Unique C5 Corvette at Walmart
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
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Seems as though it is "under construction". He is probably to impatient to wait to have the parts painted before installing. I think that maybe he started off with an idea of where he wanted the project to go and then somehow either got lost along the way or ran out of money.
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From: The heartbreaking shame of pink stars Kentucky
fixed it for ya
wonder if I did?
oh yeah, welcome back!
I can live with that, it's when the C6 becomes the next C5 that I'm dreading
wonder if I did?
oh yeah, welcome back!I can live with that, it's when the C6 becomes the next C5 that I'm dreading
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Man , that crack about the body side moldings really hurt.
I guess nobody has much hope for the new cheese grater look to catch on.
I see a lot of work in progress cars, perhaps this is one, who knows.
I guess nobody has much hope for the new cheese grater look to catch on.
I see a lot of work in progress cars, perhaps this is one, who knows.
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St. Jude Donor '14
Oh...I almost forgot those blocks you twist into the coil springs to jack the back end up. I had some of those too!
Last edited by Suthunman; Nov 15, 2013 at 01:08 AM.
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From: Houston, Texas FEAR THE BONES
2023 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
I started this post to gauge people's reaction to a slightly disheveled C5 with a few questionable mods. While I really do not care for the look he is going for, it is clearly his car and his choice. I did not see who was driving this car, but I would bet it was a young guy who was finding his way into an older "premium" sports car that he likely acquired for a good price and was going about personalizing it to his tastes. We have all been there before when we started out.
The car was actually not that bad -- the Z06 rear brake ducts were done well (they looked functional), the Z06 wheels were OK, there were no dents or dings in the body that I saw -- but the car was certainly in need of some TLC. That being said, I really did not care for the rear wing (I don't even know what kind of car that wing is supposed to fit -- it looked like a rice Civic wing) or the hood, although if the hood was painted it would be alright I suppose. But I have certainly seen much worse done to Corvettes in the past.
Here's hoping this guy finds his way to some better mods in the future and maybe he can really turn this tired C5 vert around
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The car was actually not that bad -- the Z06 rear brake ducts were done well (they looked functional), the Z06 wheels were OK, there were no dents or dings in the body that I saw -- but the car was certainly in need of some TLC. That being said, I really did not care for the rear wing (I don't even know what kind of car that wing is supposed to fit -- it looked like a rice Civic wing) or the hood, although if the hood was painted it would be alright I suppose. But I have certainly seen much worse done to Corvettes in the past.
Here's hoping this guy finds his way to some better mods in the future and maybe he can really turn this tired C5 vert around
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St Jude Donor '14
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suthunman,you made me think back to my first car,don't even think I was makin 50$week,LOL….67 GTO pd 175$, dragged it home with my buddies car didn't even run,new lifters etc got it up and running pretty good(only broke down about once a week) had the **** rug, haha and anything i could stick under the hood we would laff and say it added 5 h.p,those were fun times,burned a lot of tires off that beast,get used once on rims for about 15$ from bone yard,yeah sometimes we forget our humble beginnings,enjoyed your post…and haha had those spring height adjusters on that goat too.