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Old Dec 5, 2022 | 05:40 PM
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getting close to being done , needs longer shakedown runs and the a/c charged and thats about it. this one is like the first one should have been ,short hood, big block , side pipes , flares and spoiler. i know its not everyone's idea of what a corvette should look like , but i like it

Old Dec 5, 2022 | 06:00 PM
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getting close to being done , needs longer shakedown runs and the a/c charged and thats about it. this one is like the first one should have been ,short hood, big block , side pipes , flares and . . i know its not everyone's idea of what a corvette should look like , but i like it


Your car, your money. You don’t have to satisfy ANYONE else. Like I always say “It would be a very boring world if we all liked the same thing.”
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Old Dec 5, 2022 | 06:24 PM
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I really like it.
All of your design works really well together. When your eye flows from front to back, it all makes sense, and works well together.
Enjoy your creation.
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Old Dec 5, 2022 | 09:40 PM
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Looks great!
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Old Dec 5, 2022 | 09:58 PM
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Looks great! What’s the rear bumper?
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Old Dec 5, 2022 | 11:35 PM
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It's not just you, I like it too!
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Old Dec 6, 2022 | 09:32 AM
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a little better look at the rear end


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Old Dec 6, 2022 | 09:38 PM
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What if you made all the taillights red by just replacing the backup lights with brake/turnsignal lights like the ones on the outside? Would that be illegal in your state to not have a backup light?
I think I"d have to put something in the middle of the taillight panel. A chrome piece from another car, new or old? Make your own piece? Pinstriping?
Just my 2 cents worth. Please take no offense.

This car has been beautifully thought out, and done. One example: look at how well-done the panel is below the bumpers.
I'm seeing a LOT of work that went into this car.
Weel done.
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Old Dec 6, 2022 | 10:05 PM
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that is one sharp looking vette, what color is that exactly???
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Beautiful corvette. I like it! Enjoy!
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Old Dec 7, 2022 | 03:55 AM
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Looks really good!
BUT, I've had mine well over 30 years now and I don't believe they are ever finished.
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Old Dec 7, 2022 | 04:25 AM
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You have done a great job. Looks very smooth with the merge of late model with early bumper styles and big block/LT1 hood style.

I agree no project like this is ever finished but you can at least get it to a point where you can enjoy it while making those extra mods.
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Looks great, awesome ride.
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I like it , what are you running for drive train .
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Old Dec 7, 2022 | 09:53 AM
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A great combination of many years of the C-3
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Looks great now clean the tires
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thanks for the positive comments , its appreciated. i'm not sure what the color is . i had a good idea of what i wanted and just flipped through the color samples at the paint store until i found the one that i thought was best. if i can remember , i.ll look at the can and see what it is. i wanted to really get the 68-72 look and decided to keep the back up lights . i also wanted to keep it as clean as possible and eliminated the " corvette " on the rear panel. some of you may remember i built a similar red one a few years ago and had some regrets when it was finished, it was a 350 with under car exhaust , a long hood that i never managed to get a scoop on that i liked or in my opinion flowed with the car, and i few other details that was less than happy with.
this one was either go big or go home , so with that in mind i decided early on it would be a big block with a serpentine belt set up , side exhaust , a short big block hood , front spoiler and rear fender flares.
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Looks great man, congrats!

Just wait until some wise *** you see at the gas station goes out of his way to point out all the things that are not original.
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Looks great man, congrats!

Just wait until some wise *** you see at the gas station goes out of his way to point out all the things that are not original.
been down that road with the red one i built , one guy even told me i ruined a nice 73. lol
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some of you may remember this one , small block , long hood (before the scoops that never looked right ), no spoiler , no flares and under car exhaust.

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