Nave

Hi,
We just moved to Cali and i brought my freshly bought 87 silver anniversary and am looking forward to working on it.
First thing is to remove the AC as there are some broken hoses and i dont need AC here. Also want some more space for a cleaner look.
Only thing that bothers me at the moment is reading up on the L82 engine....but that hopefully wont be too much trouble.
Looking forward to get advice and knowledge here
Cheers
Nave
PS Admin, if i used the wrong spot to post please tell me or move to the respective area, thx

Vette_DD

87 is a C4.

Nave

Yup, was supposed to be 78

Nave

Vette_DD you might have read that i wrote 87 silver editition. As you know there is no silver edition in 87 you might see where the mistake is....87-78
So please put the post back into the C3 section, thx

WW7

How confusing is this thread.......WW

don hall

Mods alerted....hopefully they will correct typos, and move to C3.

Tact

carriljc

....and, you may want to keep your AC... depending on where in California you moved to. Also, be aware that you're going to have to smog that thing so make sure you have all the parts.

c3_dk

Welcome to the forum, and enjoy your new ride :- )

ddawson

So you bought a 78 silver anniversary. Great choice.

Post some pictures. Were in CA are you?

Alan 71

Hi Nave,
I'll say WELCOME too!
And…. we all do like to see pictures of folk's cars.
Is this your first Corvette?
I hope your 78 gives you lots of pleasure!
Regards,
Alan

Vette_DD

It wasn't in the C3 section when I moved it. I'm not a moderator for the C3 section, so I couldn't have moved it from there.

It was in the INTROS section when I moved it.

I moved it to C4 because someone thought they had an 87 Vette.

Nave

We are in the Bay Area. Didnt post any picture as I just took the whole front apart...
But here is an 'older' one

ddawson

Great, I'm in Belmont.

TheSkunkWorks

Welcome to our shark tank from a fellow '78 SAE owner.

BTW, lack of L82 badges usually means an L48, the differences between which doing your homework will reveal soon enough.

Nave

Already looked it up and according to the vin it's a L82
It's the 5th digit in the vin, right? And there is the 4, not the L

TheSkunkWorks

Good on you!

More L82 v L48 ID info here...

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...82-or-l48.html

Nave

Now you confuse me a bit....isn't that post about NOT having the right car? Are you trying to tell me that mine is not an original?
Hope not

I looked it up with help of this

1 (First Digit) - Make/Manufacturer. 1 - Chevrolet
Z (Second Digit) - Model series. Z - Corvette
87 (Third and Fourth Digits). 87- Corvette Coupe
L (Fifth Digit) - Engine type. L - Base Engine / 4 - L82 Engine
8 (Sixth Digit) - Model Year. 8 - 1978
S (Seventh Digit) - Vehicle Assembly Location. S - St. Louis, Missouri
4XXXXX (Eighth thru Thirteenth Digits) - Plant Sequence Numbers.

TheSkunkWorks

Sorry, didn't mean to confuse. Within the thread are mentioned a number of additional L82 identifiers not had by the L48 that I thought you might wish to review.

Nave

You scared me a minute