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Old Jun 26, 2016 | 12:31 PM
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Here's the car in 2016
No longer 2 tone pewter
No longer stroked,, LS6 SuperCharged
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Old Jun 26, 2016 | 01:42 PM
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Thanks for the update. I saw your post on fb and thought I would drag it to the top here. My favorite FRC of all time. Did you change your username?
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Old Jun 26, 2016 | 01:48 PM
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The craftsmanship is remarkable!
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Old Jun 26, 2016 | 03:11 PM
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Absolutely stunning!

How much to do the conversion?

Shakey
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Old Jun 26, 2016 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Shakeydeal
Absolutely stunning!

How much to do the conversion?

Shakey
Here is some more DIY info...https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...iy-how-to.html

He did it for less than $1000 in parts.

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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Shakeydeal
Absolutely stunning!

How much to do the conversion?

Shakey
The guy that did mine down in Georgia said about $6500 00.
I know the guys did a hell of a job.
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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by S.C. vette
The craftsmanship is remarkable!
Shes gone through some changes since I purchased the car. $$$

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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Wickd1
Here's the car in 2016
No longer 2 tone pewter
No longer stroked,, LS6 SuperCharged
That is a wicked cool Vette! Thanks for sharing
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That is really cool! Looks fabulous!
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Old Sep 5, 2016 | 05:03 PM
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Looks sick! ...but what if it rains? haha
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Old Sep 22, 2016 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Vettelover1990
Looks sick! ...but what if it rains? haha
Top is in the trunk..👍
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Old Sep 22, 2016 | 11:18 PM
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Car looks 10000% better not pewter.

My silver one is currently forsale as life has thrown me a curveball; but I always wanted to do a color change to a red. Love how they pop
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