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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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I was at the dealership today, while my flat was being repaired, and while looking under the hood of a C6, I noticed a TON of room in the engine compartment, compared with our C5's. The plugs and wires can be accessed so nicely!

I still like the C5 better as far as styling, but it would be nice to have that kinda room!
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 12:33 PM
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So after 20 years of people b!tching about maintenance room in F-bod's/Vettes GM finally fixed it? Cool.
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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The 4th gen Fbody has to be the worst.
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When they got rid of the plastic surroud near the battery and turned the fuse box 90 degrees that helped a lot. EG pulled his battery surround and had better access to his passenger side of the motor.
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Originally Posted by vettenuts
When they got rid of the plastic surroud near the battery and turned the fuse box 90 degrees that helped a lot. EG pulled his battery surround and had better access to his passenger side of the motor.
Been there, done that. Now if only there was an easy way to pull the brake booster reservoir
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