101 Projects for your Corvette 84-96
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101 Projects for your Corvette 84-96
I just ordered this book off Ebay for $12.99 including shipping and thought some of the other members new to C4s might want to pick it up. All the old posts on this book are locked I guess because of age?
http://cgi.ebay.com/101-Projects-for...3286.m20.l1116
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101 Projects for Your Corvette 1984-1996
by Richard Newton
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Motorbooks (November 2003)
ISBN-10: 0760314616
Author Richard Newton is CF member rfn026 and he is a regularby Richard Newton
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Motorbooks (November 2003)
ISBN-10: 0760314616
contributor to threads in several sections of the forum.
Curiously, 101PFYC does not appear in the list of the books
Mr Newton displays on his website.
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101 Projects for Your Corvette 1984-1996
by Richard Newton
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Motorbooks (November 2003)
ISBN-10: 0760314616
Author Richard Newton is CF member rfn026 and he is a regularby Richard Newton
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Motorbooks (November 2003)
ISBN-10: 0760314616
contributor to threads in several sections of the forum.
Curiously, 101PFYC does not appear in the list of the books
Mr Newton displays on his website.
.
It's actually not a bad read. A million ways to skin a cat, he just presents his.
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It's a good read, but I didn't find it was very enlightening as a how-to manual. Having said that, it's worth the price simply because it provides a good starting point for searching on the forum, and supplementing service manuals.
Again, a good read -- he's an entertaining author with a good sense of humour.
Rob
Again, a good read -- he's an entertaining author with a good sense of humour.
Rob
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101-0
101. Airfoil
100. TB bypass
99. IT relocator
98. 160 stat
99. K&N filter
98. Bigger/wider MAF
97., 52-58 mm TB
96. port intake
95. heads, valves, port-polish
94. stroker
93. cam
92. bigger opil pan
91. headers
90. hi-flow cat
89. CAGS 1-4 skip
88. steel brake lines
87. C5 brakes
86. drilled rotors
85. B&M/Hurst shifter
84. camber brace
ok im done...who's next
101. Airfoil
100. TB bypass
99. IT relocator
98. 160 stat
99. K&N filter
98. Bigger/wider MAF
97., 52-58 mm TB
96. port intake
95. heads, valves, port-polish
94. stroker
93. cam
92. bigger opil pan
91. headers
90. hi-flow cat
89. CAGS 1-4 skip
88. steel brake lines
87. C5 brakes
86. drilled rotors
85. B&M/Hurst shifter
84. camber brace
ok im done...who's next
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I purchased it several years ago when I purchased my 1st Vette. It is a good book and does give you an idea of things that you may want to take a look at and one thing I liked at the beggining was how to jack up your Vette and think of it as a race car. I had heard rumor of how careful you had to be when jacking up a Vette because they could break in half if it wasn't done properly. 
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Good book
I bought the Richard Newton book several years ago, and have referred to it many times, when I either had a problem or needed information. Another book that should be in every C4 owners library is Mike Antonick's Cor-vette Specs C4 1984-1996 models This book gives you a year by year, model by model information on just about every spec you would want to know about a C4
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I purchased it several years ago when I purchased my 1st Vette. It is a good book and does give you an idea of things that you may want to take a look at and one thing I liked at the beggining was how to jack up your Vette and think of it as a race car. I had heard rumor of how careful you had to be when jacking up a Vette because they could break in half if it wasn't done properly.
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So I guess you've jacked yours up from the center of the side rail? This is probably the only thing I have questioned in the book. The FSM has specific jacking points. It is a pita though and would like to hear if anyone does this regularly. It would sure make it an easier job getting her up in the air.
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So I guess you've jacked yours up from the center of the side rail? This is probably the only thing I have questioned in the book. The FSM has specific jacking points. It is a pita though and would like to hear if anyone does this regularly. It would sure make it an easier job getting her up in the air.
Just make sure not to place the jack under the floor pan. Loud crunching, splintering and you screaming will ensure when you realize the jack has crushed your fiberglass floor pan.
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From: Monroe OH
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So I guess you've jacked yours up from the center of the side rail? This is probably the only thing I have questioned in the book. The FSM has specific jacking points. It is a pita though and would like to hear if anyone does this regularly. It would sure make it an easier job getting her up in the air.