What's a C5?
Drifting
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From: Cocoa Florida
Ok just a minor point here... I dont know how to quote, but Bill Baird's post says the C1s are straight axel... Ive always heard solid axel, not straight.
Try having an SRT4... haha (its a neon... sorta)
Try having an SRT4... haha (its a neon... sorta)
Burning Brakes
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From: NEWTON NC
This is not exactly the same thing but similar. When I was thinking about lowering my car, I stopped at the local Chevrolet dealer to ask them if it was very difficult to do. The service writer said we should go and ask their Corvette mechanic. He would definitely know. When the S/W asked the mechanic his reply was that a C5 Corvette couldn't be lowered. I told him that it could be by the bolts at each corner. He again argued that it could not! I then turned to the service writer and said, "this is your Corvette mechanic??" The mechanic gave me the "go to hell" look. 
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From: Escondido CA
Originally Posted by blacksedan87
I would have shown him this picture......
C5 Galaxy
The C-5 is one of the largest aircraft in the world. It can carry outsize and oversize cargo intercontinental ranges and can take off or land in relatively short distances. Ground crews can load and off load the C-5 simultaneously at the front and rear cargo openings.
C5 Galaxy
The C-5 is one of the largest aircraft in the world. It can carry outsize and oversize cargo intercontinental ranges and can take off or land in relatively short distances. Ground crews can load and off load the C-5 simultaneously at the front and rear cargo openings.
Drifting
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From: Camdenton MO
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Made me remember when I first bought the Vette. The center air dam was bent up, so I purchased a replacement. Thought I'd save some time by having the local dealership install it. When I went to pick it up, the dam looked to be on wrong. I questioned the service writer about it. He admitted he wasn't sure, but walked me over to the body shop manager who put it on. The guy says, "It's on right. I've done several Corvettes." And, then looks at me like I'm stupid.
I gave up arguing, and carefully drove it home. I pulled out C5 video and forwarded it to the section about how the air dam works, and observed how it mounted. Then I went under the Vette and put it on right. When I was done, I called up the GM dealership that installed it and got a hold of the body shop manager and told him what an a$$ he was, and how little he knew. I also told him that's why I went someplace else when I needed the Camaro repainted a year earlier.
I gave up arguing, and carefully drove it home. I pulled out C5 video and forwarded it to the section about how the air dam works, and observed how it mounted. Then I went under the Vette and put it on right. When I was done, I called up the GM dealership that installed it and got a hold of the body shop manager and told him what an a$$ he was, and how little he knew. I also told him that's why I went someplace else when I needed the Camaro repainted a year earlier.
Drifting
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From: Camdenton MO
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The work on the Camaro was an insurance claim, and I told the insuarnce agency that I wasn't comfortable with the dealership doing the work, but they were cheaper. He asked me who I was happy with, and I told him the one with the highest estimate. He was fine with that, and I got a great finish on my car. He said he'd heard horror stories about our GM bodyshop, and completely understood. 
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I'm not that surprised. I had the same thing happen at one local dealership here as well when I called the parts department looking for a replacement part. We should remember that the "C5" is not an official GM designation for the car. It is first and foremost a Corvette.
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From: Indianapolis IN
Originally Posted by mistermog
Ok just a minor point here... I dont know how to quote, but Bill Baird's post says the C1s are straight axel... Ive always heard solid axel, not straight.
Try having an SRT4... haha (its a neon... sorta)
Try having an SRT4... haha (its a neon... sorta)
Last edited by Bill Baird; Feb 18, 2006 at 10:47 AM.
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by devnull
I need a new johnson rod for my c5's flactoid please...
didnt they tell you? these parts got phased out with the release of the 98. yeah appearantly the flux capacitor was just in time for the new revision and way more durable
