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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 10:09 PM
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i am going to change out the motor in my 1984 corvette. i was wondering if i should remove the hood? or do have the room to just pull it from the side
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 10:26 PM
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i am going to change out the motor in my 1984 corvette. i was wondering if i should remove the hood? or do have the room to just pull it from the side
C4 'vette, has the clamshell hood, right? Probably could get away with pulling it from the side. I think you may have posted on the wrong forum, this is the C3 forum, '68-'82. Go ask your question on the C4 forum ('84-'96), they will definitely be able to give you good info over there.


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It might pull from the side. Post on the C4 forum.

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