Hey there just wanted to drop in and say hello. Though I am not a current Corvette owner I am a former C4 owner. My newest toy is a 2004 GTO, QSM with the M6. I was C5 shopping when I was ready to close the deal on a 2001 M6 Silver Corvette the owner was deported and his car sat in a garage for 8 months. Thus my search continued and I came upon the GTO I purchased at a price I couldnt refuse, especially only having 13k miles.

I respect all car makers but my favorite is General Motors. I have had 3 Camaro's, 84 Z28, 1981, and a 1969 (still have). Same with my father who has had multiple Corvettes (69 convertible 427, 1978 S.A., and a 1984), he will be in the market for one within the next few years as he is retired now.

I am hoping that perhaps you LS1 Corvette guys can help me out with some mods on my GTO, which is the main reason I am here and plus I am planning on adding a Corvette to one of my 2 car garages, and another to my fathers 4 car garage within the next 3-5 years.

Again hope to gain a lot of knowledge from you LS1 guru's in the future. My "hope to have" mods by next fall with be LS6 or aftermarket LS6 style heads, .550 lift cam, larger T.B., full exhaust, 3.91 gears, shorty shifter, air box mod, and a full dyno tune.

I love Corvettes but the GTO will have to do for now. Again nice meeting some of you other GM junkies.

 

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Welcome aboard.

 

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Welcome to the forum. Enjoy !!!!

 

 

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Chuck

 

Hello and welcome to the forum!!!

 

Aloha, and welcome to the CF. Check the Tech threads and you will learn a lot from the gurus here.

Just search for things you need to know and if you can't find it then post up your questions.

 

Welcome to the Forum! They are great for learning more about vettes and you will meet a lot of new friends.

 

The Corvette is my favorite car. I took today off to clean up my GTO before I put her up, drove down town and what is sitting at the local speed shop but a 63 split window with side pipes painted blue/silver. Almost put my car in to a pole!

I am a big Corvette fan, even to the point where I have even gone and got books to read about them, many of my friends have them and I am asked to go look at them with my friends because I tend to pass a good judgement on if/not to buy one. Having been around them my entire life because my dad and his friends I have learned a lot.

Hopefully if my 5-year plan goes as planned I will have another one sitting in the garage.

Thanks for the warm welcome and cant wait to ask some "stupid" questions.....lol

 

TLS, you will eventually get the car of your dreams. The GTO is a hot car and will run circles around most of the german and japanese imports.

 

Actually my dream corvette would the one my friends brother sold after his death (God rest his soul). They sold it for 80k to some Corvette collector in New York City for his collection. I even got to drive the dang thing! I was so stoked because he just had some engine work done from some guy who is a Corvette mechanic at a Corvette ONLY dealership in Philly. It was a 1967 convertible, 427 tri-power 427ci, 4-speed with 4.11:1 gears, and side pipes. It was maroon with the sadle interior and the saddle colored top, 22k miles on the clock.

Car was to die for, it had only been repainted once in 1980 I believe but was showing signs of cracking and starting to chip in spots, as that car will never be attainable for a person like myself I will have to be content with either an LT4/LT5 (a good friend of mine had one), or a C5/C6.....6-speed only though.

Or a triple black C4 convertible

Thanks again and maybe I will see you guys next year at Corvettes at Carlile. Missed it this year but cant wait for next summer!

 

 

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