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Old Dec 16, 2018 | 03:42 PM
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Well....it's almost Winter. We had some pretty good snows a few weeks ago. It's been pretty cold, but we are getting a little warm spell. Almost 50 today!! Time to get the FRC out of the garage for a spin.....You didn't really think I was taking it out in the snow...now did you???......



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It's 61 degrees here today in the south Puget Sound area. That's gotta be a record and absolutely abnormal for this time of year. Took the Corvette out for a rip and it tried to get rained on but I made it home without getting wet. She doesn't like to get wet.
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Old Dec 16, 2018 | 04:15 PM
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Yea, it's a crap shoot sometimes with weather.
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You've a lovely car there, lovely weather and beautiful scenery- and you are a kindred soul. I took the cover off of my Corvette today and enjoyed a pretty winter day. These cars deserve to be driven.
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Yep, it's unusually warm here in Iowa too (45 degrees) but my C5s are in deep hibernation. I feed them well and they'll wake up sometime in the spring.



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My summer and winter.
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So far it has been a pretty mild December - a few colder days but nothing terrible and virtually no snow. Get the car out when you can as the good weather most likely won't last.
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Originally Posted by flyingmfrc
Well....it's almost Winter. We had some pretty good snows a few weeks ago. It's been pretty cold, but we are getting a little warm spell. Almost 50 today!! Time to get the FRC out of the garage for a spin.....You didn't really think I was taking it out in the snow...now did you???......


Your car has a nice stance. Is it lowered? If so how much? 18" all around? Do tell.

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Time for- Thanks. Nothing special. I do have the lowering bolts on the rear. The rear fenders sit at 25.5" high off the ground. I have lowering bolts for the front, but have not installed them yet. I have it lowered all the way on the stock bolts. The front sits at 25" high. It has the stock 17" wheels front and 18" rear. I actually hate to lower it much more in the front for ground clearance, but it would look better, just a little lower in the front. Thanks for asking.
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