My first vette!
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From: Arizona
My first vette!
Thought I would post some pics of my first. It's an 86, manual, seems to have had some work done, just ready to click 80k miles. I have had a lot of fun driving it the last couple months and any input would be appreciated. Tire sizes are front: 285/35ZR18, rears are 315/30ZR18. Exhaust say Borla on tips. The interior is kinda rough, carpet in pretty poor condition.
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Welcome to the site. I noticed the air filter cover/change as well.. same with the distributor. Great looking car, and the over sized wheels/tires look very nice. Oh, WARNING.. put some emergency hood release cables on your car.. plenty of post "how to" in here.
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congrats on the Vette, looks good. Looks like it's got Iowa plates on it, where it's from or where you live?
Looks to be in good shape, though I assume you're running some form of spacer on the wheels? I'm very leary of them, having seen to many problems in the past.
Like the 86's, got one myself.
Looks to be in good shape, though I assume you're running some form of spacer on the wheels? I'm very leary of them, having seen to many problems in the past.
Like the 86's, got one myself.
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Will buy/put some on soon, have noticed that it opens a bit hard, v good advice there I am sure.
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 37
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From: Arizona
congrats on the Vette, looks good. Looks like it's got Iowa plates on it, where it's from or where you live?
Looks to be in good shape, though I assume you're running some form of spacer on the wheels? I'm very leary of them, having seen to many problems in the past.
Like the 86's, got one myself.
Looks to be in good shape, though I assume you're running some form of spacer on the wheels? I'm very leary of them, having seen to many problems in the past.
Like the 86's, got one myself.