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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 08:39 AM
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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 08:44 AM
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Nice, and enjoy your new ride, have fun!
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Welcome aboard! Do you have plans for mods or will you be keeping it as is?
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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 09:35 AM
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Very nice
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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by jdmvette
Welcome aboard! Do you have plans for mods or will you be keeping it as is?
Right now she has these mods
DRM 450 Package, DRM Ported Cylinder Heads, DRM Performance Camshaft, Lingenfelter/ Weiand Ported & Polished Aluminum Intake Manifold, Halltech Ported & Polished Throttle Body, Halltech Ram Air Intake System, DRM Ceramic Coated Long Tube Exhaust Headers, Bassani X Pipe, Corsa Performance Exhaust, High Performance Torque Converter, 3:42 Rear End Gears, Custom Dyno Tuned, Red Z06 Brake Calipers
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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 10:08 AM
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Welcome to the club....Nice looking C5, I bet she can haul. Where did you buy this at? Looks like they have some nice inventory
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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 10:41 AM
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Sweet! Love the color!
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Very nice. Congratulations!
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Originally Posted by Rush91
Welcome to the club....Nice looking C5, I bet she can haul. Where did you buy this at? Looks like they have some nice inventory
I bought it from Barry Konken at Jerry's Chevrolet and Corvette Center in Beresford SD
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Welcome, and enjoy every mile!
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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 01:24 PM
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Congrats on the new ride 👍
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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 10:57 PM
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Congrats on the new to you wheels. Looks nice. Sayin hey from a fellow Husker. To bad winter is around the corner again.
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Great car! Looking for some quarter times…next spring?

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Very nice looking car. Congrats and enjoy your new ride.
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Nice car! Interior looks new. Low milea, I assume???
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nice car! Interior looks new. Low milea, i assume???
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I did some research here on the forum about my Halltech TRIC intake. Since I doubt I will be driving in the rain or water, I should be fine.
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