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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 08:06 PM
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I am a new owner having purchased a 1997 C5 Coupe recently. I have found a wealth of information on this forum that is very helpful to new owners. So far my only upgrade was changing over to GM Performance Brakes. I plan to update the sway bars shortly. You will probably not see me posting very often but I am always lurking looking for information and ideas. Looking forward to gaining knowledge on my latest toy.
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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Congrats on purchase and welcome. What color combo?
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 08:38 PM
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Torch red with black interior.
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 08:42 PM
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Welcome & have fun!! Many nice people here... How about a few pics??
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 08:48 PM
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Welcome & have fun!! Many nice people here... How about a few pics??
Image approval is pending.
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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Welcome to the forum

Looking forward to see the pic's.
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 08:56 PM
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Welcome to the forum.
You are correct theirs a bunch of great people here.
Lookihng forward to seing your toy.
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Well let's see some pics!
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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Congrats

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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by wingfoot-1
Torch red with black interior.
I thought they ALL came like that... sounds like my 99 coupe's twin.
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by wingfoot-1
Image approval is pending.
Here are his pictures.













Last edited by TN Vette; Aug 23, 2010 at 09:47 PM.
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:21 PM
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Congrats on getting into your new Vette
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by TN Vette
Email your pictures to Lisanchipr1@comcast.net and I'll post them for you now.
On the way.
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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Welcome aboard!
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welcome!
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by wingfoot-1
On the way.
loading in photobucket and then I'll modify my 2nd post to have the pictures...

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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by TN Vette
loading in photobucket and then I'll modify my 2nd post to have the pictures...

Thanks for the help.
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by wingfoot-1
Thanks for the help.
See post #12 for pics.
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by TN Vette
Here are his pictures.












Thanks for getting the pix up so everybody can see them. Before people start asking, the photos were taken in the Big Horn Mountains between Lovell, Wyoming and Burgess Junction, Wyoming.
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