66 vert resto
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Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '09
66 vert resto
Been trying to buy this car for 15 years. Hurricane Ike forced the owners hand since it went under water and damaged the body pretty bad. This is a one owner car numbers matching,78000 on od., I have the price sheet ( sticker?) and the owners manual with the warranty plate attached.
Here's my question. I want to restore her to brand new. Will adding sidepipes take away any value or should I stick with the way the exhaust came? Also if anybody can give any other advise on the resto, I'm all ears. Thanks!
Here's my question. I want to restore her to brand new. Will adding sidepipes take away any value or should I stick with the way the exhaust came? Also if anybody can give any other advise on the resto, I'm all ears. Thanks!
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There are several restoration reference books for C2s. Purchase three or four and read how other folks have done it. Noland Adams has a body lift refernece kit which could be of use. You will definitely want the 66 GM Service Manual, Assembly Instruction Manual, and Noland Adam's Corvette Restoration Guide Volume II.
NCRS membership will be a plus. http://www.ncrs.org/
Good luck.
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Been trying to buy this car for 15 years. Hurricane Ike forced the owners hand since it went under water and damaged the body pretty bad. This is a one owner car numbers matching,78000 on od., I have the price sheet ( sticker?) and the owners manual with the warranty plate attached.
Here's my question. I want to restore her to brand new. Will adding sidepipes take away any value or should I stick with the way the exhaust came? Also if anybody can give any other advise on the resto, I'm all ears. Thanks!
Here's my question. I want to restore her to brand new. Will adding sidepipes take away any value or should I stick with the way the exhaust came? Also if anybody can give any other advise on the resto, I'm all ears. Thanks!
Of course it makes a difference, but are you selling it ? Showing it to be as new? Thats only bolt on stuff and if you like the pipes put them on and enjoy. If you sell and it makes that much difference to someone in future change it then.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Don't plan on ever selling it, although "everything is for sale", I will probably show it when i'm not showing my Z-06 , otherwise She will be a Garage Queen and weekend cruiser. I do want her to be accurate, hence the question about the sidepipes.
Also after the Z has lost its luster, i'll probably show this one much more often.
Thanks for all of your input.
Also after the Z has lost its luster, i'll probably show this one much more often.
Thanks for all of your input.
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If your talking about stock factory side pipes, they shouldn't really hurt the value and to many people, they make the car more desirable. Now, if your talking about Hooker header side pipes, that's a whole different story.
A good NCRS judge, and many other Corvette "experts" can pick up on a car which has had side pipes added. The rear crossmember is usually worn where the muffler hangers were bolted up and the holes for the the hanger bolts are threaded on under car exhaust cars, also people often just bend the rocker molding brackets out of the way, or cut the ends off the brackets. These are quick giveaways to a converted car. The changes to the frame side rails made to original side pipe cars, aren't aways as obvious or easy to correct.
If you want to go NCRS, you'll get hit pretty hard (full deductions for not having exhaust pipes, hangers, tips, bezels, rocker moldings, etc...and no points for the side pipes and covers). If you plan on taking it to local shows and just have fun with it, go with the side pipes and enjoy the way they look and sound!
Just keep the reuseable parts (like the lower fender tips that have to be cut off), in case you want to go back to the under car system someday.
A good NCRS judge, and many other Corvette "experts" can pick up on a car which has had side pipes added. The rear crossmember is usually worn where the muffler hangers were bolted up and the holes for the the hanger bolts are threaded on under car exhaust cars, also people often just bend the rocker molding brackets out of the way, or cut the ends off the brackets. These are quick giveaways to a converted car. The changes to the frame side rails made to original side pipe cars, aren't aways as obvious or easy to correct.
If you want to go NCRS, you'll get hit pretty hard (full deductions for not having exhaust pipes, hangers, tips, bezels, rocker moldings, etc...and no points for the side pipes and covers). If you plan on taking it to local shows and just have fun with it, go with the side pipes and enjoy the way they look and sound!
Just keep the reuseable parts (like the lower fender tips that have to be cut off), in case you want to go back to the under car system someday.
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St. Jude Donor '09
If your talking about stock factory side pipes, they shouldn't really hurt the value and to many people, they make the car more desirable. Now, if your talking about Hooker header side pipes, that's a whole different story.
A good NCRS judge, and many other Corvette "experts" can pick up on a car which has had side pipes added. The rear crossmember is usually worn where the muffler hangers were bolted up and the holes for the the hanger bolts are threaded on under car exhaust cars, also people often just bend the rocker molding brackets out of the way, or cut the ends off the brackets. These are quick giveaways to a converted car. The changes to the frame side rails made to original side pipe cars, aren't aways as obvious or easy to correct.
If you want to go NCRS, you'll get hit pretty hard (full deductions for not having exhaust pipes, hangers, tips, bezels, rocker moldings, etc...and no points for the side pipes and covers). If you plan on taking it to local shows and just have fun with it, go with the side pipes and enjoy the way they look and sound! Just keep the reuseable parts (like the lower fender tips that have to be cut off), in case you want to go back to the under car system someday.
A good NCRS judge, and many other Corvette "experts" can pick up on a car which has had side pipes added. The rear crossmember is usually worn where the muffler hangers were bolted up and the holes for the the hanger bolts are threaded on under car exhaust cars, also people often just bend the rocker molding brackets out of the way, or cut the ends off the brackets. These are quick giveaways to a converted car. The changes to the frame side rails made to original side pipe cars, aren't aways as obvious or easy to correct.
If you want to go NCRS, you'll get hit pretty hard (full deductions for not having exhaust pipes, hangers, tips, bezels, rocker moldings, etc...and no points for the side pipes and covers). If you plan on taking it to local shows and just have fun with it, go with the side pipes and enjoy the way they look and sound!
Just keep the reuseable parts (like the lower fender tips that have to be cut off), in case you want to go back to the under car system someday.
