Buying a 78 - maybe
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Drifting
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From: Plainfield IN
Buying a 78 - maybe
So thinking about pulling the trigger on a 78 w/ 20,000 miles on it untouched original - so what are the little @#$&% I need to look for and be advised about - its a 4sp, L48, AC car.
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Agree! please read the "Sticky" 10 rules before buying a C3 Corvette.
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http://hunt4cleanair.net/Articles/buyingright.pdf
PS: 1978 L48 M20s came with the Muncie Saginaw cast-iron box.
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Drifting
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Re M20 trany - are they a good thing or bad thing - - I had a ‘67 Saginaw in a TBucket years ago that gave me fits sometimes by getting stuck between gears.
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