I don't need no stinkin' spare. I dropped that sucker along with my mufflers 
Nice clean spare tire!
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Nice clean spare tire!
Or not 
I've been driving the car a lot more this year and I thought I should drop it down and make sure everything was there and ready to go.
Isn't that just the prettiest spare tire you've ever seen? Thankfully it cleaned right up and held air just fine. Hopefully I never need it.
While I'm posting pics, how about one of the nice shine I put on America's Sports Car for Independence Day :flag
-Tom
Edit: I can almost spell...
[Modified by 88C4VERT, 1:19 PM 7/4/2004]
I've been driving the car a lot more this year and I thought I should drop it down and make sure everything was there and ready to go. Isn't that just the prettiest spare tire you've ever seen? Thankfully it cleaned right up and held air just fine. Hopefully I never need it.
While I'm posting pics, how about one of the nice shine I put on America's Sports Car for Independence Day :flag
-Tom
Edit: I can almost spell...
[Modified by 88C4VERT, 1:19 PM 7/4/2004]
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Re: Nice clean spare tire! (PreferEuroRacing)
I don't know, that's an all original numbers matching spare. It even has the original paint, rust, and dirt on the wheel. It might really help the car show 100% 
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Re: Nice clean spare tire! (88C4VERT)
When I dropped the spare out of my 86 it hadn't seen the light of day since it was put in at the factory. I chucked the spare and added a can of Fix-A-Flat to my inventory.
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Re: Nice clean spare tire! (88C4VERT)
Was there any air in it?? When I pulled the spare on my 87, not only was it flat, but the tire had pulled off the wheel bead and the corrosion was so bad, I had to have the tire removed and I had to grind down the bead area to get it to re-seat!
I now have one of those spare tire air hoses from Griot's garage on both Vettes. I can check the air pressure without having to drop the spare: http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog....2530&SKU=44407
Worth the 10 bucks!!
I now have one of those spare tire air hoses from Griot's garage on both Vettes. I can check the air pressure without having to drop the spare: http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog....2530&SKU=44407
Worth the 10 bucks!!
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Re: Nice clean spare tire! (88C4VERT)
That's a beautiful thang! 
Mine realy cleaned up nicely too. In fact as I type I can look across the office and see that it's still very shiny (I use it as part of an end table... ).
A puncture repair kit and a pair of dykes along with a cell and plastic is all I carry these days.
Mine realy cleaned up nicely too. In fact as I type I can look across the office and see that it's still very shiny (I use it as part of an end table...
).A puncture repair kit and a pair of dykes along with a cell and plastic is all I carry these days.
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Re: Nice clean spare tire! (c4cruiser)
It was actually really close to the correct pressure. That Griot's Garage thing looks pretty slick though. I should pick one of those up when my money tree blossoms in another few months here 
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Re: Nice clean spare tire! (PreferEuroRacing)
WOuldn't you just love to be on your way to a show or cruise-in and have a flat. I would turnaround and go home.
LOL. That's awesome.
I might have a matching rim and tire in identical shape. Let me know if your interested in having a matched pair. 
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Re: Nice clean spare tire! (AGENT 86)
Damn, mine didn't have that wide white wall option. Hey, with two of them you could use them for econo front drag tires!
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Re: Nice clean spare tire! (PSO3120)
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A puncture repair kit and a pair of dykes.
Really, you carry lesbians with you? Cool
A puncture repair kit and a pair of dykes.
Really, you carry lesbians with you? Cool
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From: levittown pa. usa Even a bad day with my `Vette, is better than a good day at work
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).
A puncture repair kit and a pair of dykes.
Really, you carry lesbians with you? Cool
A puncture repair kit and a pair of dykes.
Really, you carry lesbians with you? Cool
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Re: Nice clean spare tire! (yellowlust)
When I dropped the spare out of my 86 it hadn't seen the light of day since it was put in at the factory. I chucked the spare and added a can of Fix-A-Flat to my inventory.
The spare won't fit over my brembos front or rear. So it's just added weight.
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From: summerside P.E.I.
Re: Nice clean spare tire! (88C4VERT)
hahahaha looks like mine when i took it out .when i seen how small it was i said put it back im not putting that thing on my car .can u picture what that little thing would look like on with those big tires .if i was beside the road with a flat i would of put it on but luckey i was in my yard.and had a big spare tire in the shed.yea it was so dusty u wouldnt think it would get so dirty under there 
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Re: Nice clean spare tire! (c4cruiser)
[QUOTE]Was there any air in it?? When I pulled the spare on my 87, not only was it flat, but the tire had pulled off the wheel bead and the corrosion was so bad, I had to have the tire removed and I had to grind down the bead area to get it to re-seat![QUOTE]
Mine was also flat and wouldn't hold air. It doesn't matter too much to me, though...If I were to ever get a flat, i'd probably just call for a flat-bed or something to carry it to the nearest Chevy dealer. I doubt I'd try to drive on that space saver.
Mine was also flat and wouldn't hold air. It doesn't matter too much to me, though...If I were to ever get a flat, i'd probably just call for a flat-bed or something to carry it to the nearest Chevy dealer. I doubt I'd try to drive on that space saver.
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Re: Nice clean spare tire! (redhotandrollin)
hahahaha looks like mine when i took it out .when i seen how small it was i said put it back im not putting that thing on my car .can u picture what that little thing would look like on with those big tires
On a run last year, a Z06 got a flat rear tire. He had no spare, so I loaned him mine. You don't think that looked hilarious??!!
Larry
