Size Matters !
Jun 28, 2003 | 05:13 PM
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Size Matters !
Can anyone tell me how long a 79 Vette is? From tip of the front bumber to the tip of the rear bumber? I looked in the manuals I have but none of them list it. Thanks :seeya
Jun 28, 2003 | 05:26 PM
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Re: Size Matters ! (killain)
According to the owners manual it is 185.2"
Jun 28, 2003 | 05:29 PM
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Re: Size Matters ! (Pete79L82)
That 15 feet 4 inches right?
Jun 28, 2003 | 05:31 PM
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Re: Size Matters ! (killain)
15 feet, 4 1/3"
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Jun 28, 2003 | 05:35 PM
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Re: Size Matters ! (killain)
15 feet 5 ¼ inches or 4.70408 meters :rofl:
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Jun 28, 2003 | 08:20 PM
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Re: Size Matters ! (Pete79L82)
Well the last one I measured was only 4.70406 meters, Did you compensate for thermal expansion? :cheers:
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15 feet 5 ¼ inches or 4.70408 meters :rofl:
Pete
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Jun 29, 2003 | 04:45 AM
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Re: Size Matters ! (427V8)
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thermal expansion? :cheers:
That must be why my car cover doesn't fit during the summer :lol: :lol: :lol:
Jun 29, 2003 | 08:55 AM
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Re: Size Matters ! (Desertdawg)
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That must be why my car cover doesn't fit during the summer :lol: :lol: :lol:
Maybe you got one for the chrome bumpers- they are shorter.
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