic the aircraft field and extract heat out the side like that? Plus Turbo's quiet down the exhaust and act as mufflers anyhow. If you check the other thread with the car it looks well done under the skin.


As to the back window... Could it be that the position of the fuel tank was moved to the cargo area and had to be changed to out side of the cabin. Thus a reasonable quick fix was to change the back glass and seal the tank outside of the cabin?
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Originally Posted by Priya
I'm really curious what the rear window is from.
Looks like the window from a C5 Z06.
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Originally Posted by Easy Mike
What controversy?
perhaps controversy was the wrong word but in general mixed views. The and the I love it.
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Originally Posted by Ron C!
Looks like the window from a C5 Z06.
Thats the concept, c3z!!??
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