Squatting
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Melting Slicks
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From: KB7TIF Ville NV
Squatting
Check this out.
1995 vert. Was in a flood. The shocks had almost no resistance left to them. So on take off the rear would squat pretty good.
Well low and behold after getting some good belstiens on there it squats less and also spins the tires more easily.
What do you guys do?
1995 vert. Was in a flood. The shocks had almost no resistance left to them. So on take off the rear would squat pretty good.
Well low and behold after getting some good belstiens on there it squats less and also spins the tires more easily.
What do you guys do?
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Melting Slicks
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From: KB7TIF Ville NV
Yes. Here is was. This car has had a hard life.
Everything has been replaced and its great.http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4s-...od-car-3k.html
Everything has been replaced and its great.http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4s-...od-car-3k.html
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Melting Slicks
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From: KB7TIF Ville NV
8K includinghttp://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...lenema/sc1.jpg the SC
Actually I dont have any pics of exterior. Its worse then When I got it- all kinds of scratches ect from all the work.
Here is it in all its glory http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...a/c4wiring.jpg
I bought it sight unseen- mistake. Didnt give up on on her though. Took about a year to redo it, still working. Its crazy but shes all mine.
Actually I dont have any pics of exterior. Its worse then When I got it- all kinds of scratches ect from all the work.
Here is it in all its glory http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...a/c4wiring.jpg
I bought it sight unseen- mistake. Didnt give up on on her though. Took about a year to redo it, still working. Its crazy but shes all mine.
Last edited by illenema; Dec 16, 2012 at 06:55 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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From: KB7TIF Ville NV
Ya it sat in 3 ft of water. It looks the same as when I got it.
I resealed all the joints repainted the floor ect. Ony thing that wasent replaced was the suspension/differential. I held out for 6 months and got a great engine/trans.http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...lenema/lt1.jpg
I resealed all the joints repainted the floor ect. Ony thing that wasent replaced was the suspension/differential. I held out for 6 months and got a great engine/trans.http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...lenema/lt1.jpg
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Drifting
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I bought it sight unseen- mistake. Didnt give up on on her though. Took about a year to redo it, still working. Its crazy but shes all mine.
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Melting Slicks
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From: KB7TIF Ville NV
yes I think I will have the alignment adjusted for more contact while squatting.
Last edited by illenema; Dec 17, 2012 at 11:45 AM.
