Just Look At It
Jan 15, 2022 | 07:24 AM
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Drifting
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From: Central Florida
2024 Corvette of the Year Winner - Modified
2023 C3 of the Year Winner - Modified
2021 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
Just Look At It
Jan 15, 2022 | 08:38 AM
Le Mans Master
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From: McHenry Illinois
Jan 15, 2022 | 09:11 AM
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Drifting
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From: Central Florida
2024 Corvette of the Year Winner - Modified
2023 C3 of the Year Winner - Modified
2021 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
me too. I’d put 18” rims and better tires and with an ls
Jan 15, 2022 | 11:54 AM
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From: US-PNW
Jan 15, 2022 | 11:58 AM
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most heavily modded vettes look like abominations. this is not bad. and way cheaper than the least pricey used viper. ain't gonna catch a viper.
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Jan 15, 2022 | 11:59 AM
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2023 Restomod of the Year finalist
2020 C3 of the Year Winner - Modified
Jan 15, 2022 | 12:09 PM
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Jag V12? they are regularly pulled and replaced with 350 chebbys and it is a major performance upgrade.
Jan 15, 2022 | 12:10 PM
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Generic looking to me... blends right in with all the other roundish cars....
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Jan 15, 2022 | 01:13 PM
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2025 c3 ('74-'82) of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
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All of that modification and they kept the Vega wheel...
Jan 15, 2022 | 01:49 PM
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St. Jude Donor '22
not bad, except for the engine.
Jan 15, 2022 | 03:48 PM
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Quote:
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derekderek
Jag V12? they are regularly pulled and replaced with 350 chebbys and it is a major performance upgrade.
Yep- on a beer budget...but the early 70's there were so many vacuum lines and emissions crap hung on- simple inexpensive solution was a Chevy 350-
However- you can take this- to this below-
Jan 19, 2022 | 07:46 AM
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Love the 90's LeSabre tailights......wow!
LOL!
Not terrible but not great either......
Jebby
Jan 19, 2022 | 08:54 AM
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Probably one of the better looking heavily modded C3s...complete with C4 badging. lol The rear needs to come down a lot more as well to look better.
Jan 19, 2022 | 10:30 AM
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NCM Sinkhole Donor
I think it looks good and people will talk, and remember the car!
Jan 19, 2022 | 11:00 AM
Melting Slicks
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Larry Shinoda just vomited in his throat in heaven.
If you wanted a viper, then buy a viper. God knows they're cheap enough.
Jan 19, 2022 | 09:18 PM
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Vipervette simply fugly ... I rather like the XJS and always have
Jan 19, 2022 | 10:14 PM
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there was a kit body for ,c4 or c5 cars,20 years ago that was all viper,looked good next to a real viper too
Jan 20, 2022 | 04:24 PM
Melting Slicks
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Clerk at the corner store once asked if my '74 was a Viper...
Jan 20, 2022 | 04:56 PM
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Quote:
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Richard Daugird
Clerk at the corner store once asked if my '74 was a Viper...
just looked at your car on your avatar and based on that I would’ve told him to stay in school
Jan 21, 2022 | 02:04 AM
Melting Slicks
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I thought it was funny, he wasn't that young either, late 20s early 30s, probably from the Middle East. On the other side of the coin, I have a hard time telling modern cars apart...