Took the 80 for a test drive...
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Took the 80 for a test drive...
Do you guys think I should buy it?
It doesn't really matter, 'cuz it's sitting in my driveway now.
What have I gotten myself into? I took the driver's side door panel apart and lubed up all the mechanisms. Got too dark to do the passenger side.
He said I could take it around the block. Car hadn't been driven in a couple days. Hopped in, set the choke and it fired right up! Can't complain about that if you ask me.
Took it around the block, brakes felt great, engine was responsive enough for an LG4(sorry!) and I was sold. Drove it home an hour later.
Needs a tune up, oil change, and gasoline, but I'm confident it will run well enough for my little brother. I will probably upgrade the intake manifold and MAYBE cam it in the future. It's going to get a set of ultra flows or magnaflows in the future too.
-Steve
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Congrats, im sure your bro will love it. Our vette (currently my bros but will be mine as soon as i get my drivers license next year 
) has really opened up a lot of things for me, and it has really changed my outlook on life, im sure hell love to work on it instead of wasting money on pointless electronics and games, and im sure itll teach him many important life lessons, i know our vette sure has. Good luck and spend some quality time with him working on it 
) has really opened up a lot of things for me, and it has really changed my outlook on life, im sure hell love to work on it instead of wasting money on pointless electronics and games, and im sure itll teach him many important life lessons, i know our vette sure has. Good luck and spend some quality time with him working on it
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Originally Posted by MotorHead
Congrats '80's are great lookin cars 
BTW where is the choke in an '80 ?
BTW where is the choke in an '80 ?
BTW, it's a "bit" slower than the 78. (LG4)
-Steve
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Originally Posted by 79VetteMike
Didn't you say you paid $2900? If so, that's is awesome. Why do I never find deals like this?
Maybe I should change my user name now.Pacin'California/FallingBehindTrafficInCalifornia
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Originally Posted by Pacin'California
It's an electric choke (I think). E4ME Q-jet. Set the fast idle cam by pumping the throttle, of course.
BTW, it's a "bit" slower than the 78. (LG4)
-Steve
BTW, it's a "bit" slower than the 78. (LG4)
-Steve
That stuff is long gone
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It's been fun. I'm doing a door hinge pin right now. The driver's side door fights you when you open it...
Man, the 78 was a cakewalk compared to this thing. It's gonna be a long road...
I think I need to invest in penetrating oil on this one.
-Steve
Man, the 78 was a cakewalk compared to this thing. It's gonna be a long road...
I think I need to invest in penetrating oil on this one.
-Steve
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From: Kansas City, MO ...I'd like to go fishing and catch a fishstick. That'd be convenient. - Mitch Hedberg
For that price it looks a lot better than I had expected. Sounds like it is in pretty good shape too. Nice buy.
Should you take the passenger door panel off, would you do me a favor? I need a picture of the PDL pigtail. Mine had corroded so badly that 4 of the 5 wires were gone. I purchased replacement pigtails and the wire colors are different, so I don't know what to connect where.
Should you take the passenger door panel off, would you do me a favor? I need a picture of the PDL pigtail. Mine had corroded so badly that 4 of the 5 wires were gone. I purchased replacement pigtails and the wire colors are different, so I don't know what to connect where.
Think motorhead is a bit biased...how bout you guys??? 
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thank you brother
i can say that i really like the vette. I remember i wanted to have something else but the vette is just awesome. I think that it will get me and him a chance to become closer to my brother and yes it will probablly make some competition. haha but i know his car will smoke mine 