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Old May 17, 2014 | 12:15 AM
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after many months of hard work i got my favorite car a 99 c5 vette for 14g and 68 thousand miles. i love this car!!! guy said it was stock but its actually got a vararam intake and i believe a B&B exhaust(witch sounds great!). I cant wait to take this car to meets and hopefully soon have it in shows!
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CONGRATS!!! Welcome to the forum from So Cal !!!
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Thanks everyone cant wait to do some build threads. plan is 500hp(or almost high 4s would be plenty for me) with a n/a block witch from what ive looked up wont be hard to reach
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Me too, got 92 C4 60k for $8200!

Now I need some c6 wheels and tires, love the car though!
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Originally Posted by Jdhibbard2
Me too, got 92 C4 60k for $8200!

Now I need some c6 wheels and tires, love the car though!
nice! and those wheels are pretty sharp!
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just waxed the vette today used the black box from turtle wax and there silver tire shine love both products. used the silver can b4 works well and stays on the tire for a very long time. nvr used the wax b4 but well see how it does
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