Anyone seen a C45 before
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Anyone seen a C45 before
http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...5&val=1&page=1[URL]
here's the link to my page.
the car has had an engine swap, high compression, x-ram intake, K&N, Head work, with full roller rockers, No mufflers, Magnaflo highflow cat, QA1 shocks, Drilled/slotted rotors
here's the link to my page.
the car has had an engine swap, high compression, x-ram intake, K&N, Head work, with full roller rockers, No mufflers, Magnaflo highflow cat, QA1 shocks, Drilled/slotted rotors
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Looks like you really took the time to get it done right! I think you will find that there are a lot of people on here that think it is a waste to do that...so be prepared....but it does look good...but PLEASE change those wheels!
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Originally Posted by Bruthish
Looks like you really took the time to get it done right! I think you will find that there are a lot of people on here that think it is a waste to do that...so be prepared....but it does look good...but PLEASE change those wheels!
You need new wheels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not going to
your decision to convert your car, but I am curious as to why you would do this instead of just buying a C5 from the beginning?
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St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by kwik_ta
You need new wheels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not going to
your decision to convert your car, but I am curious as to why you would do this instead of just buying a C5 from the beginning?
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That sort of thing screams "i wanted a different car" to me; if you like the styling of the c5, those can be had for pretty cheap nowadays..
You can still smell c4 in that thing from a mile, but it's not really a C4 anymore :-/
Personally I really have come to like the c4 styling, looks like an 80's Testarossa...
You can still smell c4 in that thing from a mile, but it's not really a C4 anymore :-/
Personally I really have come to like the c4 styling, looks like an 80's Testarossa...
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Im just gonna post this 
rather than getting involved. +1
Well i do have to add one thing, what person thought the c4 owners were so envious of the c5 owners we should have kit to convert our c4's.
rather than getting involved. +1 Well i do have to add one thing, what person thought the c4 owners were so envious of the c5 owners we should have kit to convert our c4's.
Last edited by n1kki6; Nov 17, 2004 at 03:27 PM.
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well let me put it this way. this car drives a hell of a lot better than any C5 i have driven. Thanks to it being a 84 with Z51. Plus the main thing that i liked about the kit was how much lower the car looks and i never liked the kits that were out there. by doing this i got a C5 style car that looks and handles better because it is a C4. And to top it all off with all the work i have done to it, i have less than 10k$ with the cost of the car in it. so i would like to see someone try and get a C5 for that cheap and get it to handle like this good for them. Most people i know with nice c4s spent just as much or more than me.
now that i got my reasoning out of he way i hope you guy understand why i went with the kit.
oh wheels are next on the list
now that i got my reasoning out of he way i hope you guy understand why i went with the kit.
oh wheels are next on the list
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I THINK THAT LOOKS GREAT! I'M ALWAYS DOWN FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT - THE WHEELS DO HAVE TO GO! - ANY PLANS ON WHAT YOU WANNA GET? ZR1's? Z06's? - I'D GO WITH A BLACK COLOR RIM TO SET IT OFF - BUT THATS MY OPINION - I STILL THINK THATS GREAT THOUGH - I WAS PLANNING ON SWAPPING THE FRONT/REAR CLIP OF MY VETTE TO A ZR1 LOOK TO FINISH THE GRAND SPORT LOOK ON MY 84 - BUT I DECIDED TO HOLD BACK AND KEEP IT THAT WAY - I LOVE THE WAY OF THE 80's C4 LOOK ALL AROUND.
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its still a crossfire motor but the block and heads are different. blocks out of a 86 blazer, and the heads i don't know the were in the garage so i cleaned then up and had some work done on them.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
Looks pretty cool to me! Especially for only having $10k invested. Makes for a pretty sharp looking $10k Vette! But like most everybody else is saying ... new wheels are a must! If I were you, I'd highly consider replacing them with C5 wheels. That should finish your project up real nice.
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Originally Posted by n1kki6
Im just gonna post this rather than getting involved. +1
Well i do have to add one thing, what person thought the c4 owners were so envious of the c5 owners we should have kit to convert our c4's.
rather than getting involved. +1 Well i do have to add one thing, what person thought the c4 owners were so envious of the c5 owners we should have kit to convert our c4's.
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Originally Posted by corvettemaster
looks good, but some c5 rims would look really good...maybe some black powder coated ZR-1 rims....now that'd be nice, and really set the car off 
some c5 rims would look really good...maybe some black powder coated ZR-1 rims....now that'd be nice, and really set the car off Mike
