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Old Oct 31, 2019 | 09:02 PM
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Thanks-good for you! One more question: Wheel widths? I'm guessing 8" front, 10" rear? I'm using the same L88 style flares on my 76 and your wheel/tire package fills the flares out very nicely. Again-gorgeous car, thanks for your replies.
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Originally Posted by cheapta
Those big Vectors are wicked!! What size are they? For sale?
I could be wrong, but to me, those wheels look like they're Appliance "Turbo-Vecs", rather than AR "Vectors".....

Originally Posted by av81
this is about vette's not spelling , very annoying
nice find on the pace car!
Good thing it ISN'T about grammar/punctuation, as you're incorrect, too. It's 'Vettes, with the apostrophe in front of the "v", illustrating a contraction. Vette's, with the apostrophe between the "e" and the "s", illustrates possession, as in the Vette's wheels.....


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Old Nov 2, 2019 | 11:52 AM
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You are correct 8" up front & 10"s in the rear
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Another point i noticed, the beige "81" prob isnt an 81 = it has a 78-79 nose on it. Whereas you could just bolt up an 80-82 rear bumper cover like this one has, the nose's weren't backward compatible IIRC. Or else it has a 78-79 front clip on a 81 frame/body
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Old Nov 4, 2019 | 11:11 AM
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You are correct it is the wrong clip!
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Old Nov 4, 2019 | 07:47 PM
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Thanks for the replies.

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