Pyepye
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Pyepye
Hello all,
I am new at this, so please have some patience. I live in the most South Westerly city in the continental US, Imperial Beach, Southern California. I am retired from the worlds greatest Navy, ours, (30 years and 24 days) My wife and I own/run a retail water store down here called I.B. ClearWater (on Facebook). So semi retired.
In 2001 I bought a 1991 "Ruby Red" C4 (2nd gen), 6 speed convertible, she is stock. Has about 120k miles and needs a lot of attention. I really love the car, I looked for this particular car for a few years years until I found one.
It's now time to get her back to her regular self.....thus this forum. I am very mechanically inclined, have most tools or can easily get them. Did some mechanical and electrical work on Naval aircraft. So my hope is that some fellow Vette owners can give me some sage advice.....
Very Respectfully
Carl T Bailey II
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I am new at this, so please have some patience. I live in the most South Westerly city in the continental US, Imperial Beach, Southern California. I am retired from the worlds greatest Navy, ours, (30 years and 24 days) My wife and I own/run a retail water store down here called I.B. ClearWater (on Facebook). So semi retired.
In 2001 I bought a 1991 "Ruby Red" C4 (2nd gen), 6 speed convertible, she is stock. Has about 120k miles and needs a lot of attention. I really love the car, I looked for this particular car for a few years years until I found one.
It's now time to get her back to her regular self.....thus this forum. I am very mechanically inclined, have most tools or can easily get them. Did some mechanical and electrical work on Naval aircraft. So my hope is that some fellow Vette owners can give me some sage advice.....
Very Respectfully
Carl T Bailey II
AVCM/AWCM (NAC/ARS/AW/SW/MTS) (ret)
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Carl - welcome to the forum and thanks for your service in the Navy. 
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Welcome to the forum!
Congrats. on your C4 and "semi-retirement!"
THANK YOU for your service!
Congrats. on your C4 and "semi-retirement!"
THANK YOU for your service!
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Welcome to the forum, Carl!
You've probably already seen it, but lots of great members and helpful insight in the C4 section of the forum at https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-1984-1996-19/.
Thank you for your many years of service to our country!
You've probably already seen it, but lots of great members and helpful insight in the C4 section of the forum at https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-1984-1996-19/.
Thank you for your many years of service to our country!
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Thanks for your military service.
Just a suggestion, you'll usually get more forum members to read your threads if you make the thread title more appropriate to the thread contents.
Just a suggestion, you'll usually get more forum members to read your threads if you make the thread title more appropriate to the thread contents.
