Man, I really HATE Corvettes!
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Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Wildomar CA
Man, I really HATE Corvettes!
Because all I have left on my Z06 is a custom interior and H/C which are both $$$. This has meant I have not really purchased anything for the car in some time.
Now the Vert comes into the picture, and I'm reading the damn parts for sale page every day again planning out mods
Now the Vert comes into the picture, and I'm reading the damn parts for sale page every day again planning out mods
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 3,816
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From: Anchorage Alaska
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
I hate them too!
When I bought mine, I resolved to leave it stock. I swore I wouldn't do squat to it, that modding was dumb, blah blah BLAH...
Then my Corvette viciously and without warning began a relentless assault on my wallet.
Anyway two years later:
custom interior with color change
Vararam intake
Long tube headers
Reinforced Tunnel Plate
MadVette Insulation kit
Cross drilled rotors
Powder coated calipers and brackets
Racing pedals
C6Z shifter
Chuck CoW Tune
Bit Viper's shorty antenna
...and whatever else I forgot.
coming down the pipe are 4.10 gears and an audio overhaul. Yowzers.
You have to watch these cars... they are sneaky.
When I bought mine, I resolved to leave it stock. I swore I wouldn't do squat to it, that modding was dumb, blah blah BLAH...
Then my Corvette viciously and without warning began a relentless assault on my wallet.
Anyway two years later:
custom interior with color change
Vararam intake
Long tube headers
Reinforced Tunnel Plate
MadVette Insulation kit
Cross drilled rotors
Powder coated calipers and brackets
Racing pedals
C6Z shifter
Chuck CoW Tune
Bit Viper's shorty antenna
...and whatever else I forgot.
coming down the pipe are 4.10 gears and an audio overhaul. Yowzers.
You have to watch these cars... they are sneaky.
Racer
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 319
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From: Pembroke Pines Florida
I've owned a mix of cars with no mod support (Cadillac Deville, Scion XA{engine mods}), and a mix of cars with tons of support (Firebird T/A, Jeep Cherokee, Corvette) and the ones with the support are the ones I love!!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Rochester Hills MI
you guys are crazy. i LOVE modding my car. i will be sad when there is nothing left to mod lol. i guess when i am done modding, then i can spend more time on keeping the car looking new.
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Los Angeles CA
If you want to trade the Z there is plenty of cheaper stuff to still do on my 1999 Coupe that you can work on.
Always loved your Z. Would be my top choice of car and color if I was looking again for another C5. Good luck with the rest of the mods.
Always loved your Z. Would be my top choice of car and color if I was looking again for another C5. Good luck with the rest of the mods.
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From: somewhere in New Hampshire
When I bought my car I promised my wife that there would be no mods, that's the only way she would agree to the purchase. I had a Jeep that I had a lot of fun modding which I guess she wasn't amused by.
Fortunately she either forgot about that promise or loves me enough to overlook it.
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These cars become a money pit fast when you get mod fever. I don't want to think about how much I have sunk into mine over the past 7 months. 
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Safety Car
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From: Wildomar CA
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Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 3,787
Likes: 2
From: Wildomar CA
When I bought my car I promised my wife that there would be no mods, that's the only way she would agree to the purchase. I had a Jeep that I had a lot of fun modding which I guess she wasn't amused by.
Fortunately she either forgot about that promise or loves me enough to overlook it.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,346
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From: Feeding Hills, MA
I just purchased my 04 coupe last december and the mods are my therapy. I go into the garage and enter a nice place. My mods aren't that extensive yet, so far I've added screens to the fender coves, added a flush mount kit for the rear tailights, painted the brake calipers and had the car pinstriped. While doing all this I also did some detailing to the wheels and inner fenders.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 3,315
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From: Near Jacksonville Fl.
Here's the real answer, their made from fiberglass just like a boat in fact they are named after a small ship!
Now whats the defination of a boat you ask?
Well its a hole in water that you constantly throw money into!
Now whats the defination of a boat you ask?
Well its a hole in water that you constantly throw money into!
Team Owner
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
I live in the Parts For Sale section
Just bought a few things the other day
I love & hate them
Thanks,Matt
Just bought a few things the other day
I love & hate them
Thanks,Matt