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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 04:03 PM
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I just read an absolutely incredible post that was buried in another thread. The problem is that there are a lot of us that don't frequent the C5 Tech forum and might have missed one of the single most informative threads ever put on the Corvette Forum. Most if not all of this information has been discussed before - but I don't remember ever seeing it all in one place at one time.

Do yourselves a favor - check out this thread by CF member Leaftye and put it somewhere for future reference.....all I can say is WOW

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=976812

Incredible research and development, Leaftye!
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 04:07 PM
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If anyone is interested I have taken all of the info from that thread and saved it in a more formatted version so that you can either download it or print it.

If you want it in Microsoft Word (.doc) format you can get it here.
Corvette Book in (.doc) format

Or if you want it in web page format (.html) you can get it here.
Corvette Book in (.html) format

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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 04:10 PM
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EVERYONE should save this info to a doc file and keep it close at hand. This addresses many of the things that we all are inquizitive about.

Good Work
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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Fantastic job!
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 04:20 PM
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Wow! That's a heck of a post....

Saving a copy now....
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 04:31 PM
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Wow! That's a heck of a post....

Saving a copy now....
and thanks for all the info!
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 04:46 PM
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I had this saved for awhile. This thread explains many problems.
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 04:57 PM
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I read over this the other day. Great info!!

Is there a way to "bookmark" the location vs. subscribing?
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Now that should be a sticky
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 04:59 PM
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Printed that whole post out for my C5 reference library.
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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Now that should be a sticky
That's a great idea! I'm gonna PM Grumpy and ask if he'll do that!
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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That is some great info.....
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Thanks for sharing
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build sheat in front re-bar,please explain to a new vette owner????
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should be required reading for new C5 owners. great resource tool.
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build sheat in front re-bar,please explain to a new vette owner????
The original build sheet that your car was built from is stuff into the cross member behind the bumper. Sometimes, if your standing on the driver's side of the car with the hood up, you might be able to see it as a white piece of paper in one of the cross members.

But - there really is no way to get it out without destroying it or tearing half the front end off the car!

If you want one - order it from the Corvette Museum!

https://www.corvettemuseum.com/libra...ts/index.shtml
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That post is amazing. I have copied it to a Word document for inclusion in my C5 database.
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