New 1975 purchase
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Welcome to the Corvette Forum Lumar! This is THE place to be when you have questions or issues with your Corvette! We are glad you are here now joining all the Corvette owners who will help you for the asking! There is sooo much experience here on this Corvette Forum!
Just be careful when you start working on the car as many of the modifications are intended to improve performance but might make the car very stiff to handle well. My 1968 had worn out bushing so I replaced them all with Polyurethane and that made the ride stiffer. My ride is still stiff and it lets me cruise more alone versus having a passenger. I ended up buying a C4 after my wife and I had our second child. She wanted an automatic and air conditioning and a wee bit more comfort than my C3 Convertible provided. C4's, C5;s and C6s are coming down to reality price wise. The newer Corvettes are more like passenger cars in their comfort level.
The year before we bought the C4 we had driven to Corvettes@Carlisle and I noticed a older truck trying to catch up so I slowed and let him pass. I then saw a sign for a Manure Farm on the passenger door and he was hauling a good sized load in the back of his truck. This particular day it was like near 100* and the air was heavy with humidity. Right after passing me we started to notice little clumps of fertilizer raining down on us so I slowed down to get some distance between us and still all I could smell was hot manure. I finally opened up the 427 and made him a fixture in my rear view mirror for the rest of the trip through PA. I actually think he wanted to get in front of us to make our trip more memorable. It might have been hard to explain to a Pennsylvania State Trooper but I had to get in front of the stink that was raining down from the sky! Thank goodness for the BB power!
Best regards,
Chris
a.k.a. Chris McCloskey
Just be careful when you start working on the car as many of the modifications are intended to improve performance but might make the car very stiff to handle well. My 1968 had worn out bushing so I replaced them all with Polyurethane and that made the ride stiffer. My ride is still stiff and it lets me cruise more alone versus having a passenger. I ended up buying a C4 after my wife and I had our second child. She wanted an automatic and air conditioning and a wee bit more comfort than my C3 Convertible provided. C4's, C5;s and C6s are coming down to reality price wise. The newer Corvettes are more like passenger cars in their comfort level.
The year before we bought the C4 we had driven to Corvettes@Carlisle and I noticed a older truck trying to catch up so I slowed and let him pass. I then saw a sign for a Manure Farm on the passenger door and he was hauling a good sized load in the back of his truck. This particular day it was like near 100* and the air was heavy with humidity. Right after passing me we started to notice little clumps of fertilizer raining down on us so I slowed down to get some distance between us and still all I could smell was hot manure. I finally opened up the 427 and made him a fixture in my rear view mirror for the rest of the trip through PA. I actually think he wanted to get in front of us to make our trip more memorable. It might have been hard to explain to a Pennsylvania State Trooper but I had to get in front of the stink that was raining down from the sky! Thank goodness for the BB power!
Best regards,
Chris
a.k.a. Chris McCloskey
Looks like in need upper control arms and a rear sway bar plus shocks and an oil pan gasket. Summit Racing recommended the following:
Am i making any mistakes with these parts?
When it comes to the ride, I don't want more harshness for sure.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/39558239054...859a9d6e1234aa
https://www.ebay.com/itm/23568631328...-53481-19255-0
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/KYB-KG4550
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/kyb-kg5501
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/f...mber+Ad+Groups
