Hardest thing to do with a C3
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Is my vette stock?? HAHA
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Anything under the dash, and I'm only 5"10"ish.
I just got done putting in a tilt column and power brakes, I had everything out including the seats and replacing the fuses was killing me. I feel sorry for anyone just and inch taller than me.
I just got done putting in a tilt column and power brakes, I had everything out including the seats and replacing the fuses was killing me. I feel sorry for anyone just and inch taller than me.
Drifting
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From: Catlett VA
THIS^
May as well pull off the hood, remove the radiator, drain all the fluids, take the body off the frame and replace the birdcage while you are in there.
Its probably the WORST (simple) task on a big block vette. Seriously...a 2 piece hose? Who the hell came up with that????
May as well pull off the hood, remove the radiator, drain all the fluids, take the body off the frame and replace the birdcage while you are in there.
Its probably the WORST (simple) task on a big block vette. Seriously...a 2 piece hose? Who the hell came up with that????
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Le Mans Master
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Yup. I have a leak under the dash, and a bad heater core. So I pulled the whole dash. Sealing the leak, finish the Dynamat, change the booster and heater core, and anything else that looks sad. Last time for me under there. I'm 62 and 6'4", 240lbs.
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St. Jude Donor '05
Yup. I have a leak under the dash, and a bad heater core. So I pulled the whole dash.
yup!Sold cars over a bad heater core lol
C3, 4 anything under the dash was dreaded..toss in bad eyesight sheesh
stuff like that Ill just pay someone to do now
As I get older the "buy it done" think appeals to me. If my back wasnt so messedup think I could still enjoy wrenching its therapeutic
If one can get past the "I built it" thing its the way to go. Pros and cons to ea but knowing every nut and bolt does give a good feeling. Its expensive!
Last edited by cv67; Jul 4, 2017 at 03:09 PM.
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i just changed my fuel and vapor lines and that was pretty bad. And I have no rear end or fuel tank in. I couldn't imagine how much worse it would be. I'd still be out there cursing!
Brake booster looks like it gonna be bad. Only got the lower bolts and gave up for now.
Brake booster looks like it gonna be bad. Only got the lower bolts and gave up for now.
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Le Mans Master
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i just changed my fuel and vapor lines and that was pretty bad. And I have no rear end or fuel tank in. I couldn't imagine how much worse it would be. I'd still be out there cursing!
Brake booster looks like it gonna be bad. Only got the lower bolts and gave up for now.
Brake booster looks like it gonna be bad. Only got the lower bolts and gave up for now.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
I have done pretty much everything on a Corvette. Installing a Flaming River rack with Hooker sidepipe headers, Hamberger oil pan, and VB&P Performance plus suspension and hooking it up to an Ididit tilt steering column and getting everything to fit and clear took me 30 hours of cussing and ripping my hair out. I still have to unhook the rack ujoint for the 4th time and move it a couple splines to clock the steering wheel correctly so the wheel is straight when rack is centered and the turn signals cancel right, then an alignment. I enjoy working on my car. This experience was definitely not as enjoyable as most. 
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Did the Booster and MC today, not as bad as I thought reading the posts but a good 4 hour job with your head on the pedals most of the time,5 minutes under the hood then back under the dash, dash and steering column in.
Remember that door spring tool you bought and thought it only had one purpose? Curves right around steering column to get the pin back in to the brake pedal.
Last edited by JayRay; Jul 8, 2017 at 12:45 AM.