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1978, corvette, drive, driveshaft, modified, shaft, t5

T5 driveshaft length, installation method

Stumpdeisel on May 9, 2006

May 25, 2025 02:44 PM
by Motorvation

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2,211

C3 Tech/Performance

1977, 1978, 77, actuator, air, c3, ca, california, corvette, efe, evap, k5, requirements, results, smog, system1977

1977 C-3 Ca. smog issues.

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Tod M Elliott on Nov 8, 2011

Apr 27, 2025 09:04 AM
by socal_tom

38

10,704

C3 General

1978, 2008, 79, c3, corvette, dome, forum, light, lights, rear, spare, stays, timer, tire, turn

Dome light and Spare Tire Light won't go off

79vetter on Dec 3, 2010

Feb 23, 2025 03:26 PM
by vettebuyer6369

9

2,215

C3 Tech/Performance

1968, 1978, 350, balancer, corvett, corvette, determine, engine, find, harmonic, l42, l48, l82, motor, tuning

How do I tell if I have the L48 or L82 350

TravMsns on Oct 10, 2001

Feb 12, 2024 02:43 PM
by MelWff

6

27,628

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 79, axel, box, c3, camber, caster, corvette, dart, gear, moving, presser, rut, setting, shafts, steering, tire

Handling problems with a 79

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C3Dave on May 6, 2012

Nov 11, 2023 09:57 AM
by vettebuyer6369

21

4,516

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 78, 79, 91, c3, c4, changing, corvette, install, led, lights, side, taillight, taillights, vette

LED Taillight install

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fauxrs2 on Feb 11, 2008

May 25, 2023 04:53 PM
by Mooser

49

8,727

C3 General

1978, australia, c3, corvette, forum, pipes, side, silver

Side pipes on a C3 in Australia?

demonx on Oct 30, 2006

Mar 18, 2023 11:05 PM
by OmegaWeapon

7

6,514

C3 General

1978, 78, accelerator, brake, clearance, close, corvette, gas, narrower, pdal, pedal

1978 brake pedal is too close to the gas pedal....

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seventyeightcorvette on May 25, 2005

Dec 1, 2022 07:30 PM
by JD'S WHITE 93

28

4,574

C3 General

1978, 1979, 79, ac, air, blow, blowing, c3, corvette, dash, ducts, isnt, vent, vents, working

79 air vents not blowing

Carl79 on Sep 6, 2007

Dec 1, 2022 11:17 AM
by eboggs_jkvl

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25,372

C3 General

dumb question but here we go.....

hdff on Mar 15, 2012

Oct 10, 2022 10:59 AM
by Nhdataguy

14

1,910

C6 Corvette General Discussion

1978, 78, anniversary, annv, blue, cars, colors, corvette, dark, interior, interiors, made, many, midnight, silver, vette

How many 78 Corvette Silver Anniversary cars had blue interior ??

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dman535 on May 24, 2004

Oct 1, 2022 09:09 PM
by canecorso03

21

9,035

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 1981, 1982, black, cadillac, corvette, holes, houston, install, mounts, rear, reer, speaker, speakers, template, tx

Rear speaker mounts for a 1981 Corvette

Dano706 on Apr 12, 2012

Jun 14, 2022 09:26 PM
by Widey94

12

9,993

C3 General

1978, 1978pace, 78, car, cars, correct, corvette, list, original, pace, real, sale, size, tire, tires

1978 Pace Car original tire size?

Fabric8r on Apr 1, 2005

Mar 25, 2022 04:43 PM
by 7t9l82

13

19,119

C3 Tech/Performance

01, 1978, 9422310, corvette, flange, gm, lock, loose, nut, pinion, pinon, removing, size, socket, symptoms, threre, trick

Need advice on pinion nut

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thedudeman321 on Sep 18, 2010

Dec 23, 2021 12:21 PM
by Dutch84

24

4,018

C4 Tech/Performance

1978, corvette, dash, diagram, dome, ground, light, wire, wiring

1978- Two mystery wires in dash [pic]

78VetteChic on Mar 22, 2009

Dec 13, 2021 07:38 AM
by stingr69

11

2,579

C3 Tech/Performance

1967, 1978, 1980, bolts, c3, corvette, covette, drop, kit, kits, lovering, lowering, rear, springs, stingray

lowering kit corvette for 1980

vcb on Apr 28, 2011

Sep 2, 2021 12:48 AM
by vettebuyer6369

4

2,924

C3 Tech/Performance

1968, 1972, 1978, 29192, 7801149, 79, chevy, corvette, date, diverter, numbers, pump, read, smog, valve

Help ID this old Smog Pump...PICS

avalonjohn on Jul 21, 2009

Jun 28, 2021 06:54 PM
by vettebuyer6369

11

3,600

C3 General

1978, 72, 78, bracket, c3, corvette, courtesy, courtey, curtacy, driver, drivers, lamp, light, location, mount, side

1978 driver's side courtesy light - how does it mount?

blctalon on Apr 24, 2011

Feb 6, 2021 08:58 AM
by gjjcvette

16

10,930

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 1979, 1982, 78, black, c3, chrome, corvete, corvette, molding, outer, rear, reveal, surround, top, trim, window

1978 Black trim or chrome?

spr95skt on Jan 19, 2011

Jan 11, 2021 05:06 PM
by interpon

16

9,222

C3 General

1968, 1978, 78, buzzer, c4, car, corvette, headlight, horn, ignition, key, location, oldsmobile, relay, stays, warning

Key warning buzzer stays on

airck on Oct 2, 2006

Dec 9, 2020 05:56 PM
by vettebuyer6369

8

10,416

C3 General

1978, 78, body, chiltons, corvette, diagram, fisher, gm, manual, manuals, maual, radio, service, shop, wiring

1978 corvette shop manual???

srs244 on Jan 25, 2007

Oct 27, 2020 09:06 PM
by vettebuyer6369

11

7,877

C3 General

1978, 1979, 78, affect, aganst, corvette, equipment, kansas, law, parts, plug, pump, remove, smog, taking

1978 corvette smog pump - can I simply remove it and get rid of it?

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seventyeightcorvette on Dec 14, 2005

Oct 8, 2020 10:53 AM
by Little Mouse

21

11,565

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 1984, 2007, battery, blown, board, c3, c4, car, corvette, fuse, good, key, panel, power, w

Corvette w/No Power but Battery good and no blown fuses! HELP!

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austinseanchris on Jul 19, 2010

Sep 26, 2020 09:39 PM
by stolbert100

20

27,462

C4 General Discussion

160, 195, 1978, 78, 79, c3, chevy, corvette, degree, ideal, l82, operating, smallblock, temp, thermostat

Confused 1978 L82, Thermostat 160 or 180?????????

78 C3 Light Corvette Blue on Jun 21, 2010

Sep 2, 2020 09:24 PM
by Corpor

14

9,224

C3 Tech/Performance

1974, 1976, 1978, 48, adhesive, c3, corvette, eemblems, emblem, emblems, factory, hood, l48, place, put

Does anybody ACTUALLY buy L-48 hood emblems?

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SuperFast80 on Oct 30, 2001

Aug 3, 2020 11:42 AM
by 7t9l82

35

5,699

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 45, 81, corvette, degree, fitting, installation, oil, sender, temp, vette

Oil Temp & Pressure Sender locations?

JohnRR on Jan 19, 2011

Jun 12, 2020 04:43 PM
by SteveG75

13

6,444

C3 Tech/Performance

1976, 1978, 76, 78, alighnment, alignment, allinment, c3, chevy, corvette, rubber, specifications, specs, toe

1976 c3 alignment specs

bigray36 on Nov 5, 2007

May 29, 2020 11:58 AM
by 7T1vette

5

4,004

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 78, c3, complete, conversion, corvette, forums, list, ls, ls1, ls1enginein78corvette, lsx, sale, swap, vette

78 LS1-T56 Turbocharged Build

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User-C3 on Nov 9, 2011

Apr 28, 2020 02:47 PM
by User-C3

170

50,726

C3 Tech/Performance

Best Battery For A C3

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danbrennan on Feb 28, 2012

Feb 9, 2020 03:57 PM
by REELAV8R

77

76,040

C3 General

1977, 1978, c3, clock, corvette, cruise, flasher, lever, pics, replace, replaced, replacing, signal, turn, work

Removing turn signal lever 1978

Inca59 on Jul 12, 2011

Jan 22, 2020 02:42 PM
by LarryC1950

7

11,282

C3 General

1978, 78, c3, change, changing, chevrolet, corvette, covette, filter, fuel, located, location

1978 Fuel Filter

Cool92 on May 25, 2010

Nov 11, 2019 07:01 PM
by SoFL

12

8,025

C3 Tech/Performance

1974, 1978, 78, adjust, base, chevy, corvette, factory, ignition, maintenance, manual, set, setting, stock, timing, vett

1978 Ignition Timing and Factory Service Manuals

impalaman on Oct 19, 2007

Oct 17, 2019 09:30 AM
by Fudster

6

12,072

C3 Tech/Performance

10l, 1978, 592, 78, 82l, 83l, anniversary, c3, code, codes, corvette, paint, plate, silver, trim

I need info about paint and trim codes

fl_rider on Mar 28, 2005

May 10, 2019 03:41 PM
by NONN37

10

7,458

C3 General

1978 Corvette Pace Car Is a Pristine Survivor

Curated Content Editor on Oct 12, 2018

Oct 15, 2018 03:40 PM
by randy ransome

1

2,198

C3 General

1971, 1972, 1978, cities, convertible, corvette, dark, good, gray, grey, interior, red, saddle, steel, stingray

Does Steel Cities Gray look good with red interior?

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Navy Blue on Sep 25, 2007

Oct 11, 2018 08:26 PM
by Tripower delight

28

10,769

C3 General

1978, anniversary, c3, corvett, corvette, luggage, set, sets, silver

1978 Silver Anniversary Luggage Set

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jetske on Mar 20, 2010

Sep 21, 2018 10:51 AM
by alex9

23

8,495

C3 General

1978, 1982, 78, antenna, c3, cb, corvette, electric, fix, inside, kit, power, repair, triband, vette

power antenna w/ cb 1978

mrpacecar on Jan 13, 2012

Aug 29, 2018 08:56 PM
by vettebuyer6369

17

6,878

C3 Parts for Sale/Wanted

Looking For

actionguru on Jul 17, 2018

Jul 17, 2018 06:06 PM
by DB Cooper

1

465

C3 General

1978, 78, check, coil, corvet, corvette, distrutor, hei, iginition, ignition, locate, plugs, sark, spark, test

No Spark No Start 78 with HEI...Help!!

bmadams on May 20, 2007

Jun 27, 2018 01:43 PM
by tstruth

18

12,628

C3 Tech/Performance

1131, 15, 1978, 197881, blue, corvette, corvettes, dot, factory, glass, laminated, lof, m1131, m95c, mirrored, rare, tint, tops

M1131 Tops Rare or Unpopular?

Mooser on Jul 29, 2011

Jun 26, 2018 08:59 PM
by Cobratei

19

10,544

C3 General

1978, 1999, battery, big, block, c3, cable, corvette, dell, fuse, fuseable, fusible, link, location, starter, wire

The Fusible Link Thread [merged]

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Lee70454 on May 6, 2007

Jun 4, 2018 11:38 PM
by caskiguy

103

36,818

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, bolt, corvette, crate, easiest, engine, heads, horsepower, kind, l48, main, mods, motor, performance, put, vette

More power/speed from my 1978 L48...or should I swap in a crate engine?

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TravMsns on Oct 12, 2001

Apr 24, 2018 11:05 AM
by Backstop

23

21,477

C3 Tech/Performance

1977, 1978, assembly, auto, c3, control, corvette, eliminate, power, removal, replacement, steering, valve, working, zone

Power Steering Control Valve Removal

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ted13b on Jan 8, 2012

Feb 12, 2018 06:32 PM
by flyeri

29

20,255

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 1984, carts, corvette, fiberglass, gocart, gocarts, hagstorms, hagstroms, half, kart, ltd, pics, sales, scale

Corvette Go Cart Pics...post 'em?

jetske on Nov 17, 2010

Jan 31, 2018 03:56 PM
by gbvette62

13

16,180

Auto Extras & Memorabilia

1977, 1978, 78, blower, c3, corvete, corvette, fan, gm, high, moater, motor, output, run, works

Fan Blower Speed - only High Works

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ffarina on Sep 5, 2010

Nov 1, 2017 04:17 PM
by RobertLang

41

28,372

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 71, 7882, button, c6, chevy, corvette, interior, knob, l82, meter, odometer, problems, reset, trip, wood

Help...speedo, with and without trip meter....pics

Dodosmike on May 14, 2010

Aug 27, 2017 10:11 AM
by rubbereater

11

1,632

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 427, bad, body, c3, c6, chassis, coefficient, corvette, corvettes, drag, install, pinion, ratio, sbc, seal, stingray, turning

How do you keep the C3 from getting light above 120mph?

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pauldana on Apr 24, 2012

May 23, 2017 04:09 PM
by REELAV8R

268

60,139

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 78, air, c5, c6, car, corvette, front, lip, pace, piece, rubber, skirt, splitter, spoiler

Bee Jay's Pace Car Spoiler w/splitter added

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Bee Jay on Sep 7, 2009

May 8, 2017 01:32 AM
by TheSkunkWorks

42

12,354

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, badges, c6, corvette, decor, emblem, fender, garage, gs, ideas, metal, rules, signs, wall, z06

New Product! C6 + Grand Sport + Z06 + ZR1 Wall Hanging Metal Signs!

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RPI Designs on Sep 8, 2011

Jan 17, 2017 10:12 AM
by RPIDON

54

15,804

C6 Corvette General Discussion

1978, adjustment, brake, c3, c4, c5, c6, corvette, diagram, emergency, park, parking, removing, repair, replace, shoe, shoes

Parking brake adjustment

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pwsusi on Mar 7, 2010

Jan 2, 2017 10:38 AM
by NewbVetteGuy

56

56,516

C3 Tech/Performance

Spreader bar

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Phil Zell on Aug 3, 2008

Oct 23, 2016 10:22 PM
by rogernison

23

3,807

C3 General

1102908, 1978, alternator, corvette, forum, gm

WTB - 1978 alternator 1102908

pacekr on May 19, 2010

Jun 16, 2016 02:04 PM
by phil1022

8

1,791

C3 Parts for Sale/Wanted

1978, 78, antenna, c3, cadillac, corvette, location, low, nos, original, power, price, problems, relay, removal

1978 power antenna replacement

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gs78vette on Apr 27, 2010

Jun 12, 2016 10:00 PM
by Tomjacksonn@live.com

29

24,742

C3 General

1978, corvette, engine, grounds, harness, parts, wanted, wire, wiring

1978 Wire Harness issues

aefalcone1 on Apr 15, 2012

May 16, 2016 04:26 PM
by Willcox Corvette

6

4,756

C3 Tech/Performance

Corvette Shaped Tears

Julio Danks on Apr 11, 2016

Apr 17, 2016 10:47 AM
by Julio Danks

6

2,528

F-Body General Discussion

1973, 1978, 75, c3, celica, cheap, corvette, corvettes, dont, exposed, fixed, headlights, lights, mods, pop, stingray

Fixed lights - like I've not seen before

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Mashman on Jan 14, 2011

Jan 29, 2016 12:14 AM
by vettebuyer6369

33

12,894

C3 General

1978, 454, 76, air, base, bb, c3, corvette, drop, gap, hood, installation, intake, rpm, stock

Will RPM Air Gap Intake Fit Under Hood 76 BB

roger3 on Jul 15, 2011

Jan 3, 2016 01:08 PM
by Rebelrob

15

5,019

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 427, 73, c1, c3, corvette, crack, duty, failed, find, heavy, motor, mount, mounts, solid

Corvette Motor Mounts ??????

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cviola2005 on May 14, 2011

Nov 29, 2015 07:49 PM
by Peterbuilt

34

25,118

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 78, corvete, corvette, covette, diagram, diagrham, mopkopnetvigatorcom, motor, problems, windshield, wiper, wipers, wires, wiring

Wiper Motor Wiring

mopkop on Mar 15, 2007

Nov 4, 2015 10:08 PM
by Willcox Corvette

6

8,937

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, c6, corvette, falres, feders, fender, flair, imsa, monza, paint, ugliest, vanacors, wheel, wheels, width, zl1

Just when I think I have seen the ugliest Corvette ever

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bamavettes on Mar 10, 2005

Aug 19, 2015 11:42 PM
by csbrown0020

75

17,099

C3 Tech/Performance

1975, 1978, a4, correct, corvette, gauge, location, oil, pressure, proper, read, reading, sending, supposed, unit

Proper/Correct Oil Pressure

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vetteguy75 on Jun 1, 2009

Aug 5, 2015 07:14 PM
by jb78L-82

21

25,006

C3 Tech/Performance

1968, 1978, anniversary, bad, breather, buy, corvette, cover, covers, difference, good, l48, l82, means, silver, size, valve, vette

1978 L82 or L48

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Snoopysvet on Mar 31, 2010

Jul 30, 2015 08:24 AM
by Easy Mike

32

38,523

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 1981, 71, 81, ac, bypass, corvette, heater, hot, install, shut, shutoff, switch, vacuum, valve, water

Water shut-off valve

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Xakk on Sep 26, 2005

Jun 28, 2015 05:17 PM
by mardyn

23

12,236

C3 Tech/Performance

12v, 1978, 2004, 78, board, c3, circuit, corvette, jumps, problem, removal, speedometer, tachometer, tackometer, test, times

1978 tachometer trouble shoot

jlpb1954 on Nov 28, 2008

Jun 18, 2015 04:26 AM
by hunt4cleanair

11

20,416

C3 General

, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1979, battery, c3, chevrolet, corvette, drain, draining, drains, draw, minutes, vette

battery drain????

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toyvet1 on Jul 30, 2011

Jun 4, 2015 07:44 PM
by Matthewjt

22

6,347

C3 Tech/Performance

1976, 1978, 1982, 82, air, chevy, cleaner, cleaners, corvette, dual, images, mustang, snorkel, snorkle, vette, works

do all L-82 engines have dual snorkel air cleaners?

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darebren on Dec 7, 2007

May 11, 2015 07:36 PM
by KenSny

25

8,743

C3 General

1978, car, console, corvette, emblem, emblems, pace, pacecar, rear

FS: 1978 Corvette / Pace Car Emblem- Rear

Spark 2 on Mar 1, 2011

Apr 9, 2015 08:37 AM
by Spark 2

2

2,445

C3 Parts for Sale/Wanted

1978, back, black, corvette, flat, italy, matte, outdoor, panic, panics, pics, picture, satin, vette, white

Vette in black...(outdoor latest pics)

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panic on May 7, 2008

Mar 16, 2015 06:43 AM
by nate99

162

54,696

C3 General

1978, ac, c3, corvette, dont, heat, heater, heating, problem, system, vacuum, vent, vents, vette, work

heat in 1978 vette

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78stan on May 16, 2011

Jan 30, 2015 11:49 AM
by frankb914

44

28,625

C3 Tech/Performance

1978, 2001, 4l60e, 4l80, 53, 57, 81, 82, a200r, c4, camaro, corvette, fit, gm, jimmy, transmission, truck, tunnel

Will a 4L60E or 4L80 fit in a 81?

smooth-rider on Aug 14, 2005

Dec 8, 2014 07:20 PM
by Dave836

12

4,894

C3 Tech/Performance

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