Does your Vette have Matching Numbers?
Le Mans Master
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From: Pottsville, PA. USA Home Of America's Oldest Brewery Yuengling
Re: Does your Vette have Matching Numbers? (Scooter70)
My 75 convertible has the original L-82 it was born with, along with the turbo 400 and 3:08 rear.
My water pump, fuel pump, brake calipers, and spark plug wires have been changed.
My water pump, fuel pump, brake calipers, and spark plug wires have been changed.
Instructor
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From: Charlton MA
Re: Does your Vette have Matching Numbers? (Red Sting 70)
No motor or tranny when I picked up the car.....and currently working on it and trying to sell the bike for the frame swap which is prepped and ready to go!
Instructor
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From: Holbrook NY
Re: Does your Vette have Matching Numbers? (Stoge)
My car was almost ready for the scrap heap when I bought it. I was lucky that the body, frame, engine and transmission all matched. Not much of anything else but I am working on it.
Melting Slicks
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From: Gods Country WI
Re: Does your Vette have Matching Numbers? (Red Sting 70)
Yes, all original including tires, paint, exhaust, belts, etc. I have changed plugs and will be replacing the tires this spring but will be saving the originals.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Toronto Ontario
Re: Does your Vette have Matching Numbers? (Red Sting 70)
My understanding of matching numbers refers to
engine, tranny, and rear end.
Other stuff is minor according to some websites.
Thanks for your votes so far, keep them coming.
engine, tranny, and rear end.
Other stuff is minor according to some websites.
Thanks for your votes so far, keep them coming.
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From: Toronto Ontario
Re: Does your Vette have Matching Numbers? (BlackRat)
Yep! all the part #'s in my Vette match all the part #'s in SUMMITS catalogue :rofl:
[Modified by Red Sting 70, 8:13 PM 2/22/2004]
[Modified by Red Sting 70, 8:13 PM 2/22/2004]
Melting Slicks
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From: TEXASTEXASTEXASTEXAS TEXASTEXASTEXASTEXAS
St. Jude Contributor
Re: Does your Vette have Matching Numbers? (Red Sting 70)
My understanding of matching numbers refers to
engine, tranny, and rear end.
Other stuff is minor according to some websites.
Thanks for your votes so far, keep them coming.
engine, tranny, and rear end.
Other stuff is minor according to some websites.
Thanks for your votes so far, keep them coming.
JB
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From: Zionsville, PA NRA Life Member
St. Jude '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10
Re: Does your Vette have Matching Numbers? (Red Sting 70)
Matching numbers :lolg:
Not even close. I have a vanacor spoiler (see sig) and a custom leather/velour interior. The original motor was blown to smitherines by the original owner when he was running 1/4 miles at Cecil County Dragway.
My wife and I enjoy the corvette very much. We have fun, that's what counts. :thumbs:
:seeya Jeff
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St. Jude Donor '05-'07
Re: Does your Vette have Matching Numbers? (JB)
Hell, a smog system with the right numbers alone would add a couple thousand in value to my particular car.
JB
JB
Dep
Melting Slicks
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From: TEXASTEXASTEXASTEXAS TEXASTEXASTEXASTEXAS
St. Jude Contributor
Re: Does your Vette have Matching Numbers? (DJ Dep)
Hell, a smog system with the right numbers alone would add a couple thousand in value to my particular car.
ONLY if someone WANTED it in there and was willing to pay extra for it. Dep
ONLY if someone WANTED it in there and was willing to pay extra for it. Dep
Well, yeah. That's the point. To some people numbers matter. To some they don't. Different strokes, and all that. To someone looking for a an original car, a smog pump on a big block '69 vert is worth a couple grand. That's not good or bad, just a a fact. :cheers:
JB