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86 Corvette, picked up for 1k and hasn't ran in 11yrs..back on the road now

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Old 04-06-2018, 11:53 AM
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Looks really nice. Good job!
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Old 04-06-2018, 12:35 PM
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Old 04-06-2018, 12:43 PM
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Old 04-06-2018, 01:07 PM
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Nice car! Great work!
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Old 04-06-2018, 03:34 PM
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Wanted to say thanks to everyone, and as soon as i take more pics ill put them up, also gonna put up pics of the lights at night so you can see cutoff.
Old 04-06-2018, 03:56 PM
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I love to see a neglected car brought back to life. Very nice work, I especially like the wheels, very period correct.
Old 04-07-2018, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeremyd0813
Also would recommend deffenitly changing out fog lamp bulbs to led with similar color temp so looks even when all lights on.
Pretty much a "taste" item. Fog lights back in the day were often amber.

These are also Truck Lite clones, for $96 a pair. Plug and go. Sharp cutoff.

Great job on that '86! Looks new.

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Old 04-07-2018, 08:40 AM
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Certainly did nice job, bring it back to new status! Now start enjoying the car, and showing it off!
Job well done!
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Old 04-07-2018, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Renfield
Pretty much a "taste" item. Fog lights back in the day were often amber.

These are also Truck Lite clones, for $96 a pair. Plug and go. Sharp cutoff.

Great job on that '86! Looks new.

100 agree, personal i usually always have fogs and headlights on so like them matching.

These are the ones i ordered.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F252779981435
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Originally Posted by Jeremyd0813
100 agree, personal i usually always have fogs and headlights on so like them matching.

These are the ones i ordered.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F252779981435
Because my butt puckers a little every time I invoke the GM pop-ups, I tend to use the fogs alone, sort of like DRLs, until I'm forced to use headlights. Then I turn off the fogs.

My '89 Prelude had amber fogs that I ran constantly, even though I used those Honda pop-up headlights without flinching.

Old 04-10-2018, 08:08 AM
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Buy a set of C6 seats, they drop right in with little work

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Nice. Any how to's or tips on re-doing the seats?
Old 04-10-2018, 08:21 AM
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Good for you for saving another C4!



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