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Hey guys, I just picked up my first Corvette last weekend and just joined the forum for as much tech help as I can get. I come from the Mustang world and have never owned a Chevy. The Vette I picked up is a 78 Stingray that I know very little about other than it ran until 2 years ago. It's got a 350 in it that was supposedly rebuilt a year ago and never fired up (looks a bit questionable), a missing tranny, minor body needs, major paint needs, and a few buckets of random parts and pieces. It's definitely a basket case in need of an overhaul, but I've got high hopes for it. I've started with worse. 
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What Mustangs did you have?
I am the exact opposite, I am a GM guy and I ventured out and have been experimenting with my 1970 428 CJ Mustang for the past 6 years. Nice car, but it will never be a Corvette.
I have had owned a few C3s, but only have a 1972 left.
Congrats on the C3, I am betting you will love it more than the Mustangs once you get it "finished"
Brandon
I am the exact opposite, I am a GM guy and I ventured out and have been experimenting with my 1970 428 CJ Mustang for the past 6 years. Nice car, but it will never be a Corvette.
I have had owned a few C3s, but only have a 1972 left.
Congrats on the C3, I am betting you will love it more than the Mustangs once you get it "finished"
Brandon
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What Mustangs did you have?
I am the exact opposite, I am a GM guy and I ventured out and have been experimenting with my 1970 428 CJ Mustang for the past 6 years. Nice car, but it will never be a Corvette.
I have had owned a few C3s, but only have a 1972 left.
Congrats on the C3, I am betting you will love it more than the Mustangs once you get it "finished"
Brandon
I am the exact opposite, I am a GM guy and I ventured out and have been experimenting with my 1970 428 CJ Mustang for the past 6 years. Nice car, but it will never be a Corvette.
I have had owned a few C3s, but only have a 1972 left.
Congrats on the C3, I am betting you will love it more than the Mustangs once you get it "finished"
Brandon
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Thanks a lot for the welcome guys. I've currently got an 08 Shelby GT that puts out about 600 HP. I've dumped a lot of money into it since buying it new (blower, built motor, coil over suspension, etc). My last Mustang was a 66 A-code fastback that I completely rebuilt. I replaced every nut and bolt on that car, added rack and pinion steering, 4 way SSBC brakes, 331 stroker, custom leather interior, Currie 9" rear end, paint, etc. It was a beautiful car, but still didn't handle the way I wanted it to. I'd post pics, but it doesn't look like I'm allowed to do that yet for some reason.
Very cool.
I like newer Mustangs, but I would take the '66 anyday. My 1970 is a 428 CJ R code coupe. It is more rare than a sports roof, but nothing is numbers matching so I am not restoring it to be correct. It is a former drag car with an 871 blower, C6, and was chopped up and cut up. After 6 or 7 long years into a long restoration and I still have all of my suspension, 428, electrical, interior, and the Tremec TKO600, etc. to install and or rebuild.
http://s1309.photobucket.com/user/br...36e14.jpg.html
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http://s1309.photobucket.com/user/br...27dad.jpg.html
These are a few older pictures of the car. I haven't touched the 70 in about 1.5 years as I have just been busy and then after the wreck in my 72 I have put the 70 on the far far far back burner.
Last edited by Brandons72vette; Apr 10, 2014 at 12:36 AM. Reason: Added pictures
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Very cool.
I like newer Mustangs, but I would take the '66 anyday. My 1970 is a 428 CJ R code coupe. It is more rare than a sports roof, but nothing is numbers matching so I am not restoring it to be correct. It is a former drag car with an 871 blower, C6, and was chopped up and cut up. After 6 or 7 long years into a long restoration and I still have all of my suspension, 428, electrical, interior, and the Tremec TKO600, etc. to install and or rebuild.
These are a few older pictures of the car. I haven't touched the 70 in about 1.5 years as I have just been busy and then after the wreck in my 72 I have put the 70 on the far far far back burner.
I like newer Mustangs, but I would take the '66 anyday. My 1970 is a 428 CJ R code coupe. It is more rare than a sports roof, but nothing is numbers matching so I am not restoring it to be correct. It is a former drag car with an 871 blower, C6, and was chopped up and cut up. After 6 or 7 long years into a long restoration and I still have all of my suspension, 428, electrical, interior, and the Tremec TKO600, etc. to install and or rebuild.
These are a few older pictures of the car. I haven't touched the 70 in about 1.5 years as I have just been busy and then after the wreck in my 72 I have put the 70 on the far far far back burner.
This is what my 66 ended up looking like:
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Hey guys, I just picked up my first Corvette last weekend and just joined the forum for as much tech help as I can get. I come from the Mustang world and have never owned a Chevy. The Vette I picked up is a 78 Stingray that I know very little about other than it ran until 2 years ago. It's got a 350 in it that was supposedly rebuilt a year ago and never fired up (looks a bit questionable), a missing tranny, minor body needs, major paint needs, and a few buckets of random parts and pieces. It's definitely a basket case in need of an overhaul, but I've got high hopes for it. I've started with worse.
Welcome to the forum and congrats on your first 'Vette! How does it feel to own one?
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