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1977 repairs
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Melting Slicks
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1977 repairs
I'm looking at a 77 Corvette, Two things that don't work the best. The drivers window goes up and down slow. Also headlights go up ok but have to push back down by hand. Are these easy fixes or not? Thank you
Racer
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From: Schaumburg Illinois
The window is probably a bad window regulator. Bit of a pain but not horrible if you take your time. The headlights are operated by a vacuum system, you will be speaking bad words trying to find the problem...
Burning Brakes
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Melting Slicks
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You guys are bad! 
Willcox can help you with parts and has an informative system description;
http://willcoxcorvette.com/instructi...ted_080509.pdf
Racer
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in all seriousness there is a ton of information and some helpful, knowledgable people here and will pitch in answering any questions you have. this is your hot rod. part of the fun is wrenching and working on it.
Safety Car
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my 2 cents
Suggest you read Richard Prince, C3 buyers guide (think I got the title right).
IMHO, these are relatively small issues along with brake calipers, ect.
There are, however, still big problems to check for in a possible purchase. Check out this book and search the wealth of knowledgeable posts on this forum. Good luck, C3's are just grand!
IMHO, these are relatively small issues along with brake calipers, ect.
There are, however, still big problems to check for in a possible purchase. Check out this book and search the wealth of knowledgeable posts on this forum. Good luck, C3's are just grand!
Last edited by 20mercury; Feb 18, 2011 at 01:18 AM.
Drifting
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Those headlight doors are pretty adjustable. I have made all the repairs you mentioned on my 74 and did it myself. There are parts and much advice available.
If you buy the car for a good price, get an Assembly manual for it. If you are a fairly handy guy, have at least a beginners tool set and enjoy having a project and are not using the car as a daily driver, a Vette can be the perfect hobby car.
shoot us a pic and let us know the price. Did he paint it a color you like?
If you buy the car for a good price, get an Assembly manual for it. If you are a fairly handy guy, have at least a beginners tool set and enjoy having a project and are not using the car as a daily driver, a Vette can be the perfect hobby car.
shoot us a pic and let us know the price. Did he paint it a color you like?
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Dirty channels or may only need some grease. Driver's side is opened and closed more often than the passenger's side.
Vacuum relay. Down side hose might be loose or disconnected. Could be actuator seals, but check the relay first.
...Also headlights go up ok but have to push back down by hand...
